If you are constantly feeling like you are struggling to fit all of the clothes you want in your wardrobe, is it because you do not have enough space or is it because the space you have is not being used to its fullest?

Wardrobes are a particularly unique piece of storage furniture, as they provide multiple types of storage solutions in one beautiful package, from full-length dress rails to shelving, drawers and a combination of all of the above.

With online wardrobe design tools, it is even easier to build a wardrobe around your actual needs rather than the standardised flatpack products that were available, and is the best way to ensure you have enough storage to fit your fashion and lifestyle needs.

However, if you are struggling for space, have a relatively small bedroom and still have plenty of clothes in piles or boxes rather than organised in your wardrobe, what can you do to utilise every inch of your storage space to the fullest?

Here are some ideas, ranging from simple organisational tricks to complete redesigns of your bedroom.

Are You Making The Most Of Your Existing Wardrobe Space?

Wardrobes are often unusual in their design in that they can be efficiently and completely used the way they were intended and still have a lot of leftover and wasted space.

For example, unless you have a lot of floor-length dresses, suits with tails or other clothes that need full-length clothes hangers, you will have quite a bit of leftover space at the bottom of your wardrobe you could use.

Whilst the easiest option is to find some suitable and stylish storage boxes that can fit at the bottom of your wardrobe, you could also fit a pull-out wire basket, shoe rack or even a trouser rack depending on how you are using your overall space.

Should You Use The Back Of Your Wardrobe Doors For Storage?

Door storage has become a major fixture of small spaces, as it allows someone to take advantage of previously underutilised space.

There are a lot of over-the-door storage options suitable for every door, cupboard and storage area in the house, but they can be perfect for storing small items that would otherwise clutter drawers, end up in inaccessible boxes or find themselves strewn all over the floor.

Alternatively, you can install a small hanger for scarves, handbags, belts and other accessories that would otherwise be lost in the shuffle if thrown into a wardrobe.

As with designing a wardrobe to fulfil your storage needs in the first place, choosing the right behind-the-door storage is about having a good look at your clothing and accessories.

Should You Use Drawer Dividers In Your Wardrobe?

Similarly, a common problem many people have with their wardrobe drawers is that they will have small, delicate items that need a safe storage location, but a larger drawer can cause them to get shuffled with other smalls, get lost or just make them difficult to organise.

In particular, socks, underwear, bras, small accessories such as hair ties and bobbles, and jewellery should be divided up in a drawer to stop them moving around whenever they are opened.

This is particularly true if you only have the need for part of a drawer or have such a wide range of accessories such as ties, socks, garters, bracelets, fascinators, hats, or anything else you would want to fit into a drawer, but do not want to waste space.

Your wardrobe should work for you, and that may mean shaping the drawers and adjusting your storage to meet your needs.

The other big advantage of that is when your needs change, your drawers can change as well; many people have a seasonal wardrobe where they cycle clothes in and out of their wardrobe, and this allows you to account for and swap around your smalls and delicates as the seasons require.

If you have some specific needs such as a jewellery shelf, you can buy one that is designed around your specific wardrobe.

Should You Install Adjustable Shelves?

On a similar note to drawer dividers, adjustable shelves are also a vital way to take advantage of vertical space that would otherwise be wasted.

Wardrobes with shelves are simultaneously the most versatile and most misused type of wardrobe, as every homeowner tends to have a different purpose in mind which requires the shelves to be laid out in different ways.

Some people use them for towels or for additional space for folded clothes such as t-shirts, whilst other people use them for shoes, hats or even as additional storage space around the bedroom.

There is no right or wrong way to use your wardrobe shelves, but having options to adjust them gives you the flexibility to see the most effective way to adjust them to your life, adjust them to the seasons and potentially give a new homeowner the option to adjust them if you move.

Should You Turn Your Wardrobe Into A Multipurpose Space?

One final, fairly significant option to completely use your space is to transform your fitted wardrobe into a pull-out multipurpose space that allows you to relax or work from the comfort of your bedroom whilst still having a dedicated space to focus.

One of the easiest ways to do this is to set up a small pull-out office space within one of your wardrobes. It can be as simple as having a table or vanity, a chair and space for a monitor, mouse, keyboard or whatever you need to work.

This can be ideal if you have the room for a fitted wardrobe but otherwise need to treat space as a premium; not everyone has the room for a home office, especially when other needs take priority, but you can take advantage of underutilised space in your wardrobe to work.

Similarly, some people have converted part of their wardrobes into a comfortable reading nook, using shelves as bookcases and fitting small lights or a beanbag to relax and unwind from the day.