5 Design Pros (and Moms!) Share Their Organizing Tips for Every Room

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The Bathroom

1. Maximize prime real estate

In a family bathroom, the sink and shower are prime real estate. Organizing expert Julie Morgensterm advises removing anything you don't use every day from the medicine cabinet and the storage area below the sink. "You don't need your whole medicine chest in the bathroom," she says. "Instead, use it for cosmetics or skincare."

2. Waste not

Look for a shower organizer with

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The Bathroom

1. Maximize prime real estate

In a family bathroom, the sink and shower are prime real estate. Organizing expert Julie Morgensterm advises removing anything you don't use every day from the medicine cabinet and the storage area below the sink. "You don't need your whole medicine chest in the bathroom," she says. "Instead, use it for cosmetics or skincare."

2. Waste not

Look for a shower organizer with adjustable shelves. Morgensterm loves Quirky's modular shower station because you can customize it for your particular space and products. "Most organizers are hard to get your different size bottles in and out of," she says. "This one has four different adjustable shelves so there's no wasted space."

3. Take a cue from dorm living

To keep the tub's surface uncluttered, Morgenstern is a big fan of shower caddies. "Each kid can have their own portable caddy containing their own personal grooming stuff. It's just like college - bring it in, take it out."

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