Bathroom Medicine Cabinet Organizer

Medicine cabinet supplies

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Clutter coach Chip Cordelli takes on one of your biggest household headaches: organizing the medicine cabinet. Journey through the looking glass with him and learn how to make it all better.

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Clear the Decks

Medicine cabinet supplies

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There's only one way to approach organizing a medicine cabinet, says Chip, and that's from scratch. First empty contents into a box or a bin and wipe down shelves. Toss anything that's expired, useless, or wrecked.

RELATED: How to Organize Your Beauty Products

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Put Shelves in Their Place

Medicine Cabinet Toothbrush & Toothpaste Organizer

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Maximize vertical space by adjusting shelf levels to create ample room for your tallest items, like shaving cream, hair products, and toothbrushes. (Keeping toothbrushes upright behind closed doors is more sanitary.)

To buy: Umbra White Grassy Toothbrush Holder, $9; containerstore.com.

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Prioritize, People!

Full medicine cabinet

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Reload for the way you live. Why is that hydrogen peroxide front and center? Use prime real estate for medicine cabinet essentials (makeup remover, contact-lens solution) and move occasionals up top.

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Magnetize the Smalls

Mini magnetic strip holding small beauty and bathroom tools

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Keep bobby pins, tweezers, and nail tools in line with magnets and a stick-on metal strip. It takes a minute to set up and will save you hours of hunting later on.

To buy: XFasten Flexible Strong Magnetic Tape, $20 for ten feet; amazon.com.

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Downsize Your Stuff

Medicine Cabinet Organizing Tricks - Small Canister

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Decant items that come in bulky packages into smaller vessels. Stash cotton swabs in an open container for quick access; store cotton balls in clear lidded jars.

To buy: Ventura Small Canister, $15; cb2.com.

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Verticalize Random Tubes

Bliss Acrylic Canisters

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Group these (usually) fallen soldiers (lip balm, sunscreen) in clear canisters to keep them upright and to save space.

To buy: Bliss acrylic canisters, from $8; containerstore.com.

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Combine Beauty Essentials

Cosmetic caddy for everyday beauty tools

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A pullout cosmetic caddy for everyday tools makes makeup application easy.

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Streamline First-Aid Staples

Clear boxes to organize first aid essentials

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Keep bandages, ointments, and other medicine cabinet must-haves together so that you're armed and ready for an emergency. Got a little time on your hands? Create custom kits (one for poison ivy, one for colds, one for allergies, etc.).

To buy: BROGRUND Box, set of 3, $7; ikea.com.

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Organize Travel Necessities

Medicine Cabinet Organizing Tricks - pouch

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Don't let travel-size toiletries touch the inside of the cabinet. Keep minis in a clear pouch in a bathroom drawer. Come packing time, you won't have to rummage through the shelves, risking an avalanche.

RELATED:How to Organize Your Medicine Cabinet

To buy: Large Micro Mesh Pouch, $5; containerstore.com.

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