The Budget-Friendly Solution That'll Add Extra Counter Space To Your Bathroom Fast

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Bathroom counter space is often at a premium, with only so much room around the sink — an area you use daily. This means clever storage solutions are a necessity, as you try and find room for bathroom essentials in cabinets, drawers, and closets. The area above your sink may be overlooked real estate, creating an excellent solution for adding extra counter space to your bathroom and a perfect way to help keep your countertops clear. Even a thin ledge immediately adds room for toiletries, accessories, plants, and decor, while stronger, deeper shelving can hold folded towels or extra tissue.

This easy method is a great item that can help organize your bathroom, gaining storage right over the sink where you need it. And it avoids taking up available floor space with another piece of furniture. It's also a great idea if you don't have space along another wall for floating shelves, especially in small bathrooms. In most cases, installing a shelf below your mirror can be an easy, budget-friendly way to add space without major renovations no matter your current storage solutions.

You'll find many options for slender floating shelves that are perfect above your vanity and sink, many with invisible brackets like these Flyjoe floating shelves or the slimmer Acovy picture ledge shelf, both of which offer beautiful options in rich wood tones. But there's no need to limit yourself to wood: Consider this marble Luant bathroom floating shelf or the Kocok clear glass shelf, which also features a rail to keep items in place for a less busy, nearly invisible storage solution. You can also consider installing a "twofer" — a mirror with an attached shelf — over the sink. If you can't attach anything to the wall, there are many above-sink shelves that sit on the counter. They're commonly used in the kitchen but also work perfectly in the bathroom.

If you're handy, there are also many great DIY ways to add this valuable extra storage, which can be as simple as installing metal L-brackets to support a leftover piece of lumber or an unused shelf from an IKEA piece. For a more decorative touch, you could use stylish millwork corbels that add a lot of character in maximalist spaces. For even more storage, create a simple rectangular box (or pick up a crafter's box from Dollar Tree) and mount it to the wall as a double shelf. You can also extend an existing shelf beyond the vanity to the space over a toilet or tub.