Organise your wardrobe for greater clarity and less stress

Storing clothes, caring for your favourite items and creating more space: organising your wardrobe saves time and helps you stay organised and on top of things in everyday life. In this guide, we reveal how you can reorganise your wardrobe and, above all, organise it better.

A white pull-out compartment with shoe insert that can be pulled out from a frame partition in a PAX wardrobe. The shelves above offer space for shoes in boxes.

Tidiness in the wardrobe – what's the point?

A tidy wardrobe helps you start your day feeling more relaxed. You can find everything at a glance, avoid messy piles and keep your clothes looking nice and wrinkle-free for longer. A tidy wardrobe also ensures that your favourite items are always within reach – whether you're getting ready for a party, a workout or a cosy evening on the sofa. With IKEA wardrobes, you can create your own personal organisation system. Numerous ideas for more storage space help you give every product its place and turn your wardrobe into a feel-good space. Shall we get started? Then let's organise your wardrobe and dressing room together.

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Tidiness in the wardrobe – what's the point?

A tidy wardrobe helps you start your day feeling more relaxed. You can find everything at a glance, avoid messy piles and keep your clothes looking nice and wrinkle-free for longer. A tidy wardrobe also ensures that your favourite items are always within reach – whether you're getting ready for a party, a workout or a cosy evening on the sofa. With IKEA wardrobes, you can create your own personal organisation system. Numerous ideas for more storage space help you give every product its place and turn your wardrobe into a feel-good space. Shall we get started? Then let's organise your wardrobe and dressing room together.

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Discover wardrobes

The beginning: clearing out your wardrobe, tidying up and taking inventory

To really tidy up your wardrobe, it all starts with clearing out and taking inventory of your clothes and accessories.

First, create space by removing all clothing from wardrobes and chests of drawers.
Lay everything out clearly on a large surface and sort it into "keep", "unsure" and "discard". It may be painful, but sorting out unused clothing is part of organising your wardrobe.
Think about when you last wore each item. Anything that has been unused for more than twelve months should be given away, donated, put in the old clothes collection or, in exceptional cases, disposed of.
Clothes with minor defects can often be mended and kept – this is a more sustainable way of organising your wardrobe.
Think about the change of seasons: store clothes you don't need in boxes or special containers outside your wardrobe – for example, under your IKEA bed.

These steps will help you to organise your wardrobe better, because you will be clearing out old items and creating more space for new ones.

Don't forget to clean

After clearing out, it's time to clean. This is particularly easy with easy-care IKEA wardrobes:

Wipe the floors and interior surfaces with a damp cloth.
Then wipe dry and allow some time to pass before putting things back in – this will prevent damp clothes and musty odours.

A blue FRAKTA carrier bag, large, in the bedroom

Organising with a system: step by step to a tidy wardrobe

Have you cleared out your wardrobe? Wonderful. Now comes the exciting part. Step by step, you can bring order to your wardrobe. Organise trousers in the wardrobe, underwear in the drawer, T-shirts in the wardrobe and so much more – with these hacks, you can tidy, organise and rearrange your wardrobe efficiently, practically and clearly.

Sort shirts, blouses, jumpers, T-shirts, coats, trousers and other items so that you can organise them by category in your wardrobe.

Within each category, you can filter and sort by colour, occasion or frequency of use.

Place your favourite items at eye level for quick access, and move less popular items to the back.
Delicate and easily creased items such as skirts, dresses and shirts should be hung on hangers. Use sturdy wooden or velvet-covered hangers for optimum support.

You can organise trousers in the wardrobe by folding them or hanging them on special trouser hangers.

The folding technique is recommended for T-shirts, jumpers and jeans: place them "standing" and not stacked on top of each other in boxes or drawers so that you can see every item. On classic shelves, however, you can stack them on top of each other to keep everything in view.

You can organise underwear in drawers – small boxes or insert compartments keep your wardrobe tidy.

Accessories such as belts, scarves and jewellery can be stored neatly on hook rails or in drawer inserts.
Organise your clothes rail: hang up multiple hangers, hooks or hanging storage to create and save space on the rail.

The inside of the wardrobe doors offers space for additional organisers where you can cleverly store scarves, jewellery or even shoes.
Store less frequently used or seasonal items such as winter coats, hats or sportswear in the top compartment or in deep storage compartments.

Boxes or closed baskets help you keep everything clean and tidy – especially if you want to store infrequently used or seasonal clothing outside the wardrobe.

Organising systems & space-saving tricks: Create more space in your wardrobe

Want to organise your wardrobe to save space? Used cleverly, various storage systems can transform your wardrobe into a real space-saving wonder.

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A white KOMPLEMENT trouser hanger that can be pulled out in a PAX wardrobe, allowing one person to take a pair of trousers from one of the clothes rails.

A top view of a grey KOMPLEMENT drawer with four grey KOMPLEMENT storage boxes used to store small items of clothing.

A strip of fabric/white/grey HEMMAFIXARE shoe box

Two KOMPLEMENT pull-out drawers with inserts for storing accessories such as jewellery and belts. There is a lint roller on a shelf above.

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Here are a few ideas for keeping your wardrobe tidier

Use boxes and baskets to store rarely worn clothes or accessories neatly.
Rolling technique: T-shirts or sports trousers rolled up in boxes save space and allow you to find each item quickly.
Storage boxes and drawer dividers also help you organise open wardrobes without drawers.
Extra tip for organising small wardrobes: use the entire height of the wardrobe and store rarely used items at the top or bottom.

Whether you want to organise a walk-in or small wardrobe, the most important rule is often "less is more". Clear structures help you keep track of everything and create a relaxed atmosphere.

A white and grey STUK box with compartments in the bedroom

Special cases & individual requirements

Special storage systems can make regular tidying up in the wardrobe even easier and make organising more relaxed. Here are a few tips for special cases:

Organise your dressing room: Plan different zones – for shoes, bags, accessories or seasonal items, for example.
Open wardrobes can be made calm and cosy with boxes, curtains and uniform colour schemes.
Organise wardrobes without drawers: use hanging storage, which doubles the capacity and provides a clear overview.
Flexible solutions such as multiple hangers or mobile rails can be adapted to changing needs.

A white bed covered with a white VARELD bedspread, topped with a white SKUBB storage box containing white bed linen.

Tips and hacks for more order: Organise your wardrobe

Do you love your new wardrobe organisation and want to maintain the calm, tidy atmosphere? Here's how to keep chaos at bay:

It's best to clear out your wardrobe at least twice a year, for example when the seasons change.
Always put washed or new clothes back in the right place straight away to maintain the system you've created.
Label boxes and storage aids – this ensures clarity, especially if there are several people in the household.
Regular small checks help to maintain wardrobe order in the long term.

IKEA solutions for perfect wardrobe organisation

We have practical helpers for every need – from boxes, dividers and flexible inserts to clever clothes rails. Want to buy a new wardrobe and then organise it? With our PAXand ELVARLI planners, you can design your wardrobe to measure and make the most of every available centimetre. You can then add matching accessories to your wardrobe – from LED lighting for dark compartments to special inserts for jewellery or belts. You can also organise the rest of your dressing room with us. Whether it's bed chests, storage solutions for under the bed or shelves and chests of drawers: You need space for your clothes and accessories, and we have it.

Get started now and reorganise your wardrobe – for more order, clarity and space in your everyday life. Be inspired by our solutions and discover flexible systems that suit your lifestyle.