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Without doubt, the best shower storage ideas are designed into the fabric of your bathroom at planning stage: built-in shelves, niches, hidden cupboards, even benches with space for bottles. 

On the other hand, freestanding bathroom storage ideas can add texture, interest and character to a space, allowing you to solve two design dilemmas at once.

Below we showcase the best shower storage ideas to suit every space, large or small.

Shower storage ideas

Whether you're looking for storage for walk-in-showers or for family bathrooms that includes a shower cubicle, these ideas will solve all your clutter woes.

1. Sneak a shelf or two on the side

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If you are looking for shower room ideas that make the most of vertical space, you can create a niche with your shower cubicle in which to put useful shelves, whether hidden or on display.

'No more tripping over half empty bottles of shampoo and shower gel with this built-in shower storage idea. All you need to do is keep your products neat and tidy and use baskets for the bulkier items like fresh towels and bath mats,' says Lucy Searle, global editor in chief, Homes & Gardens 

2. For texture, add a wooden ladder shelf

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Looking for wet room ideas that take up little floor space but bring plenty of charm to a smaller space? 

'Ladder shelves have become a popular addition to our homes during the last few years. Handy in most rooms, they're a marvel in a bathroom because they're space saving and uber practical. Use it for all your shower storage needs as they can hold lotions, potions, candles and keepsakes,' says Jennifer Ebert, digital editor, Homes & Gardens 

3. Have an inset shower shelf

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'Building a recessed shelf is a great way of creating neat storage in your shower, providing ample space for shampoos, soaps and body wash without it clogging up the floor of your shower.  

'To create this in your own home, you’ll most likely need to hire a professional tradesperson who will be able to cut out a neat recess area. However, how big and where your shelf can go will be dictated by the space between your stud wall framework. As you are using cavity walls, it’s a good time to kill two birds with one stone and also use it to cover up any unsightly pipework for your new shower,' says Sophie Harrold, director at Simply Bathrooms

4. A simple stool (or two) can suffice...

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'If you have a beautiful run of patterned wall tiles you may not want to drill holes for wall hung storage pieces. Instead, consider a stool or two. They're handier than you think and you can use them for towels and your favorite shower gel. If you have a wet room consider a design that's waterproof so it can be next to you for ease,' says Melanie Griffiths, editor at Period Living.

5. A shelf on one side of the bathroom will have its uses

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'Any built in shelf will be useful, and this one near the bath can be used for both tub and shower toiletries. You can't have too many shower storage ideas though and if you can add a wall hanging design then all the better,' says Andrea Childs, editor at Country Homes & Interiors.

6. Go for wall hung over floor standing in a smaller shower

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'In the bathroom, it’s important to keep toiletries easily accessible. Each area of the bathroom – sink, bath + shower – should feature some form of storage in order to keep toiletries close to hand when needed. 

'In the shower area, if the depth of the wall allows, it is good to have a built-in alcove to house shampoo, body wash, etc. Failing that, our bottle racks, available in a large and a small size, are perfect and can be positioned in exactly the right place for showering,' advises James Lentaigne, creative director at Drummonds

7. Have a towel rail installed at the far end of the shower area

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'In a shower room where space is tight, you can hang a towel rail if it's far enough away from the shower end. And it can be a very useful addition of course – that reach of your arm to grab a warm towel when water's in your eyes can be a godsend! 

'We also love the idea of using a vintage tray to keep soap, a loofah and shower must-haves neat,' says Jennifer Ebert, digital editor at Homes & Gardens 

8. Put up a shelf to the side of shower

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'What we all really want is shower storage at shoulder height, so we can simply reach for what we need without having to bend down and pick bottles up from the floor. A shelf like this would be ideal for all your essentials and consider a towel hook too,' says Lucy Searle, global editor in chief, Homes & Gardens.

9. Tuck a caddy in a corner 

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'Caddy's are the ultimate space-savers and in this loft walk-in shower it's neatly tucked away into a corner, yet still in reach for those toiletries. When your scheme is monochromatic invest in a black design to carry on the theme and fill it full of fluffy white towels,' says Melanie Griffiths, editor at Period Living.  

10. For the ultimate in storage and comfort, invest in shower bench

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Shower bench ideas aren't just useful for sitting – they are ideal for shower storage, too.

'Talk about functionality and comfort – this built in shower bench spans the full length of one wall making for a bench that can store toiletries and a resting place that gives a spa-like feel!' says Lindye Galloway, founder and chief creative office at Lindye Galloway Studio & Shop

How do I add storage to my shower?

There are many ways to add storage to a shower. The easiest is with a small floor-standing caddy that can sit in the corner of the shower. A storage ladder just outside the shower area is another instant solution. Hooks at the far end of the shower wall are useful for towels. However, the most attractive and efficient shower storage ideas are niches, wall-hung or recessed cabinets and wall shelves.

How do you store shampoo and conditioner in a shower

Storing shampoo and conditioner well in a shower is really important because it's almost guaranteed that you will want them when you have water in your eyes and your vision is compromised. Ideally, they should be stored at between waist and shoulder height, and always in the same place. A recessed niche within the shower is the ideal – ensure its standing surfaces slopes gently forwards so that water doesn't pool – and failing that a caddy hung on the wall. 

Sophie has been an interior stylist and journalist for over 20 years and has worked for many of the main interior magazines during that time, both in-house and as a freelancer. On the side, as well as being the News Editor for indie magazine, 91, she trained to be a florist in 2019 and launched The Prettiest Posy where she curates beautiful flowers for modern weddings and events. For H&G, she writes features about interior design – and is known for having an eye for a beautiful room.

11 Stylish Shower Storage Ideas

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Anyone with a small bathroom knows the frustrations that can arise in a tiny shower, including balancing pricey products on precariously-small ledges, bumping into bottles at every turn, and finding enough space to hang your towel until you turn the faucet off. If any of the aforementioned annoyances resonate with you, you've come to the right place.

As apartment dwellers, we know from experience how aggravating a bathroom with minimal storage space can be, so we've compiled some of our go-to organizational tools for saving luxe products from the ledge.

From shower shampoo holders to hanging caddies and ladder storage systems, these 11 bathroom buys will help prevent your products from slipping off the bathtub edge ever again. Because when you're splurging on $45 soap, the stakes are surprisingly high. (No judgment here—we love our luxury bathroom products, too.) After scrolling through this article, consider your shower storage sorted.

Read on to organize your shower, soaker tub, towels, robes, and more with the best products to make your bathroom your own personal oasis.

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An upgraded take on your typical shower caddy, this wood version would look sleek in even the tiniest of bathrooms. With two separate shelves, there's plenty of room to store all of your daily shower needs—but the best part is their size. This caddy's shelves are extra deep to fit those oversized bottles of shampoo, and they even come with built-in razor holders and hooks to hang your favorite loofah or comb.

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Tuck this stool in the corner of your shower if you're short on bathroom space for storing your shampoo, conditioner, and soap bottles. With a small surface area, it won't take up too much room at the bottom of the tub. Arrange other small items like razors, shower combs, or trays for bar soap to save space in your shower caddy.

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If you have a standard shower with tiled walls, you've got plenty of options for detachable shelves to create extra surface room (even when it's not built-in). This flex soap dish suctions to the shower walls, adding an extra spot for your favorite bar soap. Pair it with corner trays or wide wall shelves to maximize storage space.

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Ideal for a shower that also doubles as a bathtub, this caddy can act as a storage shelf when you're not relaxing in a hot tub of water with a good book. Place it on the back end of your shower to easily grab shampoo and conditioner bottles, soap, or razors. Bonus: In a light walnut finish, the warm wood hues add a natural, inviting touch to make your bathroom feel like a spa right at home.

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This wall-mounted shower container has an ingenious slot designed to hold your razor, a small shelf for stowing jewelry, and a pocket just large enough for your toothbrush and toothpaste. If you're a fan of brushing your teeth in the shower each morning, you're probably familiar with the age-old problem of the brush getting knocked off the caddy as you pick up soap bottles. Keep your toothbrush clean and fresh by storing it in a safe place designed especially for small bathroom accessories.

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While this leaning ladder isn't meant to go inside your shower, it makes efficient use of the space above your toilet (for which it was designed). With room for extra hand towels, soap bottles, facial cleansers, and more, you'll be able to keep your bathroom looking clean and fresh every day. Unlike many ladder organizers, this style comes with baskets perfectly fit for each shelf with a sleek finish.

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This two-tiered shelving unit makes use of one of the most overlooked spaces in any bathroom: the door. If you have an abundance of hair products, makeup, or skincare accessories that take up space on the countertop, your surfaces will be cluttered no more. Store your daily necessities behind the door to reach everything easily when you need it (and keep it out of sight when you don't).

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This versatile caddy can be hung over your showerhead (as pictured) or hooked on your shower rod, depending on how you want to optimize your bathroom space. Since the hanging portion is detachable, this caddy is simple to install over the rod without taking the shower's hardware apart. And thanks to its simple storage racks, you'll be able to store shampoo and conditioner bottles easily without taking up too much depth in the shower.

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Keep scrubs, lotions, and oils conveniently located within arm's reach with this acrylic toiletries shelf. Rather than suctioning to your shower walls, this style of container is affixed with a long-lasting, durable adhesive strip that's easy to remove. Even better—this series of storage shelves can also be used in the kitchen to organize spices and other small items against the backsplash.

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Make the most of your shower's corners by installing a few of these bins to stash your products in. Rather than a single horizontal shelf, it's easy to arrange several corner bins vertically to save space in your shower caddy. Use eye-level shelves for products you use daily, and save the lower shelves to have sugar scrubs, luxury soaps, and special bathroom items on hand when you want to indulge.

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A small catch-all is just large enough for holding little odds and ends to keep your bathroom fresh. With two hooks on the bottom, you'll be able to hang loofahs and other products easily without taking up space on the shelf. Store small soap bottles, shower mirrors, and even your razor here thanks to the shelf's built-in razor holder.

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A small bathroom is not a reason to refuse to store the necessary things in it. RBC-Nedvizhimost has collected life hacks for organizing the limited space of the bathroom

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Sometimes a cabinet above the sink and open shelves above the bathroom are enough to store things. Much depends on how many tenants are in the apartment, what cosmetics and accessories they need, whether there is a separate place where laundry and cleaning products are stored. If there is no dressing table in the bedroom, the number of things also increases. In addition, it is much more convenient to change towels when they are stored in the bathroom, and not in the room. A large area allows you to put wide cabinets, but there are also several options for a small bathroom.

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The bathroom has a lot of free space on the walls that can be made functional. A mirror is usually hung over the sink, so it makes sense to choose a cabinet in which it is located on the facade. If the corners and walls of the room are not occupied by tall furniture, buy suitable hanging shelves. They can be arranged in several horizontal rows up to the ceiling. Both wooden shelves on a triangular profile and metal ready-made multi-tiered options are suitable.

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The place under the sink is rarely used, but you can store buckets, brushes, cleaning products or washing powder there. Manufacturers offer built-in furniture, made taking into account the parameters of the sink and pipe. As a rule, it is bought during repairs, along with a bathtub and a sink. But if the latter is without a cabinet, then you can make it to order or buy a cabinet that is suitable in width and depth, and then cut out the “lid” for the sink and pipe. Pull-out shelves will be an excellent option for filling, so that you don’t have to climb into the locker with your head in search of the right product.

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It is customary to cover modern bathtubs with curtains. Some owners choose to tile this space to match the color of the floor and walls. But if the bathroom is small, consider under-bath storage. The space is not suitable for things that are afraid of moisture - washing powder in a cardboard box or fresh towels - but it is used for household products. You can order special drawers that hermetically close the contents, but this will come out more expensive.

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One of the common design moves is to expand the functionality of items that look like decor. For example, large wicker baskets will suit most bathroom styles while still being large enough to hold gels, shampoos, creams, and other cosmetics. You can store cleaning products in one, put laundry in the other. Baskets will fit into the space under the sink if it is not occupied by shelves, but will also look interesting against the wall.

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The advantage of this furniture is that it can be as narrow as possible, which means it will fit in a small room. In addition, it is convenient to move the table away to wash the floors under it, and turn it to get a thing from a far corner. The products that you use daily can be placed on a table, on shelves or in beautiful baskets (perfume, brushes and toilet paper). Much depends on whether water from the sink and bath gets on the shelves.

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It is customary to hang hooks on the front door, but the space near the ceiling often remains unused. A multi-level shelf with 1-3 divisions is suitable, depending on the height of the ceiling. It is worth storing things that are rarely needed, such as clean towels and bathrobes. Make sure that you can comfortably take the contents from the shelf and that nothing falls when you open the door. Many will have to use a stool to reach the top.

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Wall hooks are an obvious solution for storing towels, organizers with cosmetics and household appliances. But they can also be hung inside cabinets. So little things will not take up space on the shelf, and most accessories will always be at hand. In addition to hooks, glued boxes or plastic organizers for cosmetics are suitable, as well as hanging shelves that are attached to the door without glue and screws.

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Designers advise not to clutter up the space at eye level, otherwise the room will seem even more compact. Therefore, shelves tapering upwards would be an ideal option. If you did not find a similar rack in a furniture store, you can use an open stepladder. Small baskets for laundry or cleaning products can be placed on the lower shelves, hair dryers and hair straighteners, necessary jars and tubes, towels and decorative items on the upper shelves.

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This hack is popular in the kitchen, but the bathroom also uses a lot of metal objects. For example, you can hang tools from a manicure set on a magnet so that you don’t have to look for them every time in a cosmetic bag on the shelves. Hairpins, hairpins and stealth are attached to the panel so that they are not lost in deep cabinets and hanging pockets.

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If you have small children, rubber toys are left in the bathroom. They can not be put away in cabinets until completely dry and it is inconvenient to put them in a row along the edge of a bathtub or sink. To keep toys from getting moldy for as long as possible, they can be placed on a dryer over the bathtub or collected in a hanging net with suction cups. It is convenient to place it above the bathtub so that water does not spill onto the floor. In such pockets, not only toys are stored, but also washcloths or shower gels, if there are no other shelves or there is not enough space on them.

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10 unexpected ideas for organizing storage in the bathroom

1 Drawer

Narrow drawers are convenient for organizing storage not only in the kitchen, but also in the bathroom. With their help, you can comfortably and compactly place household chemicals, combs, gadgets and personal care products and much more.

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2 Niches and shelves in the shower room

Niches and shelves located directly in the shower area - an additional place to store bath accessories. They allow you to squeeze a little more out of the bathroom, and also make life easier: you no longer have to reach out of the shower for the gel or scrub you need.

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3 Shelves above the toilet

The space above the toilet in a tiny bathroom should not be empty, because there you can also place a lot of everything you need.

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For example, clean towels, stock of toilet paper, scented candles or neat decor.

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4 Window storage

If your bathroom has a window, you can use that as well. Neat narrow shelves located in the window opening are suitable for placing cosmetics and bath accessories.

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5 Baskets

Baskets, containers, boxes are serious helpers in organizing storage, including in the bathroom.

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You can complement open shelves and racks with them, or you can place them separately.

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Alternatively, wall-mounted baskets can be a great replacement for shelves.

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6 Tiny Organizer Shelf

Whenever you need to make the best use of a very small amount of free space on the bathroom wall, miniature hanging organizer shelves come in handy.

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7 Ladder Shelving

When a full-fledged shelving unit makes the bathroom too cluttered and there aren't enough hanging shelves to accommodate everything you need, a ladder shelving unit comes to the rescue - a current and practical trend for organizing open storage.

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8 Trolley on wheels

A mobile solution that allows you to move everything closer or, on the contrary, move it outside the bathroom for a while - the mini trolley on wheels.

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9 Door Storage

Have you used the bathroom door for extra storage yet? And in vain: there can fit a lot of everything useful.

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