Thats a great way of storing things in the bathroom. I am just wondering how you suppose attach the shelves to the bathroom wall?
Anna from City Shelving

I put one up in my bathroom and put things up there that my kids tend to play with it works great and I have gotten so many compliments I recommend this to everyone

My husband installed shelves in our bathroom when we moved into our apt. We have little cabinets and a lot of stuff. There work for towels, iron, etc. I love
shelves. The only difference is my husband reversed the arms, so the are above the shelf. He also placed shelving above our garage door for that extra "hidden" space. Everyone raves about that space. Good luck all.

This is a great looking finished project. I added some thin moulding to the edges of the shelf for a decorative look. The people at the hardware store were nice enough to miter the edges perfectly for me, so all I had to do was nail it on. Also, instead of wooden brackets, I used antique victorian metal brackets that I sanded, primed, and spray-painted to match the shelves. It looks exactly like the shelving spread from Martha's January 2007 issue.

this would be perfect for my tiny master bath! i'm worried though... i'm all of 5'2''! that's a long stretch for a shorty!

I currently had one when I moved into our new home. We love it! I would advise using nice decorative baskets (these can be inexpensive) to put supplies/overfill with. That way it doesn't take away from the organization you so diligently worked for.

I did this years ago when I had a small room with high ceilings. We put the shelves all around the perimeter of the room with decorative corbels and that's where I kept ALL of my (hundreds of!) books. Great storage, free wall and floor space and it didn't feel crowded at all

Wonderful idea. Saves space especially in my tiny beach cottage.
sbogg

I've always loved that idea. Our old house has low ceilings and doing this would only give us about 4 inches of height. :(

I live in California, too, but I did this over two doors in our hallway, for books. I figure on the rare occasion that we might have a quake of that magnitude, I'll be stepping over lots more than a pile of books! I would definitely omit any glass jars, though!

We have also used this idea over windows ..... looks great!

i live in prob the world's smallest apartment

That just looks too dangerous to me! I live in California, and this idea is a big no-no for earthquake safety. And glass jars filled with stuff, above your head as you walk through a door seems unsafe.

I would suggest adding a bead o rsomething like cove molding to the top of that shelf and that will stop things from being able to easily fall; and, if you still worry there's that stuff used in offices that can be placed on the shelf.

JUST DON'T SLAM THE DOOR SHUT OR THINGS CAN GO FLYING, AND THAT IS NOT SAFE WITH THE GLASS JARS.

I absolutely love this idea. I live in a very small space and I am always looking for new ways to store things. I make my own soap and the glass jar is a wonderful idea for storing it in the moist atmosphere of the bathroom Thanks, so much.

This is a fabulous idea for small living spaces. One I would like to use. And great suggestions for non breakable, shatterable storage options.

I've thought of doing this for quite a while but just haven't. Now, with confidence that it's Martha approved, I will!

Great additional storage for a small pantry.

Great idea. I used it in my tiny office/sitting room to display my collectables.

That is such a neat idea!! I never would have thought of it, but really, it's the idea place to keep stuff out of the way, but still have access to them!!

Great idea for my very small master bathroom.

whyyyyyy do they have to make doors with windows above them in holland???? *lol* ;)

Nice idea, but in earthquake country don't use glass containers. They break when they fall and are dangerous to the person who happens to be underneath the shelf when the earthquake hits.

This is great! I live in a condo with limited storage space. I've been re designing my bathrrom and this is the tip I needed.

My gosh this is the greatest idea ever! I just went around my entire condo looking for places I can add a shelf! Thanks!

What a wonderful idea! We have limited cabinet space in our house, I am going to do this in our bathrooms. Thanks Martha!

Love it!!! I can't wait to try it!

I love this idea. This way, it's out of your way and out of sight.

syvananda, I beleive the width of the shelf would depend on the width of your door. As far as depth, you only need 5-8 inches.

This is an excellent idea i was actually hating the house that i will be moving in end of next month because it is a bit small and has not a lot cardboards i look forward to put in place some of these great ideas.Thank you for the wonderful resourcr

I tihink that this idea is excellent. |Would you, please, indicate the width of the shelf. This information is lacking in many if not all of your ideas.

Not a great thing for storing breakables in the Earthquake zone...bot some soft items would be a great idea.

I am going to use thhs one Imy whole house is only 950 sq. Ft. every inch is important.

My husband has made several of these shelves in the past for me. The one he made me was for my kitchen window

My home is about 170 years old and we are renovating the bathroom. You can be guaranteed that I will use this idea there.......it suits the design of our home and a great idea for large items. Thanks for this.

What a great Idea! Can't believe I didn't think of it. I'm in the middle of reorganizing my bathroom so this came at the right time.

This is a fabulous idea except for the fact that I'm only 5'2. I would need a ladder to get to the bottles or whatever I chose to put on the shelf.

Where I live, bathroom doors go all the way up to the cealing. However, this is a great idea.

Love this idea! So great for those of us with the double wammy of small children AND small bathrooms! LOL

As for the concern about the earthquakes, I would say that you could use tins, baskets with lids, even "photo boxes" or anything else that would be "pretty" and functionable! Think they were saying that the glass jars with unwrapped soaps would be unique and pretty too.

I am off to go see how much room is above my door for my shelf!

Great Idea Martha!!! Louise Visscher

I loved the idea especially with the coordinating colors used in the containers. Our family is vert tall, myself 6' 2" and I am not the tallest, so this would be yet another thing to dodge with our heads. Any one else- fabulous.

I have the smallest bathroom and this one of the best ideas I have seen in a long, long. Leave it up to Martha to come up with something this clever. I am going to install this shelf this weekend. Genius!!! PS: I love your show!

Living in Southern California, I would be leary of using this suggestion due to earthquake concerns - especially the glass containers which, if they didn't knock you on the head, might require that you walk barefoot over shards of glass to escape the bathroom during/after an earthquake.

Also, if I was reaching up to get something down, it would be my bad luck to have someone open the door right into my face.

This looks pretty but I think I would pass on this one.

love this! it's one of those why-didn't-i-think-of-it items. i have two small children and now i am able to keep neccesary items in the bathroom while still keeping it out of reach of the children. super clever

Great Idea! I live in a studio apartment and I need to utilize as much space as possible.