Organizing on a Budget: How I Declutter & Use Cheap Organizers

1. Closet before decluttering

I’ll go through all the baskets on the top shelf of her closet. I just sold her dresser and we will put all the clothes that were in the dresser into the closet. I’ll head to the thrift store to look for some baskets to replace the ones she already has.

2. How I declutter

I have a system to declutter. I use labeled boxes where I toss things. I have a donation box, a giveaway box, and stuff I want to keep in the garage. I also made a pile of things to sell. I went through her room and closet using this process. 

3. Sorting things

I put clothes she’ll wear when she’s older in a basket to keep on the top shelf. I put her socks in a little basket. Now I have t-shirts, pajamas, cloth diapers, shorts and pants, and shoes. 

4. At the thrift store

There are tons and tons of baskets and fabric cubes at the thrift store. I found brand-new baskets for the closet! I also found a great little chest of drawers from IKEA to fit in the closet. I ended up paying just under $20 for all of it. 

5. How I used the baskets

I put her shoes in a little basket so she can easily access them. I repurposed another basket for wipes and liners. 

6. What’s in the IKEA chest

I put all of her cloth diapers, t-shirts, pajamas, pants, and shorts in the IKEA chest of drawers. Basically, everything that was in a bulky bureau now fits into a streamlined chest of drawers in her closet.  

Organizing on a budget

I saved so much money simplifying with budget organization tools like baskets from the thrift store. I wanted to show you that you can have a cute little closet that’s organized on a budget.

Nothing has to be new, it doesn’t have to match, and it doesn’t have to be perfect, either. Let us know in the comments what has been one of your thrifted finds and whether have you been able to organize on a budget, too.