How’s that bathroom working for you? Chances are you have complaints about inadequate shelving, clutter, lighting, and little wall space. Let’s tackle your problems.

PROBLEM Your shelving doesn’t match your needs. SOLUTION Remove that past-its-prime plastic shelving system and replace it with wood or rubber-coasted wire systems. Or take matters into your own hands and build new shelves with 1x12 pine boards, photo, adjusting the distance between shelves to match your space needs. Put toiletries into functional containers selected for their unifying tones.

PROBLEM Your bath is dark and uninviting. SOLUTION Shed some light on your bath by installing a wall sconce inside your linen closet or storage cabinet, photo. A fluorescent uplight fixture in a display niche or atop a cabinet can provide timeless style and helpful illumination. Creamy eggshell-finish paint inside any storage space offers a clean, simple background. To lighten your look even more, replace door panels with panes of clear glass.

PROBLEM You lack wall space. SOLUTION When you don’t have enough wall space to hang a cabinet or even a towel bar, go vertical. Capitalize on bare corners by hanging three-tier wire baskets (the kitchen kind but with a coat of bold spay paint) from your ceiling. Or build skinny vertical storage, photo, that stretches to the top of the room.