LIFESTYLE - 5 Things in your bathroom to throw out now according to professional organizers 🚿🚽🛁🏠

👗👠Take back your get-ready space 👛💄
We ask a lot of our bathrooms. We want them to feel serene and spa-like but pack in tons of practical storage. We want them to stay neat even as we stuff them with toiletries and linens. And we want them to look aesthetic and be equipped with all the modern features we need to get ready every day and night. After all, a beautifully updated bathroom is one of the most valuable features your house can have.
Basically, a bathroom needs to do it all and look good doing it. and without a smart organization system, it can get messy in there, fast. “The bathroom is where your daily routine begins and ends”
🛁 Expired Toiletries and Beauty Products
All the pros we talked to cited expired toiletries and beauty products as one of the biggest contributors to bathroom clutter, which means they’re some of the most impactful items you can purge. “Start by tossing expired medication, makeup, and skin-care products to avoid irritation or ineffectiveness,” If there isn’t an expiration date listed on the packaging, there are plenty of guidelines to follow online. “This is also a good time to identify items you’ve recently purchased but didn’t like,” “You have our full permission to say goodbye.” If you haven’t opened them and they have awhile until they expire, you can even resell or donate them.
🛁 Old or Damaged Linens
Bathroom linen closets and undercabinet storage areas are often pretty small, so hoarding a surplus of towels-especially ones that are dingy, musty, or stained-isn’t a great use of your space. Take the opportunity to toss any linens (including washcloths and hand towels) that are past their prime. They actually don’t work as well: “Frayed or stained towels are less absorbent and hygienic” If you need another excuse to go shopping, consider that new, matching towels might make it easier for you to stay organized: “Matching towels not only look cleaner folded together, but they’re often easier to store because they’re consistent in size “As far as your old towels, consider relocating them to a dedicated rag bin near your cleaning supplies.” You can also donate them to local animal shelters, which are always looking for linens.
🛁 Dirty Bath Accessories
Bathrooms tend to be wet and humid, so it’s not super surprising to hear that certain items in them-we’re looking at you, bath mat-can be a breeding ground for mold and mildew. “Audit items like shower liners, bath mats, loofahs, and cleaning tools like toilet brushes often “They can all harbor bacteria if not cleaned or replaced often.” While not all of these items necessarily need to be purged, it’s good to keep track of them during your clean-outs so you know when they’re due for a heavy-duty cleaning or replacement.
🛁 Excess Packaging
You may think you’re doing the right thing by keeping medicine and beauty products in their original boxy packaging (rectangles are easy to stack, after all), but doing so can add visual clutter to your vanity or linen closet, especially once they start to get a bit banged up. Instead, “consider placing these items in a drawer insert or pouch for a more organized look. Choose bamboo drawer inserts for drawers and a tiered metal drawer system under the sink to optimize vertical space. You can also add a basket nearby to store tall bottles or larger items.”
🛁 Unused Samples and Travel-Sized Toiletries
We’ve all brought home tiny toiletries we never use. They’re hard to resist (especially when they’re free), but unless you travel for a living chances are good that all they’ll ever do is clutter up your vanity. “Storing excess travel toiletries is pretty common, but they can take up a lot of space, and your collection probably includes products you don’t even love “Make an effort to store only those you can reasonably go through in the next year or so, and get rid of the rest. Even better, donate all of them to a local shelter and commit to refilling reusable travel containers before each trip.”