This Is the Best Way to Declutter Your Busy Bathroom
Apartment Therapy’s Decluttering Cure is a free two-week decluttering program that’ll help you achieve a tidier home. Sign up here and get all 14 assignments delivered to your inbox.
The way you organize your bathroom and how you store things there is so important to its overall flow and function. That’s why regular decluttering has to happen.
Here’s how you’re going to achieve a pristine bathroom through our go-to decluttering strategy.
Day 10: Declutter the bathroom.
Today, we’ll declutter our busy bathrooms as efficiently as possible. Set aside some dedicated time (15 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour, or whatever time frame works for you!) to complete this task, and only work on the areas that apply to you.
Here’s where to look:
On the vanity or countertop
In the medicine cabinet
Inside your makeup or toiletry bag
Inside drawers
Under the sink
Inside the shower
On shelves
Inside wall-mounted or standing organizers
By the trash can and toilet
Here’s what to look for:
Expired medication, makeup, sunscreen, and lotions
Empty or almost-empty products (get the dregs out and get rid of the packaging)
Stretched-out hair ties and broken bobby pins
Unused makeup, skincare, and hotel toiletry items and samples
Nail polish that’s never been used, that has separated, or that you have duplicates of
Old toothbrushes you’ve kept “for cleaning,” but haven’t repurposed
Any kits (like teeth whitening) you’ve never used
Old, broken, or unused hair styling tools
Duplicate items, like hair tools, tweezers, nail clippers, eyelash curlers, etc.
Anything you keep “for traveling,” but never pack
Accessories for tools you don’t have anymore, like chargers and replacement toothbrush heads
Hair accessories and jewelry you haven’t worn in more than a year
Cleaning supplies that belong somewhere else
Once you’ve collected everything, sort through what needs to be discarded or donated (move those to the outbox!). If you have more than one bathroom, focus on the one you use most frequently.
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PRO TIP: Take this as your opportunity to implement some storage solutions, like this smart over-the-toilet shelf, which was a winner in our 2024 Organization Awards.
What did you discover in your busy bathroom today? Tell us in our community forum!
More ways to participate in the Decluttering Cure:
Sign up for email updates.
Visit the 2024 Decluttering Cure page and catch up on assignments.
Download the Decluttering Cure calendar.
Join the conversation by checking out the Decluttering Cure board in our community forum.
Check off that you’ve completed this task and track your overall Decluttering Cure progress here!
See all the winners from our 2024 Organization Awards to get your home organized.
The Cure Program is a tradition here at Apartment Therapy — it happens every January, April, and September. Click here to learn more about the year-round program and when to sign up.
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