Best of the Week: 25 Bathroom Storage Ideas to Steal
Savvy storage helps keep your bathroom organised and speeds up your morning routine – here are 25 ideas to consider
Georgia Madden
10 July 2019
Senior writer, Houzz Australia
Well-designed storage is a must in a bathroom – not only will it help keep the room tidy, but by creating a dedicated space for everything, you won’t find yourself wasting time hunting for missing items. Planning a bathroom renovation? We’ve scoured the Houzz archives from around the world to gather together 25 storage ideas to fuel your design thinking.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
1. Location: New York, USA
Designer: Dixon Projects
Features: Tiled alcoves on both sides of this narrow bathroom provide handy spots for soaps and lotions without encroaching on precious floor space.
Designer: Dixon Projects
Features: Tiled alcoves on both sides of this narrow bathroom provide handy spots for soaps and lotions without encroaching on precious floor space.
2. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
Features: Designing the wall storage to follow the angle of the ceiling allows the owners to maximise their storage potential in this tiny attic bathroom.
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
Features: Designing the wall storage to follow the angle of the ceiling allows the owners to maximise their storage potential in this tiny attic bathroom.
3. Location: London, UK
Features: An entire wall of storage provides lashings of space for all the owner’s bathroom paraphernalia, while the open section in the middle adds visual interest and creates a convenient spot for shampoos and soaps.
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Features: An entire wall of storage provides lashings of space for all the owner’s bathroom paraphernalia, while the open section in the middle adds visual interest and creates a convenient spot for shampoos and soaps.
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4. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: Penny Black Interiors
Features: Specifying a vanity with a variety of different-sized cupboards and drawers, as the owners have done here, makes it easy to keep your bathroom items organised – something that’s particularly important in a family bathroom that’s used by multiple people.
Designer: Penny Black Interiors
Features: Specifying a vanity with a variety of different-sized cupboards and drawers, as the owners have done here, makes it easy to keep your bathroom items organised – something that’s particularly important in a family bathroom that’s used by multiple people.
5. Location: Seattle, USA
Designer: Heliotrope Architects
Features: Make a feature of your shower niche, as these owners have done, by adding warm downlights and a luxurious marble surface that echoes the floor trim.
Designer: Heliotrope Architects
Features: Make a feature of your shower niche, as these owners have done, by adding warm downlights and a luxurious marble surface that echoes the floor trim.
6. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: BENT Architecture
Features: More than just good looks; the timber bench seat here conceals a laundry chute, while the seamless vanity hides two generous storage drawers.
Designer: BENT Architecture
Features: More than just good looks; the timber bench seat here conceals a laundry chute, while the seamless vanity hides two generous storage drawers.
7. Location: London, UK
Features: Awkward spot? No problem. The owners here have tucked deep, narrow shelves into the tiny spot by the sink, providing useful extra storage without swallowing up floor space.
Features: Awkward spot? No problem. The owners here have tucked deep, narrow shelves into the tiny spot by the sink, providing useful extra storage without swallowing up floor space.
8. Location: Minneapolis, USA
Designer: North Star Kitchens
Features: A glass-fronted black cupboard adds drama to this otherwise light and airy bathroom, and ties in beautifully with the dark vanity.
Designer: North Star Kitchens
Features: A glass-fronted black cupboard adds drama to this otherwise light and airy bathroom, and ties in beautifully with the dark vanity.
9. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: Tyler Karu Design + Interiors
Features: A simple and affordable wooden bench makes for practical storage in this little powder room.
Designer: Tyler Karu Design + Interiors
Features: A simple and affordable wooden bench makes for practical storage in this little powder room.
10. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Minosa
Features: The mirrors in this bathroom cleverly conceal storage shelves. Designing the doors to lift up, rather than open outwards in the traditional manner, helps save space.
Designer: Minosa
Features: The mirrors in this bathroom cleverly conceal storage shelves. Designing the doors to lift up, rather than open outwards in the traditional manner, helps save space.
11. Location: Washington, USA
Designer: Maria Causey Interior Design
Features: A run of hooks to hang towels, a spot to sit and dry your feet, and plenty of storage are all practical features in a kids’ bathroom.
Designer: Maria Causey Interior Design
Features: A run of hooks to hang towels, a spot to sit and dry your feet, and plenty of storage are all practical features in a kids’ bathroom.
12. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: Ember & Brune
Features: A contrasting shelving nook adds wow factor and provides a handy spot for towels and bath toys.
Designer: Ember & Brune
Features: A contrasting shelving nook adds wow factor and provides a handy spot for towels and bath toys.
13. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: Fraley and Company
Features: Having shelves on two sides of this wall cabinet means no getting in each others way if you’re sharing the bathroom with another person – genius!
Designer: Fraley and Company
Features: Having shelves on two sides of this wall cabinet means no getting in each others way if you’re sharing the bathroom with another person – genius!
14. Location: London, UK
Features: A weathered timber ladder adds texture to this predominantly white bathroom, while providing extra storage.
Features: A weathered timber ladder adds texture to this predominantly white bathroom, while providing extra storage.
15. Location: Valencia, Spain
Designer: Rubio and Ros
Features: Specifying a storage unit on castors allows you to move it where you need it. The bright yellow colour adds a cheery touch.
Designer: Rubio and Ros
Features: Specifying a storage unit on castors allows you to move it where you need it. The bright yellow colour adds a cheery touch.
16. Location: UK
Designer: Katie Monkhouse Interior Design
Features: A narrow niche of open shelving adds charm in this family bathroom while making use of an otherwise unused spot.
Designer: Katie Monkhouse Interior Design
Features: A narrow niche of open shelving adds charm in this family bathroom while making use of an otherwise unused spot.
17. Location: London, UK
Designer: Studio Duggan
Features: A vintage-style luggage rack dials up the charm factor here and makes a perfect spot to store towels.
Designer: Studio Duggan
Features: A vintage-style luggage rack dials up the charm factor here and makes a perfect spot to store towels.
18. Location: London, UK
Designer: aegis interior design
Features: Wood panelling adds a warm, rustic vibe to this bathroom and makes it easy to tuck away a hidden storage cupboard.
Designer: aegis interior design
Features: Wood panelling adds a warm, rustic vibe to this bathroom and makes it easy to tuck away a hidden storage cupboard.
19. Location: Sussex, UK
Features: Open shelving maximises storage space in a small attic bathroom – no cupboard doors means no encroaching on floor space.
Features: Open shelving maximises storage space in a small attic bathroom – no cupboard doors means no encroaching on floor space.
20. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: Guggenheim Architecture + Design Studio
Features: A medicine cabinet is cleverly concealed in this timber wall, providing space for bathroom essentials.
Designer: Guggenheim Architecture + Design Studio
Features: A medicine cabinet is cleverly concealed in this timber wall, providing space for bathroom essentials.
21. Location: Detroit, USA
Designer: Scavolini Store Detroit
Features: This wall unit is half open and half closed, allowing you to display your more attractive bathroom essentials and hide others away. Meanwhile, the navy blue adds a touch of sophistication to the scheme.
Designer: Scavolini Store Detroit
Features: This wall unit is half open and half closed, allowing you to display your more attractive bathroom essentials and hide others away. Meanwhile, the navy blue adds a touch of sophistication to the scheme.
22. Location: Perth, WA
Designer: Staple Design
Features: Taking this custom vanity right over the end of the bath was a clever way for the owners to boost their storage space.
Designer: Staple Design
Features: Taking this custom vanity right over the end of the bath was a clever way for the owners to boost their storage space.
23. Location: London, UK
Designer: Huxley Home Design Studio
Features: You don’t have to spend a fortune on a vanity to create impact. Here, well-worn, reclaimed boards have been used to craft a simple storage unit, adding a dash of character to this heritage-style bathroom.
Designer: Huxley Home Design Studio
Features: You don’t have to spend a fortune on a vanity to create impact. Here, well-worn, reclaimed boards have been used to craft a simple storage unit, adding a dash of character to this heritage-style bathroom.
25. Location: London, UK
Features: A simple shelf is the perfect finishing touch to this vanity set-up – and keeps lotions and make-up within easy reach.
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Features: A simple shelf is the perfect finishing touch to this vanity set-up – and keeps lotions and make-up within easy reach.
Your turn
Which of these 25 storage ideas would you like to see in your bathroom? Tell us in the Comments, like this story, save the images and join the conversation.
More
Missed last week’s Best of the Week? Catch up on the latest interior inspiration with Best of the Week: 24 Enticing Kitchen Colour Schemes
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The explanatory notes in this article are just about perfect. Clear, concise and giving the details that even the best photos (even if drilled down into the project) just can’t supply. More like this please
#8 stunning connection bet vanity & storage. I thin better if cupboard doors are sliding ...save floor space.
I think bathroom storage should be concealed. I wouldn't want everyone to be able to see every bottle or other item i owned.