We always find it is amazing how much junk can actually accumulate in the bathrooms. For most, it is usually the beauty and health products that start to add up, but there were a lot of other little things that we can get rid of as well {see below for some ideas!}. So let’s get going – it’s time to take back all of that drawer, countertop, and cupboard space, cabinets and closets and transform your bathrooms into a calm and relaxing space!
As with all decluttering projects, you want to start with a bit of a plan. Create some manageable goals that you can complete in the amount of time that you have available, write them down, and commit to a time to actually do it! Do you have a particularly cluttered cabinet that you need to go through? Maybe your counter space is so filled with products that you don’t have a clear spot to get ready in the morning.
- Make-Up – First up, you want to make sure that you get rid of any make-up that is old and expired. You then want to honestly evaluate what you are actually using and get rid of all of those products that you do not need or use. Actually “try on” the colors and shades to make sure that you not only love the color, but that you love the color on you!
- Linens – Go through all of your towels. Do you actually need all of the towels that you have? You really only need to keep 2 sets of towels per person in addition to a few extra decorative hand towels. Older towels can be used for cleaning rags or donated to animal shelters.
- Beauty Products – While most people do tend to use a lot of different products, most also seem to accumulate a lot of products that they don’t use – gifts that just weren’t something that we would use, products that we don’t like the scent of, and those hotel shampoos and lotions that we always mean to use but never really do. Again, make sure that you are only keeping items that you really love and get rid of the other items that are not your favorites. Donate them to women’s shelters or other organizations before they just go bad sitting in your cupboards! If you have a lot of half-used bottles, see if you can combine them or look for some pretty smaller bottles to use as a display.
- Cleaning Supplies – Most people like to keep a supply of basic cleaning products in each bathroom. When they are easily accessible, we can just clean as we go for the most part rather than dragging cleaning supplies from elsewhere in the house. Look to condense your cleaning products as much as possible. Microfiber cloths, a window {polishing} cloth, toilet cleaner, cleaning toothbrush, and a spray bottle with a 50:50 water/vinegar mixture covers my basic daily cleaning needs. We will use some other products when deep cleaning the bathroom, but these are kept with other cleaning supplies outside of the bathroom.
- Bathroom Cupboards and Drawers – Empty out those cupboards and drawers completely!! Give them a good wipe down and look at every item that you are going to be putting back in to make sure that it actually belongs in the bathroom and that it is something that you actually use. You can use bins or baskets to store like items together so you {and everyone else in your family} can find them when needed and know where to put them away!
- First Aid Supplies – Go through them and see if anything needs to be replenished. Toss any expired items or items that you think that you will no longer use. Note that actual medications are best stored somewhere else other than the bathroom, due to the steam, condensation, and temperature fluctuations that can occur with showers and baths.
