One of my absolute favorite things about moving from Florida to Tennessee is finally getting to enjoy all four seasons. Spring brings blooming trees, summer is full of pool days, fall glows with mountain color, and winter offers just enough snow to feel magical. Honestly, there isn’t a season I don’t love.
What I haven’t mastered yet, though, is swapping out and organizing seasonal clothing. Now that we’re in the winter months, all our wintertime accessories have become a mess around the home. Gloves and hats, for instance, might be tucked into storage bins, stuffed into kids’ drawers, tossed into the coat closet, or forgotten entirely inside jacket pockets. That’s not ideal — especially on dark, frigid school mornings when everyone suddenly needs a hat right now.
Our old system (a basket shoved into the closet) quickly turned into a jumbled mess, making it harder to see what we had and who needed what. That is until I decided to use a lid organizer.
Why a Lid Organizer Is Perfect for Hat Storage
When I came across an Instagram Reel by Courtney Broadhead of @keepitsimplesparkles, one detail immediately caught my eye: her solution for storing beanies. She used a dedicated hat organizer that retails for about $47 on Amazon. It was clever — but also looked very familiar. In fact, it looked exactly like the lid organizer I already use to file baking sheets in my kitchen cabinet. Instantly, I knew I had to try it.
What Happened When I Tried This Storage Hack
I pulled the lid organizer out of the cabinet and tested it with our beanies — and sure enough, they fit perfectly. Each hat slid neatly into its own slot, staying visible and easy to grab without collapsing into a pile. What I love most about this setup is how clearly you can see everything at once. Instead of digging through a basket or bin, every beanie has a dedicated spot, making it easier for kids (and adults) to grab one and put it back.
The only challenge I’m still working through is where to store it. Our under-the-stairs closet is oddly shaped, so visibility is tricky. I think this hack would shine even more in a personal closet or a traditional coat closet with a shelf.
Still, turning a simple lid organizer into a beanie station is hands down the smartest winter accessory storage hack I’ve tried — and it’s officially earned a permanent spot in our seasonal organizing rotation.