Baby Closet Organizer Ideas Tips for Baby Clothes Organization in the Nursery

Updated December 20, 2025 by Jan of Unique Baby Gear Ideas

Finally, the nursery is decorated.  A baby closet organizer will be the finishing touch.  Dividers, racks and bins will make the organization of all those adorable baby clothes that you received as baby shower gifts really easy! On this page you will find some helpful tips on organizing the baby's nursery closet that will help you to make the best use of the space you have!

Organization, after all, is the key to making a nursery closet function properly.

As you will see in the pictures below, there are many more ways to organize baby's clothes beyond the nursery closet. For example, the parents that decorated this nursery incorporated the clothes rack into the wall decor.

Baby Closet Organizer Ideas

Baby Girl Nursery Closet Ideas

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Of course, if your baby closet organization system is going to be in full view of all who visit the nursery; attractive clothes hangers are a must. Color coordination of the hangers as well as the baby's outfits may also be required.

That old metal bar in the closet with the flimsy rack on top is not very efficient for storage. The length of baby clothes on hangers are a mere fraction as long as adult clothing, so there is way too much wasted space using this old-fashioned system and who among us can afford to waste precious closet space especially when hanging baby closet organizers and clothing dividers are so cheap!

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A hanging fabric closet organizer is an inexpensive system that will help to organize your baby's clothes. Apartment dwellers appreciate that it is easy to hang this baby closet organizer from the existing clothing rod. When they are ready to relocate all they have to do is remove it and be on their way without having to worry about nail holes and a lost rental deposit.


And the least expensive but perhaps most useful of all nursery closet ideas are plastic dividers that help us to keep track of baby's outfits by size.


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Who said nursery closet organization can't be adorable? Pretty blue and pink and white polka dots make baby closet organization cute!

You can also have a woodworking friend build cubbys or shelves on each side of the nursery closet and buy some storage bins.

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Fabric storage bins play an important part in nursery closet organization. They can hold a large amount of "easy to lose" baby shoes, toys as well as folded baby clothes and diapers that you would like to keep in the closet rather than the nursery armoire or dresser.

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Use them to store clothing that is not in season or that your baby has yet to grow into or to organize the articles of clothing, shoes and other baby items that you use on a daily basis.

Pink Princess Baby Nursery Closet Organizer

The inside of this baby girl's nursery closet was painted a lovely pink color that complemented the room's wall paint before installed an inexpensive, yet efficient closet organization system.

You can also buy mobile shelves to hold the bins if permanent shelving isn't an option. For just a few dollars, baby closet organizers add much more storage space to the nursery.


Consider adding plastic bins to a cubby storage system inside the closet.



Homemade Baby Nursery Organizer

Before making a purchase, please refer to consumer reviews written by parents. Most parents that comment here on the subject say that organizing systems are one of the best nursery ideas ever!

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