Tip for Organizing Your Closet

Closets can often be one of the most frustrating areas to organize. They not only store our clothes but can also quickly become cluttered with various other items.

Organizing your closet doesn't have to be daunting. Here are some helpful tips and tricks to make the process less stressful. Closets can be one of the most frustrating areas to organize. Not only does our closet store our clothes, but before you knew it, it became a storage closet for other things.

Closets don't have to be a scary thing when organizing. Here are some tips and tricks to make organizing your closet less stressful.

Ready to organize? Where to start? The best tip for starting to organize any area is pulling everything out. Starting with a blank slate allows you to gauge your space and plan how you want to manage it. After you have removed everything, start with your clothes. Create a keep and donate pile. Begin adding clothes back into your closet.

There are several effective ways to organize your clothes. If you have a smaller closet, consider using a seasonal system. For instance, you could keep your warm-weather clothes in the closet while storing your cold-weather clothes in bins, or vice versa.

If you have a larger closet, you might prefer to organize your clothes by color. You can group similar types of clothing together, such as putting all the dresses in one area and all the sweaters in another. Additionally, you could categorize your clothes by season, placing warmer items at one end of the closet and colder-weather clothing at the other.

Ultimately, how you choose to organize your clothes is entirely up to you and should reflect what works best for you in the long run.

Now that your clothes are hung up and organized, take a moment to consider whether you have any items to donate. Sometimes, we hesitate to part with our clothes, but here's a fun trick to help you decide. At the start of a new year or season, turn all your hangers backward. As you wear each piece of clothing, hang it back normally. By the end of the year or season, you'll be able to clearly see what you wore and what you didn't. Another effective strategy is the "one in, one out" rule. This means that for every new item you wish to add to your closet, try to remove an item that you no longer wear or use.

Here are a few things to consider when organizing your closet: bulk items like sweatshirts can take up a lot of space. It might be helpful to fold these and store them on a shelf. Additionally, various types of hangers can help you maximize your space. I will share some options on the Tools for Being Organized page.

When storing shoes in your closet, start by taking them all out and donating those that you no longer wear. If any shoes are in terrible condition, make sure to throw them away. To keep your closet organized, consider using a shoe rack or bins to store your shoes, which will help eliminate clutter on the floor of your closet.

Organizing belts, handbags, and scarves will help eliminate clutter from the floor.

Organizing a closet doesn't have to be difficult or overwhelming. If taking all your clothes out feels like too much, focus on one section at a time instead. You don’t have to organize your entire closet in a single day.