The Unexpected Kitchen Item That'll Bring Organization To A Cluttered Bathroom

Because many of us store a large number of various items in our bathrooms, it can be hard to keep vanity drawers and under-cabinet spaces organized. All those skincare bottles, hair accessories, cosmetic products, medicine containers, nail tools, and other various toiletries can soon turn into a jumbled mess if left unchecked. This can make it hard to find the exact item you need at any given moment. While a drawer organizer could solve all your problems, perhaps you're on a strict budget and would rather use something you already have. If so, repurpose an unexpected kitchen item: an empty egg carton.

The many small separate cubbies of egg cartons mean that they can be used in a variety of creative ways to organize your home. They're especially helpful when it comes to decluttering your junk drawer, since this area is typically filled with tiny items like office supplies, batteries, and small tools. In the same way, egg cartons can also be used to organize items in the bathroom.

When used in the bathroom, plastic and styrofoam egg cartons may be the best option, especially if you often splash water while washing your face or brushing your teeth. While cardboard ones can be used, they may not be as durable and easy to dry if they get wet. You could also use a plastic container like the Essentials Rectangular Plastic Egg Storage Container from Dollar Tree for $1.25 instead of a disposable egg carton.

Before you begin using this item to organize your bathroom, you may want to personalize the egg carton. If possible, clean it with soap and water. Then, if desired, use paint in any color(s) to make the piece more your style and disguise its previous use. To keep the paint from washing away, cover the whole egg carton with a clear sealant (like the Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Clear Spray Paint for under $7 at The Home Depot).

You may also want to cut off the lid if you'll be using the egg carton as a drawer organizer in a small space. On the other hand, if you have the room, you could use the lid to hold larger items like your hairbrush, makeup brushes, or larger toiletry bottles. To keep the cartons from sliding around in your drawer, attach them with double-sided tape.

Sort all your small toiletries and cosmetics into categories and place each one in its own compartment. Perhaps you'll use this organizer for these items: bobby pins, hair clips, elastic hair ties, cotton rounds, tweezers, nail clippers, lipstick tubes, and single eyeshadows. You could even use cubbies for jewelry to keep everything tangle-free or use each section to hold your bath bomb collection. If you have a lot of items to organize, consider using multiple egg cartons with the lids intact. Stack them on top of one another under your sink. These could each be labeled to make finding exactly what you need a breeze.