Admittedly, closet organization isn't the most glamorous topic but what's the point of a room that looks great, but doesn't work well? The parents who put these rooms together not only have design chops, but they've put the time and effort into creating organized, functional closets for their children too. Here are fifteen super serviceable kids' closets to inspire you to invest in the underpinnings of your home.
Most of these closets are for young children with tiny clothes so, obviously big kids will have different needs. I noticed a few trends among these closets:
• many of these are open, doorless closets, some with curtains
• where there's room some parents put dressers right into the closet
• capitalizing on the small size of clothes, many parents included two or more levels of hanging clothes
• some parents used large wardrobes or armoires used as closets
• bins, bins bins!
Click through if you'd like to see the rest of these kid's stylish rooms:
ROW ONE:
Levi's Farm Fresh Room
Brooke's Dining Alcove Turned Nursery
Colton's Bright Blue RoomIsabella's "+" Nursery
Gus & Lula's Cheerful Shared Room
ROW TWO:
Mildrid's Elephant Sanctuary
Hannah's Blue & Green Room in Halifax
My Room: Margot
Kenley's Brave Green Room
Lauren & Miranda's Starry Night Safari
ROW THREE:
Doryn's Gorgeous Kid Oases
Sally's Colorful Crib
A Grey & Minty Green Room for Davis
Sophia's White, Bright & Magically Modern Bedroom
Molly's Vintage Room with Pops of Red
MORE KIDS' CLOSETS ON APARTMENT THERAPY:
• A Professional Organizer + Mom Shares Tips For Kids' Closets
• Inspiring Kids' Closet Organization
• Making Clothing Storage Space in Kids Rooms Without Closets
• Organizing Kids' Clothes Without a Closet
• Turn Your Closet Into a Bookshelf
(Images: as linked in the original posts)















Sheex Bedding
Glad to see I'm not the only one who took the doors off and put the dresser in the closet. Children's rooms are smaller as are their clothes. Unfortunately, sliding doors make it impossible to stash dresser units in the closet. There's just no room to pull the drawers open when the doors are slid to the side. So, off come the doors, on go the curtains. I made the switch when the kid was about 10. She's now 16 and the closet dresser solution works brilliantly. She has room on either side for hanger rods. One side is high for dresses, the other side has two rods for blouses, skirts and pants. And there is plenty of floor space for desks, trunk and side tables.
I second that about removing sliding door closet doors and replacing them with curtains - makes it so much easier to get to everything and gives more options to use the closet space. Raising the main rod and installing a double hang rod is also a great option to add more hanging room, which I also did in this closet makeover: http://www.engineeryourspace.com/episodes/how-to-organize-your-bedroom-closet/
Our organized closet with changing table is my FAVORITE part of my son's room. We also removed sliding doors and made it fully accessible. Definitely has made a huge difference in our small space planning ---> http://www.youngnesters.net/2011/11/darwins-nursery.html
I like it when toy storage is also included in the closets. I don't have kids, so I do wonder if children need that much clothing. I know that I as a kid didn't have anything close to this amount.
Great closets; count me as one who put the dresser in my daughter's closet. However, it does crack me up a bit that all these closets are for toddlers and younger. I've got two middleschoolers, and their closets, no matter how well organized and planned by me for their particular storage personalities, are giant messes. All the time.
Who has time to hang up all of those baby clothes? Unless they're dresses that need to be hung, I'd rather fold them and stash them in drawers.
Wow, they are all so organized- I can only aspire... Muesli- the reason the kids have so many clothes is because they constantly get soiled. (Babies can go through 3 outfits in one day.) Also, since the little ones grow so fast, you need to have the next size on hand. My kids are 8 and 10 and and am overhauling the closets as we speak. I have to admit, I am not a fan of being able to see inside the closet and prefer doors- but perhaps that due to the state of our current closets. :)
We really struggled with storage in my daughter's tiny room. Finally, we installed shelves to hold baskets in place of drawers, and then put in a bunch of hooks for hanging things. Ultimately, we have to just pare down her wardrobe and keep it reasonable.
Here's an illustrative post about how we handled it: http://and-here-we-are.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/into-mouse-hole.html