Bathroom linen closet organization
Renee T
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Linen Closet size in your bathroom
Comments (5)My hall bathroom linen closet inside demension is 37 inches wide by 26 inches deep. It is very easy to access because the door is 30 inches wide. It has 5 shelves in it but could easily have 6. I think the size is more than adequate. We don't store sheets in it but it does hold a lot of things including a case of toilet paper and a case of paper towels, pool towels, bath towels, and all sorts of other assorted bathroom items. My MB closet is another story. It is a tunnel at 37 inches deep and 22 inches wide with a 16 inch door. Not sure what the previous owner (who was the builder) was thinking when he put that closet in. Maybe he had extra, extra long arms!...See Morelinen closet in bathroom? How wide?
Comments (16)How wide is enough? My linen closet is only 24" wide. It's enough. I have a hamper on the bottom, two towels in the middle for towels, and a shelf on top for extra blankets. I would like to have more space, but this is enough. My favorite thing: The hamper is hidden away. Now, as for style, I love your picture. It's so much prettier than my plain door. I do have a couple thoughts: - Since you have 10' ceilngs, I'd go with a solid door at the top. This'd allow you to hide blankets, pillows, whatever. - I do like the opaque glass. I'm not always neat. - I don't think you need drywall on the side . . . in fact, why does your picture show a FULL WALL between the vanity and the cabinet? Why couldn't they save space by simply putting the cabinet against the sink? Those are questions for the cabinet maker. This post was edited by MrsPete on Mon, Nov 17, 14 at 20:21...See Moreorganizing deep bathroom closet
Comments (17)First off since you mentioned you have another closet that you're using for the towels in which this closet was meant for I'd bring the towels back into the bathroom. Like oilpainter mentioned it's not always good to keep your meds near damp places. We had two linen closets in our last home and this is how I used them.... Like I mentioned above, I kept the towels in the deep closet in the bathroom, where they are used the most. No one got got undressed just to realize they'd forgotten and towel having yell for someone to please hand on in through the door. Buy your self a couple over the door clear pocket fabric-like shoe storage. They have four vertical rows with five pockets in each row. Being there were four in our family, we each had our own row to store our bath and beauty supplies in. It worked out for use that no one needed the bottom pocket so that was used for items we all used such as baby powder and oil, extra bar soap and toothpaste. In the other linen closet we had in the hall that wasn't as deep we stored out bed sheets with the smaller bed sheets near the bottom and the larger sheets near the top. Extra pillow slips were on a shelf between them. The top shelf was used for muscle massagers and such. This door also had an over the door shoe holder. In this one we had the everything needed for owies and muscle creams. Basically a first aid kit that had easy access even while someone was locked in the bathroom taking a shower. We lived there for fifteen years and never had a problem finding what we needed. I even used these over the door shoe storage in the coat closet with each of us having our own row for hats scarves and mittens. Oh and those shorty umbrellas? They fit just fine too. Sheets were in the hall linen closet closer to the bedrooms....See MorePlease weigh in on linen area in bathroom
Comments (16)Good suggestions all, and I'll discuss them with the GC and my husband. The bathroom is a shared space (although since there's just the two of us and we rarely have overnight guests it's sort of a moot point). I know it sounds crazy to not have a "master" bathroom connected to the master bedroom, but, as you can see, the bedroom (labeled Bedroom 2) had to give up a lot of space for the bathroom and I didn't want to make our bedroom any smaller than it already is. Also, I prefer to have our bedroom on the south side of the house so I didn't want to switch to the other bedroom. Nanny is right, you can see that originally the architect drew a linen closet outside the bathroom. We eliminated it because it took up too much of the area open to down below, which is one of our favorite features of the house. Here's what the existing "hallway" looks like now. This would be looking from the bathroom area. Of course the dormer area you are looking at will be gone (we're raising the roof) so there will be additional height there. After the reno there will a wall there, which is the backside of the walk-in closet. This is a tiny bit of the view into the living room from the upstairs hallway. You can probably understand why we didn't want to lose that open feel. I was planning on putting a wall-mounted towel warmer on the wall next to the window (between the window and the toilet), although since multiple people have mentioned it, perhaps I should be considering moving that to where the linen area is (although that's a long way to reach for a towel when coming out of the shower). Thanks again for your advice and opinions. I realize it's difficult to picture these things, especially when you're only seeing plans for the half of the house that's being renovated. This is the existing house (looking at the south/front of the house): And here are the south and east elevations for the renovation. Believe it or not this whole project started with having to remove those dormers because of a bad roof design. Hopefully this gives you a better big-picture view of what's happening. As always, your opinions are appreciated....See MoreRenee T
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