Not Baskets: Save Space In Your Bathroom With A Cuter Way To Store Toilet Paper

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For those who are short on bathroom storage space, you may think that baskets are one of the only ways to corral supplies. While baskets do provide a contained approach, they also require surface space. Whether it's on the back of your toilet tank, your vanity, or the ground, all of these spots can make your space feel cramped. Instead of baskets or shelves for extra toilet paper, there's a vertical storage solution that mounts your toilet paper on the wall — the NC G Ganen Animal Decorative Toilet Paper Holder. 

Retailing for $21.99, this toilet paper storage solution is probably unlike anything you've seen before. Crafted from wood, the holder is designed to look like a sheep's head and body from the front. When stacked with rolls of toilet paper, the visual is completed, giving you a creative storage space — even in a tiny bathroom — that is cute and playful. The product's specifications state that it can hold seven rolls of toilet paper, which is enough to keep your bathroom well-stocked. Since the toilet paper is highly visible in this holder, you'll also benefit from knowing exactly how many rolls you still have (as well as when you should restock).

At the time of writing, this product has a 4.6-star rating from over 300 reviews. Customers generally appreciate the appearance and ease of installation. One 5-star review on Amazon states, "Absolutely hilarious and fun! I love how much it holds — small and large rolls!"

While this toilet paper holder is certain to make you smile, its whimsical design is better suited to some spaces than others. Laid-back environments can benefit from the levity it brings to the space, so you could confidently install it in a powder room. Thanks to its funny theme, it may also work well in a kids' bathroom, especially if you play up the animal theme with other decorative accents, like this Colias Wing Cow Soap Dispenser ($17.99 on Amazon). It may be less suitable for bathrooms where an elevated sense of style is the goal, such as a master bathroom or a powder room where you have classier elements at play. It may also not be ideal for bathrooms with heavy use, as some mixed feedback about durability is present in reviews.

If you love this decorative holder but don't need storage for toilet paper, you can repurpose it as a cuter way to store extra hand towels. In order to make your hand towels fit snugly on the holder, you'll want them to be approximately the same size as a roll of toilet paper. Start by taking a hand towel and folding its width to between 4 and 5 inches long, then tightly roll it into a compact bundle that can be placed on the holder. While white hand towels will do the best job at filling in the visual of a sheep, there's nothing stopping you from using colored hand towels if that is what you have in stock. By storing your hand towels on the wall holder, you'll ensure that your children or guests never run out of clean linens. This approach will also free up cabinet or closet space that would otherwise be required to store the towels.