Comments on: post off: how do you store your toothbrushes? http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes Where people who love their homes click Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6483 shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:01:28 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6483 [...] Wow! Come to Cambridge! Our neighbors down the street are bee keepers… Inez: :D Tasha: I just saw the Preserve toothbrushes at Trader Joe's this… #blogswelove ul { list-style-type:none; margin:0; padding:0; line-height:15px; } #blogswelove [...] [...] Wow! Come to Cambridge! Our neighbors down the street are bee keepers… Inez: :D Tasha: I just saw the Preserve toothbrushes at Trader Joe’s this… #blogswelove ul { list-style-type:none; margin:0; padding:0; line-height:15px; } #blogswelove [...]

]]> By: Tasha http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6482 Tasha Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:20:33 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6482 I just saw the Preserve toothbrushes at Trader Joe's this weekend, and the first thing I thought of when I saw them was this post! I think their slim profile would allow them to fit in the old-style holders, and best of all, the handles are 100% recycled, at least 25% from yogurt cups! When you're done with them, send them to the company in the enclosed reply envelope, and they'll be recycled again into plastic lumber products like park benches. The packaging also doubles as a carrying case. How awesome are they? You can get a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Preserve-Toothbrushes-Bristles-6-count-package/dp/B000MUBRB4" rel="nofollow">six-pack of them</a> on Amazon for $16 -- not bad! I just saw the Preserve toothbrushes at Trader Joe’s this weekend, and the first thing I thought of when I saw them was this post! I think their slim profile would allow them to fit in the old-style holders, and best of all, the handles are 100% recycled, at least 25% from yogurt cups! When you’re done with them, send them to the company in the enclosed reply envelope, and they’ll be recycled again into plastic lumber products like park benches. The packaging also doubles as a carrying case. How awesome are they?

You can get a six-pack of them on Amazon for $16 — not bad!

]]> By: Inez http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6481 Inez Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:09:45 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6481 I keep mine in the cabinet, with a closed door. I am freaked out by the whole "toilet flushing=stuff floating around in the air" thing. It's now a rule in my house that the seat must be put down before flushing. Ugh. Laila, check out these toothbrushes: http://www.almandersalley.com/designertoothbrushes.html I keep mine in the cabinet, with a closed door. I am freaked out by the whole “toilet flushing=stuff floating around in the air” thing. It’s now a rule in my house that the seat must be put down before flushing. Ugh.

Laila, check out these toothbrushes:
http://www.almandersalley.com/designertoothbrushes.html

]]> By: mod*mom http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6480 mod*mom Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:47:36 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6480 hey, we use the suction cups like in your photo. we use the koziol cutie friendy ones. red for dad, orange for mom, hot pink for baby hey, we use the suction cups like in your photo.
we use the koziol cutie friendy ones.
red for dad, orange for mom, hot pink for baby

]]> By: Mary T http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6479 Mary T Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:09:04 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6479 I had that problem like the photo for years -- those gorgeous old built-ins, and they fit NOTHING. Even the smaller profile toothbrushes are too large for them. Lament... Our current house didn't have any of the built-ins. We were using a variety of kitchen mugs (when I'd get bored, I'd switch it out) and that made it easy to clean -- just run it through the dishwasher. But we recently picked up one of these guys from Ikea and I have to admit -- it looks a lot better! http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50075564 Of course, you wouldn't be able to fit anything with a super-wide handle in it still. I used to swear by the Radius toothbrush (http://www.radiustoothbrush.com/) and one day I just thought to myself, "Why am I paying $10 for a toothbrush again??" They are so unwieldy they enclose a holder clip when you buy one. I had that problem like the photo for years — those gorgeous old built-ins, and they fit NOTHING. Even the smaller profile toothbrushes are too large for them. Lament…

Our current house didn’t have any of the built-ins. We were using a variety of kitchen mugs (when I’d get bored, I’d switch it out) and that made it easy to clean — just run it through the dishwasher. But we recently picked up one of these guys from Ikea and I have to admit — it looks a lot better!

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50075564

Of course, you wouldn’t be able to fit anything with a super-wide handle in it still. I used to swear by the Radius toothbrush (http://www.radiustoothbrush.com/) and one day I just thought to myself, “Why am I paying $10 for a toothbrush again??” They are so unwieldy they enclose a holder clip when you buy one.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6478 Ellie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:18:10 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6478 its not just the toothbrush holders! In my 1920s home the toilet paper holder is inset ceramic and the first few rotations of any roll are tight. There are also recessed cubbies one for soap (ridges and angled for drainage) and a flat one. forget about fitting in liquid soap and so I had used these to hold floss and toothpaste but Toms of Maine doesn't seem to make the neat squeeze any longer and any other brand is too tall. I suffer daily. Now I just leave my recently discovered Sea Wees in there they really compliment the color scheme. its not just the toothbrush holders! In my 1920s home the toilet paper holder is inset ceramic and the first few rotations of any roll are tight.
There are also recessed cubbies one for soap (ridges and angled for drainage) and a flat one. forget about fitting in liquid soap and so I had used these to hold floss and toothpaste but Toms of Maine doesn’t seem to make the neat squeeze any longer and any other brand is too tall. I suffer daily. Now I just leave my recently discovered Sea Wees in there they really compliment the color scheme.

]]> By: laila http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6477 laila Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:57:04 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6477 I saw the grassy organizer and thought "so cute, gonna go get one" and then immediately thought the same thing as Joan: it's also gonna get icky and will be harder to clean. We use glass juice cups. They go into the dishwasher periodically to make sure that the icky stuff doesn't collect. I just wish toothbrushes came in more sophisticated colors. Why not olive green, maroon or amber? I always get stuck with hot pink and neon green. I know there are fancy toothbrushes and designer toothbrushes I could seek out, but I'd love to just walk into Target or Costco and pick up something that looks more, well, adult. I saw the grassy organizer and thought “so cute, gonna go get one” and then immediately thought the same thing as Joan: it’s also gonna get icky and will be harder to clean. We use glass juice cups. They go into the dishwasher periodically to make sure that the icky stuff doesn’t collect.

I just wish toothbrushes came in more sophisticated colors. Why not olive green, maroon or amber? I always get stuck with hot pink and neon green. I know there are fancy toothbrushes and designer toothbrushes I could seek out, but I’d love to just walk into Target or Costco and pick up something that looks more, well, adult.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6476 Melissa Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:58:52 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6476 My husband and I both have electric Sonicare toothbrushes that live in their chargers, and after suffering through them both taking up our (tiny) sink counter space I finally managed to wrangle them both into a cabinet mounted to the wall above our toilet. The cabinet has doors so it's greatly reduced the visual clutter in the space and now the toothbrushes aren't out in the open gathering icky bathroom bacteria. My husband and I both have electric Sonicare toothbrushes that live in their chargers, and after suffering through them both taking up our (tiny) sink counter space I finally managed to wrangle them both into a cabinet mounted to the wall above our toilet. The cabinet has doors so it’s greatly reduced the visual clutter in the space and now the toothbrushes aren’t out in the open gathering icky bathroom bacteria.

]]> By: Liz http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6475 Liz Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:32:04 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6475 Our apartment also has the tiny built-in cupholder/toothbrush holder, and a soap dish. Our toothbrushes don't fit in their designated holder, so it holds a tiny clock; the soapdish holds my contact case. I recently moved the toothbrushes from a cup-shaped holder (Target) on the edge of the counter (it had big-enough holes) to the inside of the medicine cabinet after the clutter on the counter drove me crazy (and I didn't like the idea of the brushes being out there next to the toilet in our small bathroom). The brushes are now held on the wall of the medicine cabinet, each perched atop a pair of refridgerator magnet clips (the old-fashioned metal ones that are 4/$1.50). They don't look great, but they're clean and out of the way. Our apartment also has the tiny built-in cupholder/toothbrush holder, and a soap dish. Our toothbrushes don’t fit in their designated holder, so it holds a tiny clock; the soapdish holds my contact case. I recently moved the toothbrushes from a cup-shaped holder (Target) on the edge of the counter (it had big-enough holes) to the inside of the medicine cabinet after the clutter on the counter drove me crazy (and I didn’t like the idea of the brushes being out there next to the toilet in our small bathroom). The brushes are now held on the wall of the medicine cabinet, each perched atop a pair of refridgerator magnet clips (the old-fashioned metal ones that are 4/$1.50). They don’t look great, but they’re clean and out of the way.

]]> By: Joan A. http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/04/24/post-off-how-do-you-store-your-toothbrushes/comment-page-1#comment-6474 Joan A. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:20:36 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/?p=4087#comment-6474 The Grassy organizer would also get yicky on the bottom. The Grassy organizer would also get yicky on the bottom.

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