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Lovely Sink-Side Display
Decant your dish soap into a pretty glass bottle (like an olive oil cruet) and pair it with a touch of faux greenery. Megan at Honey We're Home gave her kitchen sink this fresh new look—and made dish-washing duty a little more pleasant.
Secret Bathroom Freshening Station
Last-minute guests are no problem if you can pop into the bathroom and find everything you need for a speedy clean up. Repurpose a serving tray as a landing pad for ponges (Sarah of An Inviting Home labeled hers "toilet" and "sink") and use a hand towel bar to hang gloves to dry.
Countertop-Challenged Sink Supplies
Utility sinks in the laundry room often lack countertop space to hold cleaning necessities, but a simple wall-hung rod can accommodate containers on hooks to keep everything within easy reach. Tuck rubber gloves and sponges in separate containers, like Jen at I Heart Organizing.
Room-Ready Cleaning Caddies
For less rummaging, organize the products you need for each room in labeled bins and keep them on an easy-to-reach shelf in the laundry room, like Jackie at Teal and Lime. Chalkboard-style labels are cute and functional, so come cleaning day, all you have to do is grab one and go!
Shabby Chic Utility Cabinet
Store brooms, dustpans, spray cleaners and more in a decor-friendly utility cabinet. Transform the regular louvered door by cutting a pretty peek-a-boo to showcase a top-shelf display like Lindy at Cottage Hill. No one will guess what's inside.
Space-Maximizing Powder Room Vanity
What's worse: a dirty bathroom sink or a powder room with no toilet paper? If the answer is both, take inspiration from Kelly at Imperfect Homemaking who maximized her under-sink storage by hanging a rag dispenser and a bottle of cleaner on the vanity door. (Spray nozzles hang nicely from a door pull!) Daily sink wipe-ups are now no problem, and there's cabinet space for a copious toilet paper supply.
Deep-Space Kitchen Storage
If you'd rather not experience a domino-like toppling of all your cleaning bottles when you reach into a cabinet to fish out the one you need, a Lazy Susan is your solution. Elena at 'A Casarella uses the device in a multitude of cabinets, including the one under the sink that houses all her cleaning supplies.
Over-the-Door Organization
These hanging organizers are perfect for just about anything—kids' action figures, craft supplies, toiletries, and yes, cleaning supplies. Drape one over the laundry room or closet door to hold all your dirt-removing potions. Plus, Natali at My Family Griffin points out the over-the-door system is great for keeping toxic items out of kids' reach—and keeps supplies at your eye level so you know when you need a refill.
Upside-Down Rolling Cleaning Cart
Scrubbing the house is hard enough work; you don't need to lug all your supplies around, too. Christina at 2 Little Hooligans turned an old kitchen stool upside down and added casters and fabric pockets to create a mobile cleaning cart. Stash mops and long dusters in the middle and use the pockets for your go-to cleaning bottles.
If-the-Shoe-Shelf-Fits Paper Towel Storage
Yes, reusable rags are better for the environment, but sometimes paper towels are the only thing that'll do. You'll never run out if you store your supply like Karen at Sew Many Ways who slides them into a rod-hung shoe bag—it can hold 10 rolls! Plus, it hangs nicely in the empty space in the center of the closet between your vacuums and mops.
Supply-Hiding Decorative Valance
Pay no attention to the cleaning supplies behind the curtain. Install a tension rod like Kristen at Sophia's Decor and hang a sweet valance to cover up assorted bottles on an open shelf. No doors on a utility cabinet or under the sink? You can also use this trick there, too.
Chalkboard-Labeled Wooden Crates
If your laundry room closet is also a mudroom, you're probably tired of seeing all your cleaning supplies when you come in and out of your house. Transform your storage shelves into a more eye-pleasing arrangement by staining wooden crates for grouping your supplies. Kelly at Imperfect Homemaking then applied pieces of self-adhesive chalkboard paper to their fronts to designate what goes where.
Pretty Pegboard Storage
Pegboards aren't just for hanging tools in the garage. Use this super functional surface to turn wasted wall space into storage for cleaning supplies and tools like Elsie at A Beautiful Mess. She even attached a cute first aid kit made out of a metal box she found at a flea market.
A-Tisket, A-Tasket, A Basket of Storage
Turn wicker window boxes into storage baskets like Carmel at Our Fifth House, who used towel hooks to suspend them in her bathroom for towels and toilet paper. They're a beautiful way to store paper towels and cleaning supplies in a closet or behind a closed door, too. Can't find wicker window boxes with the built-in hanging loops? Slip S-hooks into the weave of any basket and suspend from a wall-mounted towel rod or tension rod.
DIY Bathroom Mirror Case
Every bathroom can benefit from a full-length mirror and more storage, and this DIY project from Shanty 2 Chic combines both uses in one. You can build this beautifully functional piece for less than $100, and it can hold all your cleaning supplies and toiletries, no problem.
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