I don’t know about you but a long time ago my closet used to ALWAYS be a mess. I had no system and just used to throw items in there with no real idea what the heck I was doing. It wasn’t until I bought my own house and got a proper closet (my first closet was a clothing rack in the corner of my room!) that I knew I wanted it to stay tidy. I found having a system made it so much easier to keep it all organized and under control so I am sharing my closet organization ideas with you.
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Tip 1 - Make the space work for you
Every single closet is different. I like to take stock of the items I have, their size, shape, and start planning. Before organizing your closet go through everything in there and get rid of everything you no longer use. Donate items that are still in good condition to charity or friends. Then the fun part – PLANNING. I would suggest placing items that you don’t use very often (for me, it’s my suitcases) in places that are out of the way. You want to make sure your “easy” spaces are available for items that you use all the time.
Tip 2 - Coordination your Clothes
I have a system when it comes to how I organize my clothes. I have it separated into sections. First, all my T-Shirts are together and they are also color-coded. Second, are my tops and they are also organized by color and style. I then move through and do the same thing for my jeans, pants, gym tights, gym tops, and then sweaters, hoodies, and other jumpers and coats. I also have the items I wear most often closest to the door for easy reach.
Tip 3 - Different Hangers
If you had asked me a few years ago what type of hangers I would have in my closet I would have said that they would all be wooden. Now don’t get me wrong I still love the look of wooden hangers however for me right now they do not work. I have come to realise that I need to use different styles of hangers depending on my clothes. My recommendation would be to use hangers that a not super think. I have a lot of clothes and thicker clothes hangers actually take up more space. I use simple black plastic hangers however velvet hangers are also really great to use. I also use hangers that have clips. I use these for my pants.
Tip 4 - Have Your Shoes Easily Accessible
I used to keep some of my shoes on the floor and the some further to the back of my closet never to be seen until I did a random clean out and remember I had some awesome boots. This got me thinking that I needed to move my shoes to a spot where I would see them and have access to them without rooting around on the floor.
Tip 5 - Jewellery Organization
I keep all my jewellery in my bedroom closet for safe keeping. I have it stored into 2 different jewellery boxes. 1 is for the items that I wear most often and the 2nd box if for items that are in more expensive and that I only wear on special occasions.
Tip 6 - Additional Organization Storage
I have other bits and pieces in my closet so I like to have them organized as well. I find that clear containers are the best for this. I keep things like my extra body oils and products in these.
Hopefully these closet organization ideas will help you get your closet all set up!
