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Organizing Your Closets
by Debbie Williams
For most closet organizing projects, you have four choices:
hang it, put it in a drawer, store it on the floor, or shelve it.
Getting Started
Gather several boxes labeled: To Keep, To Trash, To Sell, Undecided.
Begin sorting. Don't try to find a place for everything until your items
are sorted. Group your items by category: shirts, pants, shorts, tee
shirts, jeans, sweats. Decide what will be folded, what will be placed
on hangers, what will go into drawers.
By planning wisely during your sorting process, you have eliminated the
need for many storage items. Use what you have around the house, then
buy specific sizes for the articles you need to organize.
Up off the floor
Use multilevel rods for hanging items.
Bins and shelf dividers keep folded items stacked. They are inexpensive
to buy and can usually be found in discount stores or home stores. The
time you save sorting through things on the floor or in drawers for
purses and accessories will be well worth the small investment. This
will not only free up valuable drawer space, but can eliminate the need
for chest of drawers altogether.
Use hangers for ties and belts, cubbies for shoes and purses (cover
divided grocery store boxes from wine bottles or detergent bottles). Use
a hanging organizer or fishing box for jewelry.
Hooks for caps, bags, umbrellas and purses keep things in sight for
quick retrieval.
More Tips
When organizing your closet, keep all blouses together. Sort by color,
casual or dressy, long sleeved or short sleeved. Do the same for skirts,
dresses, slacks and jeans.
If you maintain this system, you can tell at a glance what article of
clothing you need before you go shopping. (You may also find you already
have four white blouses and don't really need another one!)
A hanging storage closet system purchased at home stores and discount
stores is a great portable alternative to built-in organizers. These
hook over your closet rod and have multiple milk crates suspended
below.
If you live in an apartment or base housing, or just move frequently,
this is a cost effective solution to shelving and cubbies.
For kid's closets, hang these on a lower rod, then move to a higher rod
as they grow.
Hanging organizers with clear plastic divided pouches organize and
display at the same time. These come with small pockets for jewelry or
larger sizes for shoes, pantyhose, scarves, etc. I've used them in lieu
of junk drawers for office supplies.
Shoe bags can be found at dollar stores, and the smaller ones are in
mail order catalogs or home furnishing stores.
Don't forget the door! Use over the door organizers such as laundry
bags, book racks, ironing boards, utility racks (good for storing tapes,
CDs, cleaning supplies) and coat racks. If you can hook it, you can hang
it. These are great space savers.
These are just a few suggestions for organizing closets. Use the basic
principles of closet organizing for each closet in your home: linen,
clothes, coat, craft. By containing clutter, you'll find yourself well
on the way to becoming a bit more organized.
E-mail:
debbie@organizedtimes.com
Author's URL:
http://www.organizedu.com
Copyright 1998-2000 by Debbie Williams
Reprinted with permission.
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