Hints for Closet Organizing
In far too many homes, organizing stops at the closet door. The rest of the home is immaculate and neat, but open the closet and you see why: Everything's been thrown haphazardly in there. Finding what you need becomes a chore of wading through boxes and bins.
Having an organized home isn't about hiding your clutter, it's about having places where things live and are easy to find. It may take some up-front effort to make closet organization a reality in your home, but your reward will be a neater, more efficient place to live. Here's some tips to get started.
Start with a Clean Slate
That means emptying your closet as a first step. Give it a good cleaning, top to bottom, dusting off shelves, polishing hanging racks, sweeping and washing walls and floors. Is it a dark closet? Install a light fixture or a battery-operated light. One main reason things disappear in the closet is because it's too dark to see what's in there.
With the closet empty, you're ready to start organizing. Think about how you want to use this closet, keeping in mind that it's new use doesn't have to be the same as its old use. Start with location; if the closet is in the bedroom, it's likely to be a clothes closet. If it's near the bathroom, it could be an ideal linen closet.
Creating Organized Space
Here's the simplest way to keep that closet from getting cluttered again: subdivide the space in a functional way. Hanging a second clothes rod in a clothing closet will give you more storage space and make it impossible for you to stuff large boxes or your mountain bike in there. Spacing shelves in your linen closet 14" apart will send everyone in the home looking for another place to hide old photo albums or table tamps. As an added bonus, subdividing keeps everything in easy reach and lends itself well to sorting.
There's no shortage of closet organizing products on the market. You can spend thousands on a custom-designed storage solution or a few dollars on shelving and brackets. As long as the space is divided, preferably into spaces that will only accommodate certain types of things, the plan will work.
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