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DIY Hanging Basket Bathroom Wall Storage |
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Create easy, inexpensive, functional bathroom wall storage using a basket and a key rack.
For months I've been searching for a way to add a tad more storage to my bathroom. I wanted something that I could hang above the toilet, something that would be stylish and unique but also useful. I scoured the internet for examples of bathroom wall storage, but none of the things I found quite met my needs. I did find one idea that I liked a lot on Pinterest, but I couldn't find the components to recreate it. Then suddenly it occurred to me...I could create a similar look using similar materials. Eureka!
For months I've been searching for a way to add a tad more storage to my bathroom. I wanted something that I could hang above the toilet, something that would be stylish and unique but also useful. I scoured the internet for examples of bathroom wall storage, but none of the things I found quite met my needs. I did find one idea that I liked a lot on Pinterest, but I couldn't find the components to recreate it. Then suddenly it occurred to me...I could create a similar look using similar materials. Eureka!
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If you click on the link above (and I encourage you to do so), then you will probably notice that my version of this bathroom wall storage solution looks very little like the one that inspired it, but I thank Carmel at Our Fifth House for getting my brain moving in the right direction. When I couldn’t find wicker planter boxes, I all but gave up. Then it dawned on me that I had a basket that was virtually the same shape as the ones used in the inspiration. I knew right where to get more, so off I went to Walmart. The baskets were $6.97 each – located on the same isle as the shower caddies and other bathroom storage.
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Next I wandered the isles of the hardware section searching for something to hang my baskets from. What I came up with was a key rack ($5.97). I liked the look of the wood and metal of the key rack with the wicker of the basket, so I decided to give it a try.
Before I could hang my new storage baskets I had to remove an existing hand towel loop which we never use. This left gargantuan, dime-sized holes in the wall which I promptly patched. |
After patching the holes, I touched up the wall paint. Then I hung the key racks with the help of a level, a stud finder, and a drill.
Here are the results:
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Lessons Learned |
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The lesson I’m taking away from this experience is two-fold:
I wish you luck in your search for whatever storage solutions may have been evading you, be they bathroom wall storage issues or other, more perplexing challenges.
- Be patient and keep searching for the best solution to meet your needs. If you’re looking, you will find it…eventually.
- Look for new ways to use old stuff. That’s not original or surprising, but it’s a good reminder.
I wish you luck in your search for whatever storage solutions may have been evading you, be they bathroom wall storage issues or other, more perplexing challenges.