Closet organizing tips

November 6, 3:34 PMMinneapolis Home Organizing ExaminerBarbara Tako

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Charge! It is time to go into the bedroom closet! Do you want to struggle daily with this high-use storage space, or do you want to function smoothly here? Weed out to create an organized closet to simplify your life. Chances are you have enough to deal with without battling the contents of your closet.

You can do this and it won't take as much time as you think it will. How often do you stand there wrestling with clothing that isn't meeting your needs? The 80-20 rule of life applies to wardrobes too. We wear our favorites (20 percent of our wardrobe) about 80 percent of the time. The other 80 percent of our wardrobe contribues to angst and guilt, and it is clutter.

Angst can take the form of wardrobe indecision. Maybe you look at an article of clothing and think "I don't like it" or "It doesn't wash well" or "I always have to iron this" or "I don't really like this but it still has some life in it" or "It was a gift from..." or maybe "It will come back in style someday..." These are wardrobe enemies that could be consigned or donated. Wouldn't you be happier to have a closet filled with friends instead?

Guilt comes along with angst. It can apply to any of the items described above or to the "I will wear it again when I take off ten pounds" wardrobe items. Honestly, do you want your clothing to have the power to make you feel bad or guilty every day as you push past those items to find what really currently fits? Get rid of the guilt lurking in your closet!

After you have weeded out, you can consider ideas to organize what is left. Closets By Design have provided five simple tips that every consumer can use to clean up their messy closets and remove the stress from their lives. In Minneapolis, Closets By Design can be found at:

Closets By Design of Minneapolis
13070 Highway 55
Plymouth, MN 55441
USA
(763) 519-1171

Closets By Design tips:

• An Operating System Isn’t Just for the Office – Organize your clothes by color or by casual to formal and then hang like-types of clothing together (i.e. shirts, pants, skirts, etc.).
• Make the Shoe Fit – Squeeze in more shoes per shelf by arranging pairs with one toe facing out, one toe facing in. If you like to keep your shoes in boxes, make sure you the label the original box or use clear storage containers.
• When Seasons Change, it’s Time to Rearrange – Rotate your fall & winter clothes with your spring & summer clothes. Store the out-of-season clothes in covered clothing racks in the attic or basement or flat storage boxes under your bed.
• If You Don’t Use It, Lose It – If you’re hanging onto that pair of jeans that will fit only if you lose 10 pounds, donate them. Once you shed the weight, you can buy a new, trendy pair. Get rid of stretched out bathing suits, worn out shoes, and that pair of pants you’ve been planning to alter for months now. Cutting the clutter will automatically make you more organized and efficient.
• It’s Not Your Closet, It’s You – Get into a routine of straightening up your closet the same time each day. Whether its before work, after work, or before you go to bed, don’t wait to put your shoes away or hang your clothes until you can’t see your closet (or bedroom) floor.

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