Having just moved, I had a chance to take another look at everything I was hanging onto in the bathroom and all that I could let go of. Ironically I still moved it all and decluttered once I was in the new place. From this experience, I offer to you 5 things to get rid of to make the bathroom feel better:
5 Things Cluttering up the Bathroom
• Expired Makeup. I don't wear that much makeup but I have a bunch 'just in case' that I never ever use. Oh yeah and I think it's 6 years old. Time to toss it.
• Ratty old washcloths. These belong in the dust rag pile not on my face.
• Blowdryer. I have one. I do not use it. I have curly hair that even a diffuser is not nice to. If I want it straight, I have a flat iron. You might need a blowdryer but maybe there's something else you're hanging on to that really, you don't use. Donate it.
• Practically empty bottles in the shower. This is my main offender. I like to spend money on nice shampoos and conditioners and the result is that I'm afraid to use them up and not have them anymore. But in the spirit of decluttering and the wisdom of my father: you have to empty the glass before you can fill it again. So I'm going to finish off those bottles and then recycle them.
The same thing goes for products you've bought but you never really liked so they just sit there taking up space. Especially if they were expensive they seem impossible to get rid of (oh the guilt). Use that shampoo you don't like to clean your hairbrush or the toilet or the bathtub (it's great at getting the ring around the bathtub off) or give it to a good friend that you know will like it. Get it out of there.
• When I switched the color scheme in the bathroom from green to blue, I held on to the green towels and rug for a while but then I went ahead and let them go, I donated them to an animal shelter. I don't need 10 towels in the linen closet, but that's just me. I need 2 on the rack and 2 in the closet.
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I have a lot of house guests stay over, and I like to buy beach towels.
They are long, but thing, and fold up easy to fit in my linen closet. Plus, they usually come in just about every shade known to man.
view Squeegee Beckenheim's profile
Sorry, meant to say they are THIN.
view Squeegee Beckenheim's profile
5 Things that Clutter A Guy's Bathroom:
Old Magazines.
Floss that the dentist gives me after every visit.
Shampoos/Soaps/Conditioners/etc. collected from every hotel/resort/cruiseship I've ever stayed.
Expired Cold Remedies/Aspirins/Over-the-Counter medicines.
The Bathrobe Mom gave me for Xmas that I wore maybe twice...
view bepsf's profile
I'm glad I'm not the only one who guiltily overpays on hair products and then keeps them forever. I figure if it's behind the shower curtain, outta sight, outta mind, right? But then after a while my shower looks like my closet.
My tip: buy small versions of the hair dryer, flat iron, comb, or brush you can't live without and stash them away in something pretty.
view pudgy-girl's profile
i love that tip about donating to the animal shelter. i will do that!
view *heather leaf*'s profile
I think this is a great practice for all over the home, not just the bathroom. I love the tips about using unwanted shampoo! I know I have a bottle of shampoo that dries out my hair like heck, but I can't bear to throw it away b/c it's "organic" and I feel obligated to use it.
view spaceagemouse's profile
shampoo that doesn't do the trick for my hair, good for shaving legs.
view carolynapplebee's profile
Conditioner that you don't want is good for shaving legs, too!
And I second that the tip about donating unwanted towels and rugs is great!
view nantarea's profile
I second nantarea's tip about the conditioner (or extra body lotion too, although it tends to make the tub a little slippery) - it works just as well as a rich shaving cream!
view jazspin's profile
YES - donate old towels to the shelter. They can always use them. As for the "near-empties", I use Aveda products so I buy the big oversized bottle to refill the shower size bottle. More economical, reduce waste. Win-win.
view dcaries's profile
i've had this nagging urge to clean out my bathroom vanity but haven't gotten around to it yet. i think this post gave me the kick in the butt i needed to get it done tonight.
view itsabecky's profile
qtips
view SD913's profile
shampoo can be used as handsoap, too.
view theora55's profile
Shampoo is also great for cleaning your hair brushes, combs and makeup brushes. It gets the styling products and skin oils out!
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