Being a parent is difficult from all the points: you have to help your child grow, learn and live a happy life and have to foresee and prepare for a thousand things. One of them is designing your child’s room and not only from the point of decor or colors but also from the point of functionality. How to build a kid’s closet and keep it well-organized when it seems to be the messiest part of the room? Here are some solutions.
Open Or Not?
Decide whether you will hide the closet or not. Most parents opt to hide it with folding doors or curtains but some of them consider having an open one. This is an especially good idea for babies when you need to have everything at hand, and even the changing table can be placed in the closet.
This closet is spectacular: it's a built-in piece with a bold curved frame and printed curtains.
The closet is fully built-in, with open compartments and drawers, some rails. The closet can be covered with curtains.
The stylish open baby closet includes a changing table, which is a dresser, a rack, a rail, a cart and wicker boxes. (via ispydiy).
The closet features wicker boxes and baskets to match the interior of the room.
Wicker and usual boxes with lids are labeled to organize the closet, and the rails hold more stuff.
The closet is done with stained wood, with drawers, rails and boxes, and it matches the style of the room.
Decorate Or Skip?
Most of us won’t even think of decorating a closet inside but that might be a good idea. Beautiful wallpaper as backing, a wall mural or some decals will make the closet match the space around it and will add interest while raising the mood of the child. Metallic tape applied to the back of the closet will reflect the light making it brighter, and printed wallpaper will add character. The organizers like baskets and boxes can also add interest to the space, for example, you can rock colorful baskets with lids, wicker boxes and baskets for a rustic feel or colorful rope baskets for a fun touch.
This cool blue closet is done with blue deer wallpaper backing and wicker and fabric boxes, with a rail and clear acrylic boxes.
This pretty closet is done with built-in furniture and it shows that you can accent clsoets, too, for example, with geometric stickers.
Add color to the closet using striped fabric bags or boxes and make it cuter with some lovely decor on the shelf.
I love the bright floral backing of the closet, it gives a lovely touch. The built-in dresser is paired with a long rail and the shelf on top.
This open closet includes rails, a dresser with crates, a rack and plastic buckets.
The open storage unit is filled with wicker boxes to declutter the space.
The small dresser features labels, and the rest is hanging on the rails. The floral wall mural is a beautiful and romantic solution.
How To Organize?
Let’s find out all the possible ways to organize a kid’s closet, so that you could choose what works best in your case.
Rails
Rails are great to hang clothes and can hold a lot, they are amazing to store both tops and bottoms. Make sure your kid has at least two to keep things organized and if your child has accessories, get even more rails to hang them.
This open closet is done with cabinets to avoid cluttered looks, and only a rail is placed to hang furniture.
Rails are paired with open shelves and cane boxes that not only help to organize but also add style to the closet.
This lovely closet is functional and includes a built-in dresser, open shelves with boxes and rails and baskets on top.
This lovely closet includes rails and clear drawers that allow seeing what's inside.
The comfy closet is done with rails, open shelves and drawers, and the shelves are organized with baskets.
Organize the kid's closet with baskets or wicker boxes to give a cute touch to it.
The closet is organized with the help of a transparent dresser with labels and a shelving system on the door.
Open Shelves
This is the most popular idea for a closet, and open shelves not only hold a lot of things, they can be finished off with rails, wicker boxes and baskets and usual ones. Open shelving looks lightweight, so your kid’s room won’t be that heavy.
This lovely open closet is built-in, with open storage compartments and rails, and the drawers help to keep the clutter away.
Plastic boxes are great for storage and organizing, and baskets make the closet feel more rustic or farmhouse-like.
This large closet is done with wicker boxes for organizing, a shoe shelf and a transparent dresser.
The closet is done with baskets with lids, a dresser with fabric drawers to make it more comfortable.
Shiny metallic backing will add chic and glam to the closet and will reflect the light making it larger.
Pair open storage compartments with a long rail to use the closet as much as possible.
The open closet is well-organized with a dresser, pull-outs, a rail and wicker and usual boxes.
The nursery closet features a dresser that doubles as a changing table, wicker boxes and a rail.
Plastic boxes and pretty baskets with lids are great to organize a closet and make it look cooler.
The closet features comfortable transparent pull-out drawers that allow seeing what's inside.
Cabinets And Drawers
Cabinets and drawers aren’t among the most popular solutions but they are necessary for small stuff or if the closet is opened, so you won’t clutter the rest of the room.
Clear pull-out drawers let the owner see what's inside, and usual ones hide the clutter away.
The closet is done with wicker boxes and a clear hanging door organizer to save space.
If you consider wire boxes not cool enough to store stuff, you can add fabric inside them.
Use the doors to save space in the closet, add fabric or wire shelves and boxes.
The built-in vertical storage unit features not only drawers but also open shelves.
The wire dresser looks very lightweight, and the rope baskets add a cozy feel to the space.
If your kid has a lot of accessories, you can add rails and hooks or buckets for storing them, too.
Rope baskets add coziness to the space, and placing a hamper here is a smart solution.
If the closet is narrow but tall, you can make shelves up to the ceiling and place there things that aren't often used.
The dresser features some transparent drawers and colorful boxes on top are used for storing not frequently used items.
Door Storage
Storing things on doors is a cool idea as this space is almost always neglected. Make use of it adding organizers, boxes and holders right to the doors to store small things.
This perfectly styled closet is done with open shelves, rails, clear drawers and some usual ones.
Wicker boxes and rope baskets add coziness to the closet and make it cohesive with the interior around.
The closet features open shelves, rails and woven boxes, I love the flamingo backing for a cute touch. (via thehomebodyhouse).
The dresser is done with fabric drawers, and the rails hold most of clothes. (via projectnursery).
This small closet is very functional: there are open shelves, drawers, wicker boxes, a rail and a wicker drawer. (via loverlygrey).
The open closet consists of rails, wicker and usual boxes, a rack and even a cart with baby care. (via torystender).