Here, three Southern organizers speak to nine categories of belongings that do not belong here.
Keeping them out in the open, they say, will only make your life more complicated.
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Decorative Items
The bathroom countertop isn’t where you should be looking to express your personal style.
For one, doing so can create a “disorganized and chaotic” feel, Ludvinsky says.
But that’s not all.
Ludvinsky recommends keeping these inside of a drawer or storage bin when they’re not in use.
Plus, she adds, you don’t want to keep medicine bottles accessible to kids and pets.
Instead, keep them in a medicine cabinet or drawer for safekeeping.
“One sleepy wrong move and you might be washing your face with Lysol,” Ludvinsky says.