Shirts Skirts Pants Jackets Work clothing Special clothing, such as formal wear, suits, or costumes Pajamas
Within each section, organize the clothing by color, placing the lightest colors in the front and the darkest colors in the back. Arrange shirts by sleeve length. Separate your dresses by their length, placing the shortest in the front and the longest in the back.
Store large purses on a shelf above the clothing rack. Stack two metal shoe racks under the clothing rack to store twice the number of shoes. Stack shoe boxes on a shelf above the clothing rack.
Use small, clear containers to store and stack shoes. Since you can see through the containers, you won’t forget about the shoes you store. Use shelf dividers above your clothing rack. These dividers can separate folded scarves, purses, or small handbags. Purchase small adhesive hooks and attach them to your closet wall or door. Use these hooks to store scarves, belts, or jewelry.
Pajama tops, old tee shirts, and other “around the house” tops can be folded and stored near lingerie.
Maxi dresses usually have thin, easily stretched straps. These dresses should be folded. Long dresses made of cotton-spandex blends can easily lose their shape if they’re hung up.
Stack the sweaters on the shelf above your clothing rack for easy access. Keep folded sweaters in plastic storage bins so that you can easily find them. Fill spare drawer space with folded sweaters. Store the stack of sweaters on its side so that each sweater is visible when you open the drawer.
If you store folded jeans in a drawer, lay the stack of jeans on its side so you can easily see each pair. Hang jeans by folding them in half and draping them over the flat part of a hanger. Clip hangers can also be used to hang jeans by the waistband.
If you don’t have room in your wardrobe to hang these items, consider installing or hanging another closet bar further down the wardrobe. Any casual shorts or pants can be folded and stored with your jeans.
Avoid storing multiple necklaces on the same hook. If you do, they may become tangled. Roll up scarves before placing them in a section of a divider.
If you store your shoes in shoe boxes, tape a picture of the shoe on the front for quick identification. Metal shoe racks can be placed on the floor of your wardrobe. Cloth shoe racks can be hung on your wardrobe door or on the clothing rack.
Make sure to circulate your bras so that you’re not wearing the same two or three all the time.
Wash and dry any dirty clothing. If half of your wardrobe is dirty, you won’t be able to properly sort through your wardrobe.
Don’t donate torn or stained clothing. The volunteers who receive the donation will have to trash them anyway. If expensive clothing is damaged, see a tailor. However, less expensive damaged clothing may not be worth the cost of the repairs. [6] X Research source
”If I was shopping right now, would I buy this?”[7] X Research source ”Have I worn this in the past two years?” ”Is this piece of clothing too small or two big?” ”Do I feel good when I wear this?” When hanging items up, hang them in reverse of how you put them away. Then every time you wear something, hang it up normally. At the end of a year or season, clothes still hanging backwards should be considered for donation.
Delicate items such as silk or cashmere should be wrapped in tissue paper and stored in canvas storage bags. Regular clothing can be folded and stacked in large plastic bins. Only store clean clothes. [8] X Research source
