Reorganize Your Custom Closets Using These 30 Versatile Accessories

By definition, a custom closet is one that is designed specifically to meet the needs of its user. Using a combination of drawers, shelves, hanging racks, and cabinets, each closet design is as individual as its owner. 

But, to truly create a custom closet space, you want to include a selection of accessories chosen specifically to help keep your closet clean and organized. With dozens of different accessory options available, reorganizing your custom closets can be both easy and fun.

When it comes to reorganizing your closets, it’s important to start with a clean slate. The tips laid out in Four Steps for Organizing Your Custom Closets provide a great step-by-step guide. Once everything in your closet has been sorted and cleaned, you can evaluate your belongings and choose which accessories would be best for your needs. Here are a few things to keep in mind when choosing from 30 versatile accessories to organize your custom closets:

• Sort It Out
• Step Up
• Accent Your Accessories
• Safe Keeping
• Clean-Up Time
• Dress To Impress

Keep reading to learn which accessories would work best in your custom closets.

Your closet already features a selection of custom-designed drawers and shelves, but there are a variety of accessories that can make your space even more user-friendly. Divided drawers or shelf dividers are a great way to separate similar clothing items. They keep folded clothes organized and easy to see. 

You can keep your unmentionables organized by adding a lingerie drawer. Storage boxes and woven baskets are ideal for items you don’t use very often such as seasonal clothing. You can store your winter wardrobe – think heavy sweaters, scarves, and hats – away during warm weather months, and then swap out your shorts, t-shirts, and bathing suits when the temperatures start to take a dip. 

Here’s a helpful hint – don’t use plastic bins because you want to allow for airflow to ensure your clothes don’t get musty smelling.

A custom closet can also benefit from a few carefully placed hanging rods. Blouses, dress shirts, and dresses should be hung for proper storage. You might want to consider a separate hanging rod for outerwear, such as jackets and coats. A pants rack is another great accessory option. The slide-out rack makes it easy to hang or retrieve a pair of dress pants or even jeans.

Shoes can create havoc in even the best-designed closets. Keeping pairs together can sometimes be as difficult as herding cats. That’s why you need to take advantage of special accessories designed specifically for shoes. A shoe organizer is a pull-out rack with posts designed to hold each shoe, so pairs can stay together. It’s the perfect solution for athletic or casual shoes, or even men’s dress shoes. 

A shoe fence might be better suited for women’s high heels and wedges, men’s dress shoes that require a shoe tree, or strappy sandals. It’s basically a slanted shelf with a guard rail at the front to keep your shoes from slipping off of it. Of course, you could always place shoes directly on a shelf or use a hanging shoe rack (by the way, this is a great way to store flip flops and slippers).

Just as scarves, hats, and belts can pull an outfit together, they can also add a little pizzazz to your custom closets. A few carefully placed hooks will keep hats and handbags within easy reach. Belts can be organized using either a belt rack (slide-out system with hooks to hold belts) or belt hooks (a wall-mounted storage solution). 

Similar accessories can be utilized for men's ties. Depending upon how many ties you own, or how often you wear them, you can choose between a tie rack or tie hooks. A scarf rack allows women to keep their accessories at the ready, and the pops of color add interest to your custom closets.

Jewelry is another accessory that often requires a little TLC to keep organized. Custom closets can be designed to include a slide-out jewelry drawer, which features individual compartments to house your earrings, rings, bracelets, brooches, and necklaces.

Another popular option is a velvet jewelry insert, which can be placed inside of a drawer. Many men choose this option to store their wristwatches and cufflinks. It’s also ideal for storing sunglasses. Of course, you can always place store-bought jewelry boxes or hanging trees on a closet shelf. Another easy and low-priced option is to install a corkboard on your wall and hang necklaces and bracelets from push pins.

You may want to consider installing a drawer with a stealth drawer lock to store valuable pieces of jewelry as well as important documents such as passports. Similar to a safe, it ensures you are the only one able to access these important items. But, the bonus is that it looks like an ordinary drawer so as not to draw attention and the possibility of theft.

It’s not polite to air your dirty laundry in public, so why not keep it private in your closets as well? Custom closets offer a variety of laundry accessories. For dirty laundry, you can choose between a traditional hamper (fabric bins) or a wire basket hamper. A sliding basket, composed of a wire basket with a fabric insert, is another great alternative.



You can equip your custom closets with special accessories for clean clothes as well. A folding station offers a slide-out shelf on which to fold your shirts and sweaters. You can also add an ironing board, making it easy to ensure everything you wear is wrinkle-free. This will keep you looking your best at all times.

Last but not least, you can make sure your Outfit of the Day (#OOTD) is always Instagram worthy with the addition of a few special accessories. It’s easy to dress to impress when you can plan out your outfit. 

By using a valet rod or laundry valet, you can quickly and easily coordinate an entire outfit. Simply pick out your top, bottoms, and accessories and hang them up together. You can plan by the day or for the entire week. This takes the stress out of figuring out what to wear. Who knows, you might even be able to sleep a few minutes longer now that your outfits are pre-planned.

The final accessory to any closet should be a mirror. A slide-out mirror makes an awesome addition, but you can also find a mirror (either full-length or decorative) at a big box store. It’s always nice to take one last peek at yourself before walking out the door to make sure you’re looking your best.