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Keeping your bathroom organized can be a challenge. After all, they contain a lot of little things — from hygiene items to skin care and hair products. This can be especially hard if you have a small bathroom! However, there are many easy ways to make the most of your space. Here are five bathroom organizing hacks from a professional organizer that you probably haven’t heard of and should totally try ASAP.

1. Install shelving above the toilet.

If you have a really small bathroom, you’ll need to utilize every inch of space. According to Rose Pulver, professional organizer and co-founder of The Thoughtful Home, one of the best ways to do this is to install shelving over the toilet. “You can maximize the vertical space by hanging shelves. Style with pretty baskets and store towels, washcloths, and extra toilet paper.”

Just make sure you put the seat down when you flush to keep things as hygienic as possible!

2. Optimize your cabinet doors.

A lot of us neglect to store things in the cabinet under the sink because the pipes make it difficult to fit all of those bottles and jars. To work around this, Pulver advises using clear bins mounted on the inside of the cabinet doors. She says, “It’s great for storing extra cleaning products, toiletries, and even hair tools.”

3. Secure drawer organizers.

Drawer organizers are an ideal way to maximize space, and they help group items by category. “These will create designated spaces for all your bathroom essentials, and you’ll be able to easily find what you need,” Pulver says. The only issue with these little containers is that they can slide around when you open the drawer, making your setup look sloppy. The solution? Glue dots! Pulver recommends placing them so the organizers stay put.

4. Use a corner shower caddy.

Do you have a smaller shower or a stall shower? Do your shampoo and body wash bottles end up on the floor? Pulver says a corner shower caddy can easily fix this problem. “We love mounted versions, but you can also find a standing caddy that sits on the floor. Mounted or standing, a corner caddy will tuck nicely into the unused corners of your shower.”

5. Install hooks on the shower door.

Don’t know where to stash all of those odds and ends like loofahs and shower caps? Pulver likes to place hooks inside the shower door. (This is an especially great solution for anyone with a shower stall that has lots of tiny tiles and grout lines, which are hard to suction anything onto.) Suction cup hooks are the best option and are easy to adjust until you find just the right place.

(Real Simple magazine provides smart, realistic solutions to everyday challenges. Online at www.realsimple.com.)

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