Your closet whether big or small, is a very important thing to keep organized and neat. It helps you start off your morning in a stress free way and helps everything run smoother when your space is tidy and organized. Here are my top 10 tips for organizing the closet you have right now.
- Completely empty the area you are working on This means EVERYTHING must go into another space.
- Have 3 bins/bags/piles: One for keep, one for giveaway, and one for trash.
- Every item must go into one of these bins. If you haven’t worn something in the last 6 months give it away, someone else will love it! If it’s seasonal like shorts, or sweaters and you didn’t wear it last season, GIVE IT AWAY. It’s just taking up valuable space. If the item is torn or stained and you don’t wear it (most likely) TOSS IT. No one wants a hand me down with stains or holes. Say this out loud “IT IS OKAY TO THROW CLOTHES AWAY” Love it – Great job!!
- Clean out closet area fully, dusting, vacuuming, & wiping down. Having everything out of the space really helps this go quickly.
- Fold sweaters, don’t hang them they will stretch out. Color coordinate them for a quick grab & go. You can use separators for your shelf or if you don’t have the space you can use bins, under the bed bins are a great space saver if you’re limited.
- Fold all pants, and jeans and if you have space put them on the shelve, color coordinated is the best bet. If limited on shelf space you can hang them, store in a drawer, or use a bin.
- If you have shelf space for your hand bags set them up there. Clean the bags out too!! Just a little f.y.i. I also found out that the dry cleaner cleans your favorites. If you don’t have the space you can hang the bags on hangers or use hooks.
- Hang with a plan, put all short sleeves together, long sleeves together, button down shirts, together…. you get the point. Color coordinate all of these things as well it makes choosing outfits so much easier
- It’s all about the shoes!!! Store shoes front to back on a shelf, putting them this way saves space and you can fit more in a smaller space. If you don’t have shelve space, you can put them on a hanging shoe rack, use cubbies, or store them on the floor. Also, you can use pant hangers to hang your boots from the clothes bar.
- One final tip. To help store your scarves and belts is to install a towel bar in your closet area, or bare wall. This will create extra space for your accessories.
The finished project. Everything is neat and has a space of it’s own. Now relax and enjoy the stress free day. XO ~ Sherri