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Post by freecharlie on Dec 27, 2016 5:12:09 GMT
My house now has a walk in closet. It isn't set up well, but I need to use it as is right now.
How do you organize your clothes in your closet? By outfit, color, style...?
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Post by anaterra on Dec 27, 2016 6:13:42 GMT
Our walk in is split pretty even.. his half on 1 side mine on the other... it is not super huge...
I wear scrubs to work so those are at the very front as i open the door... then tshirts or dri-fit work out type tees.. then blouses or dressier tunic type tops.. with skirts n dresses in the back...
I don't wear a lot of super dressy stuff... I don't have a rainbow break down.. I don't have "outfits"...it can all be worn however...
I don't store anything on the shelf above the rod.. so thats where my bottoms go... scrub pants 1st above those tops.. then stacks of shorts capris jeans leggings last..
Tennis shoes flip flop n flats tossed in a Landry basket.. boots heels n nicer type shoes stacked along the back wall..
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Post by corinne11 on Dec 27, 2016 11:41:54 GMT
I only have a double width built in wardrobe - would love a walk in! I have a big tub that I keep my winter clothes in and usually swap it out with my summer clothes at seasons end. As part of a major decluttering of my life, I gave 3 garbage bags of clothes and shoes to Goodwill, which has left my wardrobe workable for the first time in many years. I discovered that I really don't wear pants/jeans/skirts anymore so got rid of most of them. I buy dresses and wear them with long sleeved cardigans and tights/boots in winter and with short sleeved cardigans and sandals in summer. I decided to go by colour because I normally think of what to wear by colour- "think Ill wear my blue astronomy pattern dress" Another problem I have is not hanging clothes up straight away, often leaving them in clothes baskets. Now, I make sure they get hung up straight away. It has only been a week but I love having a tidy bedroom AND being able to find clothes quickly! Corinne
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Post by anxiousmom on Dec 27, 2016 11:57:13 GMT
I just went from a huge walk in (done by California Closets so it had all kinds of shelves and hanging places and drawers...) to two small apartment size closets with those metal bi-fold doors. I am also wondering how to organize my new closet space. Before, I had a spot for long sleeved shirts/work shirts and suits, a spot for short sleeve shirts, a place for pants/skirts, a place for cardigan/sweater sets, a place for winter stuff, a place for long sleeved tees...and some shelves for shoes. So...here's a little known fact about me. I am an absolute shoe whore. Really. I love shoes. I have probably 30 pairs of flip flops. And my good shoes? They are all in plastic shoe boxes. We moved my closet this week and my children have been laughing at me hysterically and teasing me about my shoes having their hermetically sealed little homes. OMG. They won't stop. Anyway, bottom line. I like to group like items with like items. Like having all my dresses in one spot, or pants. I don't really do by color, although sometimes in fits of organizational zeal I will.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Dec 27, 2016 13:47:51 GMT
Anyway, bottom line. I like to group like items with like items. Like having all my dresses in one spot, or pants. I don't really do by color, although sometimes in fits of organizational zeal I will. That's me. I group by type of clothing. I have a deep, really oversize closet in our master and then I use a guest room closet (one has double closets) for my out-of-season. In each closet, the clothes are hung in sections by types. That works best for me as almost everything is mix and match.
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 27, 2016 14:01:16 GMT
I organize by type. Dress pants together, jeans together, long sleeve tees together, etc.
I don't have a huge closet, so I use the closet in DH's office for out of season clothing.
I use the tiniest Command adhesive hooks on the back wall for my costume jewelry necklaces. I do it where the rods go from two to one (for longer clothes).
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Post by Gravity on Dec 27, 2016 14:07:58 GMT
I group by type, color, and style. For example, when looking at my side of the closet from left to right is dresses, skirts, pants, shorts, shirts. Then within each category clothes are arranged by color. Within each color, the clothing is arranged by style. For example, my shirts are arranged solid sleeveless, short sleeves, long sleeves, then printed tanks, short sleeves, long sleeves. BTW, I wear very few prints.
My dresser is pretty much arranged the same way. Cardigans and PJs are folded and arranged by color. I use IKEA drawer organizers to hold folded underwear, socks, and tanks which are arranged by color Konmari-style. I bought a folding board so I can fold everything exactly the same size. This makes drawers tidier and helps more clothes fit in each drawer.
I realize by reading this that I sound a little over the top. I just love organizing and have been this way since I was a little kid.
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Post by Merge on Dec 27, 2016 14:12:06 GMT
Same types of clothing together. I also actually put a smallish dresser -cheap IKEA type - in the closet for underwear, bras, camis, etc. And yes to the command hooks for costume jewelry and scarves. Oh, and I have a couple of shoe things that hang from the rod that I use for my dressy/least worn shoes. The rest are just lined up on the floor.
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 15:00:47 GMT
I put all my pants, shorter skirts, and hoodies/school spirit wear on one side (low bar). (Dh gets the top on that side). Pants are organized by type (jeans, dress pants by color, etc.)
On the other side (tall bar) I have dresses, long skirts, tops and sweaters. Dresses and long skirts are on one end, organized by color. Then comes tops, also organized by color. That way if I'm putting together an outfit, I can find what color pants/top/dress I need right away.
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 15:02:07 GMT
Oh, and DH bought me a long mirror that's mounted in the closet, and it has jewelry hooks inside it for some of my costume jewelry, like long necklaces, bracelets I wear all the time etc. It's great because it keeps the clutter hidden and also functions as a good mirror for getting dressed.
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Post by annabella on Dec 27, 2016 15:11:27 GMT
All pants together All dresses together by color all shorts together sweaters all folded together summer tops together by color winter tops together by color
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Post by hollymolly on Dec 27, 2016 15:25:06 GMT
I have a decent size walk in, all to myself. I primarily arrange by type of clothing. The colors I look best in are blues, greens, and purples, so I'm particular about only buying those colors. And of course I have neutrals as well. This makes my closet less busy looking.
To the right I have tops arranged by style first (cardigan, blouse, button down, knit) then sleeve length. Then I have my work tops, most of which are polos so they are arranged by color. Below that is my luggage and a small dresser with undergarments.
The wall across from the door has hanging racks to the right and left of wide shelves. The right side holds my pants. Dress pants and work pants on the top rack, arranged by color first then length. Jeans on the bottom rack. I also have my tall boots hanging on that rack.
The bottom 3 or 4 shelves are angled, and they hold my shoes, arranged by style then color. The first flat shelf has my short boots and the next up has sweaters, arranged by color only.
To the left of the shelves I have jackets and then out of season clothes. Bottom rack is extra hangers
The left wall has one rack for longer items, so it has my dresses and my skirts. I don't have a lot of either, so they aren't really arranged except that skirts are separate from dresses. I also have a hanging belt holder and scarf holder here.
The wall with the door is all shelving. I have a big bin full of pajamas, not organized at all. I have clear drawers from the Container Store with t-shirts and camis folded Kon Mari method, winter accessories, work out clothes, and socks. Shirts and socks sorted by color.
To decide how to set up your own closet, think about how you approach getting dressed. First I think of how I want to look/what's appropriate for where I'm going, then weather (for sleeve length), then color.
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Post by janeliz on Dec 27, 2016 15:28:46 GMT
Long sleeve tops together, short sleeves together, skirts together, etc. The only thing I haven't quite figured out is the best way to organize my shoes.
Casual t-shirts and jeans go in drawers in my dresser along with socks, underwear and pajamas.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 27, 2016 15:35:05 GMT
My house now has a walk in closet. It isn't set up well, but I need to use it as is right now. How do you organize your clothes in your closet? By outfit, color, style...? Um, badly? We have a good sized walk in closet that's split pretty evenly between us. The problem isn't the space, it's the configuration of storage in there. The people who built the house had a lot of hanging clothes such as dress shirts, suits, dresses, blouses and that's simply not how we live, LOL. It's jeans and t-shirts for both of us pretty much every day. DH and I could both fit all of our hanging clothes on one combined 5' bar, and most of that hasn't been worn for probably five or more years. We both need less hang bars and more shelving or cubbies for the kinds of clothes we actually wear. Granted, I probably should whittle down my t-shirts from the 150-200 I own down to maybe the 50 I regularly wear, but then I'll find I need something to paint in or some other messy job that will take a week and I don't have anything ratty anymore, LOL. I have a pile that are worn out and soft that I like to sleep in and those you'll have to pry from my cold, dead fingers LOL.
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Post by *KAS* on Dec 27, 2016 15:40:04 GMT
I have a walk in closet with Elfa shelving from Container Store that I designed, so it stays pretty organized. But I'm slowly but surely getting rid of clothes. I just have SO many. Many that I don't wear.
I'm not sure it makes logical sense to others, but it does for me based on how I dress.
Top hanging rack: work shirts, then short to long sleeve 'regular shirts' by color (so white short sleeve then white long sleeve, ending in black long sleeve), then tank top/camisoles by color, then cardigans by color, then button down denim/plaid/solids.
On the shelf between racks is jeans. Capri then skinny then 'regular' jeans, in stacks.
Top shelf is purses, bins for gloves/beanies, bin for black tie accessories (clutches, shawls), and cowboy boots
Lower rack: empty hangers, skirts, dress pants, suit jackets.
Long hanging: short to long 'regular' dresses, then cocktail dresses.
Shelving on one side: shelf 1& 2 shoes, shelf 3 leggings and athletic pants (that aren't yoga pants), shelf 4 yoga pants (separates in 2 folded stacks - capri and full length) shelf 5 sweaters, shelf 6 sweatshirts, shelf 7 storage.
Other side: shoe rack, then 2 more shelves of shoes, then some storage I think? Or maybe shoes in boxes.
Then I have a lingerie 5-drawer chest in my closet, and a 5-drawer dresser (long sleeve tshirts, tank tops, athletic casual tshirts, plain short sleeve tees and pajamas, bottom to top.)
This doesn't include the platform bed storage (socks, workout tops, pajamas, swimsuits and more storage).
I turn my hangers backwards on January 1 and get rid of things I haven't worn in about 9 months. I need to figure out a similar plan for everything not on a regular basic hanger.
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Post by melissa on Dec 27, 2016 15:42:34 GMT
I have a walk in closet in an old house, so it is no where as big as most. And I share it with dh. He has 1/3. His area has built in cabinets and a rod for his shirts and suits. I have a rod for longer dresses and sweaters. On the other wall, I set up wire cubes and have a rod for shorter items. I have a hanging bag organizer with my exercise clothing. Another one for purses. Bags I don't use as often are on the shelf above. Shoes are also in hanging organizers, but I have more shoes than fit. Oops. Should probably purge down to what I wear. The cubes are sorted by clothing type- sleeveless tops, short sleeves, long sleeves, leggings, sweaters, sweatshirts, etc. Overflow is on the shelf above and on top of the cubes. Have moved a bunch of stuff to the top shelf. If they sit there untouched for 2 years, the plan is to purge them. I do need to go through every once in a while and flip what is in the cubes so I rediscover what was on the bottom!
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Post by hennybutton on Dec 27, 2016 15:47:29 GMT
I sort by type/use. I have some organizer shelves on the floor, so shorter items like shirts and pants go above that.
The best thing I ever did for my closet was buy enough plastic tubular hangers for all my clothes. I use heavy-duty ones for my jeans. For skirts, I use the kind of hangers with clips. The key is to have everything on the same kind of hangers.
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 27, 2016 18:03:47 GMT
I only have a double width built in wardrobe - would love a walk in! I have a big tub that I keep my winter clothes in and usually swap it out with my summer clothes at seasons end. As part of a major decluttering of my life, I gave 3 garbage bags of clothes and shoes to Goodwill, which has left my wardrobe workable for the first time in many years. I discovered that I really don't wear pants/jeans/skirts anymore so got rid of most of them. I buy dresses and wear them with long sleeved cardigans and tights/boots in winter and with short sleeved cardigans and sandals in summer. I decided to go by colour because I normally think of what to wear by colour- "think Ill wear my blue astronomy pattern dress" Another problem I have is not hanging clothes up straight away, often leaving them in clothes baskets. Now, I make sure they get hung up straight away. It has only been a week but I love having a tidy bedroom AND being able to find clothes quickly! Corinne originally I read this as you kept clothes in your bathtub...it's been a long day
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 27, 2016 18:07:46 GMT
Oh, and DH bought me a long mirror that's mounted in the closet, and it has jewelry hooks inside it for some of my costume jewelry, like long necklaces, bracelets I wear all the time etc. It's great because it keeps the clutter hidden and also functions as a good mirror for getting dressed. this sounds like a great idea
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Post by KikiPea on Dec 27, 2016 18:11:15 GMT
I do mine by style, then color...sleeveless shirts/dressy tanks, plain t-shirts, patterned (Or with words/pictures)t-shirts, dress shirts(short sleeved to long sleeved), sports shirts. Within those categories, I put them in rainbow color order.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2016 18:16:36 GMT
By item type then by sleeve length for tops/cardigans/jumpers.
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Post by katybee on Dec 27, 2016 18:34:17 GMT
Here's my tip: I have a set amount of hangers. I REFUSE to buy more. If I run out of hangers, I have to get rid of clothing to free one up. I faced that problem this week. I have bought some new clothes recently and found myself without hangers after I washed all my laundry. (I've had a big pile of dirty laundry lately that's freed up a lot of hangers. But when everything was actually clean, I found I have more clothes than hangers). Yesterday, I had to make some difficult decisions and get rid of some stuff. But I know I will probably never miss the discarded items, I never do...
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Post by peasapie on Dec 27, 2016 18:44:37 GMT
My walk-in has drawers, shelves and rods. Underwear and socks go in drawers. Shoes, sweats, pants on shelves. The rest on rods and I organize by type (blouse, jackets, slacks and then color).
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Post by SockMonkey on Dec 27, 2016 19:49:31 GMT
Oh, and DH bought me a long mirror that's mounted in the closet, and it has jewelry hooks inside it for some of my costume jewelry, like long necklaces, bracelets I wear all the time etc. It's great because it keeps the clutter hidden and also functions as a good mirror for getting dressed. this sounds like a great idea It's this one: www.target.com/p/storage-mirror-black-room-essentials/-/A-15120921We wall mounted it instead of hanging it on a door, though.
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Post by tomocus on Dec 27, 2016 20:53:30 GMT
Reading this post makes me want to get in there and organize my closet!!
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Post by kimpossible on Dec 27, 2016 20:54:39 GMT
Reading this post makes me want to get in there and organize my closet!! Me too!
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Post by Linda on Dec 27, 2016 22:08:58 GMT
reading this thread makes me envious - DH and I share a good-sized walk-in closet BUT a huge chunk of my side is filled with the totes and boxes of stuff my son is storing here until he's stationed stateside. I don't have a clothing rod at all - I have a utility shelf and all my clothes that normally would hang are folded by type on that (and it badly needs re-sorting....Christmas parcels took up every inch of space in there and I was tossing clean clothes at teh shelf by Christmas eve).
But yes - by type is how I organise clothes because I go in looking for a dress or a pair of trousers or a winter blouse
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Post by utmr on Dec 27, 2016 22:41:21 GMT
Very similar to what's been described- similar items together and then by color. But. One of the best ideas I ever heard was to put the oddball items together. By that I mean the blouse that only goes with one suit hangs with that suit and the scarf that matches one sweater stays with it. Otherwise I either forget to get it or waste time looking for it.
The other is to hang the hangers backwards. As you wear things out then back the right way. After a period of time it is obvious what you use and don't use.
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Post by anaterra on Dec 27, 2016 23:00:18 GMT
I do every now n then turn my hangers backwards... then after a few months move those clothes to behind dresses.. at a designated time if i haven't pulled it out to wear n its still behind dresses.. then our it goes...
Dresses n skirts are by season but i don't wear them often at all... no weekly reason to get dressy... so i take 1 out when I buy a new 1... keeping my most favorites...
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Post by Nanner on Dec 27, 2016 23:16:55 GMT
Anyway, bottom line. I like to group like items with like items. Like having all my dresses in one spot, or pants. I don't really do by color, although sometimes in fits of organizational zeal I will. That's me. I group by type of clothing. I have a deep, really oversize closet in our master and then I use a guest room closet (one has double closets) for my out-of-season. In each closet, the clothes are hung in sections by types. That works best for me as almost everything is mix and match. Me, too. One half is work clothes and the other is non-work clothes. Dress pants all together, work blouses, other dressier tops, cardigans, scarfs. The non work side - jeans, then casual tops, then hoodies. Sweaters are folded up in drawers in the closet. Out of season clothes are hung in the closet of the room I use for an office, or folded into a bench/chest in the master bedroom.
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