OOTDs & MakeUp Storage Re-Do

I've had this dull pain in my right lower abdomen all day :(  I was supposed to see my trainer tonight but I can see now that's not going to happen. I'd hate to waste a session being in pain so I'm going to wait and see if this goes away. Hopefully it's nothing.

On Sunday, I went a little cleaning and organizing crazy. I always have these moments where I think everything is too cluttered and messy and I find a new solution to make everything feel calm and organized again.  You may remember that several months ago I bought clear mini storage drawers to store my makeup on my bathroom counter. This worked well for me but I noticed that they took up a lot of room and also that water would gather underneath the plastic (from washing my face and hands) and then granite would get all dark.  I decided it was time to downsize and keep everything a little more hidden.

I made use of the drawers in my bathroom counter and decided to store  my products there so it would be out of sight and easily accessible. I used the boxes our Vera Wang cutlery came in as drawer dividers (I like to get creative!)

Now my counter is much more clutter-free with just my brushes, eyeliners and
mascaras on the ledge.

I also have bobby pins, skincare, fragrance and q-tips stored in the cubbies of a cabinet we've affixed to the wall (did not come with the house)

I must say I really enjoy this new setup.  Everything is easy to access and when I'm done using products I can slip them right back into the drawers and they are hidden away. 
I hope to have larger/longer counter tops in our next home.

How do you organize your makeup? Do you ever get tired of the way you organize things and change them?

Here are my Monday and Tuesday outfits:

 
Top- BCBG
Skirt- Banana Republic
Shoes- "Me Too" at DSW
Cardigan- WHBM
Necklaces: Tiffany & Co.

Dress- Charlotte Russe
Belt- Tory Burch
Shoes- Jessica Simpson

Thanks so much for reading :)

xoxo,

Veronika.

Organizing Your Life: Bathroom Storage

I'm pretty much obsessed with constantly finding the best storage solutions for every room of our home.  Last weekend H and I spent a good 3 hours cleaning out our storage closet. We dropped off several bags of clothing and houseware stuff to the Salvation Army today. It feels good to get rid of all of that clutter while also knowing it's going to someone who can benefit from it.

One of the rooms in our home that tends to get crammed with all sorts of things is our bathroom.  It never fails- lots of hair, skin and makeup products plus cleaning products, towels and styling tools.  Our next house HAS TO have a bigger bathroom. I just can't compromise on it! It's tough to organize such a small space when it's one that has so much STUFF in it.

I spent some time this weekend reorganizing our bathroom's storage closet. I got some $17.99 large baskets from Target to store my face towels and pillow cases in (I use a new face towel every time I wash and a new pillowcase every other night, so I have a lot of them.)

This is how it turned out:

The baskets kind of pull out like drawers and they are nice and deep so they can fit a lot of stuff. I think it's nice to have more decorative storage. At least it's somewhat nice to look at.

The rest of that closet has a few other storage boxes including ones for my nail polish and random products:

Kind of messy right now. I need to get a bigger one for my nail polish because my collection keeps growing.

Then I have a 3-drawer system from Target that holds all of our medications:

I also keep my hair stuff on this shelf.  Velcro rollers, brushes and hair accessories.  They are in a pull-out black metal mesh-style storage unit from Target. It cost under $20.

I also have an over-the door hanger that can hold bathrobes, towels and even my curling iron! I hang it from there so it's out of the way:

On the bottom level we keep our laundry basket and (right now) or vacuum cleaner.  That usually goes downstairs but I was using it today and wanted to keep it up there.

I also have a system for my under the sink storage.  I keep extra products there and products that are too large to fit into my side cabinet where my sink is (like the Redken Guts 10 can which is massive!)  I also keep cleaning products there. You can't tell from the picture but I have a plastic tray there that holds a bunch of cleaning sprays but I have more products than it can hold right now:

On the left side of the sink I keep all of my girl products:

So that's how I'm storing things so far. I think there's always room for improvement but I take it step by step as I come up with new solutions. 

How do YOU organize your bathroom? Share your tips and ideas below!

xoxo,

Veronika.

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