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Suction Cup Hooks in the Bathroom

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If you rent and your landlord tells you not to put holes in your walls, suction cup hooks are a good solution for the bathroom. (Just don't try to shave your legs in the sink.) More below.

 
 

Although they won't hold heavy things like towels or robes, suction cup hooks adhere well to tile and will hold small objects. You can also use them on a mirrored surface, or inside the medicine cabinet. For a little extra staying power, try power lock hooks, or for a suction-cup alternative try Umbra's Cling Hooks ($4.50 each).

Image via Orla Kiely Spring/Summer '03

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that picture is stupid.

posted by spossberg on March 4th 2008 at 10:46am
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I second that.

posted by kaanswfm on March 4th 2008 at 10:52am
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what the hell kind of picture is that?

posted by Pixie on March 4th 2008 at 11:01am
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ridiculous

posted by MelissaC5 on March 4th 2008 at 11:02am
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Ha! Keep pictures like this coming and I won't care if my wife throws out the Victoria's Secret catalog as soon as she's done reading it!

posted by art on March 4th 2008 at 11:14am
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well, i think it's a great picture. i know that whenever i shave my legs, i fill up the bathroom sink with soapy water, stand on the counter, and then dip a foot in the foam. i don't actually use a razor, but i do keep some handy kitchen utensils nearby.

i think this is the same chick who keeps her food on a basket on a shelf accessible only by ladder. i'd love to see the rest of her apartment.

posted by lemonpie on March 4th 2008 at 11:19am
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C'mon. It's a fun picture.

I have become quite enamored lately of the 3M Command products. They are hooks with a special tape that sticks VERY well, until you want to remove it.

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Command/home/us_en/products/

I was always skeptical about these, but have recently used them to hang stuff in my office, where the natural display wall is solid limestone, covered with asbestos and plaster (so, no conventional picture hangers). I've hung 12 pictures and a clock and nothing's fallen yet.

The range of hook styles keeps growing. They even have some metal ones now. They could be easily spray-painted too. I think these work MUCH better than suction cups.

posted by rdml on March 4th 2008 at 11:47am
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Well she can stand on my counter any time.

posted by JohnnySlimane on March 4th 2008 at 12:31pm
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Is that even a sink? I'm so confused.

posted by sparkle on March 4th 2008 at 1:54pm
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If you're flexible, you can fill the sink and while standing in front of the vanity, put your foot into the sink and shave your legs if you want to. I'm just sayin'.

posted by kuroneko on March 4th 2008 at 2:50pm
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Um, because I keep my bags and spatulas (kitty litter scoops?) on the walls of my bathroom.

I've had bad luck with suction cups (for practical things), they always fall off.

posted by -haley- on March 4th 2008 at 5:12pm
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I do not want to eat what she's cooking in there.

posted by estydesign on March 4th 2008 at 6:50pm
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she's testing the temperature of the water.

she took the term "dipping in one's toe" much too literally back when she was a kid and it stuck. she's not very bright.

posted by *heather leaf* on March 5th 2008 at 4:19am
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I'm guessing she stepped in freshly deposited hairball. The "present" was left in the kitchen, and our heroine stepped in it on her way to brew the morning coffee.

Hasn't this ever happened to you?

posted by quercus on March 5th 2008 at 5:26am
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what IS that mechanism on the wall next to the bag? it's driving me nuts! is it some kind of foreign water dispenser that is only common in Finland or something?

posted by *heather leaf* on March 5th 2008 at 7:03am
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Heather Leaf...

It's a hot water heater.

I'm an American living in Holland and I just moved out of a very depressing apartment that had a kitchen that looked JUST like this. I mean, exactly. Sigh...

(Luckily, I'm in a beautiful place now.)

posted by Angela in Holland on March 6th 2008 at 6:41am
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