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Hi to make this as short as possible

- i have a vanity that icant let go of (passed through generations) but its in a corber where there isnnot good lighting. no iutlet in that wall.

- need wall mount lights that run on a battery that match

- need somewhere to put towels

- need somewhere for all of mine and my husbands products,

- weird wall spaces above bathtup

- have 4 boys and it doesnt matter what type of cabinet locks i put in they break them or can still get into tgem 😬

- do i put up shelving?

- what lights?

Comments (14)

  • last month

    I would remove the one large mirror and replace with two mirrors or medicine cabinets. Get some electrical work done to put an outlet where you need it as well as put some electrical light boxes over the sinks instead of the ceiling spot lights. Put a countertop cabinet to the ceiling between the two sinks to give you more storage.

  • last month

    Agree, the piece is more a bedroom dresser, not bathroom. There was a time when beauty routines were undertaken in the boudoir, not in our modern multifunction bathroom. If this doesn’t work in your bedroom it could be a feature in a hall or as a dresser in a dining space.

  • last month

    Please get that lovely piece of wood furniture out of the bathroom. I'd be concerned that long term humidity and water in a bathroom will lead to damage.


    Add rows of towel hooks where the family heirloom piece is now.


    Move huge wall mirror and get huge medicine cabinets instead to stash your abundance of products.




  • PRO
    last month

    Will agree with other posters - move the vanity to your master bedroom. Is the tub used? If not, consider removing it and making a larger shower.

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    I came here to say what has beeen said. An heirloom antique should not be in the bathroom. Once you put it in the bedroom, or hallway or den, you will have space for a linen closet that you can custom design - or a chest of drawers - to hold your linens, products and tools.

  • last month

    How old are the four boys?


    Do the boys share the bathroom with you or do they have another bathroom of their own?

  • last month

    Please move your lovely vanity/dressing table to your bedroom, or at least another room where wetness and four rambunctious children will be less likely to damage it!


    I suggest a whole-family declutter project in which you get rid of all expired medicines and expired grooming products, and pare down the remaining grooming products and grooming tools to what you are truly likely to use within the next six months. That will give you a more manageable inventory, and a way to measure realistic storage needs.


    I'm not a big fan of using dorm-style bath caddies in a private home, but if this is your only bathroom, it may be the best solution all around. Are your kids old enough to keep track of their own things, put them away daily, and not fight over them?


    Medicines should not be stored in a bathroom; they need a drier place. I store my every-day meds in my kitchen, and my other meds in a closet. I don't have four lock-picking kids, though. Maybe someone else can help you with that aspect of safety.

  • PRO
    last month

    Move the antique pece and there are locks your kids cannot get into and IMO some form of serious punishment is in order like take away all the electronic stuff until they learn respect. I had 3 boys there ways to teach lessons without any violence . As for the rst I have not ever understood the need for all the stuff to take csre of your face and body . Choose good quality products and one for each use . I love the caddy idea it works well . I had international students for 15 yrs it was my saving grace and you and hubby can have one too . Storage is a must , well organized and off limits to the kids so maybe stuff they should not be into stored somehwere else in a well locked box . I have no idea how old the kids are but they need rules about stuff that could hurt them . I find often people have stuff in the bathroom cabinets thta really does not have to be there , one of my clients had 24 rolls of TP in a cabinet under the sink and had no space for stuff that needed to be there . Towel hooks are awesome for everyone even have different colored towels for everyone is fun. A huge purge is the first step and some way to lock away stuff that really could hurt the kids . Friends of ours have medicine in a safe the kids need to understand the danger .

  • last month

    The wall hooks for towels is a great idea. When you remove the beautiful antique, 4 hooks there and 2 hooks on the wall with the shelving unit. Install a cabinet above the towel hooks that can be locked, with a key. If the children are over 5 they should be able to understand that getting into things that are not theirs is not cool. A similar cabinet may need to be incorporated in the bedroom for medications, etc. The hardest part will be pairing down products. They are expensive. As suggested keep minimum of what you need in the bathroom. Excess can be stored elsewhere or donated to a homeless support group, or domestic violence shelter, or any group that supports foster children who have aged out of the system.

  • last month

    Safety info only:


    You can now get Bluetooth locks that open with a fingerprint. That might work, depending on how tech-savvy your kids are. You can also store meds in a combination-lock safe. You would need to make sure that your kids never saw you setting the combination or opening the lock, and you would also need to NOT leave the combination anywhere your kids could find and read it.


    When Francis Bacon said children were hostages to fortune he wasn't just whistling Dixie (Anachronisms R Us.)

  • last month

    Are you remodeling? Or just trying to make it more functional on a budget? If the latter, I would first cull through all those products, looks like there’s a lot ! I would then remove that mirror & replace with 2 recessed medicine cabinet/ mirrors combos above the sinks. The bath towel hook idea is good, have them in my primary home, didn’t think I’d like them but I do..

  • PRO
    last month

    I also suggest you remove the dark wood vanity & stool. If you're looking for a quick not too expensive fix, I suggest you replace the large mirror with 2 medicine cabinets to hold your many items. I'm showing 2 wireless sconces. I also suggest you replace the shelving unit with a cabinet with doors to hide all the products you have and extra towels. If lots of bath towels are being used you can find a multi-rod towel holder.

    I don't have dimensions but it doesn't seem like you can have the sconces on the exterior side of the right mirror so that's the reason I placed both sconces between the two mirrors.


  • 28 days ago

    Thank you all- super helpful! my younger 2 are only 2 & 3- they’re just incredibly strong & theyre still learning at absolutely appropriate ages haha!!!. My older ones arent the ones breaking them. my children are very well behaved and no we dont have any electronics anyways (very bizarre i have to even write this- YIKES!!! haha!!) anywayssss - asked the landlord and im not able to remove the giant mirror. yes the vanity has been in my bedroom for years- just takes up a lot of space so i moved it into the bathroom. but i didnt think of it getting damaged so ill try and rearrange. thank you to those of you who gave functional ideas- we do not have the money to remodel and we rent.

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