Bathroom cabinet organise in Ottery St Mary

### The Avalanche When You Open The Cabinet Door

You need paracetamol. Open the bathroom cabinet. **Three bottles of shampoo, ancient cough syrup, and your partner's face cream cascade into the sink**. You find the paracetamol eventually - expired in 2019.

Every. Single. Time.

Bathroom cabinets become dumping grounds for every half-used product, sample sachet, and "might need this someday" item. Then they become unusable.

> 💡 **Pro tip:** Most people use about 20% of what's in their bathroom cabinet regularly. The other 80% is expired, nearly empty, or forgotten about. Sorting this saves genuine time every single day.

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### Why This Matters

An organised bathroom cabinet means **you actually find things** when you need them.

| ✅ Done Right | ❌ Current Chaos | |--------------|------------------| | Daily items front and center | 5-minute search every morning | | Medicines in date and accessible | Expired paracetamol when you need it | | Space for what you actually use | No room because of clutter | | Pleasant to open | Braced for avalanche | | Know what you have | Buying duplicates you don't need |

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### Common Bathroom Cabinet Problems

**🔍 Too Much Wasted Space** One shelf at mid-height. Everything stacked on itself. The top third of the cabinet is empty air.

**Solution:** Shelf inserts or risers to create multiple levels.

**🧴 Can't See What's There** Everything shoved to the back. Latest purchase at the front. No idea what's behind it.

**Solution:** Rotate stock - stuff you use daily at the front, occasional items behind but visible.

**💊 Expired Medicines** Nobody checks dates. Paracetamol from 2015 still taking up space.

**Solution:** Check every medicine, bin anything past date. Many chemists have medicine disposal bins.

**🧪 Half-Empty Bottles** Fourteen shampoos, all with 1cm left in the bottom.

**Solution:** Consolidate or bin. If you're not going to use it, it's just clutter.

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### What I'll Do

**🔧 The Process**

| Stage | What Happens | |-------|--------------| | **Empty** | Everything out so we see what we're dealing with | | **Sort** | Separate into keep/bin/donate | | **Assess** | Work out if extra shelves/dividers would help | | **Add Storage** | Fit shelf inserts or dividers if needed | | **Reorganise** | Everything back in logical order |

**📦 Organisation Principles** - Daily items (toothpaste, deodorant) at eye level - Medicines together, in-date, easy to grab - Occasional items (travel bottles, plasters) higher up - Backup items (spare toothbrushes, toilet rolls) lower down - Heavy bottles on bottom shelf (won't fall on you)

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### Extra Storage Solutions

**Shelf Inserts** (£5-10) Double your vertical space. Plastic or wire, cut to fit your cabinet width.

**Door Storage** (£8-15) Hanging organisers for cabinet doors - perfect for small items like nail scissors, tweezers, cotton buds.

**Pull-Out Drawers** (£15-25) For under-sink cabinets. Slide out so you can see everything, slide back in.

**Dividers** (£5-10) Keep similar items together. Medicines separate from cosmetics separate from hair stuff.

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### Pricing

| Service | Time | You'll Pay | |---------|------|------------| | Single cabinet organisation | 30-45 mins | **£60** | | Cabinet + under-sink | 1 hr | **£60** | | Plus storage solutions | - | **Cost price (£5-25)** |

*Based on £60 minimum. Storage solutions (shelves, dividers) charged at cost if you want them.*