Low maintenance

That would be me. I'm not big on being pampered, the odd pedicure and a lash dye is about all. At home I think I brush my cats furs more than my own hair. Sad but true.

With this being said I'm about to show you where and how I keep my toiletries. There are not very many to store as you've probably figured out.

This is the tiny upstairs bathroom. Toiletries are not the prettiest things to look at in my mind. I don't like all those labels and colors trying to grab our attention in the stores. So we hide ours. Can you spot them?

Tadaa! We built this super narrow cabinet with shelves to match the protruding boxed in pipe on the other side of the WC. The tall door is hung on kitchen door hinges so it sort of snaps close and because the door is a little bit wider than the cabinet, no handle is necessary.

The photo above this one was taken before I bought the lovely swan photo from Ez on Etsy.

On the shelves are containers from Muji. The tray one's can also be used as lids for the taller ones. There are lots of different sizes. I love them.

This is taken in the downstairs bathroom. The duck was a Christmas present from Wille years ago but I can't bear use it so it lies there and keeps me company as I shower.

I keep another Muji container on one of the lower shelves downstairs. It holds the best lotion known to mankind according to our little family. We all use it, Martin with his excema and Wille and I with our dry skin. Vaseline Intensive Care Extra Strength Lotion is simply the best. The metal box holds extra toothpaste and creams and seldomly used stuff like sun creams. We are in Sweden after all. The basket is filled with extra q-tips, travel size bottles etc. It also holds my stash of toothbrushes and mini toothpastes from the hotels I stay at in Hong Kong and China. I have to stop taking them, there is no way we'll ever use them all.

I love using little glass dishes for other things than their original purpose. I suppose this was meant for little pickles or something like that but here it holds q-tips and cotton rounds.

So, Carolyn, Sunny and anyone else who's been dying to know, that's were it's stored.

Comments

[Tina Yagjian]

Greetings from NYC, Benita. I recently discovered ChezLarsson through Apartment Therapy and I've thoroughly enjoyed browsing through it...so many great ways to organize simply and live elegantly.

I definitely think you ought to just let this blog unfold over time - it'll let you know what direction to move in next. What I like most is that you've really created a whole lovely world of light, color, and humor along with order. Your organizing never looks rigid or cold. There are many organizing blogs on the web, but something about yours is very special.

I keep looking at your lovely living room pillows and slipcovers when I land on your webpage. Did you make all this? I'm struggling to create a slip cover right now. Yours look so simple!

Keep posting - I love to look at ChezLarsson over morning cafe each day - a real treat!

Tay

[kristy]

i love the randomness of the swan, and its beauty.

[jenny]

Brilliant cupboard!

[Kathleen]

Hi Benita, I came across your flickr album a while back and have subscribed your blog since the first day you start blogging. Really enjoy the posts!
I didn't read your last several posts until this afternoon, because my HP laptop went to the service center again.(This is the 3rd time within 18 months. Never buy HP laptop!)
It is interesting to know that you go to Guangzhou every year. I grew up there and now live in SF bay area.
One thing I miss about China, HongKong and Japan is Muji store! Love Muji everything! Here there are some 'one dollar Japanese stores", but just not the same!
I love Vaseline Intensive Care Extra Strength Lotion too! After tried many "fancy" lotions, Vaseline is the best.
Again, love to read your blog everyday!

[Benita]

Tay, I do make most slipcovers myself. The armchair covers are by me and also most of the pillows. I've made dozens of pillows and the more recent one's do look better than the earlier. Practice, practice :)

Kathleen, Uhoh! I just bought an HP printer. I hope it will last a little longer than your laptop...
I bet Muji will turn up in the Bay Area since there is already a popular store in NYC :)

[lucy]

Benita! I just had to have my dose of Chezlarsson before going upstairs to clean and organise my laundry and closets. You're such an inspiration!!!!

[Carolyn in Oregon]

Hi Benita,
Thanks so much for sharing. I love how you have everything so orderly. I'm trying to think how to translate your ideas for our bathroom which has a built in vanity. I don't have any shelves except those below the counter and sink. So, therefore I tend to leave bottles of face wash, perfume, moisturizer,etc. all on the counter. It looks quite cluttered. I'll work on it after I tackle the linen closet today. :-) I love your ideas. Your blog is my new favorite! Pillow how-to's would be fun sometime, if you feel like sharing that..... Keep up the good work.

[Ksenia in Canada]

great post as usual Benita!

[Liesbeth - Belgium]

Good to know I'm not the only one peeling off the labels of their toiletries! Curious to see what the inside of your pantry looks like...
Groetjes, Liesbeth

[Karen]

I just found your blog through a friends blog. I absolutely love it! I really like your narrow cabinet in the bathroom to keep necessary but colorful items out of site but handy! I am of the same mind that I don't like the labels that don't coordinate with my bathroom showing - plus it just makes things look cluttered. We are slowly remodeling our bathroom and I fell in love with a reasonably priced vanity (with sink)from IKEA (one of my favorite stores) which is smaller than our current one. If we got it the space for storing items would be severely limited and this sort of thing would be perfect! I hope you don't mind if I steal your idea. Well done!

[Relyn]

Ok. I only have a moment to say, "Thanks for all the inspiration." because I need to go and clean out my bathroom. It's not too bad, but is YUCK compared to yours. Happy weekend!