Bathroom Organization

Standing in the shower, juggling a slippery bottle of conditioner while trying not to elbow the shampoo off some flimsy suction-cup caddy, is a special kind of morning misery. Half the bottles in my house have rusted rings on the bottom from sitting on wire shelves that were never rated for a wet environment. If … Read more

Your bathroom is the size of a walk-in closet, the lighting makes everyone look jaundiced, and every time you open the vanity door it bangs into the toilet. Sound familiar? You’re not alone, and you definitely don’t need to knock down a wall to fix it. I’ve remodeled more tiny bathrooms than I can count, … Read more

My mother-in-law slipped in her bathroom two winters ago. Nothing broken, thank goodness, just a bruised hip and a badly shaken ego. But that phone call at 6 a.m. sent me straight into her powder-blue 1980s bathroom with a tape measure and a list of everything that needed to change. If you’re reading this, you’re … Read more

Can you put a towel bar over the toilet? The short answer to this question is yes. However, a few things need to be considered before this happens.  Some people view hanging the towel over the toilet as unsanitary because the aerosolized waste from the toilet tends to collect on them. But hanging your towel … Read more