What is it about the new year that makes us all feel the need to purge and organize?
Is it because we received more gifts than we really need? Or because everything just feels messy and disorganized after all of the holiday decorations are put away?
Whatever the reason, the organizing bug always hits me hard this time of year and I start cleaning and organizing like nobody’s business. So, today, I’m offering some tips for getting organized that can be used in closets both large and small.
1. Edit
First and foremost, you must purge! As a general rule of thumb, if you haven’t worn it or used it in a year, get rid of it!
2. Categorize:
After I’m all done editing and I know what I’m going to keep, the first thing I do is sort all my clothes in to categories:
- Dresses
- Slacks
- Jeans
- Sleeveless shirts
- Short-sleeved shirts
- Long-sleeved shirts
- Sweaters
- Jackets
- etc.
You have a lot of great tips, Julie. Thanks for sharing! We have a walk-in master closet also and it’s slowly on its way to looking like your Before photo- I need to organize it now before it gets much worse! 🙂
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LOL – What Jen wrote above is true for us as well: our walk-in closet is not as walkable as it could be! Thanks for sharing so many great ideas for us to get it organized!
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So many great ideas! I have an older home so I just dream about walk in closets but if I ever get a home with one I’ll be sure to remember your advice!
Great tips, Julie! I have to tweak my closet organization every year….it’s still waiting. 🙂
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Julie…I feel like I know you even better now that I have been in your closet! Well done…As you know I have been editing my whole house too, so I am on board with you. Thanks for all the great tips!
Kelly
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good ideas