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Closet Jewelry Organizer Ideas

Mike Merritt • Nov 23, 2021

Do you have a wide variety of jewelry but end up wearing the same pieces because you don’t know what you have? Do you have tangles of necklaces, clumps of rings, and just too many pairs of earrings? Do you wish you had custom closets to find what you needed quickly to go with that day’s outfit?

Keeping your jewelry organized doesn’t have to be a chore! There are several ways to easily organize any size gem collection. Read on to discover clever closet jewelry organizer ideas for all of your necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings!

Standing Jewelry Armoires

If you have space in your closet for a small dresser or standing jewelry armoire, this decorative piece of furniture is an attractive and convenient way to store your jewelry collection.

Options include:

Tall 8 or 9 drawer armoires with padded drawers
Bureau or dresser style with varying motifs
Tall standing mirror/armoire combo
Over the door mirror/ jewelry armoire and makeup storage organizer

There are tons of jewelry armoires available for every style and budget. If you have the space, this is one piece of furniture that you will not regret having on hand.

Hanging Pocket Jewelry Organizer

You can find a wide variety of pocket jewelry organizers from decorative cloth or plastic over-the-door versions to ones you can neatly hang on a hanger in your closet.

Pocket organizers are ideal for storing:

Chunky bracelets
Statement pieces
Large pendants or pins
Scarves

Not meant for your fine jewelry, these organizers are great at organizing those hard-to-fit or categorized pieces that are always hard to find.

Behind The Door Storage

Better Homes & Gardens offers up more than a dozen creative solutions for organizing your jewelry, including clever behind-the-door storage.

Try these tips:

Use acrylic hooks to hang bracelets
Hang necklaces from decorative pins or pegs
Secure earrings to a wide ribbon and hang across the back of a closet door

Behind-the-door storage is a good use of space but not always the best place for your most treasured items, especially if the door gets a lot of use.

Decorative Jewelry Boxes

If you are like most people, you have at least one jewelry box on your nightstand or dresser full of favorite pieces that you wear. Jewelry boxes are one of the most traditional ways of storing jewelry that you wear on a regular basis. They're handy for keeping your preferred pieces nearby & easy to find. But what about pieces that don’t fit neatly in a box?

The downsides are: A jewelry box is too small to hold much & necklaces tend to get folded and tangled up. Too many jewelry boxes can take up a lot of space and make your room feel cluttered.

Jewelry Drawers in Custom Closets

The ideal way to store your jewelry, according to the organizing pros at Optimal Garages & Closets Inc. in Reorganize Your Custom Closets Using These 7 Versatile Accessories, is in a dedicated jewelry drawer. The drawer will blend in beautifully with the rest of your decor, keeping your valuable pieces hidden and out of sight, further protecting them from theft.

Shallow divided drawers keep items organized
Easy to separate by type: earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, watches
Keeps your items dust free and out of sight
Easy to access & organize

Conclusion

By designating space for jewelry in your closet, you'll finally be able to pair the right accessories with your killer outfits, ultimately making getting ready a breeze any time of day. You’ll feel more confident and organized and your space will be a whole lot less cluttered!