SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 9, 2016 2:39:18 GMT
My DH has been working summer school, so my boys and I have been decluttering and cleaning closets. I'm wondering where everyone stores their cleaning supplies? Ideally, I would like to store them in the laundry room, but the space just isn't big enough right now. Any suggestions?
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Post by dewryce on Jul 9, 2016 2:41:07 GMT
In the cabinets of the rooms I use them in for kitchen, bathrooms and laundry room. For other spaces downstairs, in my pantry and upstairs in my laundry room.
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Post by katlady on Jul 9, 2016 3:07:36 GMT
The main storage is in the laundry room. There are also some small supplies under the kitchen sink and under the bathroom sink.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jul 9, 2016 3:14:05 GMT
They're stored in the place I use them. Kitchen cleaners under the sink. Bathroom cleaners tucked behind the toilet or in a bathroom cabinet. Laundry cleaners and extra supplies in the laundry area.
I have cans of Febreeze everywhere, and there are several tubs of Clorox wipes spread between the kitchen and bathrooms too.
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Post by mom on Jul 9, 2016 3:17:28 GMT
The main storage is in the laundry room. There are also some small supplies under the kitchen sink and under the bathroom sink. This is what we do as well.
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Post by Linda on Jul 9, 2016 3:24:52 GMT
I have a dish pan on a shelf in the laundry room with most of them. I have a bleach spray under both bathroom sinks for quick touch-ups.
I suspect I have less cleaning supplies than most though - I have bleach spray, toilet bowl cleaner, dusting spray, window spray, and a powdered cleaner (Ajax or Comet). That's it - oh and some cleaning cloths (microfibre and j-cloths and dustcloths).
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Post by peano on Jul 9, 2016 3:25:00 GMT
I keep cleaning supplies in the undersink cabinets in each bathroom, under the kitchen sink, and in the laundry room.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Jul 9, 2016 3:35:57 GMT
I used to keep stuff under the sinks in the bathroom and the kitchen, but then I had kids. I moved everything higher to the laundry room and the linen closet. I want to get it out of the linen closet and my kids are plenty old enough now. Time to move stuff around!
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 9, 2016 3:44:31 GMT
Under the sinks ine each room
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jul 9, 2016 3:46:05 GMT
We have shelves above the washer and dryer that have all the cleaning supplies, trash bags, batteries, dog brushes, leashes, and a few other odds and ends. Sorry I know that doesn't help since you said you don't have room in the laundry. Do you have a utility closet somewhere in your house that this might work....
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Post by jamielynn on Jul 9, 2016 3:49:08 GMT
Part of my decluttering has been using up the nearly gone ones, and finding some multi-use products.
I try to keep only one of each on hand (as they are easy to grab about anywhere when we run out). One set, in a wash bucket under the kitchen sink. I bring it room to room with me as I clean.
The launder supplies go in the laundry room and I have a set of kitchen cabinets in there. Same as others, I used up all the nearly gone product and went to one of each to minimize.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jul 9, 2016 5:32:26 GMT
I got rid of a lot of that stuff after I had DD. The few types of cleaners I kept (Method, Lysol spray, toilet bowl cleaner and Clorox wipes) are stored either in the laundry room or the bathrooms way up high. I don't keep any kind of cleaners under the sink other than dishwasher pods in the kitchen, now that she's six I don't worry about her trying to eat them anymore. I have a stack of microfiber cloths in the kitchen and laundry room that I use for most general cleaning, and I use vinegar and baking soda a lot where appropriate.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 9, 2016 6:57:19 GMT
Bathroom cleaning sprays in the cupboard in each bathroom, general spray and wipe cleaner in the cupboard under the kitchen sink, other cleaners in the laundry sink cupboard. I try to keep cleaning stuff close to where it'll be used.
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Post by Peamac on Jul 9, 2016 11:21:43 GMT
Bathroom stuff is in the linen closet upstairs by the two main bathrooms. Laundry stuff in the the laundry room/kitchen stuff under the kitchen sink. The rest of the stuff (carpet cleaner, dusting stuff, etc) is in a cabinet facing the eating area of the kitchen. I don't have much storage space in this house, and the cleaners would stink up anything else in the same cabinet, so they are away from food and dishes.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 9, 2016 12:16:47 GMT
Now I keep cleaners in each bathroom, under the kitchen sink and in the laundry room.
But when the kids were little and I had to keep them out of reach, I pared down to basically one set in a large handled tote. I kept that in the A/C closet -- we added a shelf over the return unit that it could sit on. The cleats on the walls were permanently attached but the shelf was not so it could be lifted off if the unit needed to be worked on (or even just to change the filter).
Maybe that idea would help you?
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Post by moodyblue on Jul 9, 2016 12:21:57 GMT
I keep cleaning supplies in the undersink cabinets in each bathroom, under the kitchen sink, and in the laundry room. Exactly this. No kids so I don't worry about that issue.
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Post by bigbundt on Jul 9, 2016 12:32:04 GMT
I have cleaning supplies everywhere! They are under my kitchen sink, all the bathroom sinks, in both linen closets. Now that I finally found a multi-purpose cleaner I like, I am gradually paring down on the cleaning stuff. Overflow or extra cleaning supplies are in the garage.
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 9, 2016 13:09:23 GMT
In the cabinets of the rooms I use them in for kitchen, bathrooms and laundry room. For other spaces downstairs, in my pantry and upstairs in my laundry room. This is what I do, also. I keep toilet cleaning supplies under each bathroom sink. I keep Clorox wipes there and under the kitchen sink. Things like Pledge dusting spray and wipes are in the upper hall linen closet. Extra supplies are in my laundry room.
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Post by Suziee2 on Jul 9, 2016 13:10:40 GMT
I also keep them under the sinks in the rooms they are used in. I use the cheap rectangular divider baskets to put stuff so that it can easily be pulled out.
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Post by chrispeas on Jul 9, 2016 14:24:05 GMT
I have an oversized plastic bucket that holds everything needed to clean the bathrooms. Excess is stored in the garage.
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Post by breakfastattiffanys on Jul 9, 2016 14:38:19 GMT
I have a dish pan on a shelf in the laundry room with most of them. I have a bleach spray under both bathroom sinks for quick touch-ups. I suspect I have less cleaning supplies than most though - I have bleach spray, toilet bowl cleaner, dusting spray, window spray, and a powdered cleaner (Ajax or Comet). That's it - oh and some cleaning cloths (microfibre and j-cloths and dustcloths). Me too. I use vinegar/water in a spray bottle, bleach/water and one scented cleanser, Fabuloso? I keep a set of both under kitchen and bathroom sinks.
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Post by Shel on Jul 9, 2016 14:57:10 GMT
I have sets of cleaners on each floor of my house. On main floor I have a caddy on a high pantry shelf. Upstairs I keep them in the laundry room. And basement they are under the bathroom sink.
I do keep things like my jumbo sized lemon pine sol in my storage room and I'll refill the smaller containers with that as needed. I keep any extras there too since I buy a lot in bulk at Costco.
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Post by paget on Jul 9, 2016 15:02:30 GMT
The main storage is in the laundry room. There are also some small supplies under the kitchen sink and under the bathroom sink. Same at my house except I also have some things in under the stairs closet downstairs.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 9, 2016 15:08:11 GMT
If it is something specific to a specific room I keep it in that room.
For example, grout cleaner, shower cleaner, toilet bowl cleaners are in a cabinet in the bathroom. Dish soap, sponges, counter disinfectant are in the cabinet under the kitchen sink.
General cleaners like Windex, Clorox wipes, dust cloths, etc. that get used in every room are all together in one cabinet in the laundry room. I'm lucky that my laundry room has a lot of storage, though. Wall to wall cabinets across the whole top of the room. Then I put rolling shelves between the washer and dryer and those shelves have the detergent, stain remover, dryer sheets, etc.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 9, 2016 15:49:15 GMT
Each bathroom has a basket with mirror/toilet/tub & sink cleaners and sponges/rags under the sink. The kitchen cleaning supplies are stored in the laundry room, but it is adjacent & convenient.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jul 9, 2016 17:52:41 GMT
Our cleaning supplies are in the kitchen under the sink. Amanda has too much stuff in the bathroom cabinets that there is no room for cleaning supplies in there.
She is the one that cleans and she is the one that decided where she wanted the cleaning supplies.
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