This topic is so exciting for me! I just love the challenge of making use of the small space and trying to optimize it as much as possible. Apart from our mini balcony, another tiny space is a washroom, and I decided to organise it.

Our washroom is pretty small, just above 2 square meters. We bought our property fully furnished, and in the washroom, we had in very good condition freezer and washing machine/dryer. We had already there 4 shelves: 2 big ones at the back, two long ones just below the ceiling and a small shelf above the washing machine. That was already a great starting point!

Planning my washroom organization

Before organising it I had to ask myself what I will need to store in our washroom:

• Ironing board and iron.
• Gym stuff (yoga matt, straps, blocks).
• Luggage and travelling bags.
• Dog food and accessories.
• Brums, brushes, buckets and mop.
• Hoover.
• Shopping Bags.
• Washing and cleaning liquids.
• Cleaning cloths.
• Spare bulbs and batteries.
• Water and soft drinks.
• My sewing mannequin.
• Beach towels and swimming accessories.
• Spare boxes after purchasing some items.

Adding extra shelves

It is a rather long list so to accommodate more room in this tiny space I decided to install more shelving. First I pushed the washing machine and freezer as far as I could towards the end of the room. I added a set of simple wooden shelves on the side and a small shelve extender from the JB store.

Storing things on the wall

To maximize usage of this small space I decided to store as many things on the wall as I can, especially items that can stay flat and not obstruct the way. I installed a simple hook to hang the ironing board on the wall and pegboard from Ikea.

Storing smaller items in boxes

I invested in some boxes and baskets to store items like cleaning cloths, bulbs, dog food etc.

Use your door as a storage

This is one of the best hacks to save space plus the super comfortable way to store brooms and mops. I ordered this wall adhesive mop hook from Joom.

Adding extra touch

Shelves from bottom to the ceiling

Summary

To summarise the best tips that helped me to maximise this small space:

• Getting shelves from the bottom to the ceiling
• Hanging items on the wall directly
• Storing small items in the boxes and baskets
• Storing brooms and mops hung on the door

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