Small Bathroom Makeover and Organization Ideas

This post is sponsored by BEHR.  As always, opinions are 100% my own.

We have been working hard this month on getting things done in our basement makeover as part of the October Household Organization Diet.  As always, things are moving a little slower than expected and I still have a few more projects to do, but our basement bathroom refresh is now completed!

The downstairs bathroom is pretty small but it does get quite a bit of use.  We have a special needs man that we often care for, and this is the bathroom that he uses when he is here.  He can be a little rough on it, so we keep things fairly simple but still want to have it looking nice.

I’m sorry, but I’m a terrible blogger and forgot to take some good before pictures of the bathroom. I don’t know why I always forget that, but I did manage to find this photo from my archives.  It’s actually from a really old post so it’s not really the best picture, but it will still give you an idea of the before…

Although the walls kind of look green in the photo, they were actually more of a yellow color.  If you look at the wall color that you see in the reflection of the mirror, it will give you a more true representation of what it really looked like {and, no, there are not stripes on the wall – just strange shadows!}

I have said it many times, but a fresh, new color of paint really does seem to change a room.  We went with BEHR Premium Plus Ultra in Dolphin Fin {790C-3}.  It’s a really pretty grey, and I liked that it didn’t have the blue/purple undertones that many grey paints have – it’s just a nice, true grey.  We still have to finish the baseboards up but will be doing those in BEHR Whisper White {HDC-MD-08}.  You can catch a sneak peak of it on our board and batten HERE.

Once the bathroom was painted, I just changed up a few of the accessories for a fresher look.  With a total budget of less than $100, I think it gives the room a whole new vibe.

The bird print was just $5 and fit perfectly in an Ikea frame.  I also added some new soaps and a hand lotion {since I am constantly moisturizing my hands!}.  I picked these up at World Market and they smell amazing!

The cabinet under the sink was hard to keep organized since it was filled with so much stuff so I wanted to add a little extra wall storage.  This wooden cubby has been waiting for a home for a while and now holds all of the larger bath towels. {Just in case you are wondering it holds three rolled up.}

I had actually purchased this enamel BATH sign to put on the bathroom door but decided that it dressed up a rather plain front on the wooden bin.  I didn’t want to actually drill into the wood so I just used some faux nail head brads {from the scrapbook section at Michael’s} and stuck it on with command strips.

If you are looking to add some extra storage to your small bathroom, make sure that you are maximizing all of the space that you do have available.  Look for items that are both decorative as well as functional such as pretty wall baskets that you can hang on hooks on the wall or a simple wall storage ladder {like we used in our main floor bathroom above} to utilize that vertical space. If you have some floor space, you could even roll up your bath towels in a large basket or decorative bin.   And, of course, you always need a towel rack!

By just clearing the bath towels out from the cabinet, it is now a much more organized space and everything thing is easily accessible.  I like to keep each of our bathrooms stocked with their own basic cleaning supplies so I can just quickly clean things up when I happen to be in there.  It is a definite time saver and makes cleaning a whole lot simpler!

The inside of your cabinet doors is another area that you can gain a little extra storage space.  In all of our bathrooms I have a couple of command hooks to hold some cleaning cloths, but you can use the doors to hold other storage containers {like a make-up brush holder!} as well.

Most of the personal care items are stored in the drawer below and I just purchased a new acrylic container to help keep everything a little more organized.

I am excited to finally have the bathroom done – just one step closer to finally having our basement cleaned and organized!

For more bathroom design and organization ideas, check out these posts…

Bathroom Remodel

How to Clean and Organize the Bathroom

How to Deep Clean the Bathroom