I’m a big fan of organizing. Unfortunately, that passion doesn't always extend to my underwear drawer. But, in an attempt to make my life easier, I recently finally learned how to organize underwear and I’m here to pass all of my tips and tricks over to you!

From how to fold underwear to how to store bras so they last , I’ll teach you how to organize your underwear drawer for optimum space and efficiency. No more rooting around a messy drawer in the morning to find whatever pair of underwear you're looking for!

Having an organized underwear drawer makes your life easier in so many ways. You can find everything easier, you don’t have to sort through piles of underwear wondering how clean they are, and you won’t have to struggle to close your drawer anymore! Let’s get into how to achieve a perfectly organized underwear drawer.

Now that you know what pairs of skivvies you need to organize, let’s talk about how to organize them. 

3. Choose to organize underwear drawer by color, type, or frequency of use.  It’s your underwear drawer, so you get to decide what will work best for you. Some people find it both soothing and helpful to sort their undies by color, but I prefer sorting them by style, based on how frequently I reach for that type.

My go-to style is high-waisted underwear , so I tend to cluster them together and place them near the front of the drawer. I’m not a huge fan of thong underwear , but still need them for certain occasions, so I keep them together closer to the back of the drawer.

No matter what you choose to sort by, make sure you’re not just randomly throwing them together to maximize efficiency

4. Fold your underwear!  I know, it seems like overkill to spend time folding a clothing item that takes up so little space. But not only will folding your underwear keep your drawer more organized, it’ll also help your clothes last longer!

If you don’t know how to follow underwear, check out our step-by-step guide for how to fold underwear !

5. Choose the right containers for organization, but don’t feel the need to buy any.  I used to joke that my organizational projects began and ended at a container store. But now, I look around my house before I spend money on more plastic that’s just going to sit in my drawers.

Here are some of my favorite organizers to use, that are probably already in your house:

• Shoe boxes,  they’re the perfect size for most drawers
• Toilet paper rolls,  each one will have a pair of panties rolled up in it
• PVC pipes cut into 3-4” length,  organized similarly to the toilet paper rolls
• Shoe organizers.  If you don’t have a lot of space in your dresser, you can store your undies in a shoe organizer on the back of your closet door
• Baby wipe or kleenex boxes,  so you can grab a new pair easily, without disturbing the others. This is a great idea if you’re organizing your kids underwear drawer, especially! 

After all of this work, you’re probably thinking, “I’m never organizing my underwear again after this.” And I get that. If you do weekly maintenance, not only will you never have to do a big clean again, but your drawer will stay clean forever! Here are my tips for ongoing maintenance:

6. Spend a little bit of time every week re-organizing your undies drawer.  It can be part of your weekly room clean, or part of laundry day. Either way, take a little time each week to re-fold undies that got knocked around during the week.

7. Every time you do laundry, sort through your undies and fold correctly to see what you should throw away.  This way, you’ll notice right away when the washing machine chews a hole in your panties and you can get rid of them right away. Don’t know  what to do with old underwear ? You can donate it, recycle it, or use it around the house for other chores!

8.  Get a dedicated space for your undies.  Your underwear deserves an organized spot of their own, not crammed in next to your bras, or worse, somebody else’s undies. I’m into sharing as caring, but not with my underwear drawer. Kick your partners panties out, or at least get drawer dividers!

9. Learn how to organize socks (away from your undies).  I know we’re learning about how to organize underwear drawer, but I’m going to guess that you have your socks living alongside your undies. I know that closet/drawer space is a concern for a lot of people, including me, but I urge you to find a way to organize your socks away from your skivvies.

It may just be me, but thinking about having my socks, which go on my feet, (which go inside my shoes on the ground…You get the picture), right next to my undies, which go on a more sensitive part of my body, kind of freaks me out. And yes, I do wash my socks, but still.

You might decide to stack your bras into your underwear drawer for easy organization. However, not everyone has that much space in their drawers. So head to your closet, and learn how to store bras so they last :

10. Use stacked hangers if you don’t have a lot of space.  Stacked hangers will keep your bras organized and only take up the space of one bra because they stack vertically from one another.

If you don’t have any stacked hangers, you can easily make your own with the pull tabs from metal cans! Just pull the tab off, slide one hanger through one hole, and another hanger through the other hole.

11. Store your bras in a shoe organizer.  This will make it easy for you to see and grab the bra you’re looking for and will save space in your closet and drawer!

So, I like to keep my socks in a basket on top of my dresser, folded up nicely inside themselves. They’re easy to grab and I’m not worried about any cross contamination!