Does your bathroom look like a bomb has hit it?
It’s amazing how many owners will show an agent around their home when they’re ready to sell, and apologise profusely for the state of the bathroom.
Like the kitchen, the bathroom is used so often throughout the day that it’s easy for the area to accumulate all sorts of flotsam and jetsam that have no place being there.
And you’ll be surprised at the difference you can make to your bathroom when you declutter it.
Below, we’ve listed eleven items that you should never see in a bathroom.
Bizarre bottles: Rationalise your bottles of lotions and potions that have found their way into your bathroom. You’ll be amazed at how many multiples of certain items, like body wash, you’ve managed to collect.
Dirty clothes: Clothes dumped on the bathroom floor, possibly left behind by a teenager, are unsightly. You should memo the household. It’s got to stop!
Ring of Truth: Do you know the fastest way to lose your jewelry? Answer: Leave it in the bathroom. Earring and rings will find a way of disappearing, and everyone in the household will deny seeing your missing treasure.
Hair-Raising: Storage can be dominated by multiple hairdryers, curling tongs and oversized brushes. Cull the ones you don’t want or use. Perhaps give them to friends or take them to a charity shop. Whatever you do, reclaim your storage space.
Hotel Toiletries – Now, many hotels don’t give away little bottles of shampoo and conditioner anymore. But it’s amazing how they’ve accumulated in our bathrooms over the years. Put their contents in a big bottle for general use, or throw them away.
Towel Trauma: Don’t let your bathroom become consumed with towels hanging off the rails. Lots of towels bring down the vibe of your bathroom. Obviously, wash them regularly and send the old ones to Heaven or recycle them as rags.
Old toothbrushes: Why do we keep them? The moment the bristles fray, you should jettison them or use them for general cleaning purposes around the house. They don’t have a home in the bathroom.
Toying With You: Bath toys become scummy and horrible pretty quickly. Try to minimise the rubber ducks and battleships, and wash the survivors regularly.
Others: Throw-out all your old medicines, and put old magazines in the recycle bin. Your cleaning fluids, especially bleach, have no place in the bathroom. Store them safely elsewhere.