Stylish Storage Ideas for Bath Buddies
Kids may love bathtime, but their toys don’t add much to a stylish scheme. Check out these smart ways store them and keep everyone happy
The words ‘family bathroom’ and ‘style’ may seem to inhabit very different worlds, with visions of plastic bath toys cluttering every surface and shattering any illusion of a relaxing space. So how do you stem the tide of bathtime playthings and restore some order to your wash space? With a little creative organisation.
Check out these ideas, which prove it is possible to reconcile the chic bathroom dream with the practical needs and interests of the smallest members of the family.
Check out these ideas, which prove it is possible to reconcile the chic bathroom dream with the practical needs and interests of the smallest members of the family.
Drain to maintain
Adequate toy drainage is important. This net cat not only holds a good selection of toys, it’s also perhaps the perfect bathroom storage solution, as the water can easily drain away and the netting will dry quickly. If you want to avoid a puddle on the floor as the toys drip-dry, you could hang the bag inside the bath instead.
Toy storage that’s beautiful and brilliant
Adequate toy drainage is important. This net cat not only holds a good selection of toys, it’s also perhaps the perfect bathroom storage solution, as the water can easily drain away and the netting will dry quickly. If you want to avoid a puddle on the floor as the toys drip-dry, you could hang the bag inside the bath instead.
Toy storage that’s beautiful and brilliant
Cut down and display
Could you encourage your kids to take a foray into minimalism? If you can negotiate a bath toy clear-out, you may be gifted with the perfect opportunity to display what’s left on shelves. While you’re about it, check for nasty mould growing on older toys. If you can’t clean it off, it’s safer to dispose of these.
Could you encourage your kids to take a foray into minimalism? If you can negotiate a bath toy clear-out, you may be gifted with the perfect opportunity to display what’s left on shelves. While you’re about it, check for nasty mould growing on older toys. If you can’t clean it off, it’s safer to dispose of these.
Rack and roll
Another nifty idea is to store the toys on a bath rack for super-easy access at bathtime, and great draining potential in-between.
Family-friendly bathroom ideas
Another nifty idea is to store the toys on a bath rack for super-easy access at bathtime, and great draining potential in-between.
Family-friendly bathroom ideas
Make fun the focal point
You don’t have to be serious to be stylish. These recessed shelves contain some nicely curated collections, keeping the sides of the tub free of clutter, while the Pooh Bear motifs add a playful note to the scheme. Although this bathroom is child-focused, the space is still calm and well organised.
You don’t have to be serious to be stylish. These recessed shelves contain some nicely curated collections, keeping the sides of the tub free of clutter, while the Pooh Bear motifs add a playful note to the scheme. Although this bathroom is child-focused, the space is still calm and well organised.
Look to the future
This chunky, open, under-basin shelf provides an ideal home for toys and towels, but it will easily segue into storing tween, teen and, eventually, grown-up accessories.
The key is the fact that the basic decor of this room is quite plain: it’s the colourful accessories that add character. As none of these is a permanent fixture, it will be easy for this room to ‘grow up’ with the kids.
This chunky, open, under-basin shelf provides an ideal home for toys and towels, but it will easily segue into storing tween, teen and, eventually, grown-up accessories.
The key is the fact that the basic decor of this room is quite plain: it’s the colourful accessories that add character. As none of these is a permanent fixture, it will be easy for this room to ‘grow up’ with the kids.
Make them work for you
The sky’s the limit if you really want to incorporate toys into your decor: you can even create your own bespoke toothbrush holder out of Lego bricks.
How to use kids’ toys to your advantage
The sky’s the limit if you really want to incorporate toys into your decor: you can even create your own bespoke toothbrush holder out of Lego bricks.
How to use kids’ toys to your advantage
Go bespoke
If your child or children insist on a wide selection of colourful plastic bath toys, you might need to go bespoke in your quest to find a way to contain them. Here, wire baskets holding a huge collection of toys slide neatly into niches under the basin.
Wire baskets are a great storage choice for bathrooms, as they drain easily and the air can circulate around the contents.
If your child or children insist on a wide selection of colourful plastic bath toys, you might need to go bespoke in your quest to find a way to contain them. Here, wire baskets holding a huge collection of toys slide neatly into niches under the basin.
Wire baskets are a great storage choice for bathrooms, as they drain easily and the air can circulate around the contents.
Add some hooks
Hooks are excellent for towels, of course, but don’t underestimate the usefulness of a set of pegs hung above your bath or shower for drip-drying soggy toys.
Hooks are excellent for towels, of course, but don’t underestimate the usefulness of a set of pegs hung above your bath or shower for drip-drying soggy toys.
Pick a colour theme
Get your rubber ducks in a row! Adding some design-statement toys that coordinate with your colour scheme is another way to add a stylish note to the room, keeping both grown-ups and children happy.
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Get your rubber ducks in a row! Adding some design-statement toys that coordinate with your colour scheme is another way to add a stylish note to the room, keeping both grown-ups and children happy.
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How do you make your family bathroom work? Share your ideas and photos in the Comments below.
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Wicker and other natural materials can look classy and mask a toy collection very effectively. If you don’t want your kids’ clutter to challenge your spa vibe, incorporating these into your scheme is a winning move.
Alternatively, there’s nothing to stop you employing the humble services of a plastic storage box and stashing it away behind closed doors, either in an under-basin cabinet or any useful built-in cupboard. Plastic is easy to wipe clean and doesn’t allow moisture to escape, so it will stop shelves and drawer bases becoming damp or mouldy.