Turning a cluttered closet into an organized haven can be a transformative experience. Let’s explore some innovative DIY closet organization ideas to bring a sense of order and style to your wardrobe.

Rotating Closet System

Take your closet to a new level with a caddy, perfect for a simple but elegant touch.
Take your closet to a new level with a caddy, perfect for a simple but elegant touch.

A rotating closet caddy can hold everything from socks to sunglasses. It’s like having a lazy Susan for your closet, and I can’t imagine organizing without it now!

A few relevant products:

  • Rotating Organizer: Make your closet better with a spinning organizer to see all your items.
  • Timber Storage Pieces: Add style and function with timber pieces, great for sunglasses and scarves.
  • Compact Layer Rack: Get the most from your closet with a rack made for different accessories.

Tiered Hanging Systems

Double your area and style! Chic closet organizing with minimalist appeal. #ClosetGoals #ScandiBoho
Double your area and style! Chic closet organizing with minimalist appeal. #ClosetGoals #ScandiBoho

By installing double hanging rods, you can effectively double your hanging capacity. I installed one for tops and another for skirts, which made my closet seem much larger without adding any extra space.

Possibly helpful picks:

  • Customizable Closet Organizer: Get the most out of your closet area with a rod system, perfect for simple organizing.
  • No-Drill Hanging Bar: Quickly create extra hanging room with a bar, and without drilling any holes.
  • Reinforced Rod Mounts: Add on hanging room with strong rod mounts that keep the space neat.

Personal Gallery

Put charm into your closet with a gallery that motivates.
Put charm into your closet with a gallery that motivates.

Create a mini gallery wall inside your closet for a personal touch. I hung up a few photos and inspirational quotes that brighten my day each time I see them.

Products that could assist:

  • Timber Frame Set: Lift your closet up with timber frames, great for photos.
  • Motivational Text: Inspire yourself with motivational messages.
  • Adhesive Mounting Strips: Hang up your gallery with easy strips.

Color-Coordinated Containers

Improve your closet arrangement with color and craftsmanship.
Improve your closet arrangement with color and craftsmanship.

Employ color-coded baskets to organize items by category. I use white for my winter items and blue for summer items, making it simple to keep up with the seasons.

Try these:

  • Weaved Container Collection: Make it easier to organize your closet with weaved containers, ready for swaps in the seasons.
  • Colored Cloth Storage: Organize accessories with storage bins, great for simple to carry handles.
  • Durable Plastic Containers: Simplify life with containers, great for organizing your closet.

Material Shelves

Fill your closet with stylish shelves, a great touch of minimalism and appeal.
Fill your closet with stylish shelves, a great touch of minimalism and appeal.

Employ fabric hanging shelves to organize clothes that are folded, like shirts and sweaters. They’re versatile and add a cozy feel to my closet.

Some ideas to consider:

  • Material Hanging Organizer: Make the most of your closet with this material organizer, for folded clothes.
  • Portable Hanging Shelves: Simplify your storage with shelves that have pouches for small items.
  • Material Hanging Storage: Add style to your closet with soft and versatile storage.

Cube System

Make your closet useful with an organizer that is chic and simple.
Make your closet useful with an organizer that is chic and simple.

Make a cube system to fit any space. I’ve made mine as a shoe display, and a place for jeans, getting the most out of all the space.

Explore these options:

  • Timber Cube Organizer: Maximize space and style with cube storage, great for clothing.
  • Material Storage Bins: Upgrade your cubes with bins, perfect for organizing items.
  • Cube Shelf Divider: Update your cubes with dividers.

Elevated Shelving for Footwear

Step up your shoe organization with sophisticated floating shelves! 🌿✨ #MinimalistCloset
Step up your shoe organization with sophisticated floating shelves! 🌿✨ #MinimalistCloset

Have you considered floating shelves? They revolutionize shoe storage and give your closet a stylish upgrade. My shoes used to be in disarray, but now my favorite heels and sneakers are proudly displayed!

A few suggestions:

  • Mounted Display Ledges: Enhance your closet’s style and organization using these refined mounted display ledges.
  • Timber Shelf Collection: Display your shoe collection in an elegant fashion with this timber shelf collection.
  • Sleek Display Shelves: Optimize space and enhance the aesthetic with these stylish, sleek display shelves.

Magnetic Strip

Effortless look: Keep your accessories available with a strip.
Effortless look: Keep your accessories available with a strip.

A magnetic strip works for metal accessories like watches. This tip keeps my favorites in reach.

You might give these a try:

  • Magnetic Strip: Keep watches in reach with a magnetic strip.
  • Magnetic Accessory Holder: Keep jewelry neat with a holder, great for all closets.
  • Wall Strip: Make your space less messy by using a strip for accessories.

Storage on the Door

Make your space amazing with simplicity—make your door a storage space. 🌿✨
Make your space amazing with simplicity—make your door a storage space. 🌿✨

Don’t ignore the back of your door! Over-the-door shelves are great for purses, hats, and small items. It’s a spot I use for everyday items.

Consider these options:

  • Over-the-Door Shelf: Make the most of your room, and hang purses and hats on a shelf.
  • Customizable Over-the-Door System: Put small items on this rack, ready for daily use.
  • Door Hook Rack: Have hats and bags available with this rack, ready to mount on the door.

Bar for Scarves

Give your closet a touch of grace—show off scarves with simple style!
Give your closet a touch of grace—show off scarves with simple style!

Hang a tension rod for scarves to keep them wrinkle-free and easy to see. My scarves have become an available part of my closet.

Give these a look:

  • Customizable Bar: Show off scarves with a bar that you can install easily.
  • Slipless Scarf Holders: Keep scarves in one spot with holders, made to be delicate and slipless.
  • Closet Shelf with Mounts: Help organize with a shelf with hooks for versatility.

Bottom Wire Baskets

Give your closet a stylish feel with bottom baskets for simple organizing.
Give your closet a stylish feel with bottom baskets for simple organizing.

Slide bottom wire baskets for some extra storage under current shelves. I put my clutches there—hidden, but available.

Check these products out:

  • Customizable Bottom Wire Basket: Make the most of your space with wire baskets, made for small bags.
  • Metal Wire Basket Collection: Add storage with metal baskets, made to give extra room.
  • Stacking Wire Organizer: Use stacking wire organizers to hide clutches, and keep a neat closet.

Renewed Box Drawers

Give your closet a makeover with upcycled box drawers. Perfect combination of style and utility!
Give your closet a makeover with upcycled box drawers. Perfect combination of style and utility!

Repurposing old wooden boxes as drawers introduces rustic charm and additional storage. In my closet, I use each box for holding various accessories.

May just do the trick:

  • Rustic Timber Holders: Fill your closet with timber holders that are made for storage of accessories.
  • Adjustable Closet Sections: Get the most out of closet space and organize a room to your liking.
  • Box Protector Collection: Style your drawers with protectors that clean easily and come in patterns.

Handmade Drawer Dividers

Make your closet from messy to neat, with your own chic dividers.
Make your closet from messy to neat, with your own chic dividers.

Build your own drawer dividers from cardboard or wood. They keep my socks from becoming a mess, making mornings better.

A few choices to try:

  • Craft Cardboard: Quickly make dividers with sheets of cardboard, and keep your accessories neat.
  • Wood Pieces: Make durable dividers with plywood, and keep them looking perfect.
  • Craft Set: Cut edges with a craft set, and get a professional touch.

Suitcase Storage

Update your closet with vintage style, and use a bag for storage.
Update your closet with vintage style, and use a bag for storage.

Place off-season clothes in old suitcases for a nostalgic feel. I like swapping the contents as the weather changes.

Check if these fit your needs:

  • Vintage Bag: Add style to your storage with a bag, for all your clothing.
  • Cedar Packets: Keep clothes fresh with packets inside of bags.
  • Material Bags: Keep clothes from dust with bags in your suitcase.

Fragrant Drawer Liner

Take your drawer up a level with style.
Take your drawer up a level with style.

Apply a fragrant drawer liner to keep your clothes smelling fresh. Every time I open a drawer, I’m greeted with a lavender scent.

A few things you might like:

  • Lavender Drawer Sheets: Freshen your drawers with lavender. Experience new freshness when opening.
  • Fragrance Sheets: Put a nice smell into your drawers. Keep everything fresh.
  • Liner with Oils: Give a good smell with liners that help with any drawer.

Marking Labels

Make your closet organization stylish with marking labels for a playful effect.
Make your closet organization stylish with marking labels for a playful effect.

Apply chalkboard labels to containers for a labeling system that’s both practical and fun. I switch out mine with the seasons, which makes it playful.

These products might be useful:

  • Adhesive Tag Collection: Mark containers with adhesive labels, and swap out the text for a creative feel.
  • Marking Tools with Tips: Add text to your storage; can be cleaned easily and swapped out often.
  • Timber Container with Surface: Organize with a timber container with a label surface.

Plastic Tube Shoe Rack

Get rid of the closet mess, and make a chic shoe gallery with plastic tubes. #DIYOrganization #ScandiBohoStyle
Get rid of the closet mess, and make a chic shoe gallery with plastic tubes. #DIYOrganization #ScandiBohoStyle

Construct a unique shoe rack out of plastic tubes for modular storage. This has changed my floor into a lined-up shoe gallery.

Some handy options:

  • Plastic Tubing: Find plastic tubes, so you can change a messy pile into organized bliss.
  • Plastic Tube Cutter: Acquire a tube cutter for adjusting pipe lengths for your shoe rack.
  • Tube Connectors: Join the tubes with adhesive for stable storage.

Decorative Board for Accessories

Make your closet into a jewelry store with a display board. #DIYDecor #ScandinavianStyle
Make your closet into a jewelry store with a display board. #DIYDecor #ScandinavianStyle

A pegboard can transform your jewelry into an eye-catching feature. I enjoy seeing all my necklaces and bracelets at a glance—it feels like having a personal boutique inside my closet!

Possibly handy products:

  • Framed Display Board: Brighten your closet with a stylish board, made to organize your accessories.
  • Accessory Hook Set: Find hooks made for the decorative board to show off necklaces and bracelets in an effective fashion.
  • Decorative Board Pieces: Personalize your space with decorative pieces, made to brighten up the display board.
Rachel Monroe
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