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DIY Swim Gear Organizer – Everything in One Place

By Erika in Home

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I can’t stand walking into the bathroom and finding wet swimsuits strewn along around the floor or crumpled on the counter. And there’s the beach towels and goggles and sunscreen and swim diapers. All that good stuff that comes with going to the beach or pool. This year, it was driving me crazy and I had to figure out a way to organize it all. So I came up with a DIY swim gear organizer.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here: this idea now...

We call this our “Swimsuit Station” though it holds much more than just swim suits.

This DIY Swim Gear Organizer has all of our swim gear in one place, making it easy for the kids to put their things away and most of all, for me to easily find stuff later when I’m packing for a beach day.

How it Works

I put together wire cubes (you can find them at Target, Lowes, Amazon, etc.) and made a tower. It stands about 5 feet high; the perfect height to put sunscreen above the reach of my curious two-year-old. I pulled out a few storage bins from my attic and used those to organize things like sunscreen.

I repurposed a wipes bin for storing goggles.  (I love wipes bins – they are so handy for so many things!)

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

I labeled everything too. Labeling is the key for organizing to really stick. Click here for the free printable labels I used.

Another bin holds swim diapers and wipes so I can quickly grab what I need for the day. It’s also easy to see when it’s time to restock.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

A third cube holds our beach towels. I’ve found that rolled towels are easier to put into a big beach bag.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

The last section of our swim gear organizer is for clean, dry swimsuits. Once the kids’ swimsuits are dried or washed (I typically wash swimsuits once a week), I fold and put them in this bin.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

Clothes were another issue I addressed with our DIY swim gear organizer. In their rush to get ready, my kids used to drop their clothes where they changed (usually the bathroom) and I’d find it scattered across the floor. Often, their clothes could have been worn again later and that meant more laundry for me. And I do what I can to avoid extra laundry, believe me!

That’s where the clothes crate comes in. At first, I used the dry swimsuit bin in the bottom cube, but the kids were still tossing the clothes on the floor and missing the bin. With four of them, I figured a larger space would be better anyways, so I put to use an extra pink crate. Now it’s easy to “score” getting their clothing into the proper place.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

Wet Swimsuits & Towels

While the most logical solution is to hang wet swimsuits on a clothes line, we don’t have a good clothesline or a spot to hang one. Maybe when the kids are a little older and less likely to fling clean stuff and grind it into the mud, we’ll attempt one. But not right now. I need to save at least that shred of sanity!

I do have wall space with our new mudroom area, but I didn’t want to hang permanent hooks. Yet.  So I went to Target and found these handy double Command hooks.

Command Double Hooks

These Command hooks hold about 3 pounds, plenty for a wet swimsuit and a damp beach towel too. I bought the three hooks that Target had in stock. (I’m still looking for a fourth hook so there’s one for each child.) Each child has a swim shirt and trunks (Emily has a tankini) so there’s one hook for each piece. It’s perfect.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

Usually we hang beach towels out on the porch to dry, but if it’s going to rain, the Command hooks work too. I don’t hang anything too heavy but one damp towel seems to be fine.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

Another advantage to this swim gear organizer is I can hang or lay stuff on top to dry. The wire holes are perfect for air drying. That’s what I’ve been doing with Luke’s swim trunks and shirt while I’m waiting for the double Command hooks to come back in stock at Target. It doesn’t look as pretty, but it does keep stuff off the floor. I also hang Emily’s cotton cover-up too; the wire connectors make for a perfect hanger.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

If you have one or two children, you may even be able to get away with hanging everything right on the swimsuit station. That’s the great thing about organizing – you can tweak it to make it work for you.

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

Let me tell you, this swim gear organizer works.

Now, packing for the beach is a breeze. No more running around, looking for a swim shirt only to find it kicked under the bed and still damp. Or a mad dash to find Nathan’s mask at the last minute (he can’t stand to have water in his eyes – it’s a sensory thing for him). Never mind the sunscreen. Now all the swim gear is in one place!

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

How would you modify this DIY swim gear organizer to work for your family?

Say good-bye to piles of wet towels and swimsuits this year with this simple DIY swim gear organizer for kids! This handy easy-to-make organizer makes it easy to keep everything in one place, from sunscreen and swim diapers to beach towels and swimsuits. Get the how-to here:

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    Filed Under: Home, Organizing Tips Tagged With: summerPublished on July 9, 2013

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    Comments

    1. MyKidsGuide says

      July 23, 2013 at 12:28 pm

      What a great way to keep all your swim stuff organized!

      Reply
    2. Tara says

      July 23, 2013 at 2:09 pm

      This is a great idea to do in any room, even the garage. I love to get things organized.

      Reply
    3. Emily says

      July 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      Gosh this is SO genius!! So smart to have everything right together esp if you have a pool or sprinkler where your kids are used to being in the water just about everyday all summer long.

      Reply
    4. Danielle says

      July 23, 2013 at 5:21 pm

      Great solution and so smart. I want to clear out our garage enough to do something similar for next year.

      Reply
    5. Becky says

      May 22, 2015 at 8:57 pm

      Great idea, going to use it! Suggestion: to hang more on the side(s) of your wire, try S hooks. We used decorative curtain hooks to hang pots & pans from a wire shelf; amazon sells ALL kinds: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=s+hooks

      Reply
      • Erika says

        May 26, 2015 at 9:08 am

        Great idea, Becky! Thanks for sharing!

        Reply
    6. Jill says

      July 9, 2016 at 7:47 pm

      Love this idea… with 3 kids and all the neighborhood kids that use the pool, swimsuits and towels are left everywhere. I know I buy sunscreen weekly but when I need it, I can never find it. I have been looking for a solution that can work for our family. This looks like a winning solution to me. Thanks so much.

      Reply

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