Would you like to learn how to organize your closet? You would agree with me that there’s little point or no point in owning a gorgeous bag or dress if you can’t find it in your closet when you’re getting dressed. A clean, well-organized wardrobe means you’ll maximize all your purchases, and come up with polished, carefully considered outfits even on hectic mornings. How can you possibly think to wear that cool skirt you own if you can’t even spot it among your other pieces? So here are a few ways to learn how to organize your closet successfully, making dress up much more easier and faster for you.
Step #1: Get Rid of Your Old Clothes
It might not be easy, but tossing out or donating old clothes is key to making room in your closet. Clothes hat you no longer wear or need shouldn’t be kept piled up in your wardrobe, making the place too full. This is the very first and most important step to learn how to organize you closet.
Step #2: Find Your Own Storage Solutions
If you’re interested in hiring professional help to organize your closet, it may be more affordable than you think. A custom closet is a luxury that many of us can afford. “Even the major closet companies can design what you would like on a budget.” When in doubt, call the pros.
Investing, even the smallest amount, in quality storage solutions can make a world of difference. Good hangers, collapsible containers and over-the-door shoe hangers are just a few of the items that you can use.
Step #3: Start Organizing
So you’ve arranged your closet and thrown out or donated the old items you’re no longer wearing, and you’ve looked at which parts or closet categories need the most help. Now it’s time to get down to actually organizing everything the right way. But how do you go about organizing sweaters versus lingerie or shoes versus jeans? There are different solutions for each, but if you’re going to learn how to organize your closet, then you should definitely learn it the right way.
Tops
If you have the space to hang everything, hang everything, you’ll wear more if you can see it. Not just that, but hanging your tops will guarantee that they stay wrinkle-free. If you don’t have the space to hang every single top you own, try prioritizing nice shirts like button-downs, blouses, and any fine materials like poplin, crepe, and silk that wrinkle easier. Leave the drawer and shelf space for your more casual T-shirts and tanks.
Sweaters
Fold the very heavy sweaters so they don’t lose shape on the hanger. Also, cedar is not a myth…..It really does prevent moths from getting into your cashmere or wool sweaters. Replace the cedar every six months. Color-code sweaters by weight, and use dividers or cubbies. Use a sweater-folding board to make perfect folds.
Jeans
How you choose to arrange your jean is based solely on personal choice. There are a number of ways to do so…..by cut, brand, color, style, size, or none of the above.
Pants/Skirts/Shorts
You want a trick for hanging pants, skirts, and shorts? “Hang them using clips and make small internal folds at the sides so the outside of the garment isn’t marked by the clips. This also makes everything look uniform on the hanger and gives it a cleaner side profile in your closet.
Dresses
For dresses, try hanging by color rather than length. Never leave your dresses, or any other clothes, in dry cleaning or plastic garment bags, the chemicals from dry cleaning attack the fibers of your clothing and causes damage.
Bags/Scarves/Hats
It’s hard to change bags if you can’t see them. They don’t generally get damaged out of their dust bags, so enjoy the view. Scarves folded in piles by color and material works best and it makes it easy to pull one out without ruining the organization of the rest. For hats…..hat boxes. Take uniform photos of the hats and glue them to the outside of the boxes.
Lingerie
Organize by color, size, and type. Make sure to rotate your bras and underwear so you’re not wearing the same few all of the time.
