I spent the entire weekend doing a great bathroom and closet purge and wanted to share my top tips with you! Consider this a sign that you should declutter TODAY and bring clean and calm energy back into your bathroom 💆🏻♀️ Who’s up for the 10-minute declutter challenge?!! On your mark, get set, GO!!!! 🙌🏻
Julie, My mom was a store manager for a major beauty store about 20 plus years ago and introduced me to boar bristle brushes, they are the best. I would highly recommend them. After watching your video I’m definitely ready to purge out my makeup. Thanks so much for these organizational tips. I could definitely use some tips for my home office. It’s sad but true - my husband and I just became empty nesters, but I still have a lot of my kids stuff. And the office/room has become the dumbing room for everything, and I haven’t been able to keep the room organized.
Just wanted to add a few thoughts... For the sample products that you want to purge, homeless shelters or other similar organizations can usually use those - just make sure they're still in good shape. Also, my son goes to camp every summer, so I always keep a small stash of samples for that purpose. He'll NEVER use an entire bar of soap or regular bottle of shampoo (and they're nasty when they come home so *I* don't want to use them either), so I send the hotel samples with him. I do ALWAYS "hoard" dental hygiene products (like the freebies from the dentist). I switch them out whenever someone gets sick as well as when they would normally need to be switched out. Our school system also always has donation drives for emergency situations (like flood/hurricane victims) as well as those in need and hygiene products are ALWAYS needed/welcome, so I make an exception and keep those on hand. Just a thought. I know Julie mentioned donating. Another thought when I clean out towels and wash clothes that are "ratty/tattered", if they're not in good enough shape for you to feel comfortable donating to charity - always think about a pet shelter or vet's office - they can use them for animals as needed and toss if they are too ruined to wash and reuse. Same with blankets/pillows. My vet's office is always grateful for those types of donations. I love this video!
I almost posted the same ideas. Besides product samples, serviceable items that are too worn to donate to the local thrift store go to the free table at the soup kitchen. A jacket that is a bit tattered will still keep someone warm.
Awesome suggestions and tips! I pack more samples than I need to when taking trips with my friends. I pass them out to whoever forgot theirs! If you can find a use for them, fab! If not, it's time to purge!
Thank you Julie. Agencies serving the homeless or people in temporary housing will distribute un-opened travel/hotel sized shampoos, soaps, lotions to clients. Consider donation to a local or regional agency. Will be appreciated!
Our hostess for the show first nation Chippewa falls WI population overflowing with clear water body wash and love flourish. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Get THIS mean-spirited sniff... let she who has not deodorant buy the first canister of air freshener... sniff
OMGoshness Julie, I can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve helped me with. I’ve been binging on Feng Shui and decluttering videos for awhile now and what has helped me most besides your fantastic videos is ,”The Swedish Death Cleaning Video,” from, “But Coffee First,” Since putting these nuggets of gold together in my Apt., which is my home, I’m starting to feel like I’m living in a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Resort! It’s a lot of work but I do a little at a time and I’m actually beginning to feel like a new person. I am doing things now, that I will thank myself for later. It all started with ALWAYS doing the dishes before I go to sleep so that I can wake up to a lovely clean sink. That’s all it took for me to really get the ball rolling. Julie, you are a treasure🏆🥇❤️.
I love how prescriptive you were in your approach Leah. Makes measuring your success that much more tangible which equals greater results in the long run! You’re a beast!! Can’t wait to hear how you’re doing over time, please check back in with me 🙏💖☺️
You inspired me to declutter my bathroom. I was ruthless. The archeological relics I found in there belong to the Smithsonian, not my bathroom. Such great pointers! Thank you!
Oh yes! Kitchen and pantry ideas would be awesome! And home office. Thanks for the tips. And the nudge to look into the boar bristle brush....been contemplating getting one.
I have a small single pedestal desk in my bedroom where I sit to do my hair and makeup...taking all of those items out of the bathroom, and I get to SIT while doing those things. Plus I have 4 drawers for makeup and hair needs. It SOOO much better than having to stand in the bathroom to do these things. Even when I wore contact lenses, a small dish eliminated the need to stand in a bathroom to do those.
I just moved to a new house and my husband and I were shocked at all the bathroom “stuff” we have! I am on a no buy plan until we use up all our lotions, etc!
I was in my bathroom when I clicked on this video and looked around at all the mess and disorganization that could definitely be improved! Thank you for the inspiration and my teeny, tiny bathroom is next on my To Do List!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I have fake flowers/plants and they're so pretty & look real enough. I just make sure to clean them every once in awhile. I also moved a container from my middle drawer to a lower drawer bc I hardly used any of the items in it (I still need to go through a purge some of the items), and moved my makeup/contact/glasses bag to the middle drawer bc I use it daily & previously would just leave it out the counter. Now it's easier to put it away or take it out & it makes my counter much less cluttered. For under the counter space, I use Ikea bins.
OMG Julie this vlog’s timing is so spooky as I was only purging our bathroom vanity unit this morning! Great advice. I still collect all the miniature toiletries from our hotel stays but I donate them to the local homeless shelter. The shaving kits and toothbrushes are especially useful. Would definitely recommend lining the drawers with little tray containers to keep the drawers clean and organised. Good lighting is essential but the number of hotels with bad lighting in bathrooms beggars belief! I agree with not having too much clutter out on show as this just collects dust. We renovated our bathrooms last year and can also recommend good quality suction towel hooks if you are short of space or don’t want to drill holes in tiles/ walls.
Beautiful! I had the opportunity to purge out EVERYTHING a couple of months ago in preparation for a newly renovated bathroom. Oh dear 😅 EVERYTHING you have covered on travel sized bottles, make up brushes and eyeshadows…down to the spatula!!!!! Yessss! 😅 I found a palette spreader (for cake baking) in my old makeup stuff !!!! 😂 thank you 🙏 for your great video ❤
Thanks! As a renter, I still hate towels above the toilet. I don’t view this as sanitary. As a result, I found two suitable and two huge, but beautiful containers from IKEA. Perfect. …Shower curtains? Just put them in the washer(!). All the dirt will disappear🙂. …Really agree with you re keeping the toilet lid down and putting toothbrushes away. Thanks again. Cheers.
Julie, I’m so guilty on saving beauty products and travel size soaps, shampoos, etc. AND I never use them!!! You are right. This week I’m going to purge and I’ll be surprised at how much more bathroom storage I have! Then I’ll have to watch your organizational tips to see how I organize what I’m keeping. Thanks Julie!
Love the organising advice. I'm almost a minimalist so I've stopped accumulating a lot of stuff , but it's difficult to keep the stuff I do need organised and tidy. The acrylic bins suggestion is perfect for me!!!
Travel samples works so well and so needed to homeless, Battered woman's shelter or homes for kids. This time of year coats and blankets 100% if you have more than you need share please. That coat you never wore last year could have keep someone warm all winter. That what I think about when cleaning out !
Very good video. I have a smaller vanity. I also use a water pick for dental hygiene. When I hide it away in a cabinet I don't use it as regularly, so even though it's not attractive I reluctantly keep it on the tiny countertop.
The background in this video is insanely beautiful! Lucky you that is living in such a beautiful place. And so much sun in November! Here in Norway we might get a few hours of gloomy daylight before the total darkness comes back😉
I spotted Dory! haha! Thanks so much for this video. While many of these really don't apply to me, its a great reminder for when we start to accumulate items!
Good video today! I am purging under my bathroom sink & my linen closet of too many nail polishes. That is out out of sight & out of mind until today. It’s a must go, along with hair brushes. Thanks Julie
Julie this is very helpful and really you nailed it. I loved this video. I will purge my cleaning stuff and toiletries samples. I lived in an apartment and you can imagine the very unsightly brown vanity cabinet we have. I just keep the bathroom clean.
I leave fragrance bottles in the boxes they came in in my closet I use the ikea jewellery box which was in a wardrobe I used to use. This keeps the light way from them which also ruins fragrance
I am really good with my bathroom and toiletries in general. I have one of everything I need and maybe one spare. I’ve ditched fluoride toothpaste, toxic toiletries in favour of natural, thrown out the mouthwash and other chemical based products, my cabinet looks almost bare. Tackling the makeup basket in my bedroom next!
Fantastic ideas, Julie! I live with 2 other people in a 1 1/2 bath house. The owner overbuys products in bulk, and the bathroom cabinet is packed with bars of soap, bottles of alcohol, swabs, etc... in addition to the expired products in the storage room. We also have way too many towels (cheap ones at that!) where my sibling uses 2 or 3 fresh towels every day, so the laundry piles up quickly. The owner and I reuse our towels. I'd subscribed to ipsy for a couple of years, so I have a ton of hair sample products. I think I'll corral those, and go through my full -size hair products, as I have too many of those. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ipsy is such a great concept in theory, but I ended up giving away more than I used Donna. It’s all about narrowing down what works best in my old age 😆
My first thought was it is advent calendar season again. So my first task is going through all of my makeup and Skin Care to see what I have actually used what I haven't even touched and get rid of everything so I can start my new year with my new advent samples. And I have always had fuzzy slippers by the bathroom door.
One more thing to purge-upgrade-replace (and a particular pet peeve of mine): those plastic spring-operated toilet paper roll things that are attached to the wall and sometimes fly off when dispensing--LOL----replaced ours with a metal hook---still attached to the wall, but the toilet paper rolls easily slip on and off. They come in many finishes--warm metal; cool stainless, etc., so its no longer an eyesore, and quantum leaps more user friendly.
Thank you. This video is prescient as I just noticed the clutter in my bathroom yesterday. I'm bad about getting rid of cosmetics because I don't use a lot of makeup. It's hard to throw away something you've only used a few times. I would love to add a mirror frame and change my hardware. We'll see how it goes
Train yourself to think of the purge as less “waste” and more about making decisions based on value. If you hardly use it, I wouldn’t say it holds any real value in your space. You may keep 1-2 palettes for backup, but not an entire drawer 👍🏻😊
Love your videos Julie. Our troops overseas need toiletries. Veterans groups collect and ship. I gather travel sizes, hotel toiletries, samples (always select samples when I order online). I drop off a big bag around every 3 months. It us a small thing but our troops appreciate it.
I have been purging due to stress. With a manchild and kids, I need to purge to help myself feel less cluttered and to help myself more so I don’t have to clean as much. I just got done throwing away a lot of my kids today they don’t use or are broken and donated some that aren’t in their interests anymore. Or the toys they just pull out to annoy me with and leave it on the floor…
Thank you so much. 💓 I could donate those hotel shampoos, lotions, etc. Some people will be happy to use those expensive unused items in the bathroom. Finally, I can have some extra space for me to relax in the bathroom for bubble baths and quiet time.
Loved all the pictures! I will purge my brushes, I have so many! I have a natural boar bristle brush Yes I forgot how good that it, thanks for the reminder!
Julie, I collect tons of sample sizes from hotels & skincare purchases. We save some for our guests & donate the remainder to homeless shelters or women’s shelters. ❤
I love Julie! She's the coolest and so gangster! 😅😎 appreciate this video right now because we just moved and was trying to figure out how to downsize all the products I have to make our bathroom nice and clean. The biggest helpful tip was to just get rid of all my samples I have collected so many sample items just like what you were talking about as well as for just in case traveling. Haha just getting rid of it will help me take the guesswork out of which ones to keep and save. Thanks Julie!!!!
Oh! I'm quite good on this one, but I have redone my bathroom about 5 years ago, so I got rid of the 90s tuiles and cabinets (they were cheap to start with, so they were worn out after 20 years). For the shower curtain, I have two, a nice one on the outside and a cheap one inside which get in contact with water. I replace the cheap one when it's done, but keep the look I chose for the bathroom with the upper one. About rare occasion cosmetics, put them in a tupperware inside the fridge, they will last much longer if kept in cold temperature.
Hi Julie, love your show! I have a water softener system and I color my hair. No negatives, my hair is softer with the softened water, have been using a system for years. Its especially better on skin. Try it! :-)
Hi Julie Ahhh bath toys!! I remember that. So much fun for the children I had a lot and kept them in mesh netting suctioned to the tile tub walls. Happily they are all gone and no longer needed. But it was fun while it lasted. Great tips on everything here. I agree that consolidation of creams and shampoos lotions etc helps. I like to use up what I have bf I buy more. The closed shelf over the toilet bowl is a good idea for de cluttering and also for cleanliness. I don’t use rubber backed rugs in the bathroom. I bet those washable rugs by ruggable work great. Wallpaper border is definitely a no no as is poor lighting choices. But if you can’t change the lighting at least have a lighted makeup mirror to mimic natural light to ensure make up looks good. Having one bathroom for a family makes it tough but things will change over time. Hang in there and enjoy the ride! See you next week pretty lady! Margaret
Love it❤️Found you looking for inspiration for my extremely ugly & disfunctional kitchen. My budget is zero😂☹️. i thought with all my experience i’d be able to do this quickly… fast forward 2 months later and i still haven’t even ordered the cabinets 😳😂. Thank god i have patience. Do you internet consult? I would definitely consider it. Thanks for your inspiring and on point tips. 💯‼️
I've always wondered if I'm the only one who doesn't like the hard water treatments? I have hard water and when I stay somewhere where they have soft.. I really don't care for that feeling on my hair or since I have naturally curly, the way it looks. So glad to feel validated on this and did not know it the sulfites. X
I watched it. Understood I must be a minimalist. Very few in my bathroom to purge. Rule no 1 is not to buy unnecessary items or buy only what is essential. The mother earth will thank us
I love my Dyson blow dryer. The flat irons and curlers don’t get hot enough for my texture of hair. I got a flat iron and really tried to love it, but it didn’t do well for my hair texture.
I am definitely going to change out my apartment overhead mirror yellow lights and add a few plants. They will have to be high quality faux plants because my bathroom is in an apartment and Pitch Black.
My dear master Julie, light bulbs again please. I use incandescent only. My apartment is small, open plan plus tiny 2 windows with truly limited natural light. I bought 4 floor lamps , 2 bedside lamps, 6 salt plug in socket lights… that does mood lighting job but still looks like it is 8 pm here 24-7. Now it is rental and landlord does not mind me to upgrade booblights which I have total 5 in whole apartment. So planing on Solklint ikea ceiling lamps to install instead. It has option of one 60wats light bulb each. Also going to paint everything pure white. Sooo, which INCANDESCENT ONLY light bulb will be great to make my apartment looking BRIGHT and LIGHT and SUNNY with these 5 replacement ( bathroom and kitchen inc) I live in Florida but inside it feels like dark cave. ❤ THANK TOU Julie, you are the master of all masters. Always sharing your channel with all people I meet.
If you clean makeup brushes regularly, and disinfect if needed, they can last indefinitely. But if they smell, toss em! I check expiration days whenever I turn clocks back. Those dates sneak up on you and you can look up and have something years out of date if you don’t look.
Good point about not saving samples for guests. Guests who like using samples have probably brought their own (that they've been saving) 😉. And guest those who didn't bring their favorite products or samples are probably planning to use/try yours.
I keep unopened luxury samples in a basket in the guest bathroom for houseguests. It’s a nice extra friends and family who stay over can use and take with them while they’re still traveling. While homeless communities are happy for any donations they typically need full sized unopened hygiene items. I mean who only needs sample sized feminine products? Lol. But really, look for the places asking for them, we have a homeless school in okc that also serves as a place for showers and laundry and a kitchen for the families bringing their children into class each day. There are also day shelters. And night shelters and meal kitchens and local in the homeless area churches. If you work with the homeless community you’ll realize they typically know where to go for meals and showers and services like computer use, phone charging stations etc.and are quick to let anyone new to the area know where to go as well as street teams who go out to find and meet with anyone they see on the streets as well. For their own safety and wellness donate to actual community program spaces and don’t run out handing over packages to the homeless. Not everyone you see looking rough is homeless person so don’t assume, some people are day travelers, or on the streets for whatever other reason, some are truly homeless but walking into a camp is a intrusive to their own safety and sometimes triggers extreme paranoia. Donate to programs. Thanks you that was my Ted talk. Lol
Using the timer is my jam. The best is what I call commercial Cleaning. When I’m watching network television, I can’t tolerate commercials. so I jump up and I call it commercial cleaning. I’ll go and rinse the dishes to get ready for the dishwasher or I’ll empty the dishwasher or I’ll switch laundry or grab hot stuff out of dryer. Whatever…even grab my cordless vacuum and vacuum the room. It’s amazing what you can get done in 2 1/2 minutes. It makes my space tidier and I feel less guilt being a couch potato. They used to say spend 60 seconds tidying any room you walk in to keep ahead. But the timer, along with silencing your phone, is really helpful if you’re at all distractible. Hey Google, Alexa, set a timer for 5 minutes.
Very sound advice. Setting a timer to do a chore is so smart, it keeps you focused. I just cleaned my bathroom out and another set of items people might keep in their bathroom is medicines. Everything from prescription meds, eye drops, ointments, aspirin, vitamins etc. These all have expiring dates. Take a look through them, it may surprise you how many have expired.
Love your videos & all your inspiration but would have loved to have seen a "purge with me" type of video or at least some before & after photos of your own bathroom!
I’ll do that for the next one Teresa! As you can imagine, I have done most of these already and keep a pretty tidy space. There was no “before” to film 😆
I have no travel items and very little cosmetics, but I still have clutter. Most of it belongs to my husband 😂 so I'll need to get him to listen to this video! Thank you Julie❤️ this is an awesome list.
Hello! Thank you, all tips are very useful. Who are keeping cosmetics, makeup, skin care products and perfume in the bathroom? Why? Moisture in the bathroom will damage it much faster than you could use it. I only have a shampoo, a conditioner and a toothpaste in my bathroom. That is it. I don't do my makeup in bathroom either, that is in my living room, in front of my window, so I can get a natural daylight. 👸💁
Lots of people (including myself) store all of the above in the bathroom when the vanity is a part of the design. But I agree with you, the more natural light, the better for makeup application 👍🏻😊
Ruffled window and the matchy-matchy set big no for me, I never liked them My bathrooms are small so no clutter for me , I defo going to buy the shower head Thank you so much 😊
I spent the entire weekend doing a great bathroom and closet purge and wanted to share my top tips with you! Consider this a sign that you should declutter TODAY and bring clean and calm energy back into your bathroom 💆🏻♀️ Who’s up for the 10-minute declutter challenge?!! On your mark, get set, GO!!!! 🙌🏻
Thank you! I am applying these tips today! You look gorgeous Julie! ♥️🙌🏼
I’m ready to do it! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Julie,
My mom was a store manager for a major beauty store about 20 plus years ago and introduced me to boar bristle brushes, they are the best. I would highly recommend them. After watching your video I’m definitely ready to purge out my makeup. Thanks so much for these organizational tips. I could definitely use some tips for my home office. It’s sad but true - my husband and I just became empty nesters, but I still have a lot of my kids stuff. And the office/room has become the dumbing room for everything, and I haven’t been able to keep the room organized.
Gosh...the timing urself tip is the bomb...
Certainly using this one asap for almost everything methinks 😜 😜
Love that you're doing your hair that way again.
Just wanted to add a few thoughts...
For the sample products that you want to purge, homeless shelters or other similar organizations can usually use those - just make sure they're still in good shape.
Also, my son goes to camp every summer, so I always keep a small stash of samples for that purpose. He'll NEVER use an entire bar of soap or regular bottle of shampoo (and they're nasty when they come home so *I* don't want to use them either), so I send the hotel samples with him.
I do ALWAYS "hoard" dental hygiene products (like the freebies from the dentist). I switch them out whenever someone gets sick as well as when they would normally need to be switched out. Our school system also always has donation drives for emergency situations (like flood/hurricane victims) as well as those in need and hygiene products are ALWAYS needed/welcome, so I make an exception and keep those on hand. Just a thought. I know Julie mentioned donating.
Another thought when I clean out towels and wash clothes that are "ratty/tattered", if they're not in good enough shape for you to feel comfortable donating to charity - always think about a pet shelter or vet's office - they can use them for animals as needed and toss if they are too ruined to wash and reuse. Same with blankets/pillows. My vet's office is always grateful for those types of donations.
I love this video!
Thank you Anne! My thoughts exactly!!
I almost posted the same ideas. Besides product samples, serviceable items that are too worn to donate to the local thrift store go to the free table at the soup kitchen. A jacket that is a bit tattered will still keep someone warm.
Awesome suggestions and tips! I pack more samples than I need to when taking trips with my friends. I pass them out to whoever forgot theirs! If you can find a use for them, fab! If not, it's time to purge!
I just posted that too!!!! I agree.
Thank you Julie. Agencies serving the homeless or people in temporary housing will distribute un-opened travel/hotel sized shampoos, soaps, lotions to clients. Consider donation to a local or regional agency. Will be appreciated!
My son, who travels for work, told me that he does this.
I also donate any travel stuff if unopened. There are also shelters for women and teens that appreciate any unused skin &
make up products. I try to buy products I use when they have a gift with purchase & donate the gift items I wouldn’t use.
Our hostess for the show first nation Chippewa falls WI population overflowing with clear water body wash and love flourish. Cleanliness is next to godliness. Get THIS mean-spirited sniff... let she who has not deodorant buy the first canister of air freshener... sniff
Perfect, you won't feel bad amassing a collection once you can donate them to those in need 👍
So good that this guide is not only considering aesthetics but is practical and covers hygiene considerations as well.
Needs to function on every level for these rules to become adopted Kaizen 👍🏻😊
@@JulieKhuu Couldn't have said it better. Loving your content! ☺
OMGoshness Julie, I can’t thank you enough for all that you’ve helped me with. I’ve been binging on Feng Shui and decluttering videos for awhile now and what has helped me most besides your fantastic videos is ,”The Swedish Death Cleaning Video,” from, “But Coffee First,” Since putting these nuggets of gold together in my Apt., which is my home, I’m starting to feel like I’m living in a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Resort! It’s a lot of work but I do a little at a time and I’m actually beginning to feel like a new person. I am doing things now, that I will thank myself for later. It all started with ALWAYS doing the dishes before I go to sleep so that I can wake up to a lovely clean sink. That’s all it took for me to really get the ball rolling. Julie, you are a treasure🏆🥇❤️.
I love how prescriptive you were in your approach Leah. Makes measuring your success that much more tangible which equals greater results in the long run! You’re a beast!! Can’t wait to hear how you’re doing over time, please check back in with me 🙏💖☺️
You inspired me to declutter my bathroom. I was ruthless. The archeological relics I found in there belong to the Smithsonian, not my bathroom. Such great pointers! Thank you!
hahah you deserve a spa massage now Marilyn! 🙌
Last minute tip was the best, thank you!
This was very helpful, thank you, would be great if you made a video like this for every room in house 😊
Oh yes! Kitchen and pantry ideas would be awesome! And home office. Thanks for the tips. And the nudge to look into the boar bristle brush....been contemplating getting one.
Ooh I love that idea Tay! 👍
I have a small single pedestal desk in my bedroom where I sit to do my hair and makeup...taking all of those items out of the bathroom, and I get to SIT while doing those things. Plus I have 4 drawers for makeup and hair needs. It SOOO much better than having to stand in the bathroom to do these things. Even when I wore contact lenses, a small dish eliminated the need to stand in a bathroom to do those.
That’s such an awesome solution and frees up valuable real estate Sharon 🙌
I just moved to a new house and my husband and I were shocked at all the bathroom “stuff” we have! I am on a no buy plan until we use up all our lotions, etc!
Yes 🙌🏻 you’ll be amazed by how far they last you Emilie
I was in my bathroom when I clicked on this video and looked around at all the mess and disorganization that could definitely be improved! Thank you for the inspiration and my teeny, tiny bathroom is next on my To Do List!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It's going to free up so much visual and physical space Susan!🙌
I have fake flowers/plants and they're so pretty & look real enough. I just make sure to clean them every once in awhile.
I also moved a container from my middle drawer to a lower drawer bc I hardly used any of the items in it (I still need to go through a purge some of the items), and moved my makeup/contact/glasses bag to the middle drawer bc I use it daily & previously would just leave it out the counter. Now it's easier to put it away or take it out & it makes my counter much less cluttered.
For under the counter space, I use Ikea bins.
Your tips are so on point, Julie! Here’s to a more organized bathroom!🥂
Yes!! Cheers to a more focused and organized 2023 🙌🏻
Amen!
Love this one and your office 😍 I have a few things to change, remove and donate in my bathroom!
I love to purge before a new year Marga 🙌🏻
Thankyou from Australia!
OMG Julie this vlog’s timing is so spooky as I was only purging our bathroom vanity unit this morning! Great advice. I still collect all the miniature toiletries from our hotel stays but I donate them to the local homeless shelter. The shaving kits and toothbrushes are especially useful. Would definitely recommend lining the drawers with little tray containers to keep the drawers clean and organised. Good lighting is essential but the number of hotels with bad lighting in bathrooms beggars belief! I agree with not having too much clutter out on show as this just collects dust. We renovated our bathrooms last year and can also recommend good quality suction towel hooks if you are short of space or don’t want to drill holes in tiles/ walls.
Love the suction cup idea! That way, you can move it around and add as many as needed 🙌
Perfect timing. Thanks Julie
Beautiful! I had the opportunity to purge out EVERYTHING a couple of months ago in preparation for a newly renovated bathroom. Oh dear 😅 EVERYTHING you have covered on travel sized bottles, make up brushes and eyeshadows…down to the spatula!!!!! Yessss! 😅 I found a palette spreader (for cake baking) in my old makeup stuff !!!! 😂 thank you 🙏 for your great video ❤
haha I often find myself saying "how did that get there"?? 😂
Great tips. With travel size it’s good to make packages and donate to homeless shelter vs throwing out. 🙏🏼
Very timely!
Tackling my workroom and needed these tips. Especially the time chunks one. Thank You.
It’s like a fun game Teri! 🙌🏻
Thanks! As a renter, I still hate towels above the toilet. I don’t view this as sanitary. As a result, I found two suitable and two huge, but beautiful containers from IKEA. Perfect. …Shower curtains? Just put them in the washer(!). All the dirt will disappear🙂. …Really agree with you re keeping the toilet lid down and putting toothbrushes away. Thanks again. Cheers.
Julie, I’m so guilty on saving beauty products and travel size soaps, shampoos, etc. AND I never use them!!! You are right. This week I’m going to purge and I’ll be surprised at how much more bathroom storage I have! Then I’ll have to watch your organizational tips to see how I organize what I’m keeping. Thanks Julie!
Yes! 🙌🏻 All the items you keep can finally be in rotation Teri! That’s exciting!
Hello from Huntington Beach, CA... thank you for all the information. Love your Chanel.
Thank you for watching Gloria! I grew up in HB 😊
Love the organising advice. I'm almost a minimalist so I've stopped accumulating a lot of stuff , but it's difficult to keep the stuff I do need organised and tidy. The acrylic bins suggestion is perfect for me!!!
If you see it, you will use it 🙌
Travel samples works so well and so needed to homeless, Battered woman's shelter or homes for kids. This time of year coats and blankets 100% if you have more than you need share please. That coat you never wore last year could have keep someone warm all winter. That what I think about when cleaning out !
Repurposed for great purpose 🙌🏻
Very good video. I have a smaller vanity. I also use a water pick for dental hygiene. When I hide it away in a cabinet I don't use it as regularly, so even though it's not attractive I reluctantly keep it on the tiny countertop.
I understand that completely. Out of sight, out of mind Susan 😆
First purge make up area. Great info! Love clearing and reorganizing.
i never thought of fresh flowers in the bathroom before. thank you and i always love your videos!!!!
It really brightens up the space especially when it’s the first thing you see JR 💐
I like hooks for towels.
I work at the goodwill and we will accept two third full beauty products as long as they have a secure container.
Oh awesome, great to know Rocco! Thank you
By decluttering bathrooms into our home, I found a lot of hair clips and also lots of pharmacy products. Thank you for this motivation video :)
I found a ton of pony tail holders 😆
The background in this video is insanely beautiful! Lucky you that is living in such a beautiful place. And so much sun in November! Here in Norway we might get a few hours of gloomy daylight before the total darkness comes back😉
Love the lazy Susan for hair products. This is definitely a great way to go into the new year and holidays.
I use lazy Susans both in the bathroom and kitchen! Also great underneath the sink for those hard to reach areas Val 👍🏻😊
I spotted Dory! haha! Thanks so much for this video. While many of these really don't apply to me, its a great reminder for when we start to accumulate items!
Also all those hotel sample are great to donate to a women’s shelter
Yes, love this idea Annette! 👍🏻😊
WOW this is so helpful, doing a purge this week so in line with what I was going to tackle! Great video!
One corner at a time Laura! 🙌
Thanks for the tips
Very helpful. Thank you
Thank you for watching Arlene! 😊🙏🏻
Thanks Julie, great tips! Nothing better than a good purge, especially to start the new year.👍🏻👍🏻
The best time for a refresh! 🙌
I second the Dyson air wrap. It’s awesome
Game changer! 🙌🏻
Good video today! I am purging under my bathroom sink & my linen closet of too many nail polishes. That is out out of sight & out of mind until today. It’s a must go, along with hair brushes. Thanks Julie
Some of my polishes were so crusty and dry Victoria! 🙈 I love a great purge 🙌🏻
Julie this is very helpful and really you nailed it. I loved this video. I will purge my cleaning stuff and toiletries samples. I lived in an apartment and you can imagine the very unsightly brown vanity cabinet we have. I just keep the bathroom clean.
Keep the bathroom clean, light a candle, add some fresh greenery. That can make all the difference in the world 👍🏻
I wondered about borders. I loved designing with them in the '90s. I was hoping they would return.
I’m not a huge fan of borders, but I’m sure done right it could be stunning
I leave fragrance bottles in the boxes they came in in my closet I use the ikea jewellery box which was in a wardrobe I used to use. This keeps the light way from them which also ruins fragrance
I am really good with my bathroom and toiletries in general. I have one of everything I need and maybe one spare. I’ve ditched fluoride toothpaste, toxic toiletries in favour of natural, thrown out the mouthwash and other chemical based products, my cabinet looks almost bare. Tackling the makeup basket in my bedroom next!
You’re purging with purpose 🙌🏻 love it Harmony!
Fantastic ideas, Julie!
I live with 2 other people in a 1 1/2 bath house. The owner overbuys products in bulk, and the bathroom cabinet is packed with bars of soap, bottles of alcohol, swabs, etc... in addition to the expired products in the storage room. We also have way too many towels (cheap ones at that!) where my sibling uses 2 or 3 fresh towels every day, so the laundry piles up quickly. The owner and I reuse our towels.
I'd subscribed to ipsy for a couple of years, so I have a ton of hair sample products. I think I'll corral those, and go through my full -size hair products, as I have too many of those.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Ipsy is such a great concept in theory, but I ended up giving away more than I used Donna. It’s all about narrowing down what works best in my old age 😆
I always enjoy your videos Julie and this one is so motivating. Tomorrow I’m going to get into it 😊👍
You’re going to feel great after it’s all done Tweeza!! 🙌🏻
@@JulieKhuu I did and it wasn’t that hard - the drawers got a much needed clean too 😊
My first thought was it is advent calendar season again. So my first task is going through all of my makeup and Skin Care to see what I have actually used what I haven't even touched and get rid of everything so I can start my new year with my new advent samples. And I have always had fuzzy slippers by the bathroom door.
New year, new fresh energy Shelley 🙌🏻
One more thing to purge-upgrade-replace (and a particular pet peeve of mine): those plastic spring-operated toilet paper roll things that are attached to the wall and sometimes fly off when dispensing--LOL----replaced ours with a metal hook---still attached to the wall, but the toilet paper rolls easily slip on and off. They come in many finishes--warm metal; cool stainless, etc., so its no longer an eyesore, and quantum leaps more user friendly.
Thank you. This video is prescient as I just noticed the clutter in my bathroom yesterday. I'm bad about getting rid of cosmetics because I don't use a lot of makeup. It's hard to throw away something you've only used a few times. I would love to add a mirror frame and change my hardware. We'll see how it goes
Train yourself to think of the purge as less “waste” and more about making decisions based on value. If you hardly use it, I wouldn’t say it holds any real value in your space. You may keep 1-2 palettes for backup, but not an entire drawer 👍🏻😊
Great video!
Thank you so much dear Julie for this great list, it will be great if you can get to the closet. I’m purging 💄. That is a fact starting now.❤️❤️🤗
I have a few closet videos on the channel now for inspiration Marianne! 👍🏻😊
Love your videos Julie. Our troops overseas need toiletries. Veterans groups collect and ship. I gather travel sizes, hotel toiletries, samples (always select samples when I order online). I drop off a big bag around every 3 months. It us a small thing but our troops appreciate it.
Oh I love this idea Tracy! Thank you for commenting, I hope others are reading this too 👍🏻😊
Dyson is everything!!! I am with you on investing in anything Dyson.
I’ve never looked back Bree! I have 4 Dysons in this house 🙌🏻
I have been purging due to stress. With a manchild and kids, I need to purge to help myself feel less cluttered and to help myself more so I don’t have to clean as much. I just got done throwing away a lot of my kids today they don’t use or are broken and donated some that aren’t in their interests anymore. Or the toys they just pull out to annoy me with and leave it on the floor…
I’m sorry I meant a lot of my kids toys
nice sharing
Thank you for watching Nasir 🙏🏻😊
Thank you so much. 💓 I could donate those hotel shampoos, lotions, etc. Some people will be happy to use those expensive unused items in the bathroom. Finally, I can have some extra space for me to relax in the bathroom for bubble baths and quiet time.
Yes! Exactly 🧖🏼♀️
Loved all the pictures! I will purge my brushes, I have so many! I have a natural boar bristle brush Yes I forgot how good that it, thanks for the reminder!
Love my Mason Pearson brush! My hair is always fluffy and voluminous 😂
Wow I have never thought to pair fushia lip with camel neutrals! That works!
Lol thank you 😊
Julie, I collect tons of sample sizes from hotels & skincare purchases. We save some for our guests & donate the remainder to homeless shelters or women’s shelters. ❤
Yes! That’s the best idea 🙌🏻
I love Julie! She's the coolest and so gangster! 😅😎 appreciate this video right now because we just moved and was trying to figure out how to downsize all the products I have to make our bathroom nice and clean. The biggest helpful tip was to just get rid of all my samples I have collected so many sample items just like what you were talking about as well as for just in case traveling. Haha just getting rid of it will help me take the guesswork out of which ones to keep and save. Thanks Julie!!!!
I only had one small bin of samples left, but still! One bin that could be put to better use Melody! 🙌
I really enjoy and appreciate your videos! They help me so much! ❤️
Thank you for watching Holly 🙏🏻😊
Oh! I'm quite good on this one, but I have redone my bathroom about 5 years ago, so I got rid of the 90s tuiles and cabinets (they were cheap to start with, so they were worn out after 20 years). For the shower curtain, I have two, a nice one on the outside and a cheap one inside which get in contact with water. I replace the cheap one when it's done, but keep the look I chose for the bathroom with the upper one. About rare occasion cosmetics, put them in a tupperware inside the fridge, they will last much longer if kept in cold temperature.
Make perfect sense to further preserve the goods with Tupperware Marianne! Nice tip 👍🏻
Julie thank you for inspiring me!❤
Thank you for watching Debbie 🙏🏻😊
Hi Julie, love your show! I have a water softener system and I color my hair. No negatives, my hair is softer with the softened water, have been using a system for years. Its especially better on skin. Try it! :-)
Do you dye blonde? I hear it’s the icy blonde platinums that get affected
Hi Julie
Ahhh bath toys!! I remember that. So much fun for the children I had a lot and kept them in mesh netting suctioned to the tile tub walls. Happily they are all gone and no longer needed. But it was fun while it lasted. Great tips on everything here. I agree that consolidation of creams and shampoos lotions etc helps. I like to use up what I have bf I buy more. The closed shelf over the toilet bowl is a good idea for de cluttering and also for cleanliness. I don’t use rubber backed rugs in the bathroom. I bet those washable rugs by ruggable work great. Wallpaper border is definitely a no no as is poor lighting choices. But if you can’t change the lighting at least have a lighted makeup mirror to mimic natural light to ensure make up looks good. Having one bathroom for a family makes it tough but things will change over time. Hang in there and enjoy the ride! See you next week pretty lady! Margaret
Thankfully my toddler loves to shower now! Less toys 😆 thank you for watching Margaret 🙏🏻💖
Great video, great ideas. Love the background (where you're sitting). Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Thanks so much! Love the afternoon light in my living room 😊
Love it❤️Found you looking for inspiration for my extremely ugly & disfunctional kitchen. My budget is zero😂☹️. i thought with all my experience i’d be able to do this quickly… fast forward 2 months later and i still haven’t even ordered the cabinets 😳😂. Thank god i have patience. Do you internet consult? I would definitely consider it. Thanks for your inspiring and on point tips. 💯‼️
Thank you Julie! I’m working on our hall bathroom and omg it needs a major revamp lol
The one that gets used the most should be prioritized. We just need to make time Ann! You got this 🙌🏻
@@JulieKhuu yes ! Absolutely. Thank you 😊
Julie, what a good video!! I hold on to beauty lotions n hair products of all kinds. I'm purging all of those!! I needed this video! Thank you!
Keep it if you use it of course! Otherwise, it’s taking up valuable real estate in the bathroom Stella
Great idea keeping perfume in the closet!
Just makes sense! 😉
Great tips Julie , thank you.
Thank you for watching Alicia 🙏🏻😊
I've always wondered if I'm the only one who doesn't like the hard water treatments? I have hard water and when I stay somewhere where they have soft.. I really don't care for that feeling on my hair or since I have naturally curly, the way it looks. So glad to feel validated on this and did not know it the sulfites. X
That’s what I was told from my stylist, but it seems the viewers have differing opinions on this
Thank you for sharing your vlogs.
Thank you for watching Mila! ☺️🙏
I use my Dyson air wrap just about every day . I agree with Everything you've said in this video 100%
Yes 🙌🏻 air wrap was a game changer for my hair!
All great ideas, thank you!
Thank you for watching Diane 🙏🏻☺️
Super! 😃 👍 thank you 🙏
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻😊
I watched it. Understood I must be a minimalist. Very few in my bathroom to purge. Rule no 1 is not to buy unnecessary items or buy only what is essential. The mother earth will thank us
Essential is subjective. I NEED my 5 different face creams! 😅
You continue to be Incredible year after year!🙂
You’re the best Kenneth! Thank you for watching and your continued support 🙏🏻😊
You got me! Just subscribed! Loved this video, now excuse me while I go binge all your previous videos!❤️
Thank you for watching Luannley! Hope to see you back in the comments 🙏🏻💖
I love my Dyson air wrap. It’s worth the investment.
Yup 🙌🏻 I’ve never looked back!
This is so inspiring. Going to get to it tomorrow
I give myself a time limit or simply focus on one cabinet/ shelf at a time so I don’t get overwhelmed Angela 👍🏻
I watched The Purge right after watching your video tips ;).
Haha how meta
I love my Dyson blow dryer. The flat irons and curlers don’t get hot enough for my texture of hair. I got a flat iron and really tried to love it, but it didn’t do well for my hair texture.
I don’t use all the accessories either, but the ones that work, work beautifully 🙌
I am definitely going to change out my apartment overhead mirror yellow lights and add a few plants. They will have to be high quality faux plants because my bathroom is in an apartment and Pitch Black.
I have a video on best low light plants, even grow lights may help those dark corners Shelley 👍🏻
My dear master Julie, light bulbs again please. I use incandescent only. My apartment is small, open plan plus tiny 2 windows with truly limited natural light. I bought 4 floor lamps , 2 bedside lamps, 6 salt plug in socket lights… that does mood lighting job but still looks like it is 8 pm here 24-7. Now it is rental and landlord does not mind me to upgrade booblights which I have total 5 in whole apartment. So planing on Solklint ikea ceiling lamps to install instead. It has option of one 60wats light bulb each. Also going to paint everything pure white. Sooo, which INCANDESCENT ONLY light bulb will be great to make my apartment looking BRIGHT and LIGHT and SUNNY with these 5 replacement ( bathroom and kitchen inc) I live in Florida but inside it feels like dark cave. ❤ THANK TOU Julie, you are the master of all masters. Always sharing your channel with all people I meet.
Why don’t you try LED bulbs? It’s the same housing, you simply swap out the bulb, not the fixture. I love 3000k-3500k either way 💡
If you clean makeup brushes regularly, and disinfect if needed, they can last indefinitely. But if they smell, toss em! I check expiration days whenever I turn clocks back. Those dates sneak up on you and you can look up and have something years out of date if you don’t look.
Yes, purging is necessary to keep your items in check 👍
When I purge, I usually buy that item again soon. Vicious circle for me. But at least it's newer. 😂
Newer BUT more functional 🙌
Good point about not saving samples for guests. Guests who like using samples have probably brought their own (that they've been saving) 😉. And guest those who didn't bring their favorite products or samples are probably planning to use/try yours.
Exactly 🙌🏻
Whoa oooh I have hot rollers from the 1980s. I use it and love it.. YOU REALLY need soft water. It's good for dyed hair Julie.
It’s my blonde color that I hear gets affected Jane. Need to fact check this tip though 🤔
I needed this !!!!💜
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻😊
I keep unopened luxury samples in a basket in the guest bathroom for houseguests. It’s a nice extra friends and family who stay over can use and take with them while they’re still traveling.
While homeless communities are happy for any donations they typically need full sized unopened hygiene items. I mean who only needs sample sized feminine products? Lol. But really, look for the places asking for them, we have a homeless school in okc that also serves as a place for showers and laundry and a kitchen for the families bringing their children into class each day. There are also day shelters. And night shelters and meal kitchens and local in the homeless area churches. If you work with the homeless community you’ll realize they typically know where to go for meals and showers and services like computer use, phone charging stations etc.and are quick to let anyone new to the area know where to go as well as street teams who go out to find and meet with anyone they see on the streets as well.
For their own safety and wellness donate to actual community program spaces and don’t run out handing over packages to the homeless. Not everyone you see looking rough is homeless person so don’t assume, some people are day travelers, or on the streets for whatever other reason, some are truly homeless but walking into a camp is a intrusive to their own safety and sometimes triggers extreme paranoia.
Donate to programs. Thanks you that was my Ted talk. Lol
Using the timer is my jam. The best is what I call commercial
Cleaning. When I’m watching network television, I can’t tolerate commercials. so I jump up and I call it commercial cleaning. I’ll go and rinse the dishes to get ready for the dishwasher or I’ll empty the dishwasher or I’ll switch laundry or grab hot stuff out of dryer. Whatever…even grab my cordless vacuum and vacuum the room. It’s amazing what you can get done in 2 1/2 minutes. It makes my space tidier and I feel less guilt being a couch potato. They used to say spend 60 seconds tidying any room you walk in to keep ahead. But the timer, along with silencing your phone, is really helpful if you’re at all distractible. Hey Google, Alexa, set a timer for 5 minutes.
So no more DVR? 😂 I love this tip!!
Very sound advice. Setting a timer to do a chore is so smart, it keeps you focused. I just cleaned my bathroom out and another set of items people might keep in their bathroom is medicines. Everything from prescription meds, eye drops, ointments, aspirin, vitamins etc. These all have expiring dates. Take a look through them, it may surprise you how many have expired.
Yes! I just did this the other day and found I have Advil from 2019 😳
Love your videos & all your inspiration but would have loved to have seen a "purge with me" type of video or at least some before & after photos of your own bathroom!
I’ll do that for the next one Teresa! As you can imagine, I have done most of these already and keep a pretty tidy space. There was no “before” to film 😆
I have no travel items and very little cosmetics, but I still have clutter. Most of it belongs to my husband 😂 so I'll need to get him to listen to this video! Thank you Julie❤️ this is an awesome list.
Haha a simple link and 😊 emoji will lessen the blow 🤣
Hello! Thank you, all tips are very useful. Who are keeping cosmetics, makeup, skin care products and perfume in the bathroom? Why? Moisture in the bathroom will damage it much faster than you could use it. I only have a shampoo, a conditioner and a toothpaste in my bathroom. That is it. I don't do my makeup in bathroom either, that is in my living room, in front of my window, so I can get a natural daylight. 👸💁
Lots of people (including myself) store all of the above in the bathroom when the vanity is a part of the design. But I agree with you, the more natural light, the better for makeup application 👍🏻😊
Ruffled window and the matchy-matchy set big no for me, I never liked them
My bathrooms are small so no clutter for me , I defo going to buy the shower head
Thank you so much 😊
Dated looks that don’t need much to elevate and upgrade 👍☺️
You can donate usable travel size products to homeless shelters.
Love this 👍🏻
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching 🙏🏻😊