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Closet
Organizing Tips: Systems for Conquering Closet
Clutter
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by: Andrew
Porter
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Closet
organizing indicates that you value the simple
home improvement of added closet space. Below
you’ll find simple ideas to get your closets
organized:
A good suggestion for starters is to plan your
closet with hanging rods nearest the outside
walls. In most cases, this will give you the
optimum access to shelves and drawer spaces.
For reach-in closets with double-folding doors,
it’s often better to put the drawers in the
center where they’re more easily accessible. For
a closet with sliding doors, place the drawers on
either end of the closet.
Wardrobe Inventory.
Separate your closet into these categories:
-- What you currently wear
-- What you've worn only a few times in the last
12 months
-- What hasn’t even been considered in more than
a year
You might want to bag and store clothing from the
second category above, and consider donating the
things from third. Numerous charities appreciate
clothing donations and will even pick them up from
your home.
When storing out-of-season items, remember to
always clean the items first and store all boxes
in a dry place.
Assess the cloths you want to keep in your closet.
Think about how much drawer space, hanging and
shelf storage you’ll need before you begin
shopping for closet organizer kits and design
ideas.
Do you share a walk-in closet with a spouse? Make
the right side for one person’s wardrobe, and
the left side for the other. If you have enough
space, the back wall can be shared.
One of the most trendy closet designs of modern
home improvement uses drawers or baskets with long
verticals of 24" shelves in the center of the
side walls, with hanging space on either side.
If you don’t have enough room for such a layout
on each side of the closet, but you’d still like
shelves, drawers, shoe storage or baskets, plan on
using the side walls for hanging space and put a
drawer unit on the back wall.
General Closet Organization tips:
Double hanging space of your closet by adding a
second rod at 40" from the ground and
adjusting the upper rod to 80".
Use your closet doors to create more space by
adding over-the-door racks. This space can be used
for cap racks, shoe storage, valets, towel racks
or general purpose hooks.
To avoid wrinkling, avoid hanging garments too
close together.
Use specific hangers in your closet to gain space
and store items, like Multiple skirt hangers,
multiple slack hangers, belt, scarf, and tie
hangers.
To retain the original shape of your sweaters and
eliminate hanger marks, it’s usually good to
fold them instead of hanging them. New hangers are
on the market however, with rounded edges to
prevent hanger marks.
As you use up closet space, think about adding
garment racks. These come with wheels for easy
movement, and many come with covers.
Walk-in closets can be thought of as a series of
“reach-ins”. Measure each wall separately and
plan your storage wall by wall. Use corner
shelving to craft the most of the space you have.
Institute just a few of these closet organizing
tips and unleash the full joy of your “intimate
space”. You’ll also see that this is one of
the simplest forms of home improvement you can
undertake.
About the author:
Andrew Porter is an interior designer, home
improvement consultant and frequent contributor to
ClosetOrganizer4U.com
For more on closet organizers, closet accessories,
storage organizers and
design plans, visit: http://www.closetorganizer4u.com
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