4 simple 3D prints fixed bathroom annoyances I'd been living with for years

Published Oct 8, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Jhet has gamified his life as a skill collector. He has skills ranging from woodworking and leatherwork all the way to CAD and electronics. He loves optimizing and customizing his experience with his stuff; fixing, modifying, and optimizing them to fit his needs. He has previously written for MakeUseOf.com and showcases his projects on his TikTok and YouTube channels. He is also an avid PC gamer with over 4000 hours in various FPS games and aim trainers. There are minor inconveniences we’ve learned to live with throughout our lives, but those tiny things add up over time and become a constant nuisance. The bathroom is often the transition point to start and end the day; I brush my teeth, wash my face, take a shower, etc. I want my transition to be a smoother and more relaxing process, so I printed these things to make the place easier to navigate and use. An electric toothbrush holder that doesn’t get nasty Nobody likes pooled-up toothbrush water I have two toothbrush problems I wanted to solve: Constantly knocking the toothbrushes over and pooling water. While it makes sense to put pens in a cylindrical pen holder, pens don’t have water and don’t need drainage; a toothbrush, however, shouldn’t be placed in a cup where the water can pool up and become nasty. Electric toothbrushes are much heavier than normal toothbrushes, so it’s hard to hold them by the neck; I designed one that holds them by the body. This toothbrush holder was the first thing I ever printed on my resin printer; it’s meant to hold on to the glass shelf below the mirror, but the torque the toothbrushes are putting on the print caused it to warp and crack over time. It’s also more prone to falling off because it bent and uses significantly more material because of its solid construction; hollowing out a resin print is more involved compared to FDM. The old design is now used to hold tongue scrapers, which are significantly lighter than electric toothbrushes. Writing this gave me the idea to examine and revisit the design and see what I can do with an FDM printer instead. This new design, made in Autodesk Fusion, comes after a year of experience designing my own things, and I think this looks a lot better and doesn’t have a glaring point of failure like my first toothbrush holder — though I wish I had a better color than this orange PETG, but I could always paint it. It’s mounted on the wall using 3M clear mounting tape and pressed firmly for a few minutes to make sure our toothbrushes don’t fall on the floor. Moisture can ruin 3D prints, and while PLA is less sensitive to moisture than PETG, prints still absorb water after printing. PETG's problem is mostly moisture before printing, but PLA absorbing moisture after printing can cause it to crumble within a few years, so I didn't want to use PLA for any of these bathroom prints. Wall-mounted glasses holder A place for my glasses to sit without getting splashed Before I added this wall-mounted holder, my glasses would always get splashed one way or another. There just wasn’t a shelf at the right height for it; it would either be too low and get splashed, or too high and inconvenient to reach. I had a few criteria for this holder: It wouldn’t hold any water, it wouldn’t take up too much space, and securely hold my glasses. I don’t want my glasses falling onto the wet floor and have a large flat place that pools water, just like the toothbrush cup situation. I chose one from Printables because I didn’t want to bother designing one myself; I just wanted a quick solution. This one has an angled portion that mimics a nose, and a small shelf on the back for the arms. I checked out other wall-mounted designs, and a few of them were just small shelves for glasses to sit on. They are great for bedside storage, but they’re large and won’t drain water out. This design by rubenzilzer is minimal, fairly secure, and doesn’t cup any water. Toothpaste squeezer To make the most of each tube A toothpaste squeezer is one of those gimmicky things we see in those short “hacks” videos, but I’ve come to realize how essential it really is. A toothpaste squeezer wasn’t even invented for toothpaste; it was made for tubes of paint, caulk, and adhesives. Toothpaste used to come with a simple metal wringer tool back when it was invented, and it’s been reduced to a gimmicky product today. There are plenty of versions you can buy made out of metal, but PETG is often strong enough for many use cases, and this is definitely one of those cases. This is one model by the pro on Printables, and it’s incredibly well-designed. I thought the print orientation would be a problem, causing it to break at the snap-fit, crank, or the gear teeth. That isn’t the case at all; it assembles so elegantly, and the tip of the side with the crank handle snaps into place at the bottom of the housing in a secure and satisfying way. The only criticism I have is that it doesn’t have a handle, so gripping the device is awkward. Not only has this helped me squeeze every last bit of toothpaste, especially during times when I forget I’m on my last tube, but the design itself has taught me a lot and given me ideas for future projects. A larger version would probably. Wall-mounted phone holder Can’t risk dropping it in the toilet I’m not the type to watch movies while I shower, but I do need a place to put my phone before showering and after scrolling through memes while sitting on the restroom. This one is nothing special; it’s just a basic rectangle with a hole in the bottom intended for charging. There’s no way I’m charging my phone in the bathroom, but it does act as drainage for any water that ends up in the phone holder. I found one on Makerworld by RileyDesigns that has a grill and a hole at the bottom that amplifies your phone’s audio. This one is small, minimal, and elegant, as opposed to those big sound tubes that hook over a glass shower wall. I don’t have a glass shower wall, and I wouldn’t want to print something that large either. 3D printing is a great way to optimize the small things in life All of these have equivalent products available for purchase; however, it’s quite a hassle buying all of those things individually, and they're usually quite a bit more expensive than a few grams of filament. By 3D printing them, you have the choice of picking between many free and paid 3D models, or designing the perfect one for your situation.