The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in our home, but it can also be the most cluttered. With so many toiletries, towels, and cleaning supplies, it’s easy for the bathroom to become a mess. Luckily, there are many affordable storage solutions that can help you declutter your space without breaking the bank. Here are 10 cheap bathroom storage solutions to help you keep your space tidy.

Welcome to my Year Long Thorough Declutter Series. We declutter 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. Each day we do a daily task based on the room we are working on. Today, our task is to start decluttering your bathroom clutter in your 2nd bathroom. If you prefer watching videos, check out my youtube channel here. Today, we’ll look at some cheap bathroom storage solutions.
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Currently we are working on decluttering the 2nd bathroom. The daily task for today, April 24, 2023, is to begin decluttering your bath towels and washcloths. Remember, we are focusing on just the 2nd Bathroom area, so don’t declutter your whole house. We will cover each room separately.

10 Cheap Bathroom Storage Solutions to Keep Your Space Tidy
- Over-the-Toilet Shelves
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to add storage to your bathroom is with over-the-toilet shelves. These shelves can be found at most home goods stores for under $30, and they provide a great space to store towels, toilet paper, and other bathroom essentials.
- DIY Mason Jar Storage
Mason jars are a versatile and affordable option for bathroom storage. You can create your own DIY mason jar storage by attaching the jars to a piece of wood or a metal rack. This is a great option for small items like cotton balls, Q-tips, and makeup brushes. There are good, cheap bathroom storage solutions right in your kitchen. When you empty a jar of pasta sauce or use up a glass candle holder, just remove the label and reuse that jar in your bathroom.
- Wall-Mounted Baskets
Wall-mounted baskets are another affordable bathroom storage solution. You can find wire baskets or wicker baskets at most home goods stores for under $20. These baskets are perfect for storing towels, washcloths, and other bathroom essentials.
- Magnetic Strips
Magnetic strips are a great way to store small metal items like tweezers, nail clippers, and bobby pins. Simply attach the magnetic strip to the wall and stick your metal items to it for easy access.
- Hanging Shoe Organizer
A hanging shoe organizer can be repurposed for bathroom storage. You can hang the organizer over the back of the bathroom door and use the pockets to store toiletries, cleaning supplies, and other items.
- Floating Shelves
Floating shelves are an affordable and stylish bathroom storage solution. You can create your own DIY floating shelves with just a few pieces of wood and some brackets. These shelves are perfect for storing towels, candles, and other bathroom essentials.
- Tension Rods
Tension rods are another affordable bathroom storage solution. You can use tension rods to create hanging storage for towels or to hang a shower caddy. Tension rods are a great option if you’re renting and can’t install permanent fixtures.

- Drawer Organizers
Drawer organizers are an affordable way to keep your bathroom drawers tidy. You can find plastic drawer organizers at most home goods stores for under $10. These organizers are perfect for storing makeup, hair accessories, and other small items.These cheap bathroom storage solutions can be found at your local dollar stores. Look for desk drawer organizers that hold ink pens and the like. These sizes are great for holding toothbrushes and toothpastes.
- Creative Upcycling
You can repurpose items from around your home for creative bathroom storage solutions. For example, you can use an old wine rack to store towels or use a ladder as a towel rack. The possibilities are endless with a little creativity. Small boxes that fit into drawers, such as the box your cell phone came in, work great for small items in the bathroom like elastic hair bands and nail clippers.
- Under-Sink Storage
Finally, don’t forget about the space under your sink. You can find affordable under-sink storage solutions like plastic bins or wire baskets at most home goods stores. These storage solutions are perfect for storing cleaning supplies or extra toiletries.

In conclusion, there are many affordable bathroom storage solutions that can help you keep your space tidy. Whether you’re looking for over-the-toilet shelves, DIY
I personally have a bad habit of placing items that need to be donated in the laundry room behind the door. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong. Delaying decisions means we still need to declutter.
Maybe you have a habit of delaying decisions, too. Let’s decide today where your decluttered items need to go. Do they need to be donated? Disposed of? Don’t delay that decision any longer. If they need to be donated, sort and put them in your vehicle. Then, make a note in your calendar to drop them off at your favorite charity.
As you are decluttering your items, I want you to try not to just move them to another room. You may be tempted to do that. However, resist the urge to keep everything. Decluttering means we actually part with these items. Otherwise, assign those items a permanent home where you can best utilize them.
Minimalist Bathroom Storage Tips
1.Only spend time on your specific daily task.
2.Do not get side-tracked or distracted.
3.Work within a time of day that you have the most energy and stamina. This is one of the most useful declutter motivation tips. Listen to your body and work at decluttering when you feel the most alert and energized.
4.Avoid thinking too long about whether to keep or discard an item. This is one specific way for How to Be Ruthless When Decluttering.
5.Avoid cleaning during your declutter. The goal is to purge the dead weight. Getting rid of the clutter is your priority. Cleaning can be accomplished later. Read on for more declutter motivation tips and my room specific deep clean checklist, though, as you will begin cleaning after your declutter.
Steps to Declutter Your Bathroom: Minimalist Bathroom Storage
Supplies Needed:
1. boxes -preferably ones you can donate (Avoid plastic storage bins because you may be tempted to just store the items and not part with them.)
2. sturdy trash bags
3. marker/pen to label boxes
Decluttering Tip: Avoid using storage bins to declutter. Storage bins tend to tell your brain to “store” the items for later. That is just delaying decisions. If you aren’t getting rid of items when you declutter, you are not truly decluttering. This is why I recommend a trash bag, also. A trash bag tells your brain to “trash” the item.
Obviously, recycle if you have that option. The boxes you use should be ones you are willing to part with, so I recommend sturdy cardboard boxes. As to donations, there are many charities that will come pick up your items for you at your home.
I use one in particular where you can book an appointment for pick-up online. This is so convenient, as it saves you the hassle of hauling stuff away yourself. Scheduling that pick-up also motivates you to declutter by a certain date.
Minimalist Bathroom Storage: How to Clean Out Your Bathroom
1. Start by eliminating trash first- use a sturdy trash bag
2. Sort items by category if needed so you can see what you have
3.Get rid of items that don’t work or that work poorly, expired items, anything you don’t love, anything that you’ll never use again
4. Box up the donations and trash/recycle the rest
5.Select a charity to donate your items and schedule the pick-up if that is an option
How Do You Declutter Your Entire House (and get it deep clean?): Need to deep clean?
First, My How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen list can be found here.
Second, My How to Deep Clean Your Bathroom list can be found here.
Third, My How to Deep Clean Your Kids’ Rooms list can be found here.
Fourth, My How to Deep Clean Your Living Room list can be found here.
Fifth, My How to Deep Clean Your Bedroom list can be found here.
You can get your printable Daily Housekeeping Routine and Deep Cleaning Your House Schedule here. This 15 page printable kit is delivered digitally to your email for you to print and personalize. What Does a Deep Clean Include? It includes a daily schedule, calendar pages, and deep cleaning checklists for every room and area of your home. Check out the link above to see a sample page of what you’ll get in my printable set designed to help you create your personal Homemaking Checklist.
Also, you can get the complete digital printable copy of the Year Long Thorough Declutter Series Calendar and Checklists here. The printable digital download is delivered to your email. It includes 25 pages of printable calendar pages and checklists to help you declutter every room in your home. You can find that here.
New to deemiddleton.com and don’t know where to start? I recommend going in this order:
Step 1: Check out this post on the 1st step you should take to get organized. If you don’t have a calendar, you can grab my free weekly printable calendar page here. It is in my shopify store, but it is totally free, so you won’t be prompted to put in any payment information. It is a free download and will be delivered straight to your email.
Step 2: Create a daily Housekeeping Schedule. You can use this series to start to set up your own schedule. You can also use this simplified weekly schedule.If you often ask: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Or, if you struggle to get organized and have tried and failed time and again, you can likely find out which of these 11 reasons cause you to fail to get organized.
Step 3: How do you remove clutter? How Do You Declutter Your Home?.…Sign up for the Declutter Series and get your entire home decluttered in just 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week.”Declutter Your Home” checklists are provided in each email.
Step 4: What is the fastest way to clean a dirty house? Use a timer and use the Deep Cleaning Checklists above. They will help you get your home sparkling after you’ve decluttered.
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Also, check out a great post on decluttering over here from becomingminimalist.com. Joshua Becker has some great tips on decluttering and minimalism.
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