r/bathrooms • u/oscarsowner • 1d ago

Bathroom under sink storage problem

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We’re moving house in a few weeks from a house where we designed the bathroom (blue tiles) to the second pic. There’s just no room for storing bathroom items - hate seeing stuff out on display. Any ideas?

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u/-ForTheNorth- 1d ago

Not the prettiest, but IKEA has some under-sink solutions. We had this one in our old apartment:

https://www.ikea.com/no/no/p/nysjoen-underskap-til-servant-med-2-dorer-hvit-50470814/

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u/oscarsowner 1d ago

Similar to one of the solutions I found - just not sure if it’s too wide for the space available.

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u/-ForTheNorth- 1d ago

Ooooh, that one's way prettier. Maybe the seller could take some measurements for you, or you could drop in to take them yourself? Worst case just order it when you move and use something else for temporary storage.

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u/North-Speaker-3553 1d ago

You can make any of these prettier with paint! 

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u/No-Philosopher-9164 1d ago

I can’t get over how blue that tile is

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u/oscarsowner 1d ago

It’s calmer in real life - always looks so vivid when it’s shown in a photo!

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u/ExtensionCustard9010 1d ago

Love that blue.

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u/Nan_Mich 1d ago

You have the nice, wide, deep window sill. You could get in a carpenter to make you a box, a “faux shelf” to sit on the sill under which you can hide stuff. It would have to be about a foot high to hold shampoo bottles and the like. But it can be made with a veneer that matches other wood in the room. A four piece sliding door would allow you to open parts of it at a time while hiding things there, too.

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u/PureExpression1533 1d ago

Can't you just change the sink to a vanity? Shouldn't be that difficult a task for a plumber.

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u/quattroformaggixfour 1d ago

Perhaps you could get a slimline cabinet built to go in that little alcove above the sink? Open shelves would be easier, but I prefer things out of sight also.

Could also mount a cabinet or shelves at head height on the wall opposite the shower.

I don’t know how people deal without bathroom storage either.

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u/lickthepixies 1d ago

Space on the wall to hang a cabinet?

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u/oscarsowner 1d ago

Sadly not