Bathroom Organizing for Multiple Users

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Here is a question from a Facebook Fan on our page:

“I have a question…how would you best organize a bathroom that is shared by three girls? (Don’t laugh–:)) It has a 1/2 a cabinet on each side of the vanity, four square drawers in the middle and one medicine cabinet. There is a relatively good amount of space, but it’s vague, kind of narrow and deep I guess. It’s mostly the drawers that stump me. Not sure if I should fill one with headbands, another with brushes, etc. or if I should give each girl a drawer. Any suggestions?”

Our reply:
Hello, Distracted Mamma!

Three girls and one bathroom, oh boy! No worries, we’ll get that organized.

I think that even if the girls share their hair supplies, in the long run, they probably won’t, so I think it’s smart to give each one a drawer where they can keep the small, essential items each one uses, such as elastic/headbands, brushes, combs, and the like.

On the larger (half-cabinet) area, you could use long and narrow boxes (try Itso boxes from Target) or even kitchen utensil organizers to create a tray that pulls out for easy access, making better use of a deep and narrow cabinet. Here, you can find extra soaps, shampoos, body wash, toothpaste, Q-tips, and other similar items.

On the other hand, you can store paper towels and hand towels (I assume you have a linen closet, where towels are typically stored)

In the medicine cabinet, I love to use a medicine cabinet organizer on at least one of the shelves. You can keep all the medicines in there.

When buying your organizing supplies, always buy the exact colors you decide to use in the space for everything, or if you prefer to organize the girls by color (I have twins and that’s how people tell them apart!:-)) Go for coordinating colors.

If you have space under the sink, consider using one of these under-the-sink organizing gadgets. However, my preferred arrangement here is a shelf riser with 2-3 Itso bins underneath.

I hope this helps you and simplifies the girls’ (and yours!) daily routine. If this doesn’t help, send me pictures! I’ll make sure you get an answer. 🙂

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