7 Easy, Stylish Ways to Declutter Your Bathroom

To really make progress, you’ll need to toss old beauty products, expired medications, and ferret out anything that hasn’t been used in the last six months. Be ruthless: Get rid of that curling iron with the frayed cord and consider donating the hot rollers you’ve never taken out of the box.

Once you’ve eliminated the items you don’t use or need, group like items — first-aid supplies, hair dryers and flat irons, bathroom cleaning supplies — together in affordable clear acrylic bins. These sturdy clear plastic bins fit under most sinks and in bathroom cabinets, making it easy to see (and grab) whatever you need fast.

If you have too many bulky towels taking up valuable real estate in your bathroom, your first step would be to filter out any tattered, stained or threadbare linens and move them to the rag pile. Next fold and tightly roll your fluffiest, nicest towels, then tuck them into a lightweight and roomy storage unit to free space on your shelves.

With its farmhouse style, consider water hyacinth baskets. They feature tapered sides to increase storage capacity and built-in handles, which make it easy to move when the floor needs mopping.

Recruit tiny, one-inch, vinyl coated hooks, such as cup hooks (the kind your grandma may have used to store teacups), to hang or display necklaces, hoop earrings and bracelets. You can also gather curlers or manicure supplies in a pretty fabric bag and hang them from a cup hook, which can safely hold up to 10 pounds.

If the sides of your tub or the floor of your shower balance a half-dozen conditioners or body washes, you can definitely benefit from a space-saving, clutter-busting shower caddy. Not only will it help organize the products in your shower or tub, but it will put everything at eye level, right where you need it.

If you have a shower-tub combo, choose an over-the-showerhead model, like a hanging shower caddy, which usually has two deep shelves, a soap dish and handy hooks for razors and washcloths. If you have a stall shower, consider a rust-resistant tension pole caddy. They often have a soap dish and adjustable baskets with built-in hooks, plus there’s no installation; it securely locks in place once it’s been adjusted to the height of your ceiling.

After you’ve thrown away any expired medications, old beauty products and ancient bottles of nail polish, wipe the inside of your medicine cabinet clean. Once everything is tidy, group frequently used items, such as cotton balls, dental picks, cough drops and hair clips, in individual tempered glass or plastic jars with lids, like the ones used to store spices and snacks in the kitchen. We’re fans of glass storage containers for corralling bathroom supplies.

Decluttering your makeup stash will not only free space in your bathroom, but it will also save you time in the morning to have everything stored in one place. As with your medicine chest, toss any spent eyeliners, dried out mascaras, old lipsticks and cracked eyeshadows.

Once you’ve streamlined your cosmetics, arrange everything in a clear cosmetic organizer. They can hold make-up, as well as smaller items like cosmetic pads and tweezers.

These workhorses take advantage of the space around and below your sink and are one of the fastest ways to maximize your bathroom’s storage potential and reduce clutter. While introducing a vanity requires installation, the process needn’t be expensive, time-consuming or complicated, especially if you seek out an easy-to-install model at a friendly price point, such as a single-sink bathroom vanity.

Many of our vanities are available with built-in tops and integrated sinks. Select one with pre-drilled holes for a faucet, making installation even easier. And the storage underneath allows you to keep everything from cleaning supplies to your hair dryer and extra towels tidy and out of sight — which, after all, is what all good decluttering projects hope to achieve.