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14 Creative Closet Solutions to Organize and Add Storage Space

Written by Cass

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Creative Closets: How to add closet space and organize what you have via #Remodelaholic

Organize and Add Space with Creative Closet Solutions

When you’re shopping for a home or an apartment, what’s on your list? A beautiful view, a spacious kitchen, close to parks/schools…? What about closets? It might not always make the top of your shopping list, but a lack of closet space will definitely be noticeable!

I tend to have a love-hate relationship with my clothes closet: love it when it’s organized and Pinterest-beautiful (ha! hardly ever) and hate it when it’s cluttered and I can’t find anything! To help us all find the closet love a little bit more often, we’ve rounded up our favorite creative closet solutions to organize your closet and add the extra room you and your wardrobe need.
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4 Steps to Organizing Your Closet and Maximizing Closet Space

4 Steps to Organizing Your Closet and Maximizing Closet Space | Tipsaholic

Pegboard wall to organize purses, belts, and accessories

Pegboard wall to organize purses, belts, and accessories | A Bowl Full of Lemons

Wood brackets to organize shelves

Wood brackets to organize shelves | Martha Stewart

Custom closet shelving

Custom closet shelving | Sawdust and Embryos

Wall to wall closet shelves

Wall to wall closet shelves | The Space Between

Custom shelving unit and DIY storage boxes

Custom shelving unit and DIY storage boxes | Imperfectly Polished

Closet door storage shelves

Closet door storage shelves | Ana White

Industrial style open closet

Industrial style open closet | SF Girl By Bay

Modern industrial portable closet

Modern industrial portable closet | Martha Stewart Craft Department

Wall track system closet

Wall track system closet | Design Sponge

Portable organizer for accessories

Wall track system closet | Lucky Magazine

DIY mini portable closet from an old entertainment Center | Patti West

Freestanding closet with planter

Freestanding closet with planter | Coco LaPine Design

Portable pegboard clothing organizer and room divider

Freestanding closet with planter | 101 Woonideeen

Built-in closet from wardrobe and dresser

Built-in closet from wardrobe and dresser | Remodelaholic

First step to organizing your closet: A good old-fashioned spring cleaning closet purge! Toss or donate items that you haven’t worn lately or don’t love anymore. If it’s not in season, find a different storage spot for it. Once you’ve whittled down your wardrobe a bit, evaluate your space and your belongings and decide if you need to organize or if you need to add some extra space with an additional wardrobe or portable closet.

Quick ways to organize your closet

Even if you’ve only got a little time, you can make a big difference to your closet. Once you’ve purged the unnecessary from your closet, start sorting and organizing. This article over at Tipsaholic walks you through 4 steps to organizing your closet. Add a few extra tips like a quick pegboard wall to organize your accessories (from A Bowl Full of Lemons) and using wooden brackets to keep shelves orderly (thank you, Martha Stewart) and your closet will look oodles better with minimal time and effort.

Add storage space to your existing closet

Help your closet live life to the fullest by maximizing the available space:

  • Install shorter shelves in the ends of the closet to put that wasted space to use, like Sawdust and Embryos did. This is a perfect shoe storage solution! (See 10 more great shoe storage ideas.)
  • Build custom wall to wall closet shelves like Karah from The Space Between installed in her closets.
  • Create a custom shelving unit and matching storage boxes to make your space work for you. Imperfectly Polished shared here on Remodelaholic and shows how to build both the shelves and the storage boxes. 
  • Add shelving to the inside of your closet doors! Ana White is the genius behind this fabulous idea that adds needed storage and is perfect for a kid’s room.

Create new closet space

If you’ve organized and maximized and still need just a little bit (er, or a lotta bit…) more space, find a spare corner and make it closet-friendly.

  • Install a simple pipe clothing rod and shelf above your dresser to hold additional hanging items (via SF Girl By Bay) . Major plus if you’re already into the industrial modern look!
  • Build a modern industrial portable closet following instructions from Martha’s Craft Department. You could add a piece of wood along the bottom to hold your shoes, too.
  • Add a wall track system closet anywhere in your home (via Design Sponge) — all it takes is a quick trip to the hardware store! A simple ladder adds to the style of the open shelving… and helps you reach that top shelf.
  • An extra portable organizer is a perfect solution for accessories like purses and tote bags (via Lucky Magazine). See how Patti created one of her own from an old entertainment center.
  • An easy freestanding closet puts your wardrobe on display — and the built-in planter on top makes it even better! Get details via Coco LaPine Design.
  • A portable pegboard organizer that doubles as a room screen creates room for clothing and accessories while adding a little privacy. Via the Dutch DIY site 101 Woonideeen (translate it to English by clicking “translate website” up toward the top right corner).
  • A built-in closet adds space and lets you really flex your DIY muscle! Ours has been fabulous for our daughter — get the details here.

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If you like this, check out more organized closet goodness:

Closet organizers to the rescue!

Organizing kids’ closets

Use baskets to organize a closet

Make your closet a beautiful room

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Published: February 1, 2014Filed Under: Remodel Inspiration By Room Tagged: Closets, Organization, Top Ten

About Cass

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. Since then, Remodelaholic has become a great community and resource for all those wanting to know how to make their builder-grade home BEAUTIFUL on a budget!


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  1. susan says

    February 4, 2014 at 1:59 pm

    Love your blog! I can’t seem to get the 14 closet pictures to work when I click on next.

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    • Cassity says

      February 4, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      Susan! I am trying to have it fixed, I am SO sorry! Please come back in about 2 days! I am hoping my blog tech can get it sorted out, believe me this has been stressing me out to no end!!

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  2. Karah Bunde says

    February 4, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Thank you so much for including my closet, love these tips! I think organization is the first step in a beautiful home!!

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  3. Geoffrey says

    October 17, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    So many great ideas here, I really like the open industrial styles. I’m in an old house with shallow closets (not enough space to hang a shirt normally) so I need another setup, thanks for sharing!

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