The seasons are changing, time to re-organize your closet!
Creating an efficient closet space is a challenge, even for me. It seems like closet spaces come in all shapes and sizes anymore, so it can be difficult to decide what really belongs inside.
About a week ago, we had our first freeze. It got down to 28 degrees and I just wanted a nice warm sweater to wear. As I searched through my closet to find something warm, I realized that my closet was a mess. It’s a pretty big space and I was starting to just toss things that clearly didn’t belong inside. NOTE TO SELF: having more space in your closet doesn’t mean you need to fill it with stuff.
I was quickly reminded of that it’s time to switch out the summer and winter cloths in my closet. Here is what I did….
The first thing I did was take out all the “unrelated items.” Things like seasonal coats, and miscellaneous bags, hidden gifts were removed and put in a storage closet elsewhere. They just didn’t belong in that closet space with my everyday cloths.
The second thing I did was rotate out my summer and winter cloths. As I was taking out all my summer stuff, I did a quick “once over” to make sure that everything was still in good shape and will be wearable for next season. A few items went into the donation box (that sits on the top shelf of my closet), while all the other items were put away in my seasonal closet (which is a smaller storage closet in my bedroom that we keep seasonal storage).
Finally, I did a quick check on all the other related items in my closet space. Things like scarves, belts, sweaters, pants and shoes also should be checked to make sure they are still in good presentable shape. I was able to get rid of a few handbags that were looking a little beat up and then reorganize them on the top shelf. I sorted through my shoes and managed to get rid of a few pairs of heels that I know I will never wear again.
When it was all said and done, it took me about an hour to re-organize my entire closet space and I even came up with a good size box of things to donate. A few recommendations for your closet clean up:
1. Have a designated area in your closet for empty hangers, it makes for a quick grab on laundry day.
2. Have a donation box, bag or bin in your closet ready so when you need to discard unwanted items, you can just toss inside.
3. Don’t forget to use vertical wall space for things like scarves, belts or handbags.
Re-organizing your closet is a great thing to do at the beginning or end of each season and when done regularly, can be a quick job!
