12 Bathroom Drawer Organization Ideas for Better Storage

Whether you're a skincare junkie with a 12-step routine, or someone who prefers a streamlined approach to personal care, neatly organized bathroom drawers will help make morning and nighttime rituals more efficient and enjoyable. Keeping bathroom products and supplies visible and accessible will help you to cut down on clutter and waste by buying products you don't need or not using things you already have. Here are some bathroom drawer organization ideas to help you create a designated home for every item, a small step that will make you feel more in control of your daily routines and your life.

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Use Acrylic Modular Storage

Immaculate Touch Inc

Immaculate Touch Inc used clear acrylic modular drawer inserts to organize daily supplies for a streamlined routine. Space permitting, storing extras in the same area can help reduce overbuying things you already have and make taking inventory of what you need to replenish a snap.

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Hack a Kitchen Utensil Organizer

Breathing Room Organization + Styling

Breathing Room Organization + Styling used a bamboo kitchen utensil drawer organizer to keep their morning and nighttime essentials organized and on display.

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Group Like Items

Immaculate Touch Inc

Immaculate Touch Inc grouped like items in individual bathroom drawers in this sink vanity, storing them from top to bottom based on the frequency of use.

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Manicure Drawer

A Beautiful Mess

A Beautiful Mess used half of a large lower drawer on the bathroom vanity to store all the essentials for a DIY mani-pedi, including nail polish organizers to keep a large stash of color options organized for at-home spa days.

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Makeup Drawer

Neat Method NYC

Neat Method NYC devoted an entire drawer to displaying a large collection of make-up using clear plastic modular dividers that maximize storage space and keep everything on display so that it's used up before it expires.

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Store Spare Washcloths

Thistlewood Farms

Thistlewood Farms stored extra washcloths in a guest bathroom drawer lined with decorative shelf liner that keeps countertops clear.

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Turn Cabinets Into Drawers

Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

While couples love a double vanity, having two sinks in one space can reduce the amount of storage space. In this primary bathroom from Emily Henderson Design, the space beneath each sink has been optimized to create additional storage that complements the small row of central drawers.

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Use Slide-Out Inserts

Emily Henderson Design / Photo by Sara Ligorria-Tramp

Emily Henderson Design added slide-out organizers that function like extra drawers to make it easy to reach for items in the deep space under the sink, an area that can easily turn into a messy no man's land.

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Use Decorative Storage Trays

Thistlewood Farms

Thistlewood Farms used empty space in a center drawer in the middle of the downstairs guest bathroom vanity to store a small selection of extra make-up and jewelry, making the space useful when not hosting guests. Faux marble trays hold lipstick, blush, and extra bracelets and earrings for quick touch-ups before leaving the house.

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Medicine Drawer Containers

Neat Method NYC

If you don't have a medicine cabinet, store medications, vitamins, ointments, and other health-related products in a drawer outfitted with a set of small but deep modular organizers. In this bathroom drawer from Neat Method NYC, opaque white octagonal containers accommodate bottles, boxes, and tubes of varying sizes to make everything easy to find.

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Add Countertop Mini Drawers

A Beautiful Mess

A Beautiful Mess complemented the built-in drawers of this sink vanity with a mini set of freestanding countertop drawers that can be used for anything from jewelry to daily medications.

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Organize Cleaning Supplies

Breathing Room Organization + Styling

Breathing Room Organization + Styling added clear pull-out storage bins to store cleaning and laundry supplies, maximizing nearly every inch of the often underutilized space beneath the sink.

How do I organize my bathroom drawers?

First, take everything out of your bathroom drawer(s) and sort through and declutter the contents. Group like items and return them to individual drawers, placing things that you use most regularly at the front of drawers so that they are visible and accessible. If your bathroom vanity has multiple drawers, put everyday essentials in the top drawer for easy access. You can keep contents organized with baskets, trays, upcycled containers, or drawer organizers.

What should be in your bathroom drawers?

What you keep in your bathroom drawers should be tailored to products and equipment that you need for showering, shaving, skincare, makeup, and other daily personal care routines. Bathroom drawers can be used to store items including toiletries, makeup, nail care items, hair tools, spare towels, and medications. Try to focus on storing essentials that you reach for daily in bathroom drawers and storing extra supplies or lesser-used items elsewhere if space and storage allow.

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