15+ Clothes Storage & Closet Organization Ideas

Belt and Tie Racks Used for Multiple Purposes

I have also found belt/tie racks really useful, not only for hanging belts, but also for hanging bags, cardigans, bras, and all my tank tops and camisoles.  I got these belt rack hangers at Walmart.  You can get them on Amazon, too, but they cost more.

Multi-Level Hangers

Another Walmart find was these multi-level clip hangers, which I use for skirts and shorts.  They are on Amazon, too, for a fairly reasonable price.

Pants Hangers

Also at Walmart I picked up a few of these multi-pant hangers for slacks.  Here's this kind on Amazon.

Tie & Scarf Hangers

I ordered this tie hanger for my husband online, but I'll be honest – he normally just stuffs his ties onto his end of the closet shelf after he takes them off.  😂 (I posed these for the picture.)

These hangers would probably work well for lightweight scarves, too, if you're a scarf-wearing sort of person.  That reminds me….I also picked up an actual scarf hanger exactly like these at Dollar Tree recently.  It was summer when I bought it, and instead of hanging it up I ended up putting it in the storage area under the bed where I forgot about it.

Over-Door Storage Bins

These aren't in my closet, but they are an important part of my clothes organization strategy.  In them I keep gloves, hats, yoga pants, swimsuits and my “unmentionables.”  They are quite inexpensive on Amazon and come in a few different colors. Update: There have been some improvements on this product since I originally wrote this article, and I now prefer this version because it has pockets on the sides and holds its shape better.

Dirty Laundry Hamper

Last, since it's related to clothing, I thought I would share a photo of my laundry hamper.  I like it because it's made from heavy-duty canvas, the metal frame is quite sturdy, and the bag can be removed from the frame and closed with a drawstring for carrying to a laundromat if needed.  The hook it's hanging from is screwed into the wall, put there by our RV's previous owners.  (I do have a plastic laundry hamper as well, visible in some of the photos above, but I use it for storage, not for laundry.)

Saving Space in Drawers

If your RV has drawers for clothing storage, one way to make better use of the space is to add dividers which allow the drawers to be filled to the top without becoming too messy.

Drawer Dividers

You can do this by adding drawer dividers.  Pictured below is a drawer I organized using bamboo drawer dividers, but you can buy plastic ones more inexpensively, or make your own out of wood or cardboard if you're crafty.

If you buy them, be sure to measure your drawer before ordering; I made the mistake of assuming any adjustable drawer dividers would work and ended up having to return a set of dividers that were too long.  You'll also want to make sure they are tall enough to allow you to fill the drawer as full as you want; some are shorter to fit in kitchen drawers.

Box or Container Inside a Drawer

Another way to achieve the same thing is to put a container inside a drawer, as Australian RVers Allan and Emma suggest in their article about clothes storage ideas.  Here's a set of drawer organizer containers that have smaller sections to help you be super organized, but you could also just use a cardboard box.

Clothing storage and organization ideas from other RVers

Shoe Organizers Used for Clothing

In the pictures below you can see how shoe organizers can be used to organize not only shoes but also clothes. Do you have a lot of pairs of leggings or other workout clothes? A hanging shoe organizer would be perfect for organizing those!

The owner of this RV put storage bins inside a shoe organizer to act as drawers.

You can also purchase hanging organizers with drawers already built in.

Plastic drawers can be used to organize the floor space underneath hanging clothes.

Shelves Added to Closets

This RV's owner found some wire shelves that were exactly the right dimensions to fit inside her deep, narrow closets.

Here is the same style of shelf used in another RV.

The owner of this RV installed wire closet shelves by hanging them with Command hooks.  I would be a little worried about the sturdiness of the hooks, but these people haven't had any problems.  Still, if I tried this I might use extra heavy duty adhesive hooks like these.

An expandable tension shelf would be another easy way to add a shelf to a cabinet or closet. There are many styles and widths available on Amazon.

Bins Hung with Tension Rods

This RV owner found a way to work with the angled back wall of her closet by hanging a plastic tub using tension rods.  She says it has stayed put so far.  A shower caddy mounted on the closet door adds extra storage for smaller items.

Ideas for RVers whose closets aren't big enough

No matter how organized you are, if your closets are too small, you may simply need to add more hanging clothes storage.

One way some RVers have done this is by turning their shower into a closet by hanging clothes from a shower rod spanning the top of the shower and using campground facilities for showering.

If you have enough floor space, an adjustable-height garment rack like the one below could be a good way to add additional clothing storage.

Using Wall Space for Hanging Clothes

If you are short on floor space but have plenty of wall space, you could mount a clothes rack like this one. (You'll just want to make sure to use several screws with wall anchors to help prevent the screws from coming out of the paneling and causing the whole thing to fall down.)

What if you don't have a closet in your RV?

Full-time RVer Carly didn't have a closet in her camper, so she removed the bunks and turned the space into a DIY closet!  You can read all about her DIY RV closet project here!

For more ideas for organizing and storing things in a camper or motorhome, check out my RV organization resource page!