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I don't do that, but I might start. That's a nice idea.

I think it would only work with the blue kind...I would hate to see a carafe of original Listerine on my sink first thing in the morning :-)

Love the idea! I always hide mine in the medicine cabinet. I gotta bust it out!

Apartment Therapy's timing is uncanny. For the last 2 weeks I have been looking for a nice glass container for my mouthwash and pre-brush rinse. Looking at the labels and the badly designed bottle is no fun. I would steer away from the carafe with no top, as I think dust would settle in.
Does anyone know of a place to buy nice glass bottles with screw tops or maybe corks? Maybe a restaurant supply house??

I can't do that- with a 3 yr old that would be disaster- but it looks really nice!

I think it looks nice. I have seen another fun option that could work well for this, it's a carafe that has a cup for a lid. That way you could actually pour out your needed amount too. Wish I could find a link to one, but they are usually for next to the bed.

I saw a really big pump bottle in glass and steel at Great Indoors that was designed for mouthwash. It looked good, but I don't remember who made it.

I actually like the carafe idea, but who says mouthwash is healthy? My dentist vehemently advises against using it, as the high alcohol content irritates the mouth, and all those additives - colorants, artificial sweeteners, etc, are things we could do without.

If you must use it these are some good storage suggestions, but I wouldn't claim "we all know it's a good thing."

I have been using an Ikea Carafe for storing Mouthwash on the bathroom counter. I can't seem to find it on the website now, but it looks like this one

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10057270

and has a black rubber stopper which keeps it covered. The blue mouthwash actually looks quite nice on the countertop.

LA:

It looks like that photo's carafe does have a cup overturned on top. You could probably use a shot glass or small tumbler if you had a carafe without a matching lid. I saw a charming carafe with a cup/lid that came in a choice of clear or blue glass at the SFMOMA last time I was there, but I can't find it on the website...

We use original Listerine in recycled Rum bottles. Right now its a Mount Gay Barbados Rum bottle. Just be sure to warn guests!

Crate & Barrel and CB2 both have options for carafes with lids that can double as a glass! I'm tempted to buy them cuz they just look nice... too bad I don't use mouthwash, otherwise this would be the perfect solution to the ugly bottle...

Wow! Love the idea.
I have seen minimalist liquor decanters which have lids that double as a glass. I'm going to go on the hunt for one now.

listerine also has small travel-sized glass bottles that look old and nice in a well organized cabinet. i refill mine with the large plastic bottle kept under the sink.

I totally agree with firecracker - we definitely do not "all know it's a good thing"! Mouthwash is just a Madison Ave hype type product. Completely unnecessary from a health standpoint - good brushing and flossing are sufficient for good hygiene and preventing bad breath. However, if you like the look you can always put some water with food coloring in a beaker!

I do this. I bought the carafe at Crate & Barrel.

My (apparently unncessary) mouthwash sits in an erlenmeyer flask with a rubber stopper - the unnatural blue hue and the classic flask shape lends a very sci-fi lab-lav feel to my bathroom. Fun!

I use a very simple decanter I found at TJ Maxx.

I just started using Listerine because my dentist and dental hygenist recommended it...I've always thought it was a bit of a scam myself..and they're probably being paid off or something. Anyway...I keep a small bottle in my medicine cabinet and refill.

But, if you want a carafe, Pier 1 has some...I have one from several years ago for my bedside, and I recently saw some there.

Why would I want glass in the bathroom?

Pottery Barn has a carafe that has a little cup for a lid on top... I saw it recently, but it's not on the website...

I bought this set from Ikea

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90081389

I keep my mouthwash in the bottle, works great and the top is easy to get on and off.

Sounds good, looks good, but what about this: aren't your guests going to see that and want some? Especially after your 40 clove garlic chicken? And since they probably don't want to use a "communal" glass - I haven't done this yet. Now if I can find a disposable "Dixie"-like cup that I'm OK with, then I'm game. I'd love to hear if anyone has found a more "guest friendly" way of having mouthwash out of the medicine cabinet AND accessible to guests (teasing is never nice)!

I've done this for years. Ikea has some nice bottles with stoppers, and World Market also has a wide selection, too. I advise against a cork stopper. Doesn't seem to hold up well. As for guests using my mouthwash... never an issue I've encountered.

What a timely post! As of last weekend, I started using the Bullet Carafe from Waterworks (similar to the one pictured from the magazine):

http://www.waterworks.com/Waterworks/Products/Products.nsf/ProductsCat/01A2B71EABC073558525721000679EA8?OpenDocument

Though it is a bit more expensive than some of the other options, the Waterworks version does function well and is beautiful to look at (especially compared to the mega-family-sized mouthwash bottle that was previously in its place!).

Wow! I live in NJ but I had to sign up just to comment on this. I have a few:

MSN posted that (s)he is using one with a black stopper from Ikea. I know the one, that's what I'm using and it does look pretty with blue or green mouthwash in it. I can't find it on Ikea's site now but I prefer the stopper to a glass as the cover since I can't imagine having to wash the glass twice a day or leaving it dirty until I get home from work when rushing.

Someone else asked why you'd want glass in the bathroom. For me, I love not having to "safeguard" my apartment. I'm 40, single, don't have children, so white berber carpet or glass in the bathroom is par for the course. It's just a touch of luxury and it almost screams "no kids allowed" (which is fine by me). I've never yet broken a carafe in the bathroom yet.

As far as the comment about guests possibly feeling funny about using the same glass, I never use a glass so when I'm having company, I simply pour out what's in the carafe, wash it, pour in just a little bit of fresh mouthwash and THEN I leave out cute tiny clear cups (like the ones that hot oil or sauce comes in when you buy Chinese food) so my guests can feel free to use it without asking me.

I'm not a tree-hugger type in the least, but in this day and age, I just can't see using two Dixie cups a day as a single woman. I go green whenever I can so it doesn't bother me to wash and reuse at all. And the touch of elegance is worth it.

The only thing I'm getting bored with is the rubber stopper. I wish there were a clear glass stopper instead - now that would look sharp.

This topic is so old I can't imagine anyone here is still talking about this, but that's my 2 cents. I'd never buy furniture from Ikea, but for accessories and such items, they're perfect for my frugality.