Hall Closet Organization Ideas to Conquer Your Clutter

Organizing a hall closet can feel like a thankless task and is easy to put off, even if you feel stressed out every time you open the door, and embarrassed for anyone to see it. Whether you use your hallway closet as storage for coats, shoes, linens, craft supplies, or a bonus space like a pantry or?home cloffice, do your future self a favor and take the time to?declutter, clean, and organize it so that it works for rather than against you. Here are some simple ideas to help you organize your hall closet and get your house in order.?

Add Farmhouse Style

Blogger?Liz Marie?gave her linen closet a farmhouse makeover with a coat of clean white paint, then added?storage baskets?for loose items labeled with chalkboard tags, a back-of-door row of hooks, and a laundry basket for convenience.

Hang DIY Floating Shelves

Casa Watkins Living?added?DIY floating shelves?inside this peacock blue linen closet to keep towels and toiletries neat and organized.

Organize Your Linens

My 100 Year Old Home?organized a large hallway linen closet by adding discreet black-and-white labels to the front of open shelving and the top right-hand corner of the built-in drawers to keep track of linens for every room in the house.

Create a Mini Mudroom

Studio DIY?turned this entry closet into a mini mudroom that compensates for the home's lack of an entryway. The colorful and kid-friendly space includes a bench for putting shoes on, plus shoe storage for the whole family. The optimized space also includes shelves to store mail, sunglasses, and sunscreen and hooks for keys, bags, and coats. Bright colors make it feel fun and cheerful.

Make It Renter-Friendly

A Beautiful Mess?gave this hall closet a renter-friendly renovation, no drilling or permanent hooks required. A standalone bamboo shelf, baskets to optimize built-in shelving, and removable hooks for cleaning tools keep everything in place. Plus, it can be disassembled when it's time to move out without risking your security deposit.

Set Up a Printing Station

Finding Silver Pennies?gave the inside of a hall closet a DIY stencil wall treatment and turned it into a home office file storage and printer/scanner room that looks good with the door open.

Zone It Out

Modern Glam?organized this hall linen closet into a multipurpose storage zone for both bedding, towels, and spare blankets and cosmetics, skincare, and toiletry items to make up for the lack of storage space in the bathroom, which features an apothecary sink with open storage. There's even a spot for craft supplies. The key to making this work is creating zones and returning everything to its proper place.

Maximize Under Stair Storage

Thistlewood Farms?gave a neglected hall closet beneath the stairs a makeover with navy paint, inexpensive cubby storage with cube inserts to store cleaning supplies, and wall hooks that take advantage of vertical storage to keep brooms and a folding step stool tidy and within easy reach.

Set Up a Pantry

A small hallway closet off the kitchen can be turned into a pantry for food and cookbook storage, with simple shelving, labeled baskets, risers, and lazy susans, like this one from?Neat By Meg.

Hall Laundry Closet

Emily Henderson Design?turned a hallway closet into a?laundry room?closet, adding back-of-door storage on the double doors to house cleaning supplies.