Purge and Organize Bathroom Closet

Hey everyone, hope you have all been doing great! I've been on a Purge and Organizing Kick! I knew I needed to get back into the Bathroom closet, even though you might think it looks pretty organized when you see my before photo! You're right, it was pretty organized and I probably could have got away with just tidying it up! But it had been a while since I went through everything and some areas just weren't staying tidy like I had hoped they would. In my before photo you can see I started with four of these Grey Storage Containers that I found on clearance at Target a few years back. They fit the shelf perfectly, and any time I find them on a good sale I try to snag them! I also had these 16 Qt Storage Bins that you see at the bottom of the closet. Now I'm sure you are wondering if this is a bathroom closet...why don't I have any towels in here! Am I right? Well, we have drawers under our washer and dryer, so we keep all our extra towels there! It keeps them out of the way, and clean...I usually wash the ones we are using, clean the bathrooms (while they are washing/drying) and when they finish in the Dryer I hang them back up! So we really don't use our extra towels unless we have guests, spills, or its summer and we are playing in the water!

I had recently stopped at our local Dollar Tree and was so happy when I found these Storage Bins that I can never seem to find! I picked up some in the teal color and also in the pink color (to use in my girls room). I got to work cleaning out each shelf, and giving it a good wipe down! We had a lot of random things...that we have had for 5-6 years and NEVER used! I threw out anything that was old, and started organizing like items together that I knew we would keep and use! The top shelf holds a grey bin with our nebulizer and supplies needed to use it. The teal bin holds our hair cutting supplies (I cut every ones hair myself) which makes it really easy when it comes time for haircuts. I just pull the bin out and everything is right there together, saves a ton of time having it all together! Next shelf has a teal bin that holds bandaids and first aid items! The grey bin next to it has extra bathing supplies and lotions for the kids! The middle shelf has a grey bin that holds towels for cleaning and drying our hands. The teal bin next to it holds extra toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss. The shelf (second from bottom) has a teal bin that holds of my bath and body works lotions, sprays and soaps. I have quite a few and have been working through them. Once they are all out I will switch over to natural products! The grey bin has extra toilet paper, and all the girls hair supplies. In this basket I took a cleaned out candle jar and used it to hold all the brushes and combs, its so much easier finding what we need when its upright, vs laying at the bottom of the bin! Now for the last shelf...its an odds and ends shelf....in the shoe container we have flash lights and batteries. We used to have a flash light here and there and when the power would go out we could never find one when we needed it. Having them all in one place makes it really easy for the entire family to find one when its needed. I also have a box of candles between the two bins, once we burn through them I will reuse the container somewhere else in the house. The last teal container holds all our nail polish and "spa" type items! We typically keep this locked, if I don't Harper (currently two years old) will be into everything! I am hoping this summer I will get the chance to paint the shelves and doors white and update the hardware! It will really freshen up this space and make those bins stand out!

I hope that this post has inspired you to do some purging, cleaning and organizing! This was a very inexpensive project and something you can do with little to no money! Use bins you already own, shop clearance and dollar spot areas, and if all else fails you can wrap a pretty paper around some regular boxes! Let me know in the comments what else you would like to see me organize and share! Thanks for stopping by, and can't wait to share more with you soon! xoxo -Kaila