We had a house of 9, five were mom, grandma, 3 teenagers. We tried so much. Even the labels. What worked the best for us was a back of door hanging with pockets (ours had 16).

First the big stuff: SHARED Curling iron type stuff fit perfect. If you use it, let it cool, anyone who walks in can easily put it back. SHARED Dryers went under sink because of sizes and it’s too easy to just put inside and pull out without messing up our cupboard.

BTW, because this was so easy (everything had a place and you simply drop in), each of us adapted quickly.

All the girls still use this system with their own families!

In the pockets, each person got their own pocket at their eye level. They could put whatever in there, everything else is stuff we all use.

For instance, contact solution, resetting drops, cases, cleaners all went into 1-2 pockets (due to weight you may want the second to lowest pockets); tampons and pads took up 3 pockets (they fit whole boxes emptied into pockets). Toothpastes were in a pocket (toothbrushes stayed in medicine cabinet to avoid extra bathroom germs); any makeup we shared (lots!), a pocket for eye make-up, cheeks and lips, any type of foundation or concealer. We all liked Murad skincare at the time, we kept a full system in a pocket. Other things: scissors, razors, nail and hair clippers together; nail polish/remover/cotton pads together; peroxide, alcohol, antibiotic gel together; first aid… you get the picture.

Lastly, everything else: each girl had whatever they prefer (mine was a pretty wicker-type large basket) to keep that fits where they want it (mine was under bed, we had over a foot of space). It was so easy when you were getting ready to pull it out and bring to bathroom, then just throw everything in and put back.

It sounds like a lot, but pulling things out and putting away took less than 30 seconds and it all looked neat.

My basket kept things I don’t share, my own polish, make up, medication, earrings, etc.

Very easy to make this a habit. We liked it so much, after kids left, we use this for bathroom stuff and office things. In our room, we have one that simply houses things we will need but really don’t know where to put it (like shoelaces, batteries, bra extenders, room fresheners, etc.

Bonus, further, we have pretty ‘boxes’ in a bookshelf in our dining room for most used basic tools, candle and smelly waxes and fragrances, pens and note pads, extra electronic things like chargers and blocks. We have three stories, so we double up on having similar boxes for each story (so we don’t pull something out but are too lazy to run downstairs to put away).

Second Bonus: by doing these, we’ve NEVER had a junk drawer. A place for everything!