What is the best way to organize a closet?
For as long as people have had closets, they’ve hidden clutter. Even the tidiest of house keepers admit to throwing items in the closet in order to clean the home a little quicker. The problem with closets is they’re usually designed for things that hang, but not everything going into a closet can rest on a hanger. If your closet is a jumble of mystery items, perhaps an organization project is in order. If you’re cleaning and organizing your closet, the best way to do this is to take everything out. As you’re removing items, decide what you will be saving, and if there’s anything to throw away. If there are items you don’t need but can’t bring yourself to throw away because they’re in good condition, you might consider either donating or selling them. Either way, holding onto things you have no use for is no way to get rid of clutter. Once your closet is completely emptied, give it a good cleaning and vacuuming. Be sure to get into all the corners and crevices where dust bunnies reside
1) Be honest with yourself, and discard any clothing items that are too small, stained, faded, or in need of repair. You haven’t done it yet, it’s not likely to get done in the future. Keeping clothing because it ‘was expensive’, it ‘was a gift’ or ‘it USED to look great on you’, are all silly reasons. 2) Remove all non-clothing items (luggage, sporting equipment). Store them somewhere else. Also get rid of old bridesmaids dresses, dance costumes, halloween costumes, etc. Really! If you only wore it ONCE, it’s time to make it GONE. 3) Fold and box out-of-season items (summer tops, skirts). The boxes that copy paper comes in are free, easy to stack, and the removable lids make them easy to use season after season. 4) Hang all items the same direction (all shirts facing left). Hang pants all the same way (either all folded over regular hangers, or all hanging long from the cuff). 5) Group items together — long sleeve shirts, short sleeved shirts, sweaters, skirts, pants (as many categor
I organize both by type of clothing as well as by whether it is work/formal or casual. Once those sides are determined, I organize by shirts, pants and jackets. Once those are together, I organize by color. The point being when I wake up in the morning to try to figure out what I’m going to wear, I know where each thing is, even if I’m not yet awake. Also, I have my shoes organized by whether they are formal or not, and as much as possible that I use a lot of top of the shoe rack, with what I do not use a lot in the bottom. Also, it’s worth investing in clothing and shoe protectors for things you don’t use as much that are worth a lot. For me, some of my nice dresses and suits. You can buy great clear protectors to keep your suits in and even label them “tan summer suit” “gray winter suit” etc. This protects from dust… If you don’t want to pay as much, keep the ones the dry cleaners put them in… Just try to stay on top of whatever system you choose. Once it becomes routine, you won
