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Best over-the-toilet storage solutions for your bathroom
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If your bathroom lacks storage, there’s one very important piece of real estate you may be overlooking: above the toilet.
Over-the-toilet storage doesn’t have to be an eyesore. We’ve found stylish over-toilet storage solutions that look good while keeping your towels, toiletries and more organized. These cabinets and shelves come in all styles and work within a variety of budgets.
Shop some of the best over-the-toilet storage solutions we’ve found at Amazon, Pottery Barn, Wayfair and more below. Some are even on sale now.
Over-the-toilet farmhouse storage cabinet
Amazon
If you need a lot of extra storage in your bathroom, this farmhouse-style piece delivers. It has open shelving, a cabinet and even a spot for tissues. Its open shelves are adjustable to fit your belongings.
Find this 4.4-star-rated storage cabinet at Amazon in seven colorways and finishes.
“It has many sections you can fill in with your products or stock items and has a nice open shelf on top for some decor items or towels,” an Amazon reviewer says.
West Elm modern leaning over-the-toilet cubby
West Elm
This simple leaning cubby from West Elm is ideal for holding towels and decorative accents without taking away from your space.
This over-the-toilet storage is made of solid mahogany wood and the top attaches to your wall for safety. It’s a great option for those looking to complement a mid-century modern look.
This glossy white cubby is contract grade, meaning it can withstand heavy wear. The metal fixtures are sealed during finishing to protect it against moisture and rust.
Find it at West Elm for $199.
Kallstrom freestanding over-the-toilet storage
Wayfair
This shelf from Wayfair adds a rustic or industrial look to your space. It’s ideal if you don’t have a lot of room to work with.
This over-the-toilet storage displays toiletries you wouldn’t mind showing off and is water-resistant, which is ideal for a bathroom.
“[It was] easy to put together and added a layer of scale to a boring bathroom,” a reviewer says of this storage solution.
Find this 4.4-star-rated bathroom storage option at Wayfair for $62, reduced from $74.
Pottery Barn Ainsley over-the-toilet ladder
Pottery Barn
This cute, bestselling storage solution from Pottery Barn can lean above your toilet. It features three different-sized shelves.
Note that the baskets seen here are sold separately ($129 for a set of three). Pottery Barn customers have filled the baskets of this off-white poplar wood ladder with toilet paper, towels, haircare and decor accents. Or go basket-free and place your bath towels directly on the shelves.
This ladder has a plastic guide on its feet to protect your floors.
West Elm Deco curve metal wall shelves
West Elm
If you don’t have any room surrounding your toilet, try this corrosion-proof steel shelf from West Elm that you can hang above it.
This piece has a towel rack plus two shelves to add some storage.
It’s an excellent solution if you don’t have enough room to hang towels for two.
Find this minimalistic shelf in five finishes. Some are up to 20% off at West Elm now.
Pottery Barn Westly over-the-toilet ladder
Pottery Barn
This stunning poplar wood open shelf in white has a handwoven cane panel behind it and works as a design accent.
Whether your space’s style is coastal or midcentury, this contract-grade piece from Pottery Barn can work in it.
Place whatever you please on this ladder’s three shelves. Its natural design offers a relaxed look.
AmazerBath over-the-toilet storage shelf
Amazon
This simple bamboo shelf comes in four colorways and it’s height-adjustable.
“This is authentic bamboo!” an Amazon reviewer says. “It is beautiful and well made. Extremely easy to put together.”
“It’s incredibly sturdy, easy to assemble and adds visual interest to the space,” another Amazon reviewer says. “I also like that I’ll be able to use it as shelving when I no longer need it in a bathroom.”
This 4.6-star-rated shelf is currently only $78, reduced from $100.
West Elm Ellington bathroom cabinet
West Elm
Who says there’s no room for nice furniture in your bathroom?
This stunning natural oak cabinet from West Elm will be a statement piece in your washroom. It’s made from sustainably sourced wood, crafted in a Fair Trade Certified facility.
Hang this cabinet above your toilet, or anywhere else in the bathroom you wish. It has a beautiful fluted texture and an open interior that you can divide up with organizers.
AllZone adjustable over the toilet storage shelf
Amazon
This easy shelf is tension-mounted for an industrial, minimalistic look It offers four tiers and comes in three colors.
“To my surprise, this actually enhanced my bathroom and made it look so much better!” an Amazon reviewer says.
“This shelving unit was so easy to put together and slides into place almost effortlessly thanks to the spring tension end of the poles,” another reviewer says. “The adjustable shelves are great and allow for different variations.”
Bed Bath & Beyond bathroom storage cabinet
Bed Bath & Beyond
If you want your belongings tucked away, this closed cabinet with a shelf inside is a great option. You can also place baskets on its open shelf for more storage.
This cabinet comes in white and dark brown. It has a waterproof and moisture-proof finish that’s ideal for the bathroom.
“It is a good deal for the amount paid, fits well in [my] bathroom and provides storage needed for things that can show and things that need to be private,” a reviewer says.
This piece is currently $90 at Bed Bath & Beyond, reduced from $95.
TRENTON, N.J. — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr. in April.
McIver will serve out the remainder of Payne’s term, which ends in January. She and Bucco will face a rematch on the November ballot for the full term.
McIver said in a statement Wednesday that she stands on the “shoulders of giants,” naming Payne as chief among them.
She cast ahead to the November election, saying the right to make reproductive health choices was on the ballot as well as whether the economy should benefit the wealthy or “hard working Americans.”
“I will fight because the purpose of politics and the purpose of our vote is to give the people of our communities and our nation a bold voice,” she said.
Bucco congratulated McIver on the victory in a statement but said he’s looking forward to the rematch in November.
“I am not going anywhere,” he said in an email. “We still have a second chance to make district 10 great again!”
Who are LaMonica McIver and Carmen Bucco?
McIver emerged as the Democratic candidate in a crowded field in the July special election. A member of the city council of New Jersey’s biggest city since 2018, she also worked for Montclair Public Schools as a personnel director and plans to focus on affordability, infrastructure, abortion rights and “protecting our democracy,” she told The Associated Press earlier this summer.
Bucco describes himself on his campaign website as a small-business owner influenced by his upbringing in the foster system. He lists support for law enforcement and ending corruption as top issues.
The 10th District lies in a heavily Democratic and majority-Black region of northern New Jersey. Republicans are outnumbered by more than 6 to 1.
It’s been a volatile year for Democrats in New Jersey, where the party dominates state government and the congressional delegation.
Among the developments were the conviction on federal bribery charges of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who has denied the charges, and the demise of the so-called county party line — a system in which local political leaders give their preferred candidates favorable position on the primary ballot.
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who’s running for Menendez’s seat, and other Democrats brought a federal lawsuit challenging the practice as part of his campaign to oust Menendez, who has resigned since his conviction.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs at same Brooklyn detention center that held R. Kelly, Sam Bankman-Fried, other high-profile inmates
A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday and he could remain in federal custody at a Brooklyn detention center until his trial for sex trafficking charges. Combs joins other high-profile inmates, such as singer R. Kelly, fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, rapper Ja Rule —even Al Sharpton served a brief stint— who were held at the same federal detention center.
Notorious for its horrible conditions —inmates won a $10 million class action settlement after enduring frigid conditions during an 8-day blackout in 2019— the waterfront industrial complex, MDC Brooklyn, houses 1,200 inmates.
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Violence and corruption have long plagued the facility; U.S. District Judge Gary R. Brown of the Eastern District of New York wrote the detention center had “dangerous, barbaric conditions” in a recent sentencing opinion. Two inmates were stabbed to death in recent months and several correction officers have been convicted for smuggling contraband and accepting bribes.
Combs joins a list of high-profile personalities that have landed at the MDC Brooklyn, partly because the city’s other federal detention center, MDC New York, closed in 2021, also due to horrible conditions. The disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his cell there in 2019. “Numerous and serious” instances of misconduct among corrections staff gave Epstein the opportunity to kill himself, a subsequent federal watchdog investigation found.
Kelly sued the federal detention center in 2022 for wrongly putting him on suicide watch after his sentencing. Kelly sought $100 million because he said the detention center knew he wasn’t suicidal after he was convicted in 2021 for racketeering and violating the Mann Act, which bars transporting people across state lines for prostitution.
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Former crypto billionaire Bankman-Fried survived on bread, water and sometimes peanut butter when he was in the MDC Brooklyn, his attorney said, because the detention center continued to serve him a “flesh diet” despite requests for vegan dishes.
Ja Rule stayed at the MDC Brooklyn for a brief time before being released after serving most of his two-year sentence for illegal gun possession. Most of his prison time was spent in a state prison in New York.
Sharpton served a 90-day sentence in 2001 and went on a hunger strike for protesting the U.S. Navy bombing of the island of Vieques, in Puerto Rico.
Combs was taken into custody on Monday and according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday he was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.
His attorney Marc Agnifilo told CBS News, “It’s impossible to prepare for a trial from where he is,” after a first federal judge denied Combs bail on Tuesday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky agreed with prosecutors who argued the hip-hop mogul, who is accused of using his business empire as a criminal enterprise to conceal his alleged abuse of women, is a flight risk and poses an ongoing threat to the safety of the community.
Agnifilo said the part of the detention center where Combs is being held is “a very difficult place to be.”
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