While watching a home design show, thinking about organizing your clothes, shoes, and fittings in your closet is fun. But in real life, it takes some planning and preparation to disassemble, clean, and rearrange a cabinet to make sure it’s functional when you’re done.
How you organize your wardrobe will vary slightly depending on the size of your space, your clothes, and your lifestyle.
Follow these tips to learn how to better organize your closet, just like the organizing experts on TV do.
Before You Begin
Gather tools and supplies that will make the job easier. Here are resources for organizing your closet:
- Shopping bags: Use durable bags to take clothes to donation centres, tailors, and dry cleaners. If you don’t have bags, boxes and baskets will do in a pinch.
- Tape Measure: Measure the girth and hanging area. Don’t forget a notepad to write down the dimensions of your closet.
- Full-length mirror: Decide what to keep and what to let go, and make sure the mirror can capture your entire image.
- Basket for Everything: Collect loose change, papers, rubber bands, hair ties, money lines (points!) and assorted receipts in your pants pockets. Don’t stop halfway to remove these items; Now set this multipurpose basket aside.
How to Organize Your Closet
1. Empty Your Closet
Remove all the items from your closet, leaving you with an empty closet to reorganize. If you are used to throwing clothes in the closet, this will be a surprise because you are about to take everything out and think you will find discarded items in the back corner that you forgot. The coolest way to organize your clothes is to remove everything from your closet, including hangers, baskets, containers and anything else on the floor or shelves.
2. Clean Every Corner
It would be best to have a clear space to plan and visualize how you will reorganize your closet—first, the scoop and hanging rods. Then, run the vacuum cleaner or sweep and sweep the floor. Finally, wipe down shelves, hanging rods, walls, and baseboards with an all-purpose cleaner. Don’t forget a basket or container that can collect dirt and dust.
3. Sort Items by Category
In closets, people often put their things in a dark, back corner and sometimes forget what they have. The best way to tackle your wardrobe is to strip it completely; Sort by sorting all items into categories: shoes, tops, evening wear and more. Think about what you have and how much you have. Now, make your choices. If you have 22 “little black dresses” and only go to feast parties when the ball drops in Times Square, it’s time to tone it down. Sort again by “need to keep,” “donate, throw away, or donate,” or “not sure.”
4. Declutter and Donate
Some people fear being robbed because they like to keep things they “might need one day” or “that was the right size/style before.” To make this progression easier and organize your closet like a pro, you can trail the KonMari method of organizing by focusing on what you want to keep rather than getting rid of it. Following Marie Kondo’s advice, ask yourself the following questions:
- You love it?
- Do you wear it?
- Does it project the image you want to represent?
You can safely deposit the item if the answer is “yes” to all three. However, if you haven’t worn something in years, it no longer fits, or you don’t like the cut, colour or style, let it go. If you’re having trouble deciding, create a “Maybe” basket and return to it in one, three, or six months. If you forgot these items or never thought to wear them occasionally, you can safely donate or pass them on.
5. Assess Your Storage System
Finding the right closet storage solutions for your unique space can be challenging. Luckily, there are many options for closet organizers and system kits, but most people can get away with installing a few inexpensive organizers.
If your closet system doesn’t meet your needs regarding space for your things (racks, shelves, partitions, shelves), look for a new organization system. If your items don’t fit, consider finding another place to store certain items or re-evaluate whether you have the items.
6. Put Things Back in an Organized Way
How you organize your closet and drawers depends on your storage plan. Consider where it makes sense to store each item of clothing and what areas are most accessible to your closet. Everything should fit easily; it should not look crowded or crowded. Place “keeper” items in a space with similar items; put unused items in the back.
- Groups such as belt collection, T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, work pants, uniforms, button-down shirts, jeans, shorts, etc., closets, folding and packing office T-shirts). Working with groupings will help you determine how much space you need and how best to store each type of item.
- Make good use of core space: Keep the clothes you wear most often in the centre of your closet. If you must get dressed for work every morning at 6 am, make sure your work clothes are at the front of the room. Unworn items such as formal and out-of-print clothing should be stored in the back and top drawers.
- Get rid of unused items: At the top of your closet, store out-of-season items and things you only wear a few times a year, such as Halloween costumes and fancy shoes.
Closet Organization Methods
Invest in Better Shelves or Drawers: Big box home improvement centres and online home organization sites offer storage solutions that include shelves and shelving to match the space of your room. Many pre-packaged systems are easy to install and come with everything you need.
Sort by colour, category or length: put jeans in jeans, store T-shirts in T-shirts, etc. If you have a large closet or are a visual organizer, consider placing items of the same colour in one area. Or, if you’re using shelves, move longer items, such as long dresses or high-waisted jackets, and place lighter items, such as sweaters, on the top shelves that you can reach and pants on the middle shelf. Use shelf tags and shelf dividers to organize items.
Rethink how you fold, move, or hang clothes: Organize clothes on shelves, but use the vertical or “fold folder” method that Marie Kondo practices to see all the clothes at your fingertips when you open the drawer. Use special hangers to make room for scarves, ties, belts and pants. Stack the lanterns inside each other and do the same with the bags, placing the smaller bags inside the larger ones.
Consider vacuum storage bags: buy bags from stores or make your own ones using a large plastic bag and a vacuum cleaner. Squeeze the air out of the bag, tie it tightly, and you have more space. Place this baggage on a top shelf, bottom corner, or storage area until needed.
Label everything: Find things quickly without opening storage boxes, containers, drawers or vacuum bags.
Use wall space: You can practice walls to store decorations and accessories. Consider using hooks, spice racks, banners or racks for accessories and small items.
Closet Storage Tips
Storage solutions won’t create more space in your room; however, closet organizers, storage solutions, and closet systems can help you maximize your space. Here are some tips for getting more done with less space:
Step stools allow easy access to the top of your wardrobe; instead of ignoring the hard-to-reach space, you will use that space.
A square rod with two levels of hanging rods will efficiently use horizontal storage space in your closet.
Over-the-door shoe racks can turn your door into the perfect place to store shoes, tools, or both.
You might be tempted to throw up your hands, grab your credit card, and buy an expensive closet system. This desire may not be necessary if you measure the space, evaluate what you already have, and create a savings plan. Buy only what you need to store your clothes and refurbish what you already have. Small bookcases, drawers and baskets store bags, shoes, equipment and sportswear.
Finally, triple-measure your space before purchasing a new storage item. There’s nothing worse than taking something home and discovering it’s too big or too small.
Maintaining Your Newly Organized Closet
The more you work on refinishing your cabinet, the less time it will take. Go through your closet, do a quick inventory once a month, and begin the full remodelling process twice a year.
Make it easier on yourself by maintaining a cleaning schedule based on season, date (such as a birthday or New Year’s) or event. The next time you can’t find an important piece of clothing, it’s a good sign that you must reorganize your closet.
FAQ
What is the most well-organized way to organize a closet?
The most effective way to organize your closet is by item and type of clothing. Collect all your clothes, shoes, and accessories and put them in their places (sweaters, shirts, jeans, trousers).
What order do you droop clothes in the closet?
There are numerous ways to hang clothes in your closet: season, length (shortest to longest), most worn, and colour.
Should you hang or fold clothes?
The decision to hang or fold clothes depends on how much space you have and the type of clothes you want to store. Typically, trousers, formal wear, jackets and dress shirts should be hung to maintain shape and avoid wrinkles. Jeans, T-shirts and sweaters can be folded and stored.