I have a small bathroom in my house and space and functionality are always an issue. Since I don’t have a lot of cabinets and none of them are in close proximity to the toilet I needed a convenient place to have extra rolls.
I have seen lots of bathrooms with a basket that contained them within reach. I didn’t like that idea because not only did it not seem that sanitary I don’t care for dusting too much. So this is what I have in my bathroom now.
I can’t take credit for it totally since it was a gift but I love it and it would be very easy to make.
Take 4 empty coffee cans and on three of them use your can opener and take off the bottom part of the can so they are cylinders. You will need to keep one with the bottom intact.
Use your hot glue gun and glue them end to end so they will hold 4 rolls of toilet paper.
You will need to keep at least one of the plastic covers, but I recommend keeping all four since after time you may need to replace the lid.
Find some material that is easily washable and matches your own bathroom decor. Get a piece large enough to wrap around the cans. You will want an extra inch or two because then you place Velcro along the edges to fasten it around.
Mine also has a circle of the material glued to the plastic lid so that it all matches. I recommend you making a couple of extra lids to match while you have the material out in case they ever need to be replaced.
A real nice thing about this is it is easily washable. When I wash my bathroom rugs I just take this off and throw it in as well.
Quick, easy, functional, and it adds a decorative touch as well.