How to Organize Bathroom Drawers for Maximum Storage Space
This post is all about simple tips on how to organize bathroom drawers like a pro.
Bathroom drawers can turn into a cluttered mess very quickly. It is so easy to throw items in the drawer when you’re rushing in the morning and forget about it until the next morning.
Sometimes a simple makeup bag can keep your toiletries together but if you have a large makeup collection or are sharing your bathroom you may need more clever storage solutions.
In this post, you will learn many different solutions for organizing all types of bathroom drawers from deep and narrow to shallow and wide drawers.
I hope this quick guide (and bathroom drawer decluttering checklist at the end!) gives you plenty of inspiration to tame your drawers!
How to Organize Bathroom Drawers
1. Customized dividers
Aren’t these drawer dividers gorgeous?! I love these bathroom dividers because you can perfectly customize each section for your toiletries, face towels, and beauty tools.
If you need to move, they work perfectly for various drawer sizes.
2. The best thing to line bathroom drawers with
There are pros and cons to choosing light, dark, or patterned drawer liners.
Light liners make the drawer more inviting, dark liners make your products pop and patterns bring a bit of fun to a practical area.
Either way, drawer liners protect your drawers and are a small touch to bringing your bathroom organization to the next level.
3. Extendable dividers for deep narrow drawers
Deep narrow drawers are the trickiest to organize!
I have found extendable drawer dividers to work the best. That way you can keep all of your products standing upright and not in a piled mess.
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4. How to organize makeup in bathroom drawers
Depending on the type of drawers you have (wide, narrow, shallow etc.) you can store your makeup vertically or horizontally.
The benefit of storing your makeup vertically is that you can store a larger amount of beauty products.
If you have a smaller makeup collection and want to be able to see everything at a glance go with laying them horizontally and separated with organizers.
5. Small drawers and shallow bathroom drawers
If your home has shallow bathroom drawers, something like these organizers will work perfectly.
They are small (and shallow) enough to fit in your drawers but still help to keep items separated.
6. Use thin buckets for hair tool storage
The biggest annoyance with organizing hair tools is the long extension cords that can get tangled.
Rather than putting them in a drawer together, add in some small buckets or dividers.
These work great because if your hair tools have special attachments they won’t get lost in the back of your drawer.
7. Upcycle paper boxes and other containers you already own
Organizers can get expensive! Especially if you are trying to organize more than one bathroom. Start with items you already own before buying more organizers.
Upcycle shoe boxes, online shopping boxes, or even food boxes to create budget-friendly DIY drawer organizers.
8. Organizing towels in drawers by rolling them
You may put the majority of your towels in a linen closet but it is helpful to have a few face towels or hand towels nearby in your bathroom drawers.
I have found that rolling my smaller towels works the best for packing them nice and snug.
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9. Small baskets that you can easily remove (great for kids’ bathroom drawers!)
These smaller bucket-like organizers are perfect for shared bathrooms or organizing kid bathroom drawers.
Each person can take out the bucket that they need and spread out rather than crowding around the drawer.
10. Organizing a bathroom with no drawers
If your bathroom doesn’t have drawers or you simply need more drawer space, use the area under your bathroom sink.
You can add stand-alone drawers for extra storage. This area also works great to store backup products. Keep your most used items in a top drawer and then keep your bulk items down below.
11. Toothbrush organization in drawers
Store your toothbrush in an organizer that comes with a lid to ensure it stays separated from the nasties in your bathroom!
These drawer storage boxes come in all different colors to match your bathroom decor!
12. Vertical storage for cleaning supplies and bulk toiletries
If your bottom drawers are deep enough, try to stand your products upright to save space and minimize spills.
You can also keep smaller toiletries in higher drawers for ease of use and simply refill them with your bulk items from down below.
13. Declutter bathroom drawers checklist
Before you start organizing or even buy new organizers it can be super helpful to declutter.
There is no use organizing items that are broken, you don’t use, or that you simply don’t like.
Use this checklist to declutter products from your bathroom drawers.
Bathroom organization ideas
If your bathroom drawers are stressing you out I really hope these tips help them to be less chaotic!
Even decluttering and organizing small areas in your home can bring your day a little bit of extra peace.
Knowing where all of your items are can also save you money since you won’t accidentally rebuy items! Happy decluttering and organizing!
Have any other clever bathroom drawer organizing hacks? Let us know in the comments below! I’m sure others in the community would love to learn from you as well.
Stay well,
Maggie
This post was all about how to organize bathroom drawers.
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