Decluttering and organizing your home is a crucial task, and the bathroom often requires special attention. It’s a place where hygiene products, makeup, and medication tend to accumulate. However, not all items are suitable for storage in the bathroom environment. Here are seven things you should avoid storing in this humid space.
Medication should not be kept in the medicine cabinet due to the potential for moisture and heat to affect their quality, turning them into ‘little science experiments.’ Professional organizer Brooke Hawkins suggests moving medications to a cool, dry cabinet or using an organizer or box in a nearby linen closet.
Over time, the wet conditions can cause pictures to stick together, paper to fade and shrivel, and mold to grow—ruining your most cherished treasures.
Extra Towels. While you obviously need to store some towels in your bathroom, you don’t need to store all of your extra towels there. The moisture can make them musty or even cause mold or mildew, depending on how humid your bathroom gets as well as the local climate. At the very least, according to Hargrove, they can develop a musty smell, which isn’t exactly a refreshing way to dry off after the shower. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit
