Organizing Your Closet…on a tight budget.
Are thinking of effective and economic ways of organizing your closet? You don’t have to spend a fortune on fancy closet organizing systems to organize your own closet. All it takes is an honest introspection of your habits and a good look at your belongings. With some creativity and some planning, you can create a closet that’s organized and easy to maintain.
First of all, make an inventory of what’s currently in your closet before you begin to organize it. Keep aside all clothes that you haven’t worn for six months or more. Take out worn-out shoes, outdated handbags and accessories that you no longer need and add them to the clothes bundle you kept aside. Now get rid of this bundle and you will be pleasantly surprised by just how much space you have freed up. Doing this purging before getting to organizing your closet means less to contend with during the organization process.
Next, take a look at what you’re left with. Try to organize your clothes based on what groups together well as outfits. Make sure to group like colors together, and organize clothes, shoes and accessories into casual, sport, professional and formal dress categories.
Now that you have a neatly categorized wardrobe, it’s time to place it back into your closet in a neat and organized fashion. Look around your home for unused baskets and bins. Consider installing a couple of extra shelves if the need warrants. Affordable shelving units and brackets can be found in more home organization sections of your favorite hardware or discount store.
You can also make great use of your space simply by using lengths of chain to hang items on in your closet. You can purchase plastic or metal chain in different lengths depending on your needs. Links should be large enough to accommodate your style of hanger - whether metal or plastic. Hardware or do-it yourself stores will cut the chain the length that you request. Attach the chain to your closet rod with a hook; these can also be found at the hardware or do-it-yourself store. Or you can simply loop the chain over the hook of a sturdy coat hanger. Hang clothing items, one hanger per link. This simple, inexpensive method can help you store several items in the space of just one.
With a little discipline, some creativity, and a free afternoon, your closet will soon be organized, easy to use, and simple to maintain.