Practical and creative ideas for organizing underwear

Is your underwear drawer a mess? Know that you are not alone. Keeping the pieces in order in the drawer can be a challenge. After all, formats do not collaborate with conventional ways of folding clothes, everything falls out of place when the drawer is opened and locating a specific piece takes time and great search skills.

However, changing this picture is not as complicated as it may seem. There are simple, practical, and inexpensive ways to eliminate clutter and organize your underwear so that everything stays in place.

In addition to being able to find what you are looking for without great effort, an organized drawer can provide greater durability to some pieces – bras with cups and more structured, for example, will stay like new for longer if they are stored carefully and without wrinkling.

When putting organization into practice, start by separating what you no longer use and leave only what is really useful in the closet. With the volume of items controlled, putting underwear in order can be arranged with organizers, shoe boxes, drawer dividers or simply with different techniques of folding the pieces.

7 ideas for organizing your underwear

Here are some ideas for keeping your underwear organized – in the drawer or out of it:

1. With drawer organizers

Drawer organizers are very practical: just put them in the drawer and fill the spaces with socks, panties and bras without cups. You can find them to buy in different sizes and materials and organize them as you see fit – by color, model or type of piece.

2. With pots or boxes

Pots or boxes can be great allies when organizing underwear and are very simple to get: you can use shoe boxes, food boxes, plastic pots you already have at home, etc. You can separate your pieces as you see fit and place them in different boxes inside the drawers.

3. With PVC pipe

Using PVC pipe is a way to organize malleable parts at a low cost. Just cut the pipe to the right size for your drawer and arrange them as you see fit, in the amount needed to accommodate all the items. To keep the cups of bras and tops intact, reserve a drawer space to place them without bending. An alternative to adapt this idea is to replace the PVC pipe with cups.

4. With folded cup

Padded bras are delicate pieces to store. In order not to damage them, one of the ways to store them is by folding the piece in half, with a bulge inside the other. Organizers with narrower dividers are ideal for this type of organization.

5. With open bulge

If the bra is more structured, the best way to store it is open. You’ll need more space for this, and as a result, you’ll be free of wrinkles and crease marks. In organizers with wider dividers or in the drawer without divisions, just line up all the open pieces, fitting one into the other.

6. On hangers

Great alternative for those who have closet space! Hanging bras on hangers is another way to store them without creasing, in a conspicuous way and still has the bonus of leaving more free space in the drawer.

7. With everything folded

Even without organizers or dividers, it is possible to have an organized drawer. Keeping your panties folded and in a row, for example, is a good way to keep everything in place and helps a lot in the quick visualization of the pieces.

Check out in this video a way to fold the panties forming a kind of envelope, which prevents them from unfolding and makes them safer in the drawer.

How to make your own underwear organizers

It doesn’t take a lot of craft skills or complicated materials to make your own underwear organizer. Materials are easy to find and often things you already have at home. By dedicating a little time, you can make the ideal organizer for the size of your drawer and the amount of pieces you need to accommodate.

Check out some tutorials of different models of organizers and choose the one that has more to do with what you need!

1. Organizer box, by Nina Braz

In this video you learn how to make an organizing box with dividers of different sizes – here, it is worth thinking about how the pieces will be organized and planning the ideal sizes of the divisions for the amount of items to be accommodated. The only materials needed are a box with a lid and scissors to cut it out. Once ready, you can use the box as a drawer organizer.

2. Cardboard drawer dividers, by Pâmela Dalbonio

The tutorial teaches how to make dividers for the drawer with cardboard, fixing with hot glue. In addition to making the divisions, you also learn how to fold the pieces into an envelope, leaving them tight and compact to fit better into the spaces.

3. Drawer organizer with EVA, by Viviane Merlim

In this video you learn how to make an organizing beehive, using mainly EVA and hot glue. The result is great for organizing small and malleable items, leaving the drawer with many small dividers. The tip is to use two-color EVA to create a colorful effect in the divisions.

4. Drawer dividers with MDF, by Nina Braz

Here you learn how to make drawer dividers using MDF boards and contact paper (both to cover the board and to fix it to the drawer). Wooden boards are not expensive and you can buy them in the exact size to fit in your drawer. With the technique, you can make divisions of different sizes and shapes, as needed.

5. Drawer organizer with bottles, by Gabi Castro

A very simple way to organize the drawer and still reuse PET bottles. The process is very simple: just cut the bottles at the right height for your drawer and then organize the pieces inside each one. For a better result, you can vary the bottle sizes depending on the piece.

6. Organizer with milk carton, by Lourdes

Super simple to make, this organizer uses open milk cartons and is the ideal size to store panties, socks and bras (folded!). To customize the look, you can paint or cover the boxes with paper, fabric or contact in the colors of your choice.

underwear organizers to buy

Those who prefer to buy the ready-made organizer should also have no difficulty finding a model that meets their needs. There are pieces of fabric, wood, acrylic and plastic in different shapes and sizes. Check out in our gallery some varied options to buy online. Make sure your drawer and organizer measurements match before ordering!

With an organizer purchased, made by you or just taking advantage of boxes and pots you already have at home, you can keep your underwear organized and also increase the durability and useful life of the pieces. Enjoy the tips and get to work!