Hello my friends! I am now back from Las Vegas and had a FABULOUS time! It is such a fun place to visit and I had a great time catching up with one of my best friends from way back in Kindergarten. We spent our time lounging by the pool {yes, even in 110 degree temperatures!}, shopping up a storm, and taking in all of the amazing, crazy sights and sounds of Las Vegas. I can’t wait to go back!
For those of you that sent me emails and questions while I was gone, I am trying to get back to everyone that I can. I am going through about 300 emails so I am hoping that I don’t miss anyone. If you had a specific question and I didn’t reply, you might want to ask me again. I promise I am not ignoring you!
Okay, so {finally} onto some bathroom organization! I have been working on little “mini makeovers” for my bathrooms over the last couple of months . Our main master bathroom and our ensuite bathroom both need a few upgrades but I wanted to get things organized first before tackling any larger projects in there.
Here is our master bathroom. We re-painted the cabinets white a few years ago and changed out the facet on the sink. I have been wanting to re-do the tile in the bathtub since we moved in 10 years ago but I rarely use this bathroom and tiling just doesn’t sound like a fun project.
I found this shower curtain at Target that I loved and it served as the color scheme for the rest of the bathroom.
I added a few accessories and made this beach sign. I found the hot/cold knob towel rack at Winners for $8. It is really just a piece of molding with some drawer knobs attached to it. Super easy to make but I figured it would be cheaper just to buy it!
This bathroom also has a large closet that was in need of some organization.
I went through the bath towels and kept the best 8 {2 for each of us}. I also got rid of a ton of face cloths and hand towels that I never used. The top shelf was filled with cleaning products that I no longer need as I have replaced most of them with more natural cleaners {more on that in the next bathroom post!} 2 bags of garbage later, I was left with this:
Much better! {The top shelf is usually filled more with toilet paper and paper towels – looks like I need to go shopping!}
I have always loved taking baths, so our ensuite bathtub was one of my favorite things about the house when we bought it. I am still trying to figure out what to do with that brass trim {I think I will be attempting to paint it} and I would like to replace the facet. The walls will soon be re-painted in a soft gray.
I am a bit of a bath product junkie and am a huge sucker for anything that smells yummy. I discovered Fresh when I was down in Vegas and now have yet another store to add to my list of favorite bath time finds. What are your favorite bath products? Anything fabulous that I am missing out on?
I have lots of little storage areas around the bathtub to hold extra towels, shampoo, and other bath products. {You can find directions for the bubble bath bottle here}.
Now remember that chalk paint that I got a couple of weeks ago? {that I still haven’t had time to use!} Well, this is one of the projects that I bought it for.
I think the details of the cabinet and the cupboards will look great with some Old White paint and distressing. I also splurged on some amazing turquoise knobs from Anthropology when I was in Vegas that I absolutely love! The light fixture {blah!} and the facet will also be changed out.
- I think drawer dividers are an absolute must for the bathroom. There always seem to be a million little things in a bathroom that require organizing and these dividers can be purchased in numerous sizes.
- If you are short on storage space or want something a little more handy, add a decorative shelf. This one is from Willow House and stores my lotion, cotton swabs, and Q-tips. {The link to the jars can be found here.}
- Yep, I told you I was a bath product junkie. I purchased these pull out drawers {hair products on top and bath products on the bottom} on clearance at Bed, Bath and Beyond so I can easily find what I am looking for without tipping a bunch of other bottles over.
I added a towel rack above the toilet and a couple of storage boxes on top to hold toilet paper and a couple of extra cleaning cloths for the bathroom.
And I found this little box at Winners for $3.
Two bathrooms done and two to go! I’ll show those next week and share a little bit about how I have organized my bathroom cleaning {super exciting topic, I know!}
Hope you all have a great night!
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I LOVE your bathroom- especially your tub. You did such a great job decorating all of it and I love your style! I need to organize my drawers like yours they look so nice and clean instead of a big jumbled mess like mine look. 🙂 I enjoy blogging with you!
Great job! I tackled that task not too long ago- and it was such a big project (cuz I tend to hoard toiletries apparantly), but it felt so good to have it done!
Everything looks so pretty in there. I love that shower curtain and your basket of towels.
Some really great organizing ideas there Jen! I love the colors on the wall xoxo
Nice job!! I love the way you organized the closet. 🙂
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You did a fantastic job!! I would love it if you would stop by my blog and share at my party! : )
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Thanks for sharing these great ideas. I really need some organizational redo in our main bathroom and you’ve inspired me to get going 🙂
Amazing! You are very VERY talented & everyone of your posts are DELIGHTFUL! Thanks for linking to my Delightfully Inspiring Thursday Party. Keep up the great work!
DaNita
Everything looks great! You are awesome! I’m ready to organize some stuff now!! I am now following your blog! =D
Doesn’t a clean, organized space make you feel better?? I love what you did with this! Thanks for linking up at Show & Share!
Wow I love it! It’s so nice to be able to find everything you need.
Wow, your bathrooms are so organised! They are very stylish too. I love the beachy theme.
Best wishes,
Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me
Oh,you did such a great job! I love the organized drawers and linen closet! I’m sure you are inspiring so much organization! It’s wonderful!
Becky B.
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Organizing Made Fun
Your bathrooms are beautiful and your closets make make me swoon. Thanks for the great ideas.
It reflects on your attitude on how you organized things properly. I like it!
Your bathroom is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your organizing tips. I’d love for you to stop by and link up to my Share the Wealth Wednesday Link Party at http://www.laughloveandcraft.com.
I love your stule , relly you did such a good job, and your style for decorating the bathroom is awesome, thanks fo sharing tips on………………
bathroom accessories
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE SHOWERS CURTAINS, TOWELS TO MATCH AND ACCSESORIES FOR KLEENES, LIQID SOAP, RUGS TO MATH, AND EVERYTING RELATED TO THIS MATTER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH