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Which closet organizers actually work for kids clothes?
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items Every August I do the same swap in both kids closets, summer out and fall in, and every year I learn something else about what actually holds up. This is what is in there right now, with the honest annoyance of each piece, and one thing I would skip ...
The whole reason these matter is that kid clothes slide off adult hangers and end up on the closet floor, which is where most of my morning arguments started. Fourteen inches fits their shirts without the shoulders hanging over the ends. Fifty is mor...
TechZoo 50 Kids Velvet Hangers, 14 inch Non-Slip
My son grows out of a size roughly every four months and I kept rediscovering shirts he had not fit into since spring. These sit on the rod so I can see the size line without pulling anything down. They only help if you actually re-sort when you swap...
20 White Closet Dividers for Hanging Clothes
Kid clothes are short, so the bottom three feet of their closet was pure wasted air until I hung this. It doubled the hanging space with no drill and no landlord conversation. It sags if you load it with anything heavy, so it is strictly for shirts a...
STORAGE MANIAC Adjustable Hanging Closet Rod 2 Pack
This is where the folded stuff lives now, because a six year old cannot maintain a dresser drawer but she can absolutely drop a shirt into an open cubby. It took about two minutes to hang and needed nothing else. The fabric shelves sag in the middle ...
Mainstays 6 Shelf Non-Woven Hanging Closet Organizer Shelf Dividers, Arctic White
One of these on the shelf holds socks and underwear and it cut our morning search time more than anything else in this list. Open front means there is no lid for a kid to fight with. It is not sturdy enough to stack more than two high once they have ...
12" x 12" x 8" All Purpose Open Front Storage Bin - Brightroom™
Folded stacks in a kid closet collapse into one pile within about a week unless something holds them apart. These clip onto the shelf edge and stopped that completely. They only fit shelves up to about an inch thick, so measure yours first because I ...
HBlife 6 Pack Clear Closet Shelf Dividers
The dresser was where organization went to die until I split each drawer into three sections. They are bamboo, so the drawer does not look full of plastic junk when it is open. The tension fit slips if the drawer is not perfectly square, and one of m...
Swayvoo Expandable Bamboo Drawer Dividers – 4-Pack Adjustable Drawer Organizer Separators for Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom, Cabinet, Office & Dresser Storage (17–22", Natural)
We do not actually use it for shoes. Twenty four pockets on the back of the closet door holds hair stuff, hats, gloves, and every small thing that has no drawer of its own. It stops the door from closing flush if your door sits tight in the frame, wh...
Over The Door 24 Pocket Mesh Shoe Organizer Light Gray - Brightroom™: Hanging Shoe Storage, Holds 24 Pairs, No Assembly Required
This is where the summer clothes go in September and the winter stuff goes in April, and the wheels mean my kids can pull it out themselves. The zipper closes fully so nothing comes back out dusty. It only clears beds with about six inches underneath...
Better Homes & Gardens Under-Bed Storage Bin with Zipper, Gray, Rolling
I started using these after finding a hole in a sweater I had stored all summer, and I have not had another one since. They smell like a cedar chest rather than like chemicals, which matters when it is sitting in with kids clothes. The scent fades af...
Cedar Hang Ups 14 Pack Natural Cedar Blocks
Their closet has no light in it, which I never thought about until my daughter started dressing in the dark and coming out in two different socks. This sticks on and turns itself on when the door opens. It is rechargeable, which sounds convenient unt...
goodland 160 LED Motion Sensor Closet Light 2-Pack
The top shelf was useless to my kids until this showed up, and now they put their own laundry away, which was the actual goal the whole time. It folds flat against the closet wall so it is not in the way. It holds an adult fine but feels flexy under ...
ACSTEP Folding Step Stool 9'' Non-Slip Folding Stools with Portable Handle for Adults Holds Up to 300 lbs, Plastic Foldable Step Stool for Bathroom, Bedroom, Kitchen, Black
Six of these on the inside of the closet door hold robes, tote bags, and the jacket that never once made it onto a hanger. They come off clean, which matters if you rent. They genuinely will not hold two pounds no matter what the package says, so a l...
Command Wire Toggle Hooks, Clear, Medium, 6 Wall Hooks, Damage-Free Hanging
My kids cannot read my handwriting on a label in a hurry but they can read a printed one, and that is the difference between things going back and things going on the floor. They are clear, so the bins do not end up looking like a classroom. They pee...
Hygge & Sage Nursery & Kids Room Label Stickers
Two bags means darks and lights get sorted the moment the clothes come off, instead of by me on a Sunday night. The bags lift out so a kid can carry one downstairs without dragging it. It takes real assembly with a hex key and it is by far the most e...
VASAGLE Laundry Hamper Laundry Basket with 2 Pull-Out Bags Laundry Sorter with Shelf