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Bathroom organization " src="https://www.collegefashion.net/.image/t_share/MTI4ODM3MDIzNTczMjc0NTk0/bathroom-organization.jpg" /> Photo Credit Ah, the good old bathroom . In your early days, it was the place to experiment with wacky hairstyles and play with your mom's lipstick. In middle school, you learned not to venture into it alone ( remember what happened to Hermione? ), and it became the place to meet for secret conversations with your BFFs. Of course, when you got to college, your preconceived notions about bathroom etiquette were probably overturned by your first day. For those of you in residence halls, the initial thrill (or fear) of having a co- ed bathroom wore off in about thirty seconds, and now you try to spend as little time as possible there. However, as college women, there are plenty of ways for us to stay organized (and clean) in shared bathroom situations . In this article, we'll list  three essentials for dorm room (or apartment!) b...

Take Your Shoes Off Minka , or traditional Japanese houses , are characterized by tatami mat flooring , sliding doors, and wooden engawa verandas. Another aspect that persists even in Western-style homes in Japan is the genkan , an entrance hall where people remove footwear . The flooring for the house proper is raised a little off the ground to prevent dampness from entering and to keep the living area from flooding in the case of heavy rain. The lower level is known as the tataki , and was traditionally made of packed earth, although concrete is common today. After removal, shoes are put in the getabako —a cabinet that derives its name from geta, or wooden clogs, that Japanese people once commonly wore. A genkan entrance hall with a getabako (left) for shoes and a tataki (foreground). Heavy rain can damage roofs, so outside the entrance, amadoi gutters carry rainfall off the eaves and down the decorative kusaridoi , or “rain chain.” Rainwater travels along the gutter and down ...