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4 tidy tips: how to organise a chest of drawers

When you make a small effort to keep the inside of your chest of drawers neat and orderly, everyday routines can become a little more pleasant.

Five white SKUBB boxes of clothes accessories, four in the open top drawer of a white MALM chest of drawers, one on top.
Five white SKUBB boxes of clothes accessories, four in the open top drawer of a white MALM chest of drawers, one on top.

1. Give each drawer its own job or category

You can simplify your storage by deciding on a specific role for each of the drawers. For example, you might put only items of a certain colour in each one.

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A white VIHALS chest with 4 drawers seen from above, showing all the drawers open and holding different types of clothing.
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2. Put in practical, powerful clothes boxes

Inside a drawer, you can add clothes boxes or organisers to keep items ordered neatly and so avoid a messy jumble. 

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A white VIHALS chest of 4 drawers has the second drawer open with fabric boxes inside, neatly holding clothes and belts.
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3. Go for rolling, folding and standing instead of stacking

For the best use of drawer space, you can roll up or fold your clothes and accessories then stand them side by side.

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A white VIHALS chest with 4 drawers with the top drawer open showing 5 white SKUBB boxes holding rolled and folded clothing.
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4. Spotlight (and separate) your accessories with small organisers

With trays or small boxes for jewellery and accessories, the inside of your chest of drawers can be as pretty as it is practical.

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Sunglasses and jewellery items inside a dark grey RAGGISAR tray that’s in in the top drawer of a TONSTAD chest with 6 drawers.
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Set limits on what’s inside

A chest of drawers will feel much calmer if you can find a better spot for your bulky and off-season clothes. Perhaps you can hang them up in the wardrobe or place under the bed in a storage case.

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An open sliding door of a white KLEPPSTAD wardrobe reveals clothing in a STUK storage with 7 compartments and on hangers.
Two HEMMAFIXARE storage cases in fabric striped/white/grey on a bed, the larger case is open to show folded clothes inside.
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More tips to store and organise your clothes

Want your clothes – and your children’s – to be neater, better organised and easier to find? Here are some suggestions that may help and inspire you.