Small bathroom organizing ideas from Oliver Crick

Use your shower’s “wall space.”

If your shower does not have built in shelves, a hanging organizer means soaps and shampoos aren't precariously perched on the edge of the bathtub or windowsill. Bonus: No more mildew build-up in the bottles' bases to scrub away.

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Start with a good purge.

Discard expired and fresh items along with bulky packaging. Leave regular essentials — toothbrushes — on the counter. Outfit cupboards with convenient holders, like a back-of-the-door rack.

Repurpose cute whicker baskets.

The jute basket that just doesn't fit in your bathroom cabinet might have a goal elsewhere — like on the walls. Hang two above your toilet conceal toilet paper in a handy place and discreetly rolled up towels.

Lean in to your shelving options.

Traditional cupboards — bypass and choose a more casual approach. Attempt a ladder, notably one with tray-like shelves, to maximize space above your toilet. Jute baskets supply storage, while the exposed shelves make the ladder a perfect spot for a houseplant that is straggly.#s#

Practice "keep, toss, toss."

Keep only hair accessories that still work (so not those sorry, stretched-out ponytail holders). Rein in fasteners with office supplies that are repurposed: A ring clip hair bands that are corrals; a paperclip holder thoughts pins. Throw expired medications, baskets of too many candles and potpourri, which take up space and simply gather dust

Try a lazy Susan.

Instead of storing cleaning products, additional shampoos and lotions by lining them up (this creates unsightly litter!) try including a lazy Susan to your bathroom cabinet. Simply rotate it around whenever you need to get to something particular, without crashing every other merchandise in sight over.

Go all out on drawer dividers.

Limit your top drawers to products you use several times weekly, maybe daily. (Stash special-occasion make-up in an out of the way bag.) Drawer dividers further simplify the morning cosmetics investigation. Short on cabinet or drawer space? An over-the-door shoe caddy will keep brushes lotions and the like within easy reach.

Put your mason jar collection to work.

In the event you are running low on storage space — and also a cabinet is out of the question — contemplate hanging small storage units, like mason jars, from the walls to corral make-up brushes, cotton balls and toothbrushes. Fixed to a slab of wood that is totally distressed, mason jars offer a shabby chic fix.

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Rein in the bath toys.

A laundry lingerie tote doubles as an ideal receptacle for your kids' foam alphabet letters, rubber ducks and mermaid dolls. Only hang the bag from a suction cup hook someplace in the shower stall so the toys can drip dry.

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Make your shower rod do double duty.

Let your towels and delicates dry — without being on display. Install an affordable blend shower curtain rod and towel bar, and items can drip dry into your bath. (We mounted ours backward, so the towels hang behind the curtain.)