The Smart Clean Bathroom Hack To Get Your Toilet Wand Off The Floor

For something we depend on for one of our most crucial cleaning chores, the bathroom toilet wand sure can get gross. As victims of poor placement, the cleaning wands often sit right next to the toilet, exposed to all the nastiness that comes with their use. It isn't just the germs that jump from the bowl when you leave the seat up, a common mistake you're likely making every time you flush. Splatter during use can also sail up to 3 feet around the toilet, putting anything nearby on the floor in the line of fire. When you have to clean the toilet, the last thing you want to grab is a grungy, grimy wand to do it.

Although everybody is switching to this popular toilet-cleaning system because of its effectiveness and convenience, the storage issue remains the same for wands and traditional brushes. Ideally, you'll have a cabinet where you can tuck it away, keeping it soil-free while making the bathroom look its best. If you don't have that, you'll need a handy hack to keep the wand off the floor — sticking it to the toilet tank. Get an adhesive hook and loop fastener, like VELCRO Heavy Duty Fasteners, and cut it into a small strip just large enough to fit on the wand handle. Adhere one side of the strip to the toilet tank and the other to the wand's handle. Now, your wand can cling to the toilet and hang discreetly near the back for a cleaner arrangement.

Sticking your toilet wand to the tank is a cleverly simple way to keep it off the floor, though you can tweak this idea a bit more to suit your needs. It's worth noting that when you attach the piece of VELCRO to the side of the toilet, you shouldn't attach it to the tank's lid. If you do, you'll have to remove the wand and place it elsewhere to look inside the tank. Instead, stick the strip just below the lid on the main tank body.

If the tank won't work for your situation, you can apply this simple trick to other surfaces. It might help the aesthetic to attach it to the wall, a cabinet, or the side of your DIY wall-mounted toilet paper holder. Adhesives from the fasteners can leave behind tough gunk or damaged paint. To prevent unnecessary harm, put a layer of painters' or masking tape under the fastener to make it easy to peel away. 

To extend this hack, you can attach a refill holder to the same surface. A piece of PVC pipe large enough to accommodate several refill heads can make a practical DIY holder that a few pieces of heavy-duty VELCRO should be able to support without issue. By keeping your wand and refills off the floor, you'll keep the look tidy and your materials clean, providing a better overall bathroom experience.