The Best Closet Organizer - You
with an Easy 3-Step Plan!
Are you looking for the best
closet organizer to create a well organized space? It doesn't
always take a new
set of hardware to organize your closet ... it takes you with a
plan and determination to get through the seasonal clothes
change. YOU can be the BEST CLOSET ORGANIZER for your closet -
if you go step by step from beginning to end. It can be done!
What's my Goal for Cleaning out My Closet?
The goal is to have a closet full of clothes you can wear and be
able to find an outfit quickly! You may have a closet full, but
do you wear them all? Let's be ruthless and giveaway the excess
as you get your wardrobe back into shape.
Step 1: Organize and Simplify
the Rod Hanging Items.
Hang all the like categories together, such as all the
slacks, shirts, tops, dresses and skirts. Put them on matching
hangars, hang them from long to short items, dark to light
colors, and even space them one inch apart. You can do one
section each morning until everything is back where it should
be.
What do you do if it all doesn't all fit? Count the
contents of each category and write the totals down on a
clipboard, then consider cutting them by 10-20%. One lady said
she had 75 blouses, another woman had 33, and another had 15! Who had
"enough?" The one who had exactly enough to meet her
needs without any excess.
That's one of our closet problems, we have too many "closet
orphans" that don't go with anything in particular and
deserve to find a better home. Give the unmatched clothes items
away and focus on creating matching outfits that you like and
love to wear.
A good rule of thumb: You need at least five complete
outfits that you love for the new season ahead of you. Plan them
out and even take pictures to post on the closet door for
quicker dressing. Organize it from head to toe on a hanger, or
bed, and snap a picture. It's simple to get dressed now!
Step 2: Vacuum the Floor and
Organize Your Shoes
Next pull out everything from your closet floor and vacuum it
thoroughly. It's amazing what dust and missing items are hiding
out of sight. Then line up your shoes from dressy to casual, and
dark to light. Since we only wear the same 20% of our shoes
over and over, what should you keep and what can you give away?
One audience participant heard me talk about the importance of
sorting your shoes and gave away all her pairs of shoes that
hurt -- 22 pair of shoes!!! She now had a clean closet she
loved.
When my special 85 year old Aunt passed away, she had three pair
of shoes in her organized closet - one white, one tan, and one
black. And she always looked well dressed. I learned you
really don't need as many shoes as you think you do. Polish and
clean your favorites while passing along the extras before they're out of
style.
Step 3: Refold, Box, and Label
Everything on Your Shelves
My two favorite things to do on shelves is to refold all the
sweaters and label the stored shoes with my P-Touch Label Maker.
That makes any morning start orderly when the unused items have
the "Decorative Edge" facing forward in your favorite sweater
colors, and the matching storage boxes have neat, printed
content labels on them.
I like to organize purses from dark to light, too, and then
create a "display" of a favorite hats, purses, or "funky"
favorite items that makes the client smile when they open their
closet. You are in for a treat once you get your shelves looking
attractive.
YOU are the BEST Closet
Organizer
All it takes is one nice day and you realize a seasonal
change has
come. That's also the day when you
wake up and realize your closet cleaning is overdue. It's time
to begin some closet cleaning by starting inside your darkened
closet and cleaning it up for the new season.
And if you still are stuck, invite
a girlfriend, spouse, or daughter over whose taste is better
than yours to help you. Before they come, get your clothes
washed, dry cleaned, and put away.
Uncluttering Tip:
Ask yourself "Do I like this?
Do I use it now?" If not, let it go!
One client told me she "lost 100 pounds - all by going
through her closets!" So you can lose weight and feel great
knowing someone else will use it! by Marcia Ramsland, author of Simplify Your Life; Get Organized and Stay that
Way!
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