Over Toilet Shelving Creates Bathroom Space
November 2nd, 2005 by aptsherpaIs the bathroom in your apartment too small? Is your newspaper/magazine in the living room when you go into the bathroom to take care of business? Is your towel always on the floor? It’s time to pick it up and get a towel rack that goes above your toilet. This storage unit is easy to install, reasonably priced, and has many uses.
Easy to install
With other storage units, like cabinets and shelves, bolts or big nails might be needed to securely attach the unit to your apartment wall. However, this Nickel Bronze Bathroom Space Saver from Shop.com can be easily placed into your apartment. It does not need any bolts or big nails to keep it in place and slides over your toilet. Unlike larger, higher priced shelving systems, the Bathroom Space Saver is also economical.
Reasonably priced
Found at furniture on the web and reduced from its regular price of $222.99, you can purchase this item for less than $120. The idea of stacking vertically to increase space is easily imitated and similar shelving units can be found anywhere from Target to specialty stores like Bed Bath and Beyond. Not just for towels, these over the toilet shelving units can serve many purposes.
Many uses
As seen in the picture, the most obvious use is for towels; providing easy access from your shower. This can also be a holder for magazines, newspapers, or your latest novel. Of course, that is not its only use. If you happen to have full storage boxes, the top shelf gives you an extra place to store additional belongings. With an endless number of possibilities for uses, the Bathroom Space Saver could be your key to a roomier bathroom.
Tags: Bathroom Decorating, Bathroom Storage, Saving Space, Storage
February 12th, 2006 at 3:34 am
Are you kidding me? $120 for a towel holder? Buy a couple of sticky hooks that will do the job, and just stack a couple of magazines (or fold a couple of towels neatly) over the toilet.
Chances are, if you can afford this shelving unit you A)Have enough space in your bathroom to store things elsewhere B) Already own a real, nicer unit.
February 24th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
its called WAL-MART people or even K-MART any mart lol. To find things cheap and easy!
March 22nd, 2006 at 3:44 pm
you can get one for around $20. at target…in white or chrome.
November 10th, 2006 at 8:52 am
Amen.
If I could afford stuff like this for my studio apartment, I’d probably spend the money on a one-bedroom instead, thus eliminating the need for this frou-frou thing altogether.
If you have a tiny apartment and not much money, there’s plenty of used or free stuff around. Goodwill or any large thrift store have furniture, and trolling the dumpsters in student neighborhoods around the 1st of each month from May to Sept/Oct can yield all sorts of great finds. A good cleaning and a coat of paint can make anything look new. You might also want to try hotel furniture liquidators, garage sales, and websites like Craigslist.
November 23rd, 2006 at 4:15 pm
A Shelf Box holds a foot locker or a couple
of bankers’ boxes. Can be stacked 6-7
high. No assembly. Small person can handle
an empty shelf box. Content re-inserted
when in the truck for moving. Optional
panel can conceal content or secure for moving.
Open in front. Closed on bottoom, top, ends,
and back. Stuff doesn’t fall out. Make it
of wood and it will be handsome to put in
the apartment that is short on storage space.
January 28th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Yeah, but try to find the item at Walmart.com using their search function… It’s impossible. KMart’s ‘collection’ will set you back at least $50.00+ for something ugly and cheap, and there’s no Target in our area… But having once seen a metal trashcan with an $80 price tag, It’s a sure bet that they do not have one for $20….
February 17th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
$120 bucks.. CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZY! $30 kmart… in the organization dept
September 26th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
I live in an apt, I need storage (my bathroom is tiny and there’s a sink and a toilet) and my walls are just tile, so I can’t install shelving… there are definitely cheaper examples of this, but the point is “over toilet shelving creates bathroom space” not “over toilet shelving that costs over $100…”
March 26th, 2008 at 7:31 am
go to walmart or k-mart they have very cheap over the toilet cabinets..good luck its start with $30 To $50.oo
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I have one of these units, and yes it set me back a couple of bucks, but it’s only because of this unit that my bathroom isn’t a total dive. Mine has two medicine cabinets and a shelf in between, and even though I have a vanity it keeps all my products out of sight and off the counter.
I don’t know where the rest of you live- but 100$ for a very useful unit vs. a couple extra hundred EVERY MONTH for a bigger apartment? please- easy choice for me!
July 10th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
—- you stupid —–…. go back to your double wide trailer……
August 13th, 2008 at 2:08 am
we have one of these with baskets on each shelf. it looks a lot cleaner and gives you tones of space for all cosmetics, bottles, hairdryer etc…
one at the top as rolled towels coming out. looks great and saves space!
August 20th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
I agree i found one in great condition on craigslist and you can spray paint it to match the color theme of your bathroom.