Before you buy or re-purpose closet storage, you've got to spend some time decluttering and organizing, assessing your space, choosing storage options, and finally, installing them into your closet. A few rules to follow:
- Make sure the storage solutions fit your closet well. Don't keep anything you have to jam in there to make it fit.
- Choose storage products that work well with your wardrobe. In other words, if you own tons of clothes that hang, don't buy a closet system that only allows for a few feet of hanging space.
- Choose durable items that will stand up to heavy use. You use your closet every day, so storage solutions need to be sturdy.
Declutter clothes and shoes to create more storage space.
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Before you begin planning, purchasing, and installing closet storage, it's important to first begin with a clutter-free closet. Never pay to store clothes, shoes and accessories you don't wear.
Ways to declutter the closet:
Organize clothes, shoes and accessories.
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Next step is to organize the closet the way you use it, meaning keep the clothes you wear most often in the easiest-to-reach spots for easier access, hang pants and shirts, fold sweaters and jeans and sort clothes planing like-with-like so you know exactly where to reach to find your favorite skirt, shirt or scarf.
How do you feel before you organize your closet? Terrible! How do you feel after it's organized? Awesome! Let's get started:Plan your closet storage space.
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This is a very important step that people often skip. As I eluded to above, it's important to asses your needs before pulling out the old credit card. triple measure the closet space you are working with, and inventory your wardrobe are the two most important steps in the storage-planning process.
Purchase & re-purpose closet storage solutions.
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Now's the time to start thinking creatively. Do you have anything in your home that can be used or re-purposed for storage? Think about shoe racks, cubbies, drying racks and hooks. See if they fit into your closet storage scheme, or read one of my many guides to purchasing storage solutions:
