Tips for Organizing your Bathroom Drawers

Bathroom drawers can easily become one of the most chaotic locations in our entire home. It is not surprising that bathroom drawers become cluttered and disorganized due to frequent use.

Expired cosmetics, almost-empty bottles of moisturizer, and cosmetic samples tend to become cluttered quickly. If you’re like me, you know that the first step in organizing a bathroom is to remove all of that. Then, you can have a lot of fun outfitting your cabinets and drawers with storage options that are ideal for your area and the stuff you’ll be storing. If you are diligent, you can enjoy clean toiletries for many years. 

Whether you’re a cosmetics addict or a haircare fanatic, one of the most important aspects of looking your best is having your tools and supplies organized and easily accessible. Consequently, if you intend to utilize your time at home to cleanse and organize your bathroom cupboards, you need go no farther than the following suggestions for making the most of every square inch.

Step1: Empty the drawers and sort the contents

Empty the drawers and sort the contents

The initial step in every organization project is to remove everything. Then, classify items into general groups. These included hair, nails, makeup, and huge bottles such as hairspray. Remove all items from the bathroom cabinets you are arranging. While they are empty, cleanse the interior with an all-purpose cleaner. The use of a microfiber cloth or an eraser sponge can assist with removing stubborn stains. Once dry, install adjustable, slim-profile drawer organizers in each drawer. When you open and close the drawer, they will remain firmly in place due to the non-slip feet. Sort the items within your drawers. 

Step 2: Purge

Consider your possessions in detail. Get rid of the foundation that doesn’t match your skin tone or the hair gel you haven’t used in three years. Are there products that are out of date? Tiny makeup samples you received for free but will never use? 

Determine what you should discard, specifically the items you don’t truly cherish: It may seem wasteful, but if you will never use an item, it is simply taking up room. It’s acceptable to preserve once-a-year products, such as the glittering eyeshadow you always wear on New Year’s Eve or the rarely used sunburn ointment, but consider placing them in the back of the lowest drawer and checking the expiration dates beforehand.

Step 3: Select Your Packaging

Select Your Packaging

Utilize organizers sized to fit your drawers. Not a tad too tall for short drawers, or use adorable miniature compartment bins.

Step 4: Determine where you want to put everything 

Larger goods on the turntable beneath the sink, and smaller stuff such as hair products and makeup in the drawers and possibly on the counter. Simply begin wherever is most convenient!

This portion of the procedure likewise requires a great deal of trial and error to determine the optimal fit. Having daily makeup on the counter will be convenient, so contemplate in keeping it that way; but, putting everything in drawers seems less cluttered if it all fits.

Determine how much space is available in your drawers. Start with the least-used goods in the bottom drawers or in difficult-to-reach spots, and then work your way up to the most frequently used items.

Step 5: Add A Drawer Liner

Want a humorous touch? Add a drawer liner! These are completely unnecessary, but they are entertaining and can also protect your drawers from little spills and stains.

Add some museum gel if your objects are slipping excessively. It’s extremely user-friendly and effective. A small amount goes a long way, so a jar will last quite a time! 

Step 6: Arrange Your Toiletries

Arrange Your Toiletries

As a first level of organizing, arrange like products together: makeup with makeup, lotions with lotions, etc. Sort into subcategories if you have many goods in one category, such as eyeshadow and blush or hand cream and body lotion.

Step 7: Identify the duplicates

When drawers are cluttered, you end up purchasing duplicates of items because you can’t find them or can’t recall if you already have them. As you organize, keep an eye out for duplicate items and consider storing them in the lowest drawer or another location. Similarly, if you have duplicate goods that perform the same function, such as two varieties of toothpaste, choose one to use up first and keep the other somewhere.

Step 8: Measure and then shop

The toiletries and tools that you use daily or weekly must be left with your caretakers. Measure any oddly shaped objects, such as a battery-operated razor or an electric toothbrush, that you need to store. Then, measure the actual drawer. There are adjustable drawer bins ideal for storing long and thin electronics. Consider acquiring a set of organizers that can fit objects of varying sizes and shapes if you desire greater storage versatility.

Step 9: Arrange Your Organizers

Fill your drawers with organizers so that every inch is utilized. If you have awkward small areas remaining, search your home for repurposed objects to fill them: A little candle votive can store Q-tips, an old mint tin can retain bobby pins, and a shot glass can trap nail clippers, among many more possibilities.

Step 10: Return items to drawers 

Use your all-purpose cleaner and a clean towel to wipe down the exterior of each product or tool before placing it back in its drawer. Then, classify them by application, not by product kind. For instance, you should keep your nightly skincare products in one location. Utilize an organizer with various trays or bins to categorize products (night eye cream in one compartment, eye drops in another, etc.).

Step 11: Use containers to store items vertically

Pencil cups, juice glasses, and even discarded candles can be used to keep items tidy. When placed in this manner, items such as makeup brushes, toothpaste tubes, and tweezers are easier to locate, and it is beneficial to utilize any tall and narrow shelves, such as those found behind a medicine cabinet mirror.

Step 12: Place it in a bag

Place it in a bag

Thought that the adorable zip pouch was only for travel? Think again! There is nothing simpler than compartmentalizing your cosmetics and beauty items in separate toiletry bags. When needed, simply remove, use, and replace the item. And when you’re planning a weekend break, your essentials are already packed and ready to go.

Step 13: Divide your drawers

Using drawer dividers is not a novel idea, but we’re here to remind you that it’s something you should strongly consider. Incorporate bamboo or marble trays to organize your bathroom essentials, or repurpose gift boxes or plastic containers you already own to create a compartmentalized arrangement for your drawers.

Reduce the number of items you’re storing in your bathroom drawers and relocate your surplus to another location, such as a linen closet.

Step 14: Assign Storage Locations

For shared bathrooms, place shared supplies such as toothpaste and dental floss in a central location and allocate each individual a drawer or space. By assigning ownership, each individual is more likely to maintain the order of their part.

If more than one person will be allocated to a drawer, provide each individual with their own container with a lid.

Step 15: Think Beyond the Traditional

Don’t limit your search for bathroom drawer organizers to things intended exclusively for bathrooms. Kitchen products are ideal for bathroom organization. Lined up in drawers, silverware organizers, Mason jars, ramekins, and decorative bowls work well.

Makeup brushes and miniature containers are organized on silverware trays. Ramekins prevent hair ties and clips from being misplaced in a drawer.

Step 16: Prioritize Frequently Employed Items

Prioritize Frequently Employed Items

Keep your routines running smoothly by keeping your most frequently used objects close at hand. Place only the most often used objects in the most accessible drawers. Morning routine in one area, nighttime routine in another. Use drawer dividers to keep them separate.

Step 17: Adopt a Modular Approach

Everything must be confined and never left to float in a drawer. It is only a matter of time before drawers devoid of dividers become dumping grounds for clutter.Utilize acrylic organizers that are modular as bathroom drawer organizers. They are adaptable to practically any drawer configuration and easy to clean. 

Step 18: Determine the Proper Angle

If you line up bottles in a drawer and cannot see the labels, you will have to dig to identify the correct product. Organize prescription bottles, small cosmetic containers, and tubes on a utilized tilted drawer organizer to make everything more apparent.

If you would rather construct an angled drawer organizer than purchase one. 

Step 19: Don’t Overlook Depth

Deep drawers are fantastic, but they necessitate multilayer storage so that goods do not get buried in the depths. Utilize a tiered organizer with sliding compartments to maximize the usable area. A tray that slides across the top is great for little objects, such as tweezers and nail clippers, that tend to float at the bottom of a drawer. 

Conclusion

Organizing your bathroom drawers will make your mornings less stressful and your nights more relaxing. Follow the simple steps to clear, sort, and arrange your personal stuff in order to organize your bathroom and drawers.