I’m an organizing pro – 10 ways to tidy your bathroom on the cheap using IKEA bargains
BATHROOMS can get real messy really fast, especially if you’re a woman who loves beauty and skincare products. But your bathroom doesn’t have to look like a war zone with the help of a few organizational tricks. Kristen McGowan, an interior designer who regularly shares her home tips on YouTube, has revealed 10 cheap IKEA […]
BATHROOMS can get real messy really fast, especially if you’re a woman who loves beauty and skincare products.
But your bathroom doesn’t have to look like a war zone with the help of a few organizational tricks.
Kristen McGowan, an interior designer who regularly shares her home tips on YouTube, has revealed 10 cheap IKEA organizational products for a clean and tidy bathroom.
“These products are great for on top of your counter, underneath your counter, in cupboards, and in drawers,” McGowan explained.
MAKEUP ORGANIZER
First, McGowan shared the perfect product for organizing makeup.
She suggested the Godmorgan box with compartments, which will cost you $19.99 online.
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McGowan was able to fit several foundations, palettes, makeup brushes, lipsticks, and mascaras all within the box.
“It looks clean and organized, and everything would have its own little home inside of this big container,” McGowan said.
5-PART CONTAINER
McGowan then shared another product from the Godmorgan line: the 5-part box with lid set for $14.99.
The set comes with three small containers that are great for holding your everyday necessities like Q-tips, cotton pads, and ponytail holders.
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It also comes with a long rectangular unit that can hold your larger toiletries.
UTENSIL TRAY
The organizational expert raved about IKEA’s utensil tray.
At just $2.99, this item may just be the cheapest and most simple item on McGowan’s list of IKEA must-haves.
While it’s meant for holding utensils, McGowan used it to hold all of her perfumes.
It also fit easily into her bathroom drawers, and McGowan said she bought four since they were so cheap.
BAMBOO TRAY
Next up, McGowan shared a $17.99 bamboo tray that she found in IKEA’s kitchen section.
“Bamboo is great to have in bathrooms. It’s more water-resistant and durable so that’s a great feature,” McGowan said.
She placed the bamboo tray right on top of her counter to hold all of her go-to items like her toothbrush, deodorant, and mouthwash.
PHONE HOLDER
McGowan’s next product is something she said she uses every single day.
It’s a $3.49 bamboo phone holder and McGowan explained she likes to use it when she’s getting ready in the mornings to hold her phone up hassle-free.
“Sometimes I have a bath and I’m trying to hold my phone out to the side, but this allows you to just prop it up on the edge or on the stool outside the bath to be even more careful,” the home expert added.
SUCTION CUP HOOKS
McGowan then shared a product that would work especially well for renters.
It’s a pair of suction cup hooks, which come in a two-pack for $4.99 and can hold up to six pounds.
McGowan said: “If you have a wet towel to hang up after your shower, or if you want to hang up a bag of bath toys, something like that…”
“They stick to tiles, glass, mirrors, so you can stick them to almost every surface in your bathroom and hold up everything you need.”
GLASS AND CORK ORGANIZERS
McGowan suggested the glass and cork jar set for $19.99 and said it has the “best quality and probably the best-looking design.”
“Cork and glass are always the best way to go so you don’t have plastic all over the place, this is a way better solution,” McGowan said.
You also can stack or separate the different jars so you can get more bang for your buck.
STACKABLE BINS
The organizational pro also shared an item that is perfect for those that want their products hidden away in their bathroom.
McGowan recommended the Kuggis white box with a lid for $2.99.
She explained: “You can go crazy with these, you can stack them all up, put them all over, underneath your cabinetry and everything will be hidden away.”
SHELF RISERS
McGowan also recommended a product that will make the most out of the empty space underneath your sink: shelf inserts for $8.99.
“These are amazing for underneath your sink where there’s so much height under there and there’s no shelves…” McGowan said.
“This allows you to separate things, add some height to your organizing, you can organize underneath it and on top of it.”
SOAP DISPENSER AND MATCHING CUP
Last on McGowan’s IKEA must-haves for a tidy bathroom were the Ekoln soap dispenser and matching cup for $8.99 and $6.99, respectively.
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The pro said these products “are super affordable, have a really nice look to it, and really cleans up the look of your bathroom.”
McGowan added that these products come in a ton of different colors and are of great quality.
