How to Organize Your Small Bathroom on a Budget

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In this video I show you how I organized my small guest room bathroom cabinet on a budget! I shopped the house, went to Dollar Tree, and Home Goods and turned my blah cabinet into a beautifully organized system that maximizes space and everything is easily accessible all for $19!
Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching! :)
Alejandra
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[@Cherry_Bop_ya]

I like the idea of hanging a bag that's already organized with what you use on the back of the door! Thanks for the tip!

[@sandrachaluisan3048]

this video has inspired me to get my bathroom organized... I can't find anything under the cabinet... lots of expired stuff that needs to be thrown out... ty for your series. Also, new subscriber :)

[@rg36inlove]

I've used this advice in both my kitchen and spare bathroom. It's worked beautifully. Thanks!

[@zoey1970]

The real Monica Geller!!!! 😃

[@georgiahurd2469]

Zoey Hardy no one knows who that is

[@amberboo5055]

Georgia H I know who that is...so you are irrelevant

[@amberboo5055]

That's funny lmao

[@frankiwinmill-spall6842]

I thought the same haha

[@juliabegain3368]

@@georgiahurd2469 o my god yeah she is Monica gellerrr

[@OHbabe574]

This is a great video, really love the medicine bag idea, I hate the boxes too, u can't close then and the medicine gets all mixed up. Pretty hair too!

[@bluestar52281]

Can I just get you to organize my home D:

[@cutechickcrafts]

I just saw those plastic stackable bins at my local 99 cent store! I saw blue and green there. :) Hope that helps anyone looking to replicate!

[@DeadSkarlett]

Get a tension rod and hang them by the triggers the other just put in a tub. :)

[@jesswnukow]

Thank you somuch for organizing on a budget! It's so helpful. =D-Jess

[@Fables121]

Museum putty...hmm...👍🏻👌🏽😀 good idea

[@neldaXO]

great tips! gonna go buy be some museum putty :)

[@mmckinney1070]

Great video, gal!

[@mariahrivas13]

Awesome

[@AngieMo43]

Hi I bought the same dollar store bins trying to replicate what you did in your master bath. However, didn't appear to be as stable as yours. Did you use anything to secure them?

[@KuzcoRocks]

Please tell me where you got your cosmetic bag! Thanks :)

[@KhloeGeorge]

Where can i find these bins? My dollar tree doesn't have any!

[@frankentaylor]

Temporarily lock the doors with zip ties! :)

[@heimoodworld]

👍

[@crhawaii95]

I think it's fragrance

[@dsyauch]

Love the video...but you spelled fragrance wrong! :(

[@josieau]

Hi Alejandra! Thank you so much for all your videos. Two things: Firstly, you mentioned that your hair dryers keep breaking on you. I noticed that you had wrapped the cord around the hair dryer. This is a bad idea for two reasons. One is that if you do it too soon after use, the heat from the dryer can damage the cord. The other is that simply wrapping a cord around an appliance can cause internal damage to the cord or the connection between the cord and the appliance, and you won't be able to know anything is wrong until the device stops working. My grandpa worked in electrical and engineering type business, and he used to lovingly tell me off about winding cords around their appliances. If you do, you need to loosely drape them around the item, or loosely wind the cord around itself (instead of around the item) and use a twist tie or a velcro strap to secure it. You may find that your hair dryers live longer this way. :) Secondly - and others may have pointed this out already, so please excuse me if I'm repeating this - storing medication down low is dangerous if you have little ones, or if little ones visit. It only takes a moment for an adult to get distracted and a child to get into the medicines that are often brightly-coloured and look like lollies (some even taste like lollies). My sister found some mothballs when she was about eleven months old. To her, they looked like Cool Mints. They didn't taste like them, though, but by then it was too late. She had to be rushed to hospital, where they pumped her stomach and fed her charcoal to absorb anything left behind. By the time all was said and done, she looked like she had been dragged out of a fire. It was really stressful. (She's in her twenties now, so all is well. lol) Of course, you can always store medications down low, but only if you can childproof the cupboard or the container in which they are stored. Kids are quick, quiet and smart at figuring out how to get to what they want. They're like poopy ninjas who don't yet know the consequences of their actions! Anyway, thaks again for your wonderful videos. They help inspire me to keep going on my own organising mission!

[@juliabegain3368]

Waaaaah u type fastt😂🙌

[@DoItOnaDime]

Great job, Alejandra. I haven't seen those particular bins at DT, yet...I will have to check there for them. They are very "you" with all of the bright colors. I love it :)

[@TheMaikeWinter]

you got me into organizing. i used to be so messy but now every single piece in my room has it's space and things are so neat and organized.

[@ReganCranmer]

Can you do a video on organizing a dorm room? I will be going to college soon and I need to know what I should bring for storage

[@sagittariusblu5701]

I recently found your channel, I'm moving from one state where I lived in a 3 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom Condo. So as you can imagine space will be limited and you gave me so many ideas I'm sure I can use. You are so creative, thank you so much for all your help.

[@VeronicaAlsina]

Great ideas! Thanks! Here's my 2-cents' worth: Keeping medications in a bathroom is a bad idea if that room gets very hot, from when you shower. Same thing with perfumes and makeup; the heat will ruin them. Also, I'd mark the expiration dates on your pills boldly so you never take old meds.

[@chelseaacarter22]

Question where did you get your travel bag??? I love love love it!! :)

[@halycyon1234]

That is so weird. I also get annoyed with medication boxes. I do the exact same thing!

[@schmootheonly]

It looks really nice honestly but I wish I could get as excited about being this organized hahaha

[@YourBookofMemories]

You have a wonderful personality I love the way you thoroughly explain each thing, you have taught me so much thank you for sharing!!!!!!!

[@joeroberts5954]

Yeah

[@honmin8201]

Where do you keep bathrm cleaning supplies in the guest bthrm? Yet another voice suggesting you talk to your pharmacist, under the bthrm sink is a ghastly place to store OTC meds

[@ABhattacharya]

I do agree.

[@dreamdesignmom]

I love that your KZbin playlists are even organized!! lol I just moved and i can easily find how to organize new spaces in my home. Thanks for being my organization Inspiration

[@GoddessGirl101]

Omg. I need these videos in my life, Im so glad I randomely found them! You are awesome, and I go to dollar tree all the time. And I get called a clean freak, OCD...etc because I like to stay organized. And these tips are so so great for helping me re-organize my apartment since we've added our daughter to the mix, we are running out of room. But I feel like all these organizing videos will do us a world of good at giving us some more space back! (-: thank u soooo much!

[@nicoleaniolek]

Videos of this kind always make me excited about organizing, and then I go to the $ stores in the area and they never have the cool stuff, like stackable organizers or shoe organizers to use on the back of the car seat. It's discouraging. I have a tiny budget ever since I became a mom, baby's needs come first. Anyone knows where to buy stackable organizers cheap?

[@aleatory5]

have you tried buying in bulk online at the stores website .they usually have things but u have to buy 36 or 24 each most cases, hope this helps you . also If you don't need 36 maybe you can get a friend to buy half with you www.dollartree.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&keyword=organization also check out king dollar or 99 cents stores if you have those where u live.

[@VintageLydia]

Dollar Tree is great for budget solutions but they're hit or miss. I love Amazon if you can wait a few days. I'm a mom, too, so I understand how hard it can be to get out of the house, especially if the store ends up not having what you want.

[@mallorymorris7683]

Can you show your travel cosmetic bag in another video @alejandratv

[@adiewalton9130]

You're videos are completely helpful!

[@Bonstergirl1]

Sorry ,but I dont think its wise to put creams and Medications that low.. Children love to rummage and it wouldnt be safe for them.. One of our Reli's did that and the child ended up in hospital.. apart from that..Love the way you're organized.. Im tryng to get there.. thx for the tips :)

[@maryannez8562]

but she has no children and you can put it at the top if you want to

[@mariyadro4189]

you are amazing! thanks for the creative input on organizing!

[@jessymae1997]

All of your organization videos are so satisfying to watch i can't get enough haha I've been organizing my closets and cupboards lately and i'm going to start organizing the bathroom this week so i love watching your videos to get ideas

[@KvDenko]

if you need a blow dryer, try Super Solano. they are amazing and lightweight. I'm a hairdresser and use mine everyday. I've had it for 6 years! and I broke the backing of it by dropping it 3 years ago, and it still works!!! you'll spend around $200, but it's worth it vs. $40 every six months for something that breaks.

[@christinaedgeworth7917]

Thank you so much for this video! Our bathroom vanity is about that size and the idea with the medicine boxes in bags is brilliant! I'm totally doing this and it will help so much. Thank you again! Hugs from Florida 💕💕

[@YookinTryta]

fyi-if your bathroom sink is on an exterior wall be aware than any meds/products that are labeled to keep in a cool/dry place-under the sink is a place that is consistently neither of those environments. extremes in heat/cold can change the chemical properties of any product labeled as such. and it is a safety issue. and that isn't budget friendly whatsoever. it looks gorgeous tho!

[@danajohnson324]

I am so happy I found your channel you seriously inspire me to be more organize and give me a lot of helpful ideas. I really am terrible at being organized and this will help me so much since my storage under my bathroom sink is super small! Thanks a million!

[@tyneetikk2076]

I love your videos! Ignore people online who have nothing better to do than criticize. I wonder if Martha Stewart views your videos because you are a champ at organizing!

[@Mimiisawesome1398]

You honestly are amazing. I'm mving into the basement this summer so i'm going to be redoing my whole room and revamping all of my old furniture. I am not the organized type AT ALL, but I am so excited to put my room togethr now jut so i can start organizing things! Your channel has given me so many ideas, thank you!

[@gailmcculloch7417]

This is so cool iv . got to do my meds the same brilliant alejandra.♥

[@DaisyExposer]

Bathrooms the worst places to keep medicine. The cabinets tend to be warm and humid, an environment that speeds up a drug's breakdown process especially for tablets and capsules. Being exposed to heat and moisture can make medicines less potent before their expiration date. For example, a warm, muggy environment can cause aspirin tablets to break down into acetic acid (vinegar) and salicylic acid, both of which can irritate the stomach. The best place to store them is in the kitchen away from the stove, sink, and any hot appliances. Any pharmacist will tell you this.

[@kimberlytorres9790]

I've heard this before. I was wondering if this also applies to half-bathrooms even though there are no showers. I don't have room in my kitchen for medications so everything just kinda hangs out in all parts of my house.

[@DaisyExposer]

Kimberly Torres Half bathrooms with no showers should be okay. Moisture and humidity from the shower is what causes the meds to break down. :)

[@Kris_Si2]

I've just always thought it was weird because I don't keep cups in the bathroom and I don't drink water from the bathroom so why would I keep something I need to take with liquid in the bathroom

[@DaisyExposer]

Kris Si Same here. :)

[@zarazen8110]

That's an interesting point. But on the other hand in this case the meds are in sealed air-tight bags.

[@MyMaxKitty]

So "fragrence" should be "fragrance". Love, a grammar enthusiast.

[@Pumpkinlegopiece]

LOL! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zarazen8110]

The comma after "Love" is misplaced. lol

[@ScarlettRedTea]

and why "grammar" when it is about spelling

[@RachelTeeKae]

I'm surprised you didn't turn your fake drawers into tip out drawer, they are fun.

[@freshnewday]

Beautifully done and so affordable! Wow! What a smart use of that cabinet space. Thank you for the wonderful ideas. I love your helpful videos. Thanks again for all of the inspiration.

[@Janelegant]

Your tip for putting boxed medication in a ziplock is genius!!! I'm loving all of your videos! Thank you for sharing with us! I have a question about museum putty...can it be removed once it is in place? Thanks! :)

[@sazennonumber]

Love your videos and your happy personality! I have a small bathroom and what solved most of my problems was a canvas shoe holder. It is hanging on my bathroom door on hooks I bought at a dollar store. It is not see-through and that's wthat I wanted, but you can lable each pocket if you wish. You can put everything in there.. mine has 20 pockets and I think I also bought it at a dollar store (can't remember, it wa a long time ago). And for under the sink cabinet, I bought larger plastic units with drawers for my make-up and it works great for me. I even had enough space to put another open container on top of the drawers for some other stuff. Now, my bathroom is all neat and tidy and easy to clean. :) Hope my solution will help some of you out there! Keep 'em coming, Alejandra!

[@poppyseed6969]

im still have a long way to go on being organized but i have picked up some tips from watching your videos and i have found life to be so much easier when i find a "home" for things. I find myself not wasting time looking for things and best of all , i have stopped repurchasing the same products over and over again because i dont misplace stuff ! thanks!!

[@Moniqkat1]

I love all of the organizing and I love all the freed up space! Darling colors! Wonderful thoughts. Going to flatten all of my boxed & getting those ziplocks! Many thanks!!

[@phoenixrises1845]

label: fragrence?

[@kristinbraun1089]

When she has kids things might be a little different. Just sayin.

[@geliguera4122]

Great idea! Found larger bins (31x 25 x 14.5 cm) @ Big Lots 3 pack for $5

[@marciacrosby6170]

I like the way you create spaces specific for families but also ways for single people who don't have to worry about little ones getting into things.

[@samanthakershaw6056]

could you please do a video on how to like organize wires when they are not plugged in that would be amazing if you could

[@vickyf641]

not good to leave medication in the bathroom where there's a shower or bath tub... humidity isn't good

[@pilarous]

Being in a sealed plastic bag and inside a cabinet would keep out any unwanted moisture, I'd assume.

[@ledieppe]

You have a travel toiletry bag the size of a small suitcase?! How on earth do you travel?

[@noramcnabb1361]

Patrick Palmer watch her travel video

[@TheGreenAppleHome]

I did a shelf over the door when you come in and put baskets on it...also did a 6 cube little organizer on the wall over the toilet..with the mini cubes you can get at target..nice for all your toiletries, etc....just a thought ;)

[@pamelamorrisonn]

I always have back up straighter😁

[@xheidix1974]

I have even less space under my sink but it needs reorganized again in a bad bad way.

[@DarkMoonDroid]

We need more options when it comes to cupboard doors... I don't know why someone can't make a good quality adjustable hook that won't damage surfaces...

[@presoakeddaniboy1988]

you spelled fragrance wrong!

[@sn9565]

Hi! Love your videos! I need help with organizing kids stuff...what's the best way to store toys (by types), puzzles, and kids crafts. Also what is your suggestion in organizing current school books/folders and old school books/folders? Thanks!!!

[@dinhuini6072]

Seriously, this video could just be 5 minutes long. Talk less. Get to the important points. Organize your thoughts & words better. Don't need to repeat the same thing 3x in a sentence using different words. Eg. "The bins are puttied down so they won't move around" ; "Even when I'm shuffling toothpaste, the bins don't move around because they have putty" ; "I hate it when things move around when they are not puttied down" - all in a minute. What????

[@zenobia10127]

Yes!!! I'm not the only one who gets annoyed by all the cardboard medicine boxes! I, too, transfer them to more storeable sandwich bags. Although I just cut out the directions part of the box, cuz I'm lazy like that.

[@cjsnowdon]

Having watched all your videos I have some thoughts. You love retails stores (discount ones) because its a place where you can go where everything is separated by product type, presented well and in a grouped fashion. The discount stores means you feel you can feed your obsession at a justified cheap price (you price up everything in your videos). Retail outlets make you feel that you can go somewhere where care and attention has been given to make your experience uniformed. Question - why are you reorganising a cabinet you did 2 months ago? Probably because you've done everything else and you need a project to feed your obsession. When you've done it, your so desperate to show people, you film it and post it to the internet - why? This is again why your mention pricing so much. Your saying - look guys, I have done this for 19 dollars, why don't you do the same? It's easy and cheap - please, please give it a go. You need to get on top of this now, its an obsession that has taken over your life. I bet you find it hard to go to a place/house that is not well organised? I bet you have friends who are intimidated to come to your place and you theres, hence the many trips to discount stores. Your a beautiful, model looking girl. It looks like you have a good guy in tow if some of the pictures in your videos are anything to go by. Thats where you should be concentrating your efforts.

[@mightysun89]

great job. I would never have thought about the medication boxes. Thank you

[@helloiamem]

I wish we had dollar trees here :( my house would be sooooo organised! I buy a bunch of stuff off ebay but I would love love love to to on a major shopping spree and just get like hundreds of $1 storage and organising items. Young single mum here so I really can't afford even $20 for something like this it all goes on bills but my oh my I wish I could do the things you do. I have to be SUPER creative. I was cleaning my bathroom and the clutter around the sink was driving me mad so I decided to make a makeshift wall mounted shelf. I used a little square canvas picture with a wooden frame and an old shelf bracket (I don't even know how it got in my house!) and now I have a little corner shelf to store the toothbrushes and things on! A bit dodgy haha one day I'll be able to afford better but being poor certainly does make you more crafty I am very resourceful!

[@samanthamiller7229]

Ms. Alejandra I noticed that 5 mins & 33 Sec. in to this Vidieo When you show the hook the Camera light, Lights up the inner of the cabnet I was wondering Ever thought about puuting one of them Batterie opperated anti hesive lights in there to light it up in the dark? Say the power gose out and your sick, but you cant find a flash light you can just click the button and it lights it up under there. .... Just a thought :) not sure if you understand What I am talking about though but if you Let me know if it's a Ideal you might use :D

[@tamaramakarewicz5615]

wow!...this is one of my most favorite video's!...great ideas and lots of details I have been looking for!...we just got a Home Goods store so I will definitely look there for some of these products!....I haven't seen those exact containers at our dollar tree but I will go back and look again!...you used an over the door long clear organizer in another video you put office supplies in, can you tell me where to find one of those? Thank you for a great video!

[@sanjavukovic169]

I always wander why people in US keep the medication in bathroom below the sink. It is so unpractical and unhygienic. Lovely video. I always come back to Alejandra.

[@YourBookofMemories]

I am so in love with your tips and tricks love your video

[@MissTocks]

You are an inspiration to me. I love your ideas, and you make organizational ideas accessible. I am not a tidy or organized person by nature; my DNA is missing the crucial gene. But I watch your videos and seek your tutelage, and it enables me to make our home a much nicer place to be. Thank you. I hope you will continue to post your awesome ideas.

[@melissaramirez1698]

I love this idea. However, both of my bathrooms are very small and have pedestal sinks. The only "cabinet" I have is a tiny medicine cabinet in each bathroom. And I am a product junkie, I know I need to cut down on the products first but can you do a video for what I can do for storage around pedestal sinks?

[@karenbromm4113]

Have you ever organized a college dorm room?? My son is headed to college this fall for his first year. Thanks love all of you videos! I listen to you while I'm at work. You have such a calming voice and great ideas!

[@TheGreenAppleHome]

I do the same thing with my medicine boxes...but I also make sure I cut out the dosage and ingredient info. just in case ;)

[@blrr5blrr]

Could water be dripping onto the hair dryer, hence the dryers keep breaking ? Although its prob a sealed pipe. Just thought id mention it. Then again, we are 6 years on now haha ! Im sure you'll have figured it out by now

[@inhabitantofearth]

I just moved, and I still come to your videos for reference/guidance on how I should organize. Thank you! i'd loved to see an updated version of your home now or any changes you've made to your methods :)

[@patricia119]

Medications and make-up should be stored in a cool dry place, not in the bathroom and not under the sink, and medications should be out of the reach of children. I like some of Alejandra's ideas, but she's wrong about this.

[@josianneleduc]

If your blow dryer are always breaking on you, try not handling it wile it's still hot. If you can't handle leaving it laying on the counter top for the time it need to cool off. Put it on the cold setting for a minute and put it away.

[@CharlesDike-pc8js]

I like the thought of flattened the otc med boxes for directions in each group of pills. I know you are told below that meds should not be in the humid bathroom, but I guess I am guilty of doing the same thing, as it's easier to get to for me and that is where I have more room for them. Guess both of us will have to re-think what to do with them other than the bathroom. LOL

[@katieh200]

Hi Alejandra you speak about museum putty can you use blue tack to do the same job ? Luv your video's please keep making them .....big hugs Katie from Glasgow , Scotland in the UK xxx

[@styledsoul4556]

You sure can ! They are basically the same thing But I think the putty is a little more sticky

[@beautybypayton13]

Great tips! But it was actually a total cost of 22.05 if you account tax for .05 cents. It might be a little bit more, as a result of tax being more.

[@theresaescoffery3938]

LOVE it. How ingenious....Thanks for sharing with us.

[@sharonlatour6230]

GREAT Idea's! Flattening boxes, Brilliant!!! Putty, never thought of it, :)

[@TheCubaguanabo1]

Hi Alejandra, I love all your videos, try not to tight the cord of the blow dryer to much, what I do is leave it a little loose on the part that the cord comes out of the dryer, then the rest I do tighter, that would make any tool break after a while, so u should do the same thing with a flat iron, curling iron, or anything with a cord on it. I am a hairstylist and my tools last me many years and I use them a lot, I hope this helps you 😀

[@aracelicannella3480]

$19 is awesome!!! great tips. I am going to share you video on Pak-N-Roll FB page.

[@est9949]

I wonder if I can cut one side of a container and glue them on top of one another to make them stackable cuz they're cheaper and easier to find. The question is how to cut a thick container.. any one has any idea?

[@onabreak2]

Going to be a problem if your sink leaks. Found this out the hard way. The stuff in the middle of the cabinet floor is going to be ruined.

[@pm-r6136]

I'm thinking of hiring a professional organizer. How much can I expect to pay by the hour?

[@kimcooksey6118]

I used your medication with ziplock bags and I used a slide in shoebox and organize the meds and put expire date on bag so I know when to toss.

[@prettyrandomthingies]

you really remind me of monica from friends, the cleaning and even how you look! I love your videos btw!

[@CrystalTwinStar]

I bought the same colorful bins at Dollar Tree and I use them to separate items in my office.

[@juliabegain3368]

I bet nothing will move in your entire house during an earthquake😂🏡❤️❤️❤️

[@jennahearts8110]

Do you know what you can buy with $19 a lot of other stuff than organizing stuff OMG!!!

[@likac92009]

Just for your info: a) you shouldn't store medicines in a bathroom or anywhere else where it's hot or there's moisture; b) do not remove original packaging because it keeps a medicine safe from light, moisture etc. Also there are serial number, expiration date and some other important stuff you should know about the drug inside. Talk to your pharmacist before you decide to 'repackage' any medicine.