CLOSET EDIT - Part 3

You want your closet to feel like your own personal boutique, so treat it like one by keeping it clutter free and easy to view. By keeping your closet organized, putting looks together everyday will be easier and quicker. Which means you can afford to hit the snooze button one more time. Hooray!



Step 2 in Editng: Organize!
If you have a two level closet, put all of your dress pants and skirts on the lower rung, and your dresses and tops along the top. Never ever hang your sweaters. Fold them and place them on shelves. If you don’t have shelves in your closet, you can buy crates or bins at places like The Container Store, Target, and Ikea. Another way to create more space is to recognize which garments don't necessarily need to be hung and can go into your dresser; such as t-shirts, jeans, camisoles, and sweatpants.

Color coding: Organize your closet by style of garment/season and then by color. For example, working from left to right your closet could look like this: winter dresses, summer dresses, tank tops/spaghetti straps, short sleeves, and then long sleeves. If you have a lot of one category, that’s when it’s easier to then group by color. Working from dark to light, organizing by color will help you when getting dressed each morning. Living in LA now, I have a ton of sleeveless and short sleeve tops, so I organize them by color so it’s easier to find what I want. I know, you’re thinking, “this is a lot of work!” But trust me, once everything is organized using this system, you’ll feel less overwhelmed in the long run.

Shoes: A quick note about shoes, since I didn’t mention them in my first posting. If you have a favorite pair that’s getting a little worn, don’t throw them out. Take them to a shoemaker for resoling, new heel, a good shine, etc. We’ll discuss later shoes every woman should avoid because they’re just plain ugly. As for storing them, place them either in their own boxes (which you don’t have to spend extra money on), on a shoe rack, or in a hanging shoe cubby. To save space in your closet, get the cubby kind that go over a door. For your more expensive shoes you want to protect extra well, buy individual clear boxes. The Container store sells these for $1.99 each (picture on the right). These will save them from discoloring, dust, and pesky enemies like bugs, moths, and other “ewies”.


picture courtesy of www.thecontainerstore.com