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Organized Bathroom Tips

Here are my best tips to have an organized bathroom:

1) Never use those mats or stick on type things in the bottom of your bathtub. They are supposed to be there so that you do not slip but what they really do is make your bathtub really hard to clean. The stick on things never come off and the mat gets ground into the tub and makes it impossible to get the tub totally clean.

2) If you have the choice, get a one piece tub and shower surround. Even one of the three piece units is better than tiled walls around your shower. The grout is very hard to clean unless you are a cleaning fanatic and the gap between the tub and tile that is filled with caulk will get moldy and disgusting no matter how often you clean it.

3) Never get a glass or Plexiglas sliding door on your tub. These things can never be cleaned that well, plus they make your shower area much smaller. The best thing to have is an old fashioned rod with a waterproof curtain. You can get a decorative type outside curtain. The inside curtain can be washed or replaced because they are not that expensive. The best part is that the curtain gives you more room in the shower. You won't bang your elbows on the glass or risk breaking it.

4) Never clean your bathroom, or anything, with a bleach type cleaner. The bleach is hard on your lungs for one thing. The worst is that the bleach will ruin your faucet fixtures. It will also ruin your clothes and anything else that it touches. The right way to clean the bathroom is to just clean it a little more often with a mild cleaner.

5) Do not fall for those toothpaste dispensers that look so good on TV. After they are used a few times they will be a gross, disgusting mess.

6) Put your toothbrushes and everything else away in a drawer or somewhere hidden from view. I am a little squeamish, but seeing people's toothbrushes is just disgusting to me. Even if you are not as squeamish as I am, you will have to admit that all those personal products being out is a real eyesore and will make even the most beautiful organized bathroom look bad.

7) Avoid at all costs the pedestal type sinks. I know they look elegant but where will you put the necessary things in your bathroom without a bathroom vanity. People with the pedestal sinks will always have their personal products just sitting out for everyone to see because they have no place to put them. Even the guest bathroom should just have a vanity to store some things out of sight.

8) You need plenty of towel racks in your organized bathroom. I live alone and still have and need 3 towel racks. I have one for my hand towels and 2 for the towels I use after a shower. Sometimes I shower twice a day and the first towel will not be dry for my second shower. Since I use these towels to dry off multiple times, they need a place to dry. I do not want them hanging over a door or over a chair or in my bedroom. I just want to neatly hang them on a towel rack to dry in the bathroom.

9) Give a little thought to where you place your toilet paper dispenser. Most people are right handed so the best is to tend it to the right within easy reach when you are sitting on the toilet. There is nothing as irritating as having to twist around on the toilet or reach a long way away or at an extremely odd angle to get some toilet paper. Being able to easily get the toilet paper should be the first consideration in every organized bathroom. That is the most important function, isn't it?

10) Use a liquid soap dispenser for washing your hands. It is hard to believe that some people use bar soap for hand washing. That seems so disgusting now.

11) Avoid excess clutter on your bathroom vanity sink area. The best would just be the liquid soap dispenser. I know that may be impossible for most people, but keeping the stuff to a minimum means your sink area will always look good and be very easy to clean.

12) Do not use the toilet seat covers. This is so unsanitary. I know these things can be washed but the best thing to do is just clean the entire toilet every time you clean your organized bathroom.