Medicine cabinets can only hold so much stuff. The hard part? The stuff you store in them doesn't always really fit well in them.
Sure you can adjust the shelves, but that only does so much. The trick? Add a little metal for some magnetic help!
We checked in at Martha Stewart's camp where they share a quick tip on decking out your medicine cabinet. Sure you can put pretty jars to hold cotton swabs and makeup sponges, but what really helps out is a piece of metal.
Martha explains how you can add a simple piece of metal to the back of any cabinet (renter friendly too!) and then use small magnetized stick on containers to fill up empty space left by shorter bottles.
This can help you contain small things like pins, even items like tie tacks or cufflinks. Add mini magnets to simple items like tweezers and toss them up there too! As Martha would say, it's a good thing (and looks awfully pretty too).
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Does anyone know where I can find the small shelves in the picture above?
This is just awesome.
Love this, but where does one get precut galvanized steel panels, as described in the Martha article? Will hardware/big box stores cut them to order?
Been doing this for years. My med cab is metal & a bit worse for wear
so I covered the back & inside the door with some graphic paper to match
the bath decor.
On another note, I've yet to see one of these pics in which the door will
actually close. Just sayin'..
Where can I find the metal?
Sweet!! My medicine cabinet is metal, I just never thought of using magnetic can to save space!
Anyone has good idea on getting off rust on metal though?
@pier723 Without seeing your rusted cabinet, I would have to guess that it's not too bad. Use a wire brush to clean off the surface rust, a bit of sandpaper to finish it, and paint.
Pier723 - Rustoleum makes a great metal spray paint that's worth checking out. It won't get rid of, but it will cover it up and stop it from increasing.
You can find precut metal at some smaller hardware stores, check the HVAC aisles or ask an associate. In the past I've cut my own using tin snips which have been well worth the $10 that was originally paid for them.
Great concept. Another possiblity, though I have yet to try it, is to use 'Rust-Oleum Specialty Magnetic Primer' instead of actual metal. Seems that you can paint about 3 layers of this primer and then paint a color over it and end up with a surface that can accept magnets. Worth a try!
Go to this link if you want details: http://rustoleum.com/cbgproduct.asp?pid=127
Where can I find a piece of cut metal to go in the back of the cabinet? :-?
You can find those plastic shelf risers at the Container Store or MUJI.