7 Versatile Accessories for Organizing Your Custom Closets

Organizing your custom closets is easiest when it's outfitted with the right accessories. If you haven't upgraded your closet with the best accessories, however, then you're not getting the most out of its potential. 

Here are a few accessories to consider in your mission to create the most organized closet possible: 

1. Hampers
2. Shoe Organizers
3. Drawer Dividers
4. Baskets
5. Hooks
6. Racks
7. Jewelry Organizers

Ready to accessorize your custom closets? Keep reading to learn how!

1. Built-In Hampers

Wouldn't it be nice to have hampers in your closet to aid in organizing dirty laundry? It seems like such a simple thing, but when homeowners opt for hampers, they quickly wonder how they ever got along without them. 

Not only are hampers helpful for organizing, but they look great! Laundry baskets filled with dirty clothes are unsightly and take up a lot of space. Slide-out hampers, on the other hand, take up no room at all. Just pull them out when you have clothes to deposit and slide them back in whenever you're done. Also, because you can divide your laundry into lights and darks, you won’t have to dig through dirty clothes on laundry day. 

2. Shoe Rack Options Galore

You don’t have to be Imelda Marcos to build up quite a shoe collection (look her up, kids). You have shoes for daily wear, shoes for work, shoes for hitting the town, shoes for running and hiking — you get the picture. The next thing you know you’ve got so many shoes, you’ll have to find a way to keep them straight or risk a humiliating “mixed shoes” debacle when you put them on in the morning.

Fortunately, custom closet designers have shoe storage solutions to combat this challenge. You can install pull-out organizers that can be neatly put away when you’re finished with them, and if you have shelf space, there are all sorts of shoe fences available to match your closet’s particular style. The nice thing about shelves with shoe fences is they allow you to peruse your collection at your leisure before making a commitment, and they’re great at showing off your fancy pairs even when you’re not wearing them.

3. Drawers with Dividers

With modern closets, you don’t have to stuff all of your clothes into big dresser drawers. Nowadays, custom closets have deep drawers with dividers built-in. No longer will you be required to dig through several t-shirts to find the perfect sweater because, in this brave new world, sweaters and t-shirts will each have their own dedicated sections!

Another simple method for creating more room is learning how to fold properly. Oprah Daily recommends practicing simple tricks like storing small handbags in bigger ones and tucking bras inside each other to maximize space. Strategic folding gives you more room to work with, and your clothes will look neater too.

4. Pull-Out Baskets

Accessories enable homeowners to make better use of every square inch of closet space. Baskets, for instance, are well suited for taking advantage of extra space. You can place them in cubbies or shelves, positioned high or low, and all you have to do is pull them out to access them.

Baskets can store all kinds of everyday items, but they’re especially useful for keeping seasonal clothing together. Heavy winter sweaters, gloves, and beanies can be kept in baskets and then placed out of the way until the weather changes. However, be sure to mark everything. You don’t want to be stuck in a blizzard without a wool hat and scarf because you were too good at organizing your closet. 

5. Make Use of Hooks

Hooks are tried and true storage tools suitable for every kind of environment. You can find them in restaurants, restrooms, and offices, and they’ll be just as effective in your closets. Install singles, doubles, triples, and waterfall varieties in colors to match whatever style strikes your fancy.

Hooks are exceptionally suited to taking advantage of under-utilized areas, such as closets since they can easily fit in empty nooks, crannies, and doors!  Good Housekeeping, for instance, recommends installing "hooks on the inside of your closet door" for purses, but how you use them is entirely up to you. If you have a smaller reach-in closet (as opposed to a walk-in), hooks can really up your storage space quotient.

6. Fun with Racks!

Have you ever run out of room in your closet and figured, “Well, I guess I can just put the ties under the socks?” If you find yourself in this situation, stop right there! One of the best things about closet accessories is you can designate a home for every bit of apparel. By placing specific items on racks, you’ll keep them in better condition while making more room in the process.

Custom closets have racks designed for practically everything. You can install a belt rack, a scarf rack, a pants rack, and/or a tie rack. These additions will help keep your closet neat and tidy and make it easier to find the specific item you’re looking for. Why rummage through drawers to find the perfect scarf when you can review your entire scarf collection at once on a conveniently placed rack?

7. Jewelry Organizers

Having a well-thought-out closet means protecting the things that mean the most to you. Too often people accumulate more jewelry than they can easily store, so they resort to non-traditional jewelry storage options like small bowls placed randomly around the house.

If this sounds sadly familiar, upgrading your closet gives you the opportunity to make amends with your prized possessions. With more space to play with, you can add as many jewelry organizers as you like. Whether you opt for elegant velvet-lined organizers or more contemporary styled options, you won’t have to subject your valuables to porcelain bowls ever again. 

Conclusion

Many homeowners aren’t aware of how useful their closets can be until they’ve had them customized. They’ll stick to the same design they inherited when they moved in years ago, and are flummoxed when they wonder what happened to their favorite workout shorts.

Adding a few well-thought-out accessories will make it easier to organize your custom closets. You’ll find it easier to store and retrieve clothes, and who knows? You might even rediscover something you forgot you had!

Sources

• https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/organizing/g2171/diy-closet-organizers/?slide=24
• https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/g29994972/best-closet-organizer-ideas/