Your closets provide convenient places to store clothes and other items, but they can become cluttered and disorganized over time. When this happens, you might have trouble finding what you need in your closets. Use the following organization tips to get your closets in order so you can easily find what you need and avoid messes.
Organize Clothes by Color or Season
When you have a row of clothes hanging in your closet, grouping them together by color or season means you can quickly pull out the items you want. Slide clothes that are off-season off to the sides where they’re out of the way, and keep the clothes that are in season toward the center. This makes it easier to take seasonal items in and out of your closet as needed. If grouping by color works better for you, consider keeping black, gray or white clothing that you wear more often toward the center of your closet with other clothing off to the side.
Use Organizers for Shoes and Other Items
Keep shoes and other accessories in organizers inside your closet. Depending on the space you have, you might be able to use stackable shoe organizers and a set of storage drawers for accessories. If you don’t have room for storage drawers, you can keep a few smaller storage baskets in your closet to keep accessories organized.
Store Bulkier Items on Shelves
If you have shelves or drawers, this is where you can store sweaters, jeans, and thicker clothing items. Fold these items up, separate them by type, and stack them on your shelves. Doing this can help you save space in dresser drawers for T-shirts and less bulky clothing items.
Hang Scarves and Belts
If your closets have bars, this is a good spot to store belts and scarves. If they don’t, you can use a clothing rack for these items. Otherwise, you can drape belts and scarves over the bottom bar of regular pants hangers and keep them with your hanging clothes.
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