Closet Organizing Tips
Almost everyone wants to organize their closet at some point or another. If you're the one that will take on this particular de-cluttering task, there are many ways to get it done quickly.
Don't worry; it won't take up your entire day. Almost everyone has a closet that is jam-packed with clothes, shoes, and other items that just seem to find their way in.
A few may even hesitate to open the closet door because a pile of clothes might fall out.
Your ultimate goal would be to work through every closet in your house, getting them organized, and feeling good about your accomplishment.
Undoubtedly, this may not be an easy task however the added benefits are a great many; a new neat and de-cluttered, organized closet.
How to Arrange Your Closets
Focus on a Single Closet
Start with a single closet so you aren’t overwhelmed with this project. This will also help you set the pace for the other closets in the house that need organized.
Have a particular day set aside to work on each closet. It's easier to take one day at a time, and tackle one closet at a time. Allocate at the very least a few hours to work on it.
After you’ve completed the first closet, the rest will be easier and should not take as long because you’ll have the routine down.
Assess Your Closet Space and Get the Materials You Need
First, consider your entire home for extra storage space, watching for just about any unused area where items can be easily stored, such as underneath the beds, etc.
Determine if you will have new places to make use of.
On a note pad, make a list and specify what the main objective is for every closet, for instance, bathroom linens, bedding, as well as supplies.
Make a list of things that you need to buy that will help you get organized, and don't forget you can get as innovative as you like.
You are going to need hangars, 1 foot x 1 foot crates (these are ideal for kids toys, shoes as well as serving as a catch-all), tie racks, metal containers, hooks, hanging racks, shelf paper and plastic storage containers with lids.
When you have accomplished this task, the rest will be standard for every closet, regardless of what’s inside.
Arrange Your Closets Using the 5 Stack Method
Begin with a closet that's less messy and cluttered, one you know you can easily manage on your first day out. Begin by taking everything from the closet and arrange it in the following piles:
- Garbage: damaged and useless items will end up in the trash. Simply no questions.
- 2 year rule: if you have not used it in 2 years, throw it out. You can easily give away items that are in good repair, damaged items can go in the garbage pile.
- Needs cleaning: clothes, blankets, whatever you would utilize if it was clean.
- Things that are supposed to be someplace else: If you're sorting through the linen closet and find a shoe, put it in a pile that you'll put away; in the proper place, later.
- Things that are supposed to be in the closet: This pile ought to be considerably less when you're done.
Start at the top and work your way down.
Take everything out (other than hanging clothes, these you'll sort according to type - shirts, pants, things to donate etc.) and wash down the shelving.
Put all of the items into piles that match based on your list.
Store the Clutter
This is the time to be thinking about how to store your closet clutter in a better way.
With any luck, you’ve eliminated the items you no longer use or belong somewhere else.
Perhaps adding a hanging shelf, or hooks on the wall will allow you to display pictures or family memorabilia.
If you discover an excessive amount of items that are hardly ever used, put them in plastic containers that stack or slide under the bed.
In the kitchen, you might have your spices and condiments on a shelf in the pantry, but with the addition of a spice rack on the door or wall, you’ve opened up extra shelf storage.
Be creative, go to town. Paint the shelves, or even use contact paper if you want. Condense things by putting them in baskets or containers so they can be easily found.
Once you have put everything back in the closet, use large trash bags for the garbage as well as the things to give away that you haven’t used in a couple of years.
Put all miscellaneous items wherever they belong.
Closet organizing won't just save you time, it will save you plenty of stress and frustration as well.
We hope these tips have helped.
