10 Best Whimsical DIY Hair Accessory Storage Ideas
It’s time. Time to organize your vanity area—because you’ve been looking for that hair tie or hair clip for the last 10 minutes. It’s hidden under a sea of hair accessories, hairbrushes, curling irons, makeup bags, face creams, and scattered bobby pins that could rival a game of pick-up sticks.
When your collection of hair accessories includes one-of-a-kind art barrettes, fairy hair sticks, and seasonal crowns, the usual plastic bins just won’t cut it. You need a vanity makeover with functional hair accessory storage ideas with whimsical charm.
Good news: I’m here to give you some inspiration to spruce up this sacred space and help you create fun and functional hair accessory storage ideas for all your unique hair accessories—so you can find everything you need in the morning, spend less time getting ready, and actually enjoy your time in front of the mirror. And yes, they’re all budget-friendly!
P.S. I’ve curated even more budget-friendly hair accessory storage ideas on my Hair Accessory Storage Pinterest Board.
1. Use Decorative Tins
Skip the boring clear plastic containers. My handmade polymer clay tins are ready to ship and come in fantasy, gothic, celestial, and Cottagecore styles—designed to look just as lovely on your shelf as the accessories inside them.
Perfect for storing: bobby pins, tiny butterfly clips, and hair elastics.
2. Repurpose a Vintage Teacup
A vintage chipped floral teacup can become a magical little holder for decorative hair ties and bobby pins. Add a few moss accents or a crystal nearby for a cottagecore woodland display that doubles as storage.
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3. Hang Hair Clips on a Ribbon
Create a space-saving celestial-themed wall hair accessory hanger for displaying and storing your favorite decorative hair barrettes.
Using a dark blue velvet ribbon hanging from a wall hook—or even painting and decorating a wooden crescent moon hanger—you can create a charming setup.
Try it with celestial pins or moon-themed clips. It makes your morning routine feel like you’re picking a spell from moonbeams.
Try this with the Triple Moon Goddess Hair Clip
4. Use a Cutlery Tray in a Drawer
If you’ve got a drawer to spare, a dollar store cutlery tray works wonders. Separate your claw clips, hair ties, and flower barrettes by type.
Add some craft store moss to transform the drawer into a forest floor, which also adds a little padding for your magical hair sticks or cottagecore mushroom clips.
Store your floral hair Barrettes in style.
5. Cottage Style: Use a Mini Tiered Cake Stand
This one's for the cottagecore fans. A vintage three-tiered mini cake stand would be a charming addition to your vanity table.
Find one at the thrift store and stack your favorite accessories by theme—spring pastel scrunchies on top, summer hair claws in the middle, fall clips on the bottom.
It’s multi-use storage, it’s decor, and it brings a bit of seasonal magic to your routine.
Display your Maple Leaf Hair Pin or Raven Barrette on top for a seasonal look.
6. Upcycle a Picture Frame Into a Hanging Hair Barrette Holder
Stretch wire or twine across the opening of a large wooden picture frame.
Secure it to small eyelets or staple it to the back of the frame, then clip on your barrettes or hair bows.
Add dried flowers, beads, and sparkling embellishments around the front of the frame for a bit of enchantment.
Perfect for showing fairy Hair Clips
7. Create a “Grab & Go” Jar for Hair Pins & Hair Ties
Glass jars from the thrift store or dollar store make it easy to grab your daily hair ties or decorative hair sticks when you're on the go.
You can use glass markers to decorate the outside of the jars, or if you love polymer clay, you can create something truly magical by following along with my tutorial on How to make a fairy door jar
8. Hang a Wall Organizer or Pegboard
Great for larger collections or for those who love rotating their styles often.
Paint a piece of pegboard your favorite color, hang it on the wall, and add pegboard hooks and baskets for brushes, combs, and accessories.
Add a hook for your Elven Fairy Hair Sticks
9. Rotate Seasonal Accessories Into Labeled Pouches
An over-the-door shoe organizer with clear pockets is a clever way to organize your hair accessories by season.
Keep your Acorn Crown safely tucked away until Autumn, and bring out your floral hair pins in Spring.
Labeled fabric pouches or sachets also help prevent damage from jostling around in drawers.
10. Create a Horizontal Headband Display with a Decorative Rod
Instead of stacking your headbands and crowns, display them like artwork.
Mount a short towel bar or curtain rod horizontally on the wall and slide on your fantasy crowns, circlets, and wide headbands across it.
If you prefer a more snug fit, you can cover a paper towel roll with fabric and place your headbands around it, using either a horizontal or vertical holder.
Beautiful for displaying circlets, crowns, and headbands.
Conclusion
Organizing your hair accessories is a simple way to tidy up your space and show off your style. Whether you're drawn to celestial themes or a cottagecore garden feel, a few creative hair accessory storage ideas—like a wired picture frame or a floral mini cake stand—can make all the difference.
I hope you’re feeling inspired. For even more ideas, check out my Pinterest board here.
And if you’re looking for one-of-a-kind handmade hair accessories, I’ve got you covered:
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I hope you gained some inspiration for sprucing up your vanity with some fun storage ideas for your hair accessories. If you have a great idea please share in the comments so others can find inspiration for their own spaces.