Organizing your Wardrobe Closet

An organized closet is about easy access to your clothes that will save much more than your time and sanity (from searching through cluttered); for most people, a neat closet gives a feeling of calm and orderly life.  Design your closet as you would any other room in your home for function and comfort.  Your closet organization goal should be easy storage and retrieval for your items.  Retrofit your closet by hiring professional to install closet organizer.  A closet organizer can make the most of the minimal space and is an improvement to your property.  If you rent, look into the systems that can be removed and taken with you when you leave.  Use these techniques to get the most out of your closet space.

• Group like items together.  Sort and separate casual clothes from work clothes and formal wears.  Then group garments by types such as skirts and shirts. 

• Adding a second closet rod for expanding your closet function, or adjust the height of your existing one to allow for storage above and below.  By installing a double-rod system you immediately double your closet space.  It means you can hang pants and shirts or blouses and skirts in half the space you used before.   Double racks should be installed at about 82 and 42 inches high to make the most of your closet space.  Allow about 6 inches of clearance above and below each rod. 

• Have adequate lighting in your closet to help find items and match color accurately.  Consider battery-operated light to provide visual access to all parts of your closet. 

• Use clear plastic boxes to store miscellaneous items such as hair accessories and put the boxes on the shelf or use pre-made shelves for shoes and bags. 

• Consider adding extra shelving for items you don’t use often, but still need to have such as bathing suits and evening shoes.   

• Use shelf dividers to keep folded stacks of sweaters and jeans from toppling over.

• Use padded hangers for more delicate items and sturdy wood hangers for tailored jacket to maintaining the shape of your garment. 

• Keep shoes off the floor of the closet by adding a shelf for shoes on one wall or buy over-the-door shoe pockets and group your shoes together by color for easy visual and access.  Ready-made shoe caddies or shoe bags are available in most department stores. 

• Pack away the out-of-season clothes in a cedar chest or a box and store the box in an area that isn’t damp.  You will have more room in your closet and the remainder of your clothes won’t wrinkle as much because they won’t be pressed together.

By arranging your closet for maximum space and accessibility, you will cut down on time you spend hunting for clothes and getting dressed.  Even worse than standing knee-deep in sweaters or shoes at your feet is not being able to find what you are looking for; with closet full of clothes and nothing to wear.