Simple Closet Organization Tips for your Home

Entry #3186, January 11, 2014

With most of the country experiencing colder weather, it can mean long days and weekends spent indoors. But the good news is that it gives everyone time to get caught up on that long put off list of household chores. In particular, finally taking a look at that overstuffed wardrobe. Luckily, these easy closet cleanup tips will help you get it done in a snap. Closet organization shouldn’t be difficult and if it becomes overwhelming, stretch out the decluttering over a period of days.

Simple Closet Organization Tips for your Home

Organize your closets this season

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Try Everything On:

While this may seem like an unnecessarily gargantuan task, doing so can make decisions clear. As you try items on, remember to be honest. Does your sweater have a few small holes that you’ve been meaning to mend for ages? If you wear that top, are you constantly going to be tugging at it to have it fit the right way? Clothes that don’t make you feel confident aren’t worth your time or your valuable closet space.

Donate unwanted clothing

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Use the Three-Pile Method:

Use the three-pile method to make dispersing unwanted clothing easier. Create a keep pile, donate pile, and throwaway pile in distinct places throughout your bedroom. Then, when you finish trying items on, put them in the appropriate it place. Once you finish corral the items into separate trash bags, take unusable items to the curb, and find a charity or thrift store in need of the rest.

Design your closet for beauty and functionality

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Keep Track of Item Usage:

As you put the clothing that you’re keeping back into your closet, take the opportunity to make your next closet cleanout even simpler. Put a system in place to keep track of items that don’t get worn. You’d be surprised at how many must-have wardrobe pieces end up languishing in the back of the closet. It can be as easy as turning your hangers backwards. Then, after you wash a piece of clothing, reverse the hanger. By the time you do your next closet purge, anything still on a backwards hanger can be given away. 

Try these easy closet cleanup tips will help make your next clean out a little less overwhelming. Go for it! Who knows, you may even find a few hidden gems that you’d forgotten about. Let us know these Simple Closet Organization Tips for your Home helped you.

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