| Here is my list of best do's and dont's to have an | | | | 7) Avoid at all costs the pedestal type sinks. I know |
| organized bathroom that is easy to use, easy to | | | | they look elegant but where will you put the |
| clean and looking great: | | | | necessary things in your bathroom without a |
| 1) Never use those mats or stick on type things in | | | | bathroom vanity. People with the pedestal sinks will |
| the bottom of your bathtub. They are supposed to | | | | always have their personal products just sitting out |
| be there so that you do not slip but what they really | | | | for everyone to see because they have no place to |
| do is make your bathtub really hard to clean. The | | | | put them. Even the guest bathroom should just have |
| stick on things never come off and the mat gets | | | | a vanity to store some things out of sight. |
| ground into the tub and makes is impossible to get | | | | 8) You need plenty of towel racks in your organized |
| the tub totally clean. | | | | bathroom. I live alone and still have and need 3 towel |
| 2) If you have the choice, get a one piece tub and | | | | racks. I have one for my hand towels and 2 for the |
| shower surround. Even one of the three piece units is | | | | towels I use after a shower. Sometimes I shower |
| better than tiled walls around your shower. The grout | | | | twice a day and the first towel will not be dry for |
| is very hard to clean unless you are a cleaning fanatic | | | | my second shower. Since I use these towels to dry |
| and the gap between the tub and tile that is filled | | | | off multiple times, they need a place to dry. I do not |
| with caulk will get moldy and disgusting no matter | | | | want them hanging over a door or over a chair or in |
| how often you clean it. | | | | my bedroom. I just want to neatly hang them on a |
| 3) Never get a glass or Plexiglas sliding door on your | | | | towel rack to dry in the bathroom. |
| tub. These things can never be cleaned that well, plus | | | | 9) Give a little thought to where you place your toilet |
| they make your shower area much smaller. The best | | | | paper dispenser. Most people are right handed so the |
| thing to have is an old fashioned rod with a | | | | best is to tend it to the right within easy reach when |
| waterproof curtain. You can get a decorative type | | | | you are sitting on the toilet. There is nothing as |
| outside curtain. The inside curtain can be washed or | | | | irritating as having to twist around on the toilet or |
| replaced because they are not that expensive. The | | | | reach a long way away or at an extremely odd angle |
| best part is that the curtain gives you more room in | | | | to get some toilet paper. Being able to easily get the |
| the shower. You will not bang your elbows on the | | | | toilet paper should be the first consideration in every |
| glass or risk breaking it. | | | | organized bathroom. That is the most important |
| 4) Never clean your bathroom, or anything, with a | | | | function. |
| bleach type cleaner. The bleach is hard on your lungs | | | | 10) Use a liquid soap dispenser for washing your |
| for one thing. The worst is that the bleach will ruin | | | | hands. It is hard to believe that some people use bar |
| your faucet fixtures. It will also ruin your clothes and | | | | soap for hand washing. That seems so disgusting |
| anything else that it touches. The right way to clean | | | | now. |
| the bathroom is to just clean it a little more often | | | | 11) Avoid excess clutter on your bathroom vanity |
| with a mild cleaner. | | | | sink area. The best would just be the liquid soap |
| 5) Do not fall for those toothpaste dispensers that | | | | dispenser. I know that may be impossible for most |
| look so good on TV. After they are used a few | | | | people, but keeping the stuff to a minimum means |
| times they will be a gross, disgusting mess. | | | | your sink area will always look good and be very |
| 6) Put your toothbrushes and everything else away | | | | easy to clean. |
| in a drawer or somewhere hidden from view. I am a | | | | 12) Do not use the toilet seat covers. This is so |
| little squeamish, but seeing peoples toothbrushes is | | | | unsanitary. I know these things can be washed but |
| just disgusting to me. Even if you are not as | | | | the best thing to do is just clean the entire toilet |
| squeamish as I am, you will have to admit that all | | | | every time you clean your organized bathroom. |
| those personal products being out is a real eyesore | | | | These tips will really make your bathroom look |
| and will make even the most beautiful bathroom look | | | | uncluttered, be easy to clean and a pleasure to use. |
| cheap. | | | | |