Bless This Mess: How I gave my Teens closet a makeover with DIY storage
Is your teen’s closet a black hole of questionable smells? Don’t worry, mama—I’ve got you covered with my DIY cube storage organization hacks that are budget-friendly along with some fabric bins, contact paper, and good ol’ Southern sass.
🧺 Step 1: Before we start with my DIY cube storage organization, we have got to start with Taken Everything Out (Even the Shame)
First thing’s first, everything gotta come out. Lay it all out so you can see everything and you can pick up each item to ask your teen the big question…….
🔊 Pro Tip: Blast Lizzo or 90s R&B to drown out the groans. Bonus points if you embarrass your teen by dancing.
🧹 Step 2: Purge Like a Southern Grandma Before Company Comes so we can get on to my DIY cube storage organization
Go through every item and ask your teen if they would wear it today? Not next year, not ‘but I want to someday”, because trust me if they won’t wear it today, they never will! Make 3 piles of what to keep, throw away or if possible, donate.
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Keep: Actually worn and fits.
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Donate: Still decent but outgrown or out-loved.
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Toss: Ripped, stained, or has a mysterious odor.
🧺 Step 3: Make It Cute on a Dime, Honey
Time to work your dollar store magic! Because your literally it came from the dollar store, but they will never know Queen by now!
What You’ll Need:
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3–5 plastic crates (Dollar Tree or Walmart)
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2–4 fabric bins (Five Below, Amazon, or thrifted)
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1 roll of peel-and-stick contact paper (marble, wood grain, cheetah print—whatever screams your child’s vibe)
Wrap the crates with contact paper to make ’em look high-end. Suddenly that $1 crate is lookin’ like it came from HGTV
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🏷️Step 4: Label It Like You Mean It
Because for my DIY cube storage organization, Teenagers need labels. (On bins, not as people—let’s be clear.)
Some ideas:
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“Stuff I Actually Wear”
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“Gym Clothes (They’re Supposed to Smell?)”
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“The Sock Graveyard”
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✂️ Download my FREE printable closet label pack & checklist below! 👇📥 Download Closet Cleanup Checklist
📸 Step 5: Show It Off and Hope It Sticks
Once it’s done, take that after photo. This is your Pinterest moment, mama!
🙏 Final tip: Set a 10-minute weekly tidy timer. It won’t stay perfect, but it’ll stay sane.
✅ Grab Your Free Teen Closet Declutter Checklist
Want to keep things simple? Download my checklist that breaks this whole process into easy, bite-sized steps you can follow while sipping sweet tea. Or better yet why don’t yall just copy my check list from here.
To get started with my DIY cube storage organization, first
Step 1, take out everything to see what your dealing with
Step 2. Make 3 piles one to keep one to toss and if possible one to donate
Step 3. Make those Diy cube storage organizers pretty by adding contact paper
Step 4. Add those fabric bins but don’t forget to label them because we all know teens have the memory of aunt Edna durning her happy hour
Step 5. Make a 10 min routine to get the old out and keep in the new so all your hard work doesn’t go unappreciated and that closet goes back to bad smells and nasty whatever that crap was….. and hey if nothing works adleast you tried girl now go get that damn sweet tea cuz lawrd knows I got mine
📥 Download Checklist Here
Y’all, remember: this isn’t about a perfect closet—it’s about a little less chaos and a little more peace. And if all else fails? Shut the door, light a candle, and go watch Netflix. You earned it.
