14 Genius Small Bathroom Storage Ideas with Farmhouse Style
Calling all space-challenged bathroom buddies! In today’s blog post, we’re unleashing a treasure trove of genius small bathroom storage hacks that will make you wonder why you ever put up with that chaotic cabinet situation. Say goodbye to the bathroom mess ā we’ve got your back with tips so easy, you’ll be high-fiving your towels.
I recently received this question from a reader,
“I’m drastically downsizing soon and am moving to a small apartment. I’m worried about small bathroom storage in my new place. The bathroom is so small! Do you have any ideas?”
Well, yes, Dear Reader, I do!
Ironically, our dramatically downsized home has a fabulous bathroom with great storage. However, I’ve lived in more than a few homes where the small bathroom storage situation was little to none.
Here are some of the creative small bathroom storage ideas for everything from toilet paper to towels.
Small Bathroom Storage Ideas for Towels
Find the perfect spot for your bathroom towels-even in your small bathroom- and add in a big dose of farmhouse style, too!
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USE A SMALL VANITY WITH DRAWERS OR DOORS
The drawers of this vanity would provide an ideal small bathroom storage space for towels.
Also, the open design of the cabinet makes the space appear visually larger and offers a place for pretty basket storage - another way to add farmhouse features + storage into the space.
DIY Turnbuckle Shelf - A Great Bathroom Addition
INSTALL SHELVES ABOVE THE TOILET
These turnbuckle shelves would be a great place for a stack of pretty, folded towels, and gives a great dose of farmhouse charm, too!
We used this DIY project as inspiration when we built our own turnbuckle shelves in our craft room office!
DIY Towel rack
USE HOOKS FOR TOWELS
One of the tricks we've used in all of our small bathrooms is to use hooks for towels instead of towel bars. They are a huge space saver!
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USE A NEARBY HALL CLOSET FOR OVERFLOW TOWEL STORAGE.
This beautifully organized closet makes brilliant use of a small space. Additional towels can be folded neatly and be ready to grab when needed.
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ADD BASKETS TO THE WALL FOR TOWEL STORAGE
My friend Julie is a fellow small space dweller and came up with a genius idea! She attached baskets on her small bathroom wall for practical and pretty towel storage!
Master Bathroom Makeover Reveal
ADD A BASKET UNDER YOUR VANITY FOR EXTRA TOWEL STORAGE
Depending on the vanity you have to work with, look for storage options that can be utilized under it. Pretty baskets make a lovely and practical farmhouse statement.
To see some of the ways we used these ideas in our own home, you may want to check out these posts:
Small Bathroom Storage Ideas : Use wall shelves for storage and style!
Don't ignore the walls when thinking of small bathroom storage. Shelves can provide just the storage space you're searching for. ADD SHELVES ABOVE THE TUB FOR ADDITIONAL SMALL BATHROOM STORAGE. These DIY floating shelves are a beautiful and rustic option for unused wall space above the tub. Baskets and pretty containers can hold and hide products you need and use. We added a narrow shelf in our small bathroom makeover similar to the one above. It provided a great spot to store pretty containers of bathroom supplies like q-tips and cotton balls - and jars of flowers, too!
DIY Floating Shelves and Bathroom Update
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Makeup storage ideas for small bathroom
Get ready with ease - even in a small bathroom - with these clever ideas for storage and organization for makeup, beauty supplies, and hair tools.
USE INEXPENSIVE DRAWER DIVIDERS TO ORGANIZE MAKEUP IN DRAWERS.
If your bathroom vanity has shallow drawers, they are the perfect, handy solution for makeup storage.
I used the same trick when I recently organized our own bathroom vanity.
CUSTOMIZE THE UNDER THE SINK AREA TO SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS.
Organize beauty and bath products under the sink with practical and easy-to-access bins and convenient shelves.
USE THE UNDER THE SINK CABINET DOOR TO HANG HAIR TOOL ORGANIZERS OR ADDITIONAL TOTES.
I love the practical ideas for under the sink organization in this post. The addition of a fun sign on the inside of the door is clever, too!
Consider moving your makeup and beauty station OUT of the bathroom
I lived and struggled with our small bathroom storage issues and struggled for years with the daily routine of getting ready in them. The space was cramped. The vanity wasn’t big enough to hold my blow dryer, curling iron, or makeup cases.
I finally decided to turn an unused landing space in our historical home into a glorified “walk in closet” (click here for the before and after reveal post) outside our bedroom door. In it, I placed an antique vanity. I was finally able to store all my beauty products neatly in drawers. And, it was fun to sit on its bench and get ready every morning!
If you don’t have space for an antique vanity, perhaps you could convert a top drawer of a bedroom dresser and add a mirror above to accomplish the same purpose.
Small Bathroom Storage and Farmhouse Style – Where to store toilet paper, medications, and other personal hygiene products
Where to Store Toilet Paper, Medications, & other Personal Hygiene Products in a Small Bathroom
Sometimes the most basic of necessities - like toilet paper!- become a storage challenge in a tiny bathroom space. Here are some creative and practical ideas.
DIY Toilet Paper Storage Basket
STORE EXTRA TOILET PAPER ROLLS RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN IN PRETTY BASKETS
This is my personal favourite trick for toilet paper storage. If your space isn't large enough for a basket on the floor, a small basket on the back of the toilet works perfectly!
Guests, then, don't have to search high and low to find a roll when they need it!;)
15 Ideas for a Clutter-Free Medicine Cabinet
STORE MEDICATIONS IN A - WAIT FOR IT - MEDICINE CABINET!!
I'm a huge fan of medicine cabinets for small bathroom spaces. They are a great use of space and storage. Not only is it the ideal area for medicine storage, but also makeup toothpaste and any other frequently used items.
A few more very small bathroom storage ideas:
Keep your eye out at thrift stores or garage sales for pretty baskets, bins, and containers that could be modified to work in your situation.
Here are some DIY ideas that you might want to try:
We live in a 1950s home with tiny bathrooms. I enjoy all of the ideas that you shared.
Yes, the older homes seem to be more challenging in the bathroom department, donāt they??
Great round-up, Rita… and thank you for featuring my tiny bathroom! Pinned!
You are so welcome- and youāre an absolute pro at the small space living thing!
These are all great ideas. Our home was built in 1946 and I’m pretty sure they added a small bathroom later on. We are renovating our bathroom right now and I’ve been looking for storage ideas. The baskets on the wall are a great idea!
I know!! It dawned on me finally that the house we grew up in didnāt even have a bathroom in its original build. Out bathroom had been a closet!! No wonder it was SO small!!š