Operation Organization 2

I'm a big fan of glass containers. (I'm a big fan of anything glass, actually!) I have several different sizes and shapes around the house that I change around pretty frequently. Last post I showed one with Candy Hearts in it for Valentine's Day. I have another with ticket stubs and mementos we've collected since Chris and I started dating eight years ago. 

I love the idea of using glass in the bathroom but haven't seen anything that I really wanted to do, or had room to do right now. When I saw this on Pinterest, shocker, I knew I had to do it in our guest bathroom. I have so many travel sized items around the house that I can't part with but I don't know what to do with! So first I went on a hunt in every make-up bag, drawer, basket, and box to gather up all of them I could find. 

I was surprised at how many good things I found! Of course there was a ton of Bath and Body Works, some Aveda products, Clinique lotions and face washes, and Bulgari shampoo and conditioner from our Honeymoon. I put them all in this wide glass container with a lid and sat it on the counter in the guest bathroom. I really love how it looks! There really is everything you could ever need in there! Plus, I love knowing where they are if I ever need one.

The jar is a bit big for the small cabinet but eventually I would like it on a shelf on the wall. Knowing my clumsy self, I'll end up knocking if off the counter! Let's hope that doesn't happen!

Operation Organization Round 1

One of my resolutions was to work on organizing our humble abode. I have a lot of stuff, and not a lot of room to store it. Our guest bedroom looks like a tornado has been through there. Like, seriously. Is there a floor on there? No one knows. Anyway, that project will take a bit more time than this did one so bare with me. 

I thought I'd share some photos of our laundry area. Like a lot of people, we just have a laundry "closet." It's double doors that open to a small area that houses our washer and dryer with one simple shelf above them. AKA the pit of doom. What's the point of that little shelf, anyhow? It barely holds anything! I've always housed cleaning supplies under the sink but seeing as we are lacking cabinet space already, every inch is important. 

My husband has a little problem that I kind of love. He's crazy about keeping everything in stock around the house. We never run out of anything because he's always ahead of the game - unlike me who will use the very last paper towel before realizing it. Oops. It's like the cokes refill themselves ;) (Thanks, honey!) This is great but it only makes my storage issue even worse. I can barely fit the must haves, much less doubles and triples of everything. I knew I needed to come up with a solution in order to fit everything in the laundry closet. 

Solution: Use a shoe storage hanger to hold cleaning supplies. It fits on the back of the door and almost everything can fit inside the pockets. I have everything I need right where I can see it. It's so much nicer than climbing up under the sink and digging through bottles to find what I need! Now, I just use the shelf for larger items like laundry detergent, bigger boxes, and paper towels, etc. Here's some pictures of all my cleaning supplies.

The bottom row is kind of miscellaneous items

Much better than before!

Ahh, much better! What's next?