Closet Jewelry Organizer Ideas

Lisa Rivera • Feb 24, 2022

Struggling with how to organize your jewelry? Storing these items can be a frustrating endeavor with an endless assortment of sizes, shapes, lengths, and even sentimental values. Thankfully, there are plenty of options available for storing your pieces while still making them easily accessible within your closet.

Have a big job ahead of you with a lot of jewelry to sort through? This list should help you get started.

Use shallow drawers with partitions
Save space with over the door options
Maximize hanging space
Install hooks for long necklaces
Use pouches for smaller pieces
Don’t forget about jewelry boxes
Try ring dishes with style
Get creative with pegboard
Keep valuable jewelry secure in a safe

Read on to learn the value of each of the above ideas.

Shallow Drawers Keep Things Visible

If you have a decent amount of jewelry, you may have already encountered “the dig.” You just know that the bracelet or earrings you are searching for are in that drawer or basket, but it’s a deep one, and they’ve probably settled to the bottom. You end up dumping the contents out onto the bed to spread everything. Then, the search begins! Sound familiar?

You can avoid this scenario by using shallow drawers where no jewelry has far to travel to the bottom. Further solve this problem by installing compartment organizers in each drawer to separate your pieces. Compartment trays can be customized to best organize your collection. Better Homes & Gardens suggests layering the trays to maximize all available drawer space. The pros at Premier Closets and Storage Solutions also mention the usefulness of jewelry drawers lined with velvet in 7 Versatile Accessories for Organizing Your Custom Closets.

Over-The-Door Organizers Create More Space

Suppose you're running low on space or don’t have many drawers available. Creating a new place to hang your jewelry where there wasn’t one before is a fantastic solution. Over-the-door organizers are easy to install and provide various storage options for multiple types of jewelry.

They're also available in dozens of styles, giving you even more options. Some organizers come with extra cushions and can be rolled up and fastened to bring with you on trips, while others include a mirror.

Jewelry Hangers Come With Options

Hangers designed for jewelry come in several styles. Those with hooks are perfect for long necklaces that may easily tangle when bunched up, and those with pockets make storing earrings or rings a breeze. With just a few jewelry hangers, you can keep your collection right alongside your favorite outfits.

You Can Never Have Too Many Hooks

Hooks are arguably the most versatile and useful tool available for organizing jewelry. While perfect for necklaces of any length, you can also use them for displaying bracelets and earrings. Installing rows of hooks on a bare wall in a walk-in closet is practical and pretty. You can easily keep the pieces you wear most often close at hand.

Pouches Are Cute, Fun, and Portable

If you travel frequently, you know how difficult it can be to pack up jewelry. By keeping your favorite small pieces in pouches, they are not only protected and stored well, but you can easily plop them in your luggage without repacking and worrying about possible damage. While at home, pouches can be lined up in a drawer or hung by a drawstring. They're perfect for bracelets, earrings, and rings but may not be ideal for necklaces.

Jewelry Boxes Are Still a Thing

Jewelry boxes have come a long way in the last several decades. Acrylic boxes include compartments to protect, organize, and allow you to view what you need quickly. Boxes come in a variety of stone or high-quality wood materials as well, adding style to your closet in addition to storage. According to Reader’s Digest, they're especially handy in smaller-sized spaces, such as a reach-in closet.

Ring Dishes for Every Style

Whether open or covered, new or vintage, simple or bold, there is an infinite number of ring dish designs available. You can keep one on a shelf to safely keep any pieces you remove at the end of the day, or use them as makeshift compartments in a jewelry drawer. There’s no denying that ring dishes are stylish and more importantly, practical.

Pegboards Can Be Customized to Your Needs

There are dozens of accessories for pegboards, from hooks to baskets to shelves. You can personalize any size pegboard with these to create a storage solution that matches your jewelry needs perfectly. Size the pegboard to the available space in your closet, paint it and find a nice frame that matches your decor. Don't forget that the space behind your closet door can be used as well.

Jewelry Safes for Additional Peace of Mind

If you possess valuable jewelry pieces, whether expensive or sentimental, it may help you rest easier knowing they're stored in a safe. Some safes are designed specifically to organize jewelry, keeping them secure even within the vault. You’ll find many sizes with different locking mechanisms, from several reputable manufacturers. There's bound to be an option that suits your closet. The Spruce also recommends insuring the pricier pieces (diamonds, sapphires, sold gold chains, etc).

Conclusion

Accessorizing is so much more satisfying when you can peruse your jewelry collection and easily find the pieces you love. Now that you know how to organize your jewelry effectively, you are well on your way to a more functional and stylish closet.