bathroom organizing!

organizing in the bathroom for under $10.

my bathroom closet is usually a disaster. with three of us and one bathroom.... things get tossed, shoved, mixed up and scattered about.


so i realized that i have a lot of unused dishes and containers sitting on cupboard shelves.... not doing anything. just waiting to be used... and so i am. using them, that is. like this fishbowl above... it is a really handy container for band-aids!

and, for a nickle and a dime.... i found these two little dishes for q-tips and clippers and tweezers! i feel so liberated not having the blue q-tip box staring at me every time i put towels away in the bathroom closet.

a couple of creamers or gravy boats are containers for make-up brushes and various size combs. the dishes were scooped up at a garage sale this past summer. i don't recall how much i paid for them... but, i'm pretty cheap so i think under .50 cents each!

my friend lisa w., (her blog is in my sidebar: cornerstone home schooling), gave me this pink platter! it holds my favorite hair combs and clips! the chinese-style chop stick is a real true ivory frog. peta, hold your tomatoes ... i received it back in the early 80's...before ivory was outlawed!

and my very favorite summer yard sale treasure.... this little shabby chic cupboard, i picked up for $5. it holds toilet paper. the wire basket on top is useless. found that too, at a yard sale.. it sits empty. but, sometimes less is more when it comes to making a statement... right? right? right? smile, wink, nod.