Whether you’re working with a cramped medicine cabinet or a double vanity, figuring out the best way to keep your bathroom organized often requires trial and error. Perhaps you’ve already tried using desk drawer organizers to tuck away hair accessories and makeup brushes. Or maybe you’ve mounted a broom holder to the inside of a…
The Best Way To Store Small Bathroom Essentials
Magnetic knife holders are a convenient, hygienic way to keep knives within reach while cooking — and they’re far safer than rummaging for a sharp blade in a cluttered drawer. They are equally useful in the bathroom for organizing easy-to-lose metallic items, including tweezers, nail clippers, small scissors, hair clips, and bobby pins.
Mount a magnetic knife holder to the inside of your medicine cabinet door to take advantage of unused space. While a stainless steel knife holder offers a sleeker look, adhesive-backed magnetic tape works if you need a narrower solution that won’t interfere with the door. And if you don’t have a medicine cabinet, consider using the inside of your vanity door, the side of a cabinet, or the space underneath a floating shelf.
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Other Uses for a Magnetic Knife Holder
The bathroom isn’t the only place to incorporate this organizing hack. You can also stick a magnetic knife holder to the wall above your desk, inside a deep drawer, or on the side of a filing cabinet to hold office supplies such as binder clips, paper clips, and scissors. If you use a three-tiered rolling cart for crafts, try adding a strip to the side — it’s the perfect spot for shears, extra sewing needles, and metal tools such as pliers or seam rippers.
A magnetic knife holder might also be useful on the side of a kitchen cabinet, where you can use magnetic hooks to hang your larger utensils and hand towels so they’re always within reach. Above the sink, a holder paired with hooks is an excellent way to air-dry brushes and rags. If you live in a small space and store your tools and hardware in a credenza, consider adding a magnetic strip to the inside of the door for small tools like Allen keys or screwdrivers.
