Creating a space with more room to move through clever storage strategies is not a dream; it is almost a necessity.
Whatever their size, bathrooms grow more crowded every day with personal belongings, toiletries, accessories, sanitary essentials and much more. We need to think about them as we would a kitchen: plan storage and organisation carefully, group everything we keep to hand and tuck it away. Our bathrooms are personal cocoons that nurture our morning energy and soothe our evening tiredness. Their need for space to move, calm, focus and freedom from clutter is as important as our daily schedules. This approach should therefore be understood as a practical benefit, rather than a trend.
Growing responsibilities, multiplying communication channels and ever more tasks mean that people today, particularly those in work, have countless things to keep in mind. The design world, which responds to people’s home lives and researches their needs, is also aware of these pressures. Bathroom brands develop their products accordingly. The aim is to add value to life at home by creating settings that are more practical, more suited to their purpose, more useful and better at saving time, providing space and making us feel good.
So what does it mean to organise a bathroom well and create the right storage solutions?
We all relax our shopping limits sometimes, particularly when it comes to personal care and cosmetics. We cherish each purchase only until the next one arrives. The first step is therefore to distinguish what you need regularly from what you rarely use. If there are items you have completely forgotten, remove them from your life too. The first rule of reducing clutter is to identify what deserves priority and what can be put away.
Rather than trying to work miracles with your existing bathroom cupboards, you may need to explore a new generation of solutions. Today’s bathroom furniture takes the burden off you with integrated shelving and drawer systems, leaving you only to add baskets and boxes for smaller groups of items. For example, Icon Maxi from Kale Banyo is a world of organisation in its own right, with narrow open-shelf cupboards, illuminated cupboards, mirror cabinets, vanity units and even illuminated wall-hanging systems and trays. Models combining natural wood and glass are particularly suited to those who want natural style and practicality to share the same stage in their bathroom.
Vertical space is one of the bathroom’s greatest missed opportunities. By choosing medium-height floor-standing cupboards, we often waste the space above, yet it is valuable for storing extra belongings. The best move is to choose wall-mounted units and use the space beneath for lidded boxes or baskets, such as laundry baskets. Kale Banyo’s Vista series demonstrates this ability. Its 170 x 58 cm tall cupboards and cleaning cupboards are divided internally by shelving. The series also includes a laundry basket cupboard that saves you searching for a wicker basket, an attractively designed washing machine cupboard, and illuminated mirror shelves and vanity units.
Shelving is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about bathrooms. When more is needed, we rush to a DIY store for shelves and brackets, add them to the existing arrangement and can easily end up with a confusing decorative scheme. Instead, choose furniture that already incorporates shelves and modular storage. Box-shaped shelves, open only at the front, allow you to organise the inside with baskets and use the top for items you want to leave on display. Better still, fit hooks beneath the shelves to create a compact arrangement. Alongside its tall cupboards and vanity units, Kale Banyo’s Edge series helps you create this system with box-shaped shelving units in various sizes. These square and rectangular forms can also create an attractive wall arrangement. What looks like bathroom magic is really a matter of a little research and creativity.
