Our ultimate guide to (finally) organizing your closet
Plus: The best hangers
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September 16, 2025

Genius things we love for (finally) organizing your closet

Three of our favorite products to help you reorganize your closet
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Closets are one of the most common places where clutter and disorganization reign. Laundry piles up, bulky sweaters topple over, and cheapo hangers let your clothes slip right off.

Our advice? Don’t settle for the original version of your closet. But don’t stress over making a massive renovation, either — even a few small, considered upgrades can make a big difference.

After our latest round of hanging, folding, and stacking, we have some new recommendations for restoring order to your closet (and actually keeping it that way!) — including some cute and colorful steel wall hooks, the best hanging organizer, and the sturdiest shelf dividers we’ve found.

Find your tidy bliss→

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Plus: The best clothing hangers

Our pick for best all-purpose hangers, the Proman Kascade KSA9030 Hangers, hanging in front of a green background.
Marki Williams/NYT Wirecutter

An organized closet starts with really great hangers. We’ve loved these lightweight ones for a decade, thanks to their smooth finish and sturdy construction. And they’re versatile. These hangers are strong enough to hold heavy coats, but they also have shoulder notches to accommodate slinky pieces with delicate straps.

Hang your clothes better→

More for taming chaos

The Thinking Gifts KordKeeper.

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Consider organizing your cords with a … tiny dachshund?→

A collage of bathroom essentials including jars, a soap holder, and a laundry basket with towels in it.

A cute trash can, a fun soap dish, and more for organizing a bathroom

These are the cutest items we’ve found to maximize storage and keep small bathrooms clutter-free→

The Seville Classics 3-Tier Resin Slat Utility Shoe Rack assembled with three pairs of shoes set up in front of a green background.

The best shoe racks

No wobbling here→

Your daily deal: Our favorite under-desk treadmill

The Goplus 2 in 1 Folding Treadmill

This is the very best under-desk treadmill: Setup is a breeze, it offers a smooth ride, and the collapsible handlebars and front wheels make it easy to move this treadmill around an office. Our testers found that the deck was sturdy enough to walk on while they tapped away at their desks. We found it for nearly $100 off today.

Get the deal→

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Our favorite under-desk treadmills→

One last (organizational) thing: “Suddenly I found myself with the power to shrink all my clothes to one-third of their original size”

A suitcase filled with compression bags with clothes inside them.
NYT Wirecutter

These refreshingly simple compression bags don’t require any fancy technology, or even a pump to seal. Simply stuff them, and squeeze the air out. Voila: a densely packed, Café Bustelo–like brick of clothes.

An excellent tool for packing or off-season wardrobe storage→

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