How to Decorate Shelves Over a Toilet in the Bathroom
With the daily use of towels, toilet paper, and health and beauty items, a lot of storage is needed in bathrooms. Unfortunately, these are areas where space is often at a premium. Using shelves over a toilet can allow you to make a decorative statement while also making room for the items you use most in your bathroom. Whether the shelves are built-in, attached to the wall or part of an over-the-toilet space-saver, bathroom shelving offers a great opportunity for storage and style. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Towels
- Washcloths
- Jars, boxes and other small storage items
- Baskets and/or boxes
- Trays
Instructions
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Stack bath towels, hand towels or washcloths in colors that coordinate with the decor included on your shelves. Bringing your towels out of the vanity or cabinet frees that space up for less attractive items or items that need to be hidden for privacy reasons, while also giving your bathroom a burst of color.
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Use attractive jars and boxes to store cotton balls, cotton swabs and other small bathroom necessities on shelves above the toilet. Storing these items above the toilet frees up space on the counter and in the medicine cabinet, while decorative jars and boxes make the shelves look attractive.
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Decorate deep shelves above the toilet with baskets or boxes large enough to store extra rolls of toilet paper, boxes of tissue, or even large bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body wash. Baskets and boxes do double duty by hiding these items while also dressing up your shelves.
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Use decorative trays to keep items together on shelves with style. Group body lotions together on a silver tray, or soaps and washcloths in a woven basket tray. Small glass or metal trays can hold nail clippers, tweezers and other easily lost items.
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Repurpose decorative items to add style and storage to the bathroom. Attractive tins, candle jars and even glass canning jars can be used in bathrooms as storage that adds a decorative touch.
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Tips & Warnings
Make a decorative statement with the items that you use in your bathroom every day. Items simply for decoration are often space-wasters in the bathroom, not to mention additional things to clean and clean around.
Even small shelves can hold jars and small boxes for cotton swabs and cotton balls or grooming items.
Coordinating bathroom sets that include tissue box covers, lotion pumps, cups and small boxes are a quick way to decorate shelves. Mix and match the same style of items in different colors to add decorative interest and storage.
For bathroom shelf storage and decor on a budget, comb yard sales and thrift stores for trays, baskets and other items to use on your shelves.
