Clothing Storage With Minimal Closet Space

Our house has many wonderful qualities - closet space is not one of those qualities though. We are definitely lacking in closet space! We have two closets in our master bedroom (just regular, bi-fold door, closets), and a small coat closet in our entryway. That's it. For the 6 of us. We also do not have extra space for dressers, other than 1 in the master bedroom.

So we have learned to get creative in our clothing storage routine. Fortunately, we have an Ikea less than an hour away, which makes get creative in small spaces entirely doable, and even a little fun.

The clothing situation is obviously easy for Eric and I. We have plenty of room for all of our clothes, as well as some off-season overflow from the kids.

Our coat closet is not a coat closet anymore. We keep the three youngest's clothes there, and only what absolutely needs to be hung up. We also all keep our coats in our own closets. The extra 5 seconds it takes Eric and I to go to our bedroom for a coat is well worth it for the extra space.

The clothes that do not get hung in the closet for Alex, Olivia, and Gracie go in under-the-bed drawers. These were purchased from Ikea and they are perfect for kids clothes because they are durable and cheap!Both Alex and Olivia's drawers fit under the bunk bed, and Gracie's fits perfectly under her crib. (Yes the drawers have lids, but I gave up on actually using them on Alex and Olivia's drawers a long time ago. Life has been much easier since.)

For Isabelle, we purchased a wardrobe (also at Ikea) that has a hanging rack and shelves. She keeps all of her clothes in there and has plenty of room.Here is the inside. Please excuse the mess. Isabelle and I have been sorting through her clothes but making little headway because something else always seems to come up when we are trying to work. (And it is NOT approving comments on my bloggy giveaway, honest!) I would have loved to show you how spacious and organized this wardrobe can be, but I guess this is just reality at the moment.So, that's what works for our family when it comes to storing clothes without much clothing storage space. I personally love our system, and I know the kids do too.

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Oh, and one last thing. Did you know that when mom comes in your room when you are already in bed to take pictures of your drawers, it must be photo shoot time?

I suppose I could have said no, but how could I resist taking pictures of these cute faces?

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