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The magnetic door looks like a great idea- even just using screw in pieces. I am so stuck on the idea of the over-door towel hooks, but this would use the small space in my beyond miniscule bathroom better!

I think the magnetic stuff on the door looks busy, and I imagine every time one closes the door, the necklaces and other small items bang and rattle. Just an invitation to have a lot of little junk hanging around in the bathroom.

I know it's been covered before, but an opaque over-the-door shoe holder or something like this Ikea curtain panel would be a lot less busy.

The magnetic door would be nice in a college dorm setting but not around my twoyr old. I'd have to keep it high, and at that point, I'd just go with high shelves

Who keeps jewelry in the bathroom?

And if you have enough room for a pot-rack in your bathroom, you have room for a proper little cabinet with drawers and shelves.

Love the idea. I have zero storage in my bathroom at the moment so I do use one of those shoe-holders. It works great for organization, but to tell the truth... it looks like I stuck a shoe holder on the door. If anything is "college" level decor, it's that.

This looks much more like something that would belong in a real house.

Don't lots of people keep jewelry in the bathroom?

I keep my jewelry in the bathroom. And no, it doesn't get ruined by moisture... because I don't use my bathroom like a sauna. :)

Does the magnetic paint actually hold the containers when the door is opened and closed? I visualize an unfortunately too enthusiastic closing of the door with everything crashing down...

P.S. The tall green rack is a kitchen "cooking pot" stand, not a plant stand.

Keeping jewelry in the bathroom is not recommended since no matter what, humidity does build up and loosen settings and cause things to start to rust.

Or maybe I just appreciate my pieces enough to keep around a jewelry armoire for them - before I got it, there was a jewelry box.

I have never liked seeing jewelry in bathrooms, especially when it's exposed. What's wrong with a jewelry box or pretty dishes on top of the dresser? Even halfway-decent jewelry deserves to be protected from the elements, which there are just more of in bathrooms.

And bepsf is right about the pot rack. A tall skinny dresser would take up no more space and look more organized. I looked at that picture and all I could think was that ceramic bowls and a tiled bathroom floor are not a good mix, especially when someone swings a robe or towel too hard and the Tower of Baubles in Bowls comes crashing down.

I would caution the use of the phrase "a little magnetic paint".

We thought this would be a fabulous idea for one wall in our kitchen, and ended up having to paint on 7 or 8 coats of the HORRIBLY toxic smelling stuff just to get magnets to stick to it. Even with that many coats (which totally changed the texture of the wall) you can only put one piece of paper between the magnet and the wall before they both go sliding down to the floor.

Great in theory, difficult in practice... maybe we just got really cheap paint, but it is not an experiment I would repeat!!

When will people stop adding things to a bathroom that do not need to be there? When I say that, I mean jewelry, bags, extra vases, etc. Around where I come from, some of you would be horribly out of place - a bathroom is a bathroom, it only needs what you really need in there in there.

I use a one of those over the door shoe organizers on the inside of my linen closet (the only storage in my bathroom) and it works great. Its perfect for sorting all the random stuff that you have in the bathroom.

I have also had bad experience with getting anything to stick to magnetic paint, even with 5 coats of paint.

Just more clutter and junk, as far as I can tell. As always, I can't imagine who the people are that need so much stuff. Jewelry? Really? And, doesn't the shower brush belong in the shower? And, what in heaven's name are those big, round, white things with stuff stuck on them? And, are those photos and/or post cards?

Let's see...you shower, brush your teeth, use the toilet, maybe dry your hair & put some product on it, put on makeup...what else is there to do there?

Ms Pea - sarcasm much?

We use the bathroom for all the uses most do - I even use the mirror for make up since it's not like I have the space for a full blown vanity. But I actually keep my make-up in a small tote box that I tuck away in my closet - mostly since I don't wear make up every day and it's not that big of deal to take it in there the days I don't feel so pretty - LOL - or need to look real nice. But I don't need postcards, vases, a seat, etc in there - it just takes up space and makes it look cluttered and much smaller.

Friends --

I'm SO proud of myself. For those of you who need a little more space (I guess this may be targeted more toward women) head to Ikea and grab up some Risten organizers. I recently lost my job so an expensive overhaul was out of the question, but in my boredom I got creative. I also live in an apartment so I making expensive improvements isn't an option; I wouldn't want to lose my security deposit and I certainly wouldn't want to leave stuff behind.

My bathroom only has the cabinet beneath the sink with no drawers, so I have two baskets side by side with my soaps, shampoos, lotions, etc. there. So every morning, I had to go to the hall closet to get my makeup and hair items, them put them all back or the bathroom would quickly be cluttered.

The Risten organizers can hang on walls, and cost under $10 per set so I'm actually left with a few organizers I'm sure I'll hang by the weekend. If you'd like to see a couple pics, the links are here. I even got the clock from Ikea so now I can keep an eye on the clock while getting ready.

The organizers to the right of my mirror are holding (from top to bottom) makeup brushes, eye stuff, lip stuff.

The two right under the mirror are for cotton swabs, cotton balls/squares and . . . lady products.

The ones under the clock are holding hair combs and brushes, face powers and blushes, and one just for hair accessories.

And since all the organizers slide easily up and off the hooks (I used picture hangers, also from Ikea), I can very quickly stand one up on my sinktop as I need to and then replace it.

This was Before (all wasted space)

This is After!

Quick makeover under $40 - can't beat that!