16 DIY Toilet Paper Storage Ideas For Your Lovely Bathroom
Every toilet needs a toilet roll. It’s hard to imagine a toilet without the basic comfort that a toilet roll provides. In every toilet, there’s usually a special spot where you can put a single roll of toilet which is conveniently installed at place that is within reach. But, there’s a risk for that. A risk that somehow, somewhere, there’s someone in the house that would just finish up the roll and refuse to replace it. It would be one of those devastating moment when you’re about to finish your business in the loo and found out that there’s no toilet paper. The psychological effects that come with it is beyond imagination. Which is why we need these DIY toilet paper storage shelves. Each are not only designed to hold your toilet rolls, they also double as a decor. It is said that an average person spends about 1 hour and 42 minutes a week in the toilet. So, it’s best to make it as comfy as possible and with a little bit of decorative elements to ease the eye. So, here’s a list of ideas that are carefully chosen. Enjoy!
1. Triangle Toilet Roll Shelf
A nice little triangular shaped shelves adds a unique touch to your bathroom. The shelf is separated into two compartments. A small one where you can put little ornaments such as a mini planter, clock, sculptures, and whatnot. The bigger section is where you put the toilet rolls. There’s also an industrial pipe at the bottom of the shelf where you can use it to hang your clothes and towels. It’s a simple design with careful thought put into its functionality while maintaining its aesthetic quality.
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2. Rustic Ladder Shelf
You can never go wrong with rustic designs. This rustic shelf would increase your storage space in the bathroom. It’s always a good idea to put some greens into the bathroom. Even if it’s faux plants, it would be fine because green is a color of nature. It can help induce relaxation effect. Besides, it’s also a very rare color to be used in bathroom. It would be nice to have a nature’s touch in your bathroom too!
3. Octopus Toilet Roll Holder
The toilet is not just a room for ease and relief. It’s a throne fit for an octopus king! Feel the power on your throne that is blessed with the touch of the majestic Kraken! It’s quite easy to make an octopus out of a board. You can put up some glossy papers on it. And at the end of some tentacles part, you can screw a rod onto it. That would act as the toilet roll holder. It also creates a magnificent effect as if the octopus is holding those toilet rolls.
4. Owl Toilet Roll Holder
Finally, a toilet roll holder for night owls! The loo is often an ideal space for night owl to hang out. They can be reading or watching Youtube in there. It’s all right and all fun. Here’s a little owl to accompany you through the night. The eyes are actually slots for you to put in two rolls of toilet paper. The body has a holder where you can put in a single toilet roll for use.
5. Copper Toilet Roll Holder Stand
There are times, we need our toilet roll to be portable. Here’s one neat idea for that! It’s like a staff with a toilet roll on top. The design is simple to imitate. You can use PVC pipes to build the basic construct of this stand. Then, spray it with metallic copper coating to give it a luxurious effect. It’s probably cool to put up a few toilet roll holder slot on the top instead of one just in case.
6. Farmhouse Toilet Roll Holder
This is like a lite version of toilet roll holder for small bathrooms. There’s a roller at the bottom for ease of use. The higher up mini shelf is fit for another toilet roll just in case you need more toilet paper than you expect. The top shelf is for you to put your stuffs such as watches, phone, a bucket of flower, etc. You also can use it to store another roll of toilet paper if you’re a toilet roll power user.
7. Industrial Toilet Roll Holder
Industrial pipes are used to make this simple toilet roll holder. The metallic pipes with the reddish valve really gives it a strong tough feel to it. It’s not just a toilet holder. It’s a tough, sturdy and rigid toilet holder that is designed for man!
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8. Skateboard Toilet Roll Holder
It’s time for a little fun and sporty design! Some of us grow up playing skateboards. It’s a cool sporty equipment that comes with style! There’s cool stunts and tricks that can be done with it. However, because of that, it is prone to damage. When it’s broken, it’s not the end just yet! You can turn it into a shelf or in this case, a toilet roll holder. It is placed at different height so it’s accessible to both adult and children.
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9. Branch Toilet Roll Holder
This is probably the cheapest idea in the whole list. It’s all about choosing the right branch. Then, clean it up a bit or polish with sand paper. Then, it’s good for use! You can place it on a wooden base for stability or just lean it on the wall as such. You can put up stopper at certain length of the branch so the roll won’t go all the way down.
10. Cloud Toilet Roll Holder
Incorporate the elements of nature into your bathroom with this giant cloud of toilet rolls! It’s a toilet roll shelf designed to store the entire dozen of rolls that you bought from supermarket and more. Just carefully stack your way up! Made of concrete, it’s designed by Bertrand Jayr for Lyon Beton.
11. Simple Drawer Toilet Roll Shelf
Minimalist is the best when it comes to interior decor. The drawer shelf has just the right height to keep rolls of toilet paper. The beautiful brick like wooden sticker on the wall looks wonderfully well done. A mix of random ornaments such as number pieces, calendar, speaker and flag adds to the beauty of this small toilet.
12. L-Shaped Box Toilet Roll Holder
The tetris-like shape of the L-shaped box fits the roll perfectly. It’s the best thing to have to be put at the corner. There’s also additional space on top of it. So, it’s actually possible to fit in a total of 5 toilet rolls on this box storage.
13. Toilet Roll Tower
It’s not called toilet roll tower for nothing. This vertical wooden piece is designed to store toilet rolls. There’s a rod on the top which you can use to roll your toilet paper till you’re satisfied. Once that’s finished, pop one up from the arsenal of toilet rolls beneath and reload!
14. Leather-strapped Toilet Roll Holder
Two leather straps on each end and one piece of wooden rod in between is all you need to make this simple toilet roll holder. You can adjust the length as needed to make space for more toilet rolls.
15. Birdie Branch Toilet Roll Holder
Take a walk in the jungle and keep an eye out for beautiful branch pieces laying on the ground. This piece requires just that as the main body of the project. You can add a little bird as decor or even wrap it with faux greens for additional makeup.
16. Drawing Model Mannequin Toilet Roll Holder
Drawing model mannequin is typically used in art related professions to get a good idea on the body posture when drawing. Somehow, someone don’t see it as the only potential that it has. Now, we get a toilet holder version of it!
