20 Game-Changing Ideas for Using the Back of Your Closet Door
Make the most of your space with 20 back of door storage ideas for every room. Get easy, affordable tips to organize your home today!
When it comes to organizing and storage in your home, don’t forget about the back of your closet doors! This often-overlooked spot is one of my favorite hidden gems for maximizing storage in a way that’s both practical and easy to access.
Whether you’re short on space or just want to make the most of every inch, these back of door storage ideas are simple, affordable, and make a big difference. We all have closet doors—so why not put them to work?
Store Pot Lids
Use the back of a pantry door for storing pot lids. Build your own rack or mount several curtain rods to the back of your door.
Hold Kitchen Supplies
Adjustable shelf strips can be added to back of a closet door and configured to store anything you can think of. Here it’s used on the back of a door to hold kitchen supplies.
Spice Rack
Don’t let your pantry door go to waste! This multi-tiered organizer is perfect for holding canned goods, spices, sauces, snacks, and more. It’s a great example of how a simple door for storage can free up shelf space while keeping everything visible and easy to grab. This is one of my favorite back of door storage ideas for staying tidy and well-stocked in the kitchen!
Create a Command Center
Turn the back of a closet or pantry door into a small-but-mighty family command center. A dry erase board keeps schedules front and center, while sticky notes make it easy to jot down to-dos, reminders, and grocery lists. This is one of those back of door storage ideas that helps you stay organized without taking up a single inch of counter or wall space!
Wrapping Paper Supply Storage
Jen used this idea to store her wrapping paper and supplies. Click on the link below the image to see exactly how she did it.
Extra Bathroom Supplies
Make use of every inch in a small bathroom by adding wire baskets to the back of the door. This smart system keeps all your daily essentials—like shampoo, body wash, lotions, and cleaning supplies—right at your fingertips without taking up precious cabinet space. It’s a perfect example of how practical and pretty back of door storage ideas can be, especially in tight spots!
Jewelry Organizer
Baby Supplies
I sure could have used this idea back in the days when my daughter was a baby!
Purse Storage
Use this system to hold all of your purses. The system simply hooks to your door.
Jokari
Hanging Shoe Bag for Stuffed Animals
Probably the easiest storage solution of all, is a hanging shoe bag. Think outside of the box when it comes to how to use one.
If you have little ones in your house, I bet you can relate to the problem of where to keep all of those stuffed animals. I think those things must multiply during the night!
Image from Mommo Design – Original photo source unknown
Toy Storage
Here’s another nemesis for a lot of us. Toys. These Barbies are hanging on the outside of the closet door, but simply hang the shoe bag on the inside of the door to completely hide them.
Toy Figurine Storage
Shoe bags are a great option for holding all sorts of little toys.
Organize And Decorate Everything
Winter Accessories
Use a shoe bag to hold gloves, mittens, hats and scarves.
Store Cleaning Supplies
Save precious under cabinet or shelf storage for something else and keep cleaning supplies at your fingertips.
Corral School Supplies
Shoe bags are great for school and art supplies too.
Office Supply Storage
Keep home office clutter to a minimum by storing miscellaneous office supplies on the inside of a closet door.
Accessories Storage
The back of this bedroom door holds a little bit of everything.
Store Craft Supplies
Are you a crafter? Here’s a storage system simply hangs over a closet door.
Broom and Mop Storage
The back of a pantry door makes a great place to store brooms and mops. These are stored on the back of a cabinet door, but you could do the same thing on a closet door.
There are so many smart and simple ways to turn the inside of a closet door into valuable storage space! Whether you’re organizing a bedroom, bathroom, pantry, or utility closet, don’t overlook this hidden workhorse. With just a few easy updates, any door can become a hardworking part of your home’s storage plan.
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You are so right about doors going unused. Most of our closet doors are the sliding louvered doors. Can’t do too much with those although we do have some doors I’m looking to improve. The kitchen one has a fairly large pantry area and I certainly can do something for hanging my aprons and brooms and mops. Thank you Suzy for the inspiration. Have a nice weekend.
I’m glad you found some ideas, Marisa. I wish that Pinterest had been around to inspire me back in the days when my daughter was little. I sure could have used this idea for storing diapers and stuffed animals! Hope you have a nice weekend too.
So many great ideas! The scarves one is maybe my favorite since my scarves usually end up in a tangled heap in the floor during winter. Can’t wait to try some of these!
What a great bunch of ideas! Thanks for the inspiration. Gotta go look at all of my doors now 😉
Loads of inspiration in here! Pinned for future reference because this girl plans on doing some serious organization in the Fall.
I love all these ideas! Some of them look pretty fancy even! Thanks for sharing on Snickerdoodle Sunday!
I love the door ideas! Especially the lids! Pinned it to come back to. Thank you for sharing.
I know, Debbie – my friend’s hubby built the rack for her when they remodeled their kitchen and I think it’s genius! Glad you enjoyed all of these ideas.
love all the ideas thanks for sharing pinned have a great day
Thanks, Lorraine. I hope you have a great day too!
I am using the shoe holder to hold cleaning supplies, and love it! Everything stays together. I have a bag dispenser beside it which holds my cleaning rags. I love all these ideas!
Hi Kathy. Love your idea for using a bag dispenser to hold rags! I’ll have to give that a try.
So many great ideas to use that little used extra space. I have shoe bags on the back of most of my closet doors and use them to organize all sorts of things. Love your new series. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
Wow, great ideas for extra storage. I know a few doors that I am going to have to utilize for this new project. Thanks for all your inspiring ideas.
Thank you for the inspiration. I’m always looking for storage and I think I found some for craft material. Thanks.
Linda
What a smart use of space! Wish I would have had that when I had all of those little army men to contend with!!
I love the handbag organizer! I use the shoe organizer on my pantry door to keep all of those little things in sight. Thanks for some great ideas!
Love all of these ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Love, love, love all these storage ideas! ALMOST makes me wish I had small children again (only ALMOST). Ha ha
Some great ideas! I wish I had a cleaning closet for my vacuum etc. Right now it’s stuck in the guest room closet.
Love Love the storage ideas on the back of doors I needed these Thank you and God Bless
I so love these ideas. Recently I used the back of my closet door to use Command hooks to hang all my necklaces. Looks so good but a bit noisy when I open the door. Still working on it.
Also, I used the back of my linen closet and utilized my old shoe bag to hang folded house flags (seasonal). They all look great now & I can see each one quickly now. Back of my pantry door holds all my baggies and aluminum foils as well as saran wrap as well as my cooking silt pad. I love being organized.
In My Wee Abode, I only have two ‘normal’ doors: the one entering my home and the bathroom door. The bathroom door is home to my ironing board and iron (with a pretty cover that coordinates with my bathroom, of course! 😉 ) My entry door goes directly into my kitchen, so I am thinking of making it a spice/bottle rack to hold pretty labeled spices, oils, etc. 🙂
Wow! I love all of these ideas! I plan on doing the one with the lids to the pans. I currently have mine thrown in a container. I love all the ideas for the toys and dolls too.