Closet organization is important because your closet is just about the first thing you see in the morning and probably one of the last things you see at night. Looking for ideas for organizing a closet? I’ve combed through the massive world of “organization blogging” and picked out some great tips for you. Follow this real world advice from your fellow organizers and you’ll be on the path to a clutter free life.
In this blog post from the surprisingly interesting people over at Rubbermaid, we learn of a husband’s success at getting his wife to organize her closet. One of his big ideas for organizing a closet is picking one organization system and stick with it. His wife was able to ‘reclaim’ her closet from clutter by simply getting back to the original organizational system she was using, and expanding it to meet her new needs. Other benefits of sticking with a closet organization system include the simple fact that clutter won’t mess up your closet, and the “lesson” you can learn from organizing your closet just once.
Then, if your closet gets cluttered again, you’ll think back to how easy it was to get organized in the first place, and you’ll push yourself to work harder for closet organization.
Lots of good tips here from an article found at Farticle.net — this is an expansive collection of closet organization tips ranging from clothing to shoes and accessories. Read the whole article for great insight into the world of closet organization — but for now I want you to focus on one piece of advice. The writer suggests you get an “accessory hanger” to collect those little bits of clothing and accessories that just won’t fit anywhere else. Now I’m not one to go in for too many organizational gadgets, but one of the best ideas for organizing a closet I can offer is that you pick up one of these special hangers. The accessory hanger has different sized compartments and storage methods for different kinds of accessories, and will keep you from putting too many junky boxes in your closet, or keeping your small accessories in a container that’s simply too big.
The Small Budget, Big Style blog offers us some great tips on classy closet organization on the cheap. I’m going to offer you the entirety of this article as a sound idea for organizing a closet. From using teacups and old coffee mugs to store jewelry and other small accessories (which saves you money and looks really cool) to using magazine racks to store purses and other bulky items, I love these ideas. Closet organization doesn’t have to be about maxing out your credit card at the Container Store — you can find solutions to your organization nightmares right under your nose. “Recycling” these everyday items not only saves you money, but it keeps you from adding MORE clutter and junk to your already full closet space. Read this article, save a buck, and show off your new chic “bohemian” closet to your friends with pride.
The name of this blog says it all — Ideal Closet Organizers — and while I’m pretty sure this blog post is really an advertisement in sheeps’ clothing, it points out a major facet of closet organization that I couldn’t keep from passing on. Not all ideas for organizing a closet are good ones. You need to take stock of the space you have, the amount of “stuff” you need to store, your budget, and a million other things before you run off and buy the first closet organizer you find. In this article, we read a detailed (almost too detailed) account of a man taking stock of his wife’s closet needs and then going out and buying exactly what they needed to rebuild and organize the closet. This kind of thing can’t be done on a whim, and if you spend even a quarter of the time planning your closet organization task as this guy does, you’ll be on the way to a complete success.
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