Upgrade Your Bathroom With These 34 Essential Items

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27-05-2025

A tub of The Pink Stuff — a wildly satisfying, internet-famous paste that clings to gunk like its life depends on it. Use it on tubs, tiles, faucets, and any other surface you've been side-eyeing, and watch the grim surrender with minimum effort on your part.
A bamboo bathtub tray to turn your tub into a 5-star soak zone because it holds your wine, your book or tablet, and even a tiny rolled towel like you're at a spa and not just hiding from your problems (hard same, btw). It's expandable to fit most tubs and has plenty of room for your other bath-time must-haves (Flamin' Hot Cheetos, anyone?).
Promising review: "I love this bath tray! It has a rubber adhesive on the bottom that keeps it from moving around and damaging the tub. The sliding trays on the side are a nice touch. I like that there is a stand to place your tablet or phone. It's handled getting slashed and spilled on fine and easy to clean. It's a must-have for those who like to relax in the bath!" —Dani J.Get it from Amazon for $29.69+ (available in three colors; be sure to clip the 10% off coupon when applicable).
A pack of slow-release toilet cleaner tablets that'll bleach-blast away stubborn gunk like rust, grime, limescale, and whatever else is lurking in your tank. One tablet will help deodorize and descale with every flush — so your toilet stays fresher, longer, with zero effort from you.
Each tablet can continuously clean the toilet for up to 15 days with 20 flushes a day.Promising review: "I like this product and have ordered it again. It is effortless to use, and cleans well. The toilet bowl remains spotless without brushing, and the water remains clear. There is the smell of bleach, though, which some folks may not like, no problem for me. Product is effective and is good value for the money." —G. P. C.Get a pack of 20 from Amazon for $16.99.
Or a pack of all-natural toilet fizzies for anyone who'd rather skip the bleach and instead go the botanical route. These are basically bath bombs for your toilet, made with essential oils like eucalyptus, lemongrass, or peppermint — so your bathroom ends up smelling more like a holistic spa and less like .... well, a bathroom.
MW Botanical is a woman-owned small business based in California making all-natural products for the home.Promising review: "Pleasant oder, cleans the toilet well. Like it. Will order again when I run low. Highly recommended." —Andrew StoepplerGet it from MW Botanical on Etsy for $8.10 (available in seven scents).
A sink plunger to easily unblock all the grossness that's been building up in your drain for who knows how long. If you live in a home where the water drains reeeeaaaallllllly slow, this product can probably dislodge all the blockage in just a few pumps.
Promising review: "I needed for my bathroom sink. I doubted it would work as easily and fast as advertised, but it did. I thought I'd really have to work it for it to work. Super impressed. Took like a minute, if that. Piece of advice though, if your sink has that overflow drain, put a sponge or something over it. Water and gunk will plunge out of the hole, and if you aren't expecting it will have a mess." —AGet it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in small and large sizes).
A pack of three jars with bamboo lids that'll finally give your cotton swabs, floss picks, and hair ties a designated home. It comes with eight minimalist labels of the most common bathroom items (think cotton balls and bath salts) so your bathroom looks effortlessly put-together.
Promising review: "These containers are so cute and make the bathroom countertop space look so much better!" —Cassidy KauffmanGet it from Amazon for $14.99+ (available in four styles).
A natural, plant-based cleaner which uses the power of eucalyptus and tea tree oils to rid your bathroom of general nastiness like soap scum buildup and everyday grime. Just spray it, let it do its thing for 5–10 minutes, and then voila! Your bathroom will be sparkling clean.
Promising review: "This stuff is amazing!! I was skeptical at first because I had these dark stains on my shower floor that I'd never been able to get out, and I thought something 'natural' wouldn't be heavy enough for it. I cleaned half the shower at first because I wanted to see how it looked compared to the dirty side, and it did an amazing job with a little bit of elbow grease! You can see the difference." —Katherine ChengGet two bottles from Amazon for $15.99.
Some metal bathroom shelves with super-strong adhesive that can hold up to 15 pounds each. No more dangling a shower caddy around your showerhead!
A roll of wood grain tape if you have one of those big frameless mirrors in your bathroom and want to take it up a notch. Instead of ripping it out and replacing it with something expensive, use this tape to frame it.
Promising review: "Where do I start? I absolutely LOVE this product. I wanted to replace our bathroom mirror, but due to the size, it would have cost a lot! I came across this on Amazon and decided to give it a try. The application process was super easy and applied without bubbles as long as you go slow and rub it down as you go. I kid you not. It looks like wood and feels like it, too! You can feel and see the 'wood grain.' It's absolutely stunning and looks like I bought a whole new mirror." —TaylorGet it from Amazon for $7.62.
A toilet bowl ring remover for when your toilet has seen some things and you're not sure if that dark ring is dirt, despair, or both. This pumice stone-on-a-stick scrubs away years of buildup without damaging porcelain — basically the cleaning equivalent of a fresh start.
Promising review: "We bought a house that had been empty for about 15 months, and the primary bathroom toilet had a very bad water ring. I had tried about four different things to get it off of the bowl, and nothing worked. I was recently searching the internet for some new ideas, and the pumice stone came up. I used it today, and it worked great. The water ring is finally gone. It did not scratch the porcelain at all." —momof2Get it from Amazon for $12.87+ (also available in packs of two and four; be sure to clip the 20% off coupon when applicable).
A wall-mounted, fog-resistant shower mirror with three light settings, a handy little shelf for your toiletries, hooks for your razors, and a built-in squeegee (just in case it does get foggy).
ToiletTree is a small business that specializes in bathroom products for home use. To keep it fogless, add hot water to the reservoir behind the mirror before you shower. This comes with a squeegee and a little shelf, and even rotates so you can get your best angle! Promising review: "Far and away the best fogless mirror I've used. No wiping on 'fog preventing solutions," just fill it up with hot water while you're showering, squeeze the fog away and it works perfectly every time. Love the razor storage, too. Just the absolute best." —Jonathan FoxGet it from Amazon for $29.95.
A TubShroom for collecting the mass of hair that would normally clog your drain. When the water in your shower/tub starts to drain slower than usual, pop this product out, clean out the hair it's collected, and insert it back into the drain.
This thing collects all the icky loose hair neatly around it (at the bottom, so you can't see it when the TubShroom is in place), so all you have to do is wipe it off! It's super simple, yet so genius that some folks are about ready to make it their religion — read for yourself:Promising review: "The TubShroom is a life changer. To market this simply as a revolutionary bathtub strainer is to degrade the perfection of the TubShroom. People often describe their life split into ages, from childhood to college, from marriage to the birth of their children, career growth to retirement. I see my life divided into two distinct periods centered on one singular event: the gloomy, pestilent dark ages before TubShroom, and all the glorious, magnificent days thereafter. No amount of glowing, favorable adjectives will ever do justice to the magnificence of the TubShroom. These are but feeble, limiting words, which by their very nature, cannot capture the richness, splendor, and transcendent power that is the TubShroom. The TubShroom is embodied enlightenment disguised as a humble implement to avoid bathtub clogs." —Zerubba U LeviGet it from Amazon for $12.95+ (available in six colors). If you don't have a sunken-in drain that can fit the Tubshroom, Oxo makes a good universal drain protector you can get from Amazon for $11.99.
A pack of five refillable multi-surface touch up paint pens to effortlessly fix scratches and nicks on walls, doors, and cabinetry in your bathroom. Just fill up a pen with paint of your choice and fill in the problem area.
Slobproof is a small business that makes paint touch-up pens.Promising review: "I keep these in my kitchen drawer and it's SO convenient for my painted cabinets! I moved into a house with older wood cabinets, and because it's such a small kitchen, I knew that painting the cabinets white (actually went with cream!) would make it feel so much larger! I LOVE the way they look, but inevitably (even though I sanded and prepped), I'll get little chips in the paint. These touch-up pens stay in my junk drawer full of paint at all times. The cap makes it so it never dries out and stays super clean. But I'm able to grab them any time and just touch things up so my cabinets ALWAYS look fresh." —Claire FloresGet it from Slobproof on Amazon for $24.99 (available in a pack of two or five).
A bottle of Angry Orange Pet Odor Eliminator because sometimes your adorable little menace mistakes the bathroom floor for their personal potty pad. Powered by real orange oil, it wipes out stubborn smells and replaces them with a bright, citrusy scent that makes it seem like nothing ever happened.
A can of eco-friendly chalk-like paint to transform your bathroom vanity into something amazing. It doesn't require a primer or a top coat, so you can get the job done quickly and easily. (It dries in 30 minutes flat!)
This paint contains no harsh chemicals such as phthalates, formaldehyde, heavy metals, or solvents. Promising review: "First time painting anything in my life, and it was great. No sanding or priming is needed. Beautiful colors; description and pictures are so accurate. Easy to paint and quick to dry. Time-saving! I will always be using this paint." —Samah SafiGet it from Amazon for $14.95+ (available in four sizes and over 50 colors).
A clear shower curtain liner with nine generously sized storage pockets that turn wasted space into a mini bathroom command center. You can stash shampoos, razors, loofahs — heck, even a waterproof speaker — so everything's within reach *without* cluttering the edges of your tub.
A set of drill brush attachments perfect for taking on the toughest stains on your bathroom's tile, glass, grout, and fiberglass. You'll feel so productive without actually doing that much, which is honestly the dream.
A grout pen if your bathroom's grout is permanently stained. Grout is a magnet for grime, and no matter how hard you try, some stains just won't disappear. If that's the case, this will cover up to 150 feet of grout with an opaque coat of white paint.
The grout pen comes in 10 other colors. Check them all out here.Promising review: "These are sooo good. We just bought a house, and the bathroom has mid-century 3/4 tile walls that are yellow. Someone had grouted them with yellow grout, which looked revolting, so I painted the grout white, and it completely covered the color with no cast to it. So easy to use, no smell, and even in the shower it's still staying on." —RGet it from Amazon for $8.99+ (available with a narrow or wide tip).
An under-cabinet drawer with a shelf on top that'll finally bring order to the chaos under your sink. Instead of playing hide-and-seek with your sprays, scrubs, and sponges, you can just slide this bb out and grab what you need.
Promising review: "These are nice pieces that helped me organize underneath my bathroom sink! They fit perfectly! After organizing everything, I was so surprised I had so much more room that I grabbed more items out of the linen closet to fill it up. I still have a lot of room left. I bought these based on the high ratings, and they hold true. (This is Brad's wife.)" —Brad J. LeahyGet it on Amazon for $25.87+ (also available in bronze).
A microfiber blinds duster with spaced-out fingers to tackle several blinds in one swipe. Never again will you need to clear your schedule when you just want to clean your bathroom's window treatments.
Promising review: "I love this product!! It works fantastic! With this product, you can clean two slats at once, and it cleans them on the first swipe! The microfiber is the key to getting all the dust, and the design of the product makes it super easy! PLUS, this tool can be used on different types of blinds because it is flexible! I have used it on wooden shutters, plastic vertical patio door blinds, and horizontal metal 'mini' blinds. Additionally, the microfiber 'sleeve' that fits on the tool is washable. This product deserves 10 stars!" —Sandy DGet the brush and five microfiber sleeves from Amazon for $6.99.
Some peel-and-stick floor tiles if you're unhappy with the way your bathroom floor looks. These are half an inch thick and made of vinyl, so they can withstand a lot of foot traffic. They're also water-resistant and washable.
Each box has 10 12" x 12" tiles. Promising review: "Best purchase ever, love that it brightened and give my bathroom a new fresh look. Easy to put together and only took about two hours." —BillyGet it from Amazon for $11.11.
A bamboo ladder shelf for keeping all your bathroom supplies organized in a visually pleasing way, especially if you don't have a lot of countertop or cabinet space. Bamboo is a great material for areas with a lot of humidity because it naturally repels water.
See how TikTok user creator Michelle Henderson styled hers in her TikTok video.Promising review: "Buying this, I expected cheap bamboo, flimsy, and not going to hold up. When I was putting it together (super easy to put together), I realized it was much sturdier and better quality than expected. This shelf holds all of my towels perfect and I don't have to worry about the weight I put on it. If you are debating between this shelf and another, the quality on this is worth the price." —JessGet it from Amazon for $59.99+ (available in natural or white finishes).
A super slick motion-activated trash can that springs to life with the enthusiasm of a golden retriever, except it's here for your garbage, not your affection. Reviewers swear that the sensor isn't delicate enough that'd it open for a curious cat or someone just walking by. The lid is also waterproof, so you don't have to worry about water splashes from the sink or shower getting into the trash.
Check it out in Julianna Christensen's TikTok video.Note: it's powered by two AA batteries (not included).Promising review: "I love this trash can because no one will ever see the trash I put in my bathroom trash can. When I put my hand above the sensor, it opens so discreetly and gently, and stays open for a few seconds then gently closes. The outside is absolutely beautiful. I know it's just a trash can, but in my bathroom, it looks like a cute piece of art." —DawnGet it from Amazon for $22.49+ (available with gold or gray detailing and in two sizes).
An ultra-quiet aromatherapy essential oil diffuser so you can enter a state of bliss every time you go into your bathroom. It's remote control operated and has seven different LED light colors (plus a timer!), so you never even have to move if you want to change it up.
And an organic essential oil set that includes 100% pure eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint, tea tree, lemongrass, frankincense, orange, and rosemary oils.
A pack of 29 organizers to keep your bathroom drawers tidy. From makeup brushes to nail tools to medicines and more, everything in your drawers will finally have a place to call home.
Check this video out to see how TikTok user Haubes used these to organize her bathroom drawers. Promising review: "I am someone who likes to be organized and hates clutter and mess, yes I am a Virgo. These drawer organizers came in clutch when I was redoing my bathroom. I was able to fit waaaayy more stuff in my drawers because of these. My boyfriend also loves them and 'never has been more organized in my life.' They come in a 30-piece of different sizes and honestly the different sizes are perfect. Get these." —StephanieSchwedGet it from Amazon for $17.59+ (available in packs of 20, 29, or 30 pieces).
A squeegee that mounts directly to your shower's tile or glass to make sure you keep your shower glass door clean and streak-free. Because the mount is clear, it looks like it's floating.
Promising review: "I had a cheap white plastic squeegee that worked for years. It disappeared. It got replaced with another that didn't look that nice and didn't work well at all. I decided to get a replacement because I was tired of the streaks it left behind. This was easy to stick to the tile. The chrome looks like something from a fancy spa and it squeegees really easily. I bought the widest option and I'm glad I did. That makes it even easier to use." —CautiousBuyerGet it from Amazon for $9.59+ (available in four metal finishes and three sizes).
A Swiffer PowerMop to make scrubbing bathroom floors feel less like a punishment and more like a mildly satisfying chore. The pre-mixed cleaning solution cuts through grime, the absorbent pads trap gunk, and the power spray gives you that "I'm in a cleaning commercial" moment.
Promising review: "Great mop when you need the job done fast. Liquid refills are easy to pop in, and you can slap on replacement mop pads in a hurry (you'll know when they need to be replaced). This mop is ideal when you get one of those 'I'll see you in 10 minutes' phone calls. Just press the release button on the handle, and a spray will shoot out at the center of the path. Tip: I run the mop head under warm water first and squeeze it out before I start, as a damp mop works better. The floor is clean in no time and I like that I don't need to store a separate bottle of cleaner. My mom loves that it's lightweight, so she can carry it upstairs and mop the hall floors and bathroom tiles. Gladly recommend. —A. MitchellGet it from Amazon for $29.94.
Or a flat mop that basically cleans itself, so you don't have to touch the grimy mop head (bless). The compact design makes it great for tight spaces, and the reusable microfiber pads mean you can keep your floors and walls sparkling without hauling out a giant mop setup every time.
A shower cup holder to transform your shower into your own personal happy hour, because the only thing better than a soothing hot shower is a soothing hot shower with your favorite beverage within arm's reach.
A dual-spray showerhead for a majestic bathing experience. The handheld showerhead is especially good for getting out hair conditioners and masks.
A roll of pearlescent gold leaf peel-and-stick wallpaper if you want to add a big dose of sophisticated glamor to your bathroom.
Promising review: "Purchased and use this for a major accent wall. Loved it because you did not have to match up the pattern. It has a great pearlized look that is subtle. Absolutely love this. So much, purchased two more rolls and a double roll to use elsewhere in the house. It will not go out of style, it looks very classic. Just the pop of interest that I was looking for specific walls. Love it." —JanGet it from Amazon for $38.39.
Or a roll of weathered wood peel-and-stick wallpaper to give your walls the look of a lodge or farmhouse. And because it's removable, it's great for renters who want to leave no trace when it's time to move out.
And a bottle of wallpaper stripping spray if your walls have old AF wallpaper that's ruining the vibe of your bathroom. This will help remove it so you can start anew.