“15 Fresh Ways to Sort Hair Accessories!”

As someone with a twisty treasure that could rival Rapunzel’s, keeping my hair accessories tidy is a constant struggle. Each morning, I find myself in a rush, rifling through my collection of headbands, claw clips, and bobby pins.

It’s a disordered scene at the bathroom vanity as I try to find the perfect piece to complement my outfit. I’ve purchased many a pack of hair ties, only to have them vanish within a week—I like to think they’ve gone to a special place where all misplaced elastics end up.

To combat the morning chaos and keep things handy, I’ve devised some clever and innovative ideas for storing and organizing hair goods. Gathering all items in one spot is step one, sorting them by type, use frequency, occasion, or color—the possibilities are endless.

This system not only keeps my small items from being stretched or broken unnecessarily but also adds a touch of festive sparkle to my daily routine. By creating functional, cute ways to display these accessories, I ensure that my vanity remains as decent-looking as it is efficient.

General Habits We Need to Break

One of the bad habits that perpetuate messy cycles is rushing through mornings and being too tired at the end of the day to put things away. Setting a reminder on your phone to work through rooms in the evenings can help you put back items like scrunchies and headbands where they belong.

Another habit is holding onto hair accessories that have never been worn. It’s important to focus on function by keeping only what you use and organize by type. Avoid purchasing or creating DIY organizing set-ups that are impossible or annoying to access, as this makes it much harder to keep up the habit of staying organized.

What Are the Possible Ways to Store Your Hair Accessories?

Say goodbye to the days of digging through drawers! According to experts, the key to organizing your hair accessories effectively is to start by categorizing them by type and grouping them like-with-like.

This simple yet innovative approach ensures that nothing disappears off your vanity or ends up on the floor. Follow these tips and check out our product suggestions for additional help.

Use Clear Plastic Containers

Keep your hair accessories organized and easily accessible with clear plastic containers. Whether placed in a drawer or on a shelf, these containers allow you to divide items by type, color, or occasion, making it simple to find what you need. This method keeps everything neatly sorted and contained, streamlining your daily routine.

Use a Paper Clips Holder

To avoid the mess in your bathroom drawer, consider using a paper clip holder for your bobby pins. The magnetic opening of the holder makes it easy to grab what you need quickly. If you don’t have one, a magnetic strip can serve the same purpose, utilizing the same science to keep pins in place. A great option to try is the Mr. Pen Magnetic Desk Toy, which is both functional and stylish.

Try a Trinket Bowl

For the hair accessories you reach for most frequently, such as bobby pins, clips, and hair ties, consider using a small trinket bowl on your nightstand. This setup ensures your hair essentials are neatly corralled in one spot, making them easy to find. Plus, it serves as a designated place to store them at the end of the day.

Use a Carabiner

Corral your hair ties using a colorful carabiner, much like you arrange keys on a keychain. This method works well for thin elastics but not as much for fat scrunchies. If you don’t have a carabiner, you can repurpose plastic shower curtain rings.

Connect all your ties to the carabiner, and hang it on a towel rack to avoid losing them. For those looking for a good option, consider the CampTek Carabiner Set, available in various colors to match your style.

Make a Rack Over the Door

Using an over-the-door rack can dramatically maximize storage space in your bathroom or bedroom closet. This setup allows you to place larger accessories like claw clips, headbands, and scrunchies directly on the shelves, while smaller individual containers can hold items such as bobby pins and hair ties. It’s a tidy way to keep all your hair accessories organized and easily accessible.

Reuse Old Tic Tac Boxes

Repurposed Tic Tac boxes are ideal for storing bobby pins. These small, portable holders fit perfectly in handbags, purses, or the consoles of cars, making them an excellent choice when you’re out and about.

Alternatively, if you prefer something more durable for your travels, consider using travel-friendly organizers like those from REVAXUP. These products are compact yet offer greater durability and user-friendliness.

Stacking Organizer

A clear stacking organizer aids in organizing and compactly displaying your essential hair accessories. Just Lay items flat, and designate each drawer for a different category, making it easy to place the organizer on a closet shelf, bathroom vanity, or bedroom dresser.

The acrylic construction not only serves a practical function allowing you to quickly identify where everything is, but it also doubles as a sleek and stylish decorative look too.

Glass Bowl, an Awesome Organizer

A glass bowl is perfect for storing your everyday hair ties, ensuring you always have an assortment available when you need them. Keep the small bowl on your dresser, bathroom vanity, or closet shelf for added convenience. Plus, the sides of the bowl can even double as a handy spot to hang earrings.

Hair Tie and Scrunchie Stand

Instead of ditching the roll once you’re done with the toilet paper, you can transform it into a cute DIY hair tie organizer. Simply roll your hair ties directly onto the roll, or you can embellish it with wrapping paper that complements your room for a more personalized touch. 

For a more polished look, consider a cylinder-shaped hair tie stand made from plastic or metal. This clever organizing tool saves drawer and surface space while offering plenty of storage for a large collection of scrunchies.

Sort Small Elastics Into a Pill Container

Pill boxes aren’t just for pills anymore! If you struggle to locate tiny elastic hair bands, using a plastic pill container is an excellent method to keep them sorted and segregated by size or color. This makes it easier than rummaging through regular hair ties for the right one.

Drawer Dividers

To avoid messy and cluttered bathroom drawers, use dividers for organizing hair accessories. You can try clear containers in different shapes and sizes, or use extendable dividers that stretch from one end of the drawer to the other. By designating a vanity drawer for your hair tools, everything stays conveniently located in one spot.

Consider a Tiered Cart

Have you a small bathroom? a rolling tiered cart is perfect for storing overflow items like extra hair accessories. You can divide them into smaller lidded storage containers or bowls based on color, type, or size. Place them on a higher or lower shelf depending on the frequency of use, keeping everything neat and accessible.

Use a Matchbox

When you’re facing a bobby pin emergency, a quick fix is to repurpose an empty matchbox. Decorate the outside, then pack it full of bobby pins and keep it in your purse. You can even have different boxes for each purse, ensuring you always have bobby pins on hand when you need them.

Small Tin for Daily Essentials

You can also Repurpose a small lidded tin for your daily hair accessories, creating an essentials kit that holds extras of your must-haves. This way, all your items stay in one place, and you can easily throw the tin in your bag when heading to work or traveling.

Try a Tiered Organizer

A tiered organizer is perfect for storing your everyday essentials, keeping your daily must-haves like hair ties, clips, and even your nightly chapstick, face cream, or perfume all readily available. Whether it’s a hair tie for the morning or a clip for your evening skincare routine, everything stays organized and within reach.

Make a Habit of Sorting and Decluttering

• To stay organized, regularly purge hair accessories you no longer need. Start by letting go of anything damaged, broken, or that causes discomfort, like a headband that gives you a headache.
• If something is out of style or from another decade, put it in a dress-up chest for the kids or a costume box for Halloween.
• Only keep pieces that match your style and that you truly wear and use. Don’t hesitate to get rid of any accessory that’s a big nope—those fails can be tossed or passed along to someone with a different style or hair texture.
• Lastly, remove anything broken like hair ties or clips that are snapped or no longer hold your hair in place.

Maintain an organized schedule

• Maintain a weekly schedule, mission tidy up your vanity, bathroom counter, and drawers, making sure to vacuum any loose hair or product residue.
• Put your accessories back with their similar friends to keep everything neat. Seasonally, sort your accessories by category, letting go of broken items, mistaken purchases, and things that are not my style.
• Only keep what you truly like and wear—this makes your mornings easier with less to rifle through and put away.

Final Words

So here you discovered 15 ways of organising your hair accessories, no doubt there are other uncountable options to organise your vanity area and reduce the morning messy situation.