RV Bathroom Organization Ideas and Storage Hacks

This website contains affiliate links, meaning I may receive a commission, at no extra cost to you, if you purchase a product after clicking my link to it.

Wire Shower Caddies

If you're looking for something a little more sturdy, you might prefer a metal shower caddy. These can actually be hung over any type of door, and again, can be used on the inside or outside of the shower.

The multi-level shower caddy shown below is one of the best shower caddies I've seen for a large family who all has their own shower products!

Even though the style of wire basket shown below is designed to go over a cabinet door, I have used them inside my RV shower.

Adding a Tension Rod to an RV Shower

If your shower has a curtain and you don't want to hang a basket over the rod, you can add a tension rod spanning across the back wall of your shower to create a place to hang storage baskets with no damage to your RV walls.

Wall Mounted RV Shampoo Dispenser

Ever-popular with RV owners, a wall mounted shampoo and soap dispenser eliminates the need for storing bottles altogether.

Adhesive Caddies

Adhesive caddies can be placed wherever they are needed. I have personally used these and let me tell you, if you have any doubts about whether or not they will stay stuck to the wall, you do not need to worry! The adhesive is SUPER strong.  

Their use is not limited to the shower, either…you could stick one to a mirror, refrigerator door, stove backsplash, window, or any smooth surface in your RV where you'd like to add some extra storage.

Towel Rack for Hanging Towels in Your RV

Over the door is a good place to hang towels, either for daily use for for storage.  An over-the-door ladder style towel rack like the one shown below may be hung on a glass shower door or wall, as well.

Personally I prefer to hang towels on hooks instead of a towel bar because I find it easier. An over-the-door coat rack makes it possible to hang several towels on a single door.

A wine bottle storage rack can also be hung on an RV bathroom door for storing extra rolled-up towels.

Robe Hook on an RV Bathroom Door

Since it's just me and my husband in our RV, I prefer just a single robe hook for hanging my husband's towel on our bathroom door. 

I chose to screw a metal one to the door that matches the hardware in my bathroom instead of using a cheap-looking plastic Command hook so that it would look like it belonged and add rather than detract from the value of the RV. I've not had any issues with it coming loose, even though the door is hollow.

Over-the-Door or Wall Mounted Jewelry Cabinet

This cabinet can be hung on a door or mounted on the wall.  It's made for jewelry, but if you're the handy type you might be able to adapt it for storing other things as well.

Using Cabinet Doors for Adding Storage to Your RV Bathroom

Cabinet doors are another good place to add extra storage.  One tip I will share from experience, though: Make sure you measure the width of any over-cabinet organizers to make sure they will fit on your cabinet door, and allow plenty of clearance on both sides for the door to swing shut.

Classic Over-the-Cabinet Caddy

The company that makes the caddy below sells several different styles of over-cabinet organizers in varying sizes and depths, which you can see here.

Shoe Caddy Used to Organize an RV Bathroom Cabinet

One RV owner hung a cut-up shoe organizer on the inside of a cabinet door. This would make a great place to store smaller items like scrunchies and headbands.

Update 10/2019: One of my subscribers emailed me to ask if I knew where the two-tier shelf in the picture above came from, and I found it on the Home Depot Website (not available in all Home Depot stores) and it's actually really cool!  It adjusts to whatever width you want and leaves room for pipes under the sink.  Here's the link: 2-Tier Under Sink Organizer

Towel Bars for Cabinet Doors

I have two of these towel bars – one on a cabinet door for my hand towel, and one on the inside of my shower door where I hang a towel I use as a bath mat.

Check Dollar Tree for these; I have found one there that adjusts in length. You can see it here, but unless you want 24 of them, you probably won't want to order it online!

Adding Vertical Storage to RV Bathroom Walls

Any time an RV owner mentions that he or she hung something on the wall, someone wants to know how it was hung.

For some heavier items, the best way, used by many RV owners including myself, is to use screws.  However, unless you can find a stud to drill into, you run the risk of the screw stripping out of the wall, like in the picture below.

This towel bar was either factory installed or hung by our RV's previous owners, and the small plastic wall anchors started pulling out of the holes with the constant tugging of pulling a towel off the rack.

In order to fix this towel bar, I used metal self-drilling wall anchors designed for hollow doors and now it's very sturdy. Here's a video demonstrating my fix:

I understand that some RV owners are against the idea of drilling holes in the wall.  For some other options, I suggest that you check out this blog post I wrote called 8 No-Drill Wall Hanging Methods.

If you would still prefer not to drill holes, there are quite a few adhesive products on the market for storing and organizing, such as these wire baskets:

One RV owner accomplished the same thing by using Command hooks to hang cheap wire baskets from the dollar store:

Once you've figured out how you plan to hang things on your walls, here are some ideas for what to hang on them.

Mason Jars Mounted on the Wall

Mason jars can also make for attractive and functional wall storage.  You can learn how to make something like this here.

Organization Rail with Hooks

These hanging storage buckets were purchased at Ikea.  If you aren't near an Ikea, you can also get this rail storage system (called “Fintorp”) on Amazon….or one like it that's cheaper.

A similar system was improvised in this RV by attaching wire to Mason jars and an inexpensive plastic basket and hanging them from a towel bar.  You could try this idea using an adhesive towel bar and S hooks if drilling holes is a concern.

Shoe Organizers Used to Add Storage to Bathroom Walls

One creative RV owner added non-permanent shelving to her bathroom by hanging a closet organizer from a tension rod.

As I mentioned before, shoe organizers can be cut up and used in various locations throughout an RV.

Wine Bottle Rack

A wine rack like this one is a good RV towel storage option and looks nice on the wall, especially if your towels follow a particular color theme.

If you like to use bar soap, you can free up space on the counter by mounting a soap dish to the wall.  (Okay, I'll be honest–I just really love this soap dish and wanted to include it in my bathroom blog post!)

Wall Mounted Soap Dish

Drawers for Organizing Small Items

These wooden drawers could be mounted to the bottom of a cabinet for storing things like cotton balls, ponytail holders, and contact lenses.

Another idea for storing small items is with plastic drawers like these. You could use acrylic mounting tape to stick them to your countertop to keep them from sliding around.

Towel Bar Used for Countertop Organization

An adhesive towel bar in this RV keeps these items from sliding off the counter while an RV is in motion.

Narrow Cart

If you have a narrow space in your bathroom, a rolling shelf like this might fit:

Over Toilet Shelf

And an over-toilet shelf like this one would be a good way to make use of empty wall space above the toilet.  You could use some pieces of acrylic mounting tape to adhere it to the wall and keep it from tipping over while your RV is moving.

Hooks on the Back of a Cabinet Door

Even the back of a cabinet mirror can be used for storage!  This wasn't originally my idea, but I decided to try it…I hung necklaces on the back of my medicine cabinet door using these Command hooks (which I had already spray painted for a different project).  If you do this, just be sure to stick the hooks where they won't bump the shelves when you close the cabinet.

One RV owner who tried this idea taped a sheet of bubble wrap to the back of the mirror to keep her necklaces from banging against the hard surface every time the door was opened and closed.  A piece of felt would probably work nicely for that purpose as well.

(If you need more ideas for storing & organizing jewelry, I wrote a whole blog post about the topic!)

Another way to use the back of the mirror for storage is to attach adhesive magnetic tape to the back of a cabinet door to hold small metal items such as bobby pins and hair clips, as shown below.

I hope you enjoyed these ideas and found them useful!

To find even more storage and organization ideas, check out my RV organization resource page!