How to Transform your small closet with these organization hacks

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With a small closet, you probably struggle to keep it clean and organized. Here’s how to transform your small closet with these organization hacks.

Do you find yourself going through photos and videos of beautiful and organized closets on social media and struggling to get the same results?

Keep reading for all the amazing tips I have to offer.

No matter how small you think your closet is, you can still make it work and keep your clothes organized.

If you find yourself constantly shoving your clothes in the closet just enough to keep the door closed and hide the clutter barely, then you will find some of these simple tips I am about to share particularly useful.

One of the reasons you should have your clothes organized is how aesthetically pleasing it looks.

It can also help you maintain the quality of your clothes, save you time when getting ready and make you feel less stressed overall.

Untidiness adds to our stress levels, so keeping this area of our lives tidy and organized will go a long way in making us feel better.

1. Roll your clothes

I found this idea on the internet a while back, and I thought it was a genius idea.

This works amazingly for small spaces.

When you roll your clothes, it compresses them so you can accommodate more clothes in one space than you normally would.

Another benefit of rolling the clothes is that it keeps them stretched out and with much fewer wrinkles.

You could quickly grab a shirt, unroll it and not have to worry about ironing or steaming it before leaving.

This tip is always handy, especially when you are traveling.

Clothes tend to wrinkle from all the shuffling you do with the clothes in your suitcase.

2. Drawer organizers

The second tip on How to transform your small closet with these organization hacks is to use drawer organizers.

Shoving your clothes into the drawer is a very low-effort way to put clothes away and not have to deal with folding or arranging them.

If you find yourself often guilty of this, you should try organizers.

They divide the drawer into little compartments and make it difficult to put your clothes in there without folding them.

This also helps when you have multiple clothing items going into one drawer, like skirts and shorts, for instance.

Organizers work for non-clothing items as well.

They are a necessity if you have a makeup and cosmetics drawer.

With organizers, everything belongs in its own categoric space, making it easier to put things back when you are done using them.

With your clothes as well, you know exactly where to put them as soon as you are done folding the laundry.

This would significantly reduce how often you have to tidy things up.

3. Labeling

Labeling is essential if you use storage bins or baskets.

Putting a little label tag and writing all the items that go in there would save you the hassle when you are looking for something.

However, for this to work, you need to store all similar items together.

For instance, if you’re going to label a bin or basket “scarves,” you shouldn’t have your scarves in other bins as well.

The reason is that whenever you are looking for a scarf, you know exactly where to look without unraveling your entire storage looking for where you put it because rearranging everything back is a lot more difficult.

4. Vacuum bags for out-of-season clothes

This was another hack I found on the internet that I think you should try.

If you have a small closet, you likely don’t have enough room for all your clothes for every season in there at the same time.

A good tip is to rotate the outfits in your closet every season and put the out-of-season clothes away.

You can put them in bins and tuck them away until they are in season again.

Vacuum bags come in handy in this case.

They are storage bags that come with an opening where you can connect your vacuum cleaner, and it sucks all the air out and shrinks the clothes to a considerably smaller size.

This would save you a ton of storage when putting clothes away.

5. Under-bed storage

A good place to create more storage when your closet is not enough is under your bed.

Some beds come with drawers installed on the sides. That can be an option if you don’t have furniture yet and are on the hunt for new ones, or you don’t mind the cost of switching out your current one.

Storage can still be created under whatever bed you currently have.

Place plastic bins in there or some baskets.

Have them tucked away nicely and hidden with a bed skirt; that way, it doesn’t change the aesthetics of your room.

Since it is less convenient to reach the storage under the bed often, my recommendation would be to store clothing items that are not in use at that moment, such as out-of-season clothes.

6. Shoe organizers

Do you know those shoe organizers that come in like a flat sheet with several little pockets arranged in rows and columns?

Well, that is an excellent storage item, in my opinion.

You can place it over the door of your closet and store shoes in there.

What I like the most about this storage item is that you are not limited to just storing shoes in it. A lot of things can be stored there too, like scarves, for example.

I prefer to have it hanging over the inner part of the closet door to keep it nicely hidden.

7. Simplify your style

If you find that you are struggling so much with storage and no amount of hacks you try is enough, it might be time to downsize your wardrobe.

Simplify things a little bit.

Go through your clothes; you might be holding on to some items that don’t fit or suit your current style anymore.

You can donate these clothes or sell them on Poshmark so they can be of value to someone else.

Another point I want to make in simplifying your wardrobe is to invest in good-quality basics and items with versatility that can be styled in a variety of ways.

With this, you can buy fewer clothing items and still get as many new looks as you want.

Are you ready to transform your small closet?

There you have it, seven tips on how to transform your small closet with these brilliant organization hacks

These are a few of the tips I have for you if you have a small closet that I have tried myself and can attest to that they work.

If you have any tips you swear by, please share them below so others can benefit from them as well!