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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.