Closet Organizing Ideas
to Create The Closet of Your Dreams

Want some GREAT closet organizing ideas?

You're in the right place.

And, well...ummmm...the secret is out.

Here's the secret.

I absolutely LOVE closets.

All closets...tiny little closets, huge walk-in closets, and everything in between. (In fact, someone once called closets my 'Organizational O'...if you know what I mean.)

Why this love of closets, you might ask?

Great question!

Closets are where we start our day. We get dressed in front of our closet. We get ourselves ready to face the world with the help of our closets.

Our closets help us create perception. They help us create the persona we present.

And our closets might as well look absolutely fabulous while doing it, in my opinion.

Imagine opening up your closet door in the morning and getting a big smile on your face.

Imagine that you like how it looks. You like what's in there. Imagine that it's fun to visit your closet. (In fact, I've had clients tell me that, after taking one of my closet programs, they like to go and just sit in their closet and hang out in there, simply because it looks so good and makes them feel so good.)

Not your ordinary closet, n'est-ce pas?

And here's the thing. Having a closet you love doesn't mean it has to be huge and filled with designer clothes.

It simply has to be a closet that YOU love, that works for you, that makes it easy to get dressed in the morning.

So let's talk about closet organizing ideas, shall we?

Every time I talk about organizing, I always talk about clearing out the clutter first. Clear out what you no longer love, what you no longer wear, what doesn't fit, and what doesn't flatter you.

For most people, that's about 75% of their stuff. Seriously.

After clearing that stuff out, your closet already looks better, doesn't it?

Now it can breathe.

Closet Organizing Ideas:

• For a clothes closet, it's best to take everything that isn't clothes or wardrobe related and move it out of that closet to store somewhere else (or better yet, get rid of the item if it isn't playing an active role in your life). I mean, who wants to see a bowling ball and a typewriter stashed in their clothes closet?
• Put everything where you can easily see it and get at it. If you have items that are hidden, underneath other items, or tucked up high on a shelf that you can't reach, you're not likely to use them.
• For that reason, I'm a big fan of hanging pretty much everything, rather than folding and stacking things. Anytime you have a pile of anything, it's going to be a nightmare to keep looking great, right?
• Hanging everything keeps things looking much neater, and also lets you truly see what you've got.
• The only things to put in drawers or bins would be underwear and socks. In fact, I haven't used a dresser in years because I have simplified my closet so much.
• If you're hanging most of your items, you'll want to make sure you have plenty of clothing rod space, too. You can easily add extra rods to give you more hanging space.
• You can also add hooks to closet doors and walls to give yourself lots of extra storage space. Hooks are great for jackets, bathrobes, pajamas, accessories...the uses for hooks are endless (plus, they're so easy to keep looking great).

Here are some of my favorite closet organizing ideas for storage:

• Plastic bins with lids to store socks, underwear, hosiery, bathing suits...use one bin for each category, and you'll always know exactly what you've got (and the lids keep dust from getting on the items). I like storing these bins one-deep on a shelf. Every time you start stacking bins you start adding to your opportunity to create a mess, because the one you want is usually on the bottom!
• Floor baskets for laundry, dry cleaning, or gym clothes.
• Simple shoe racks or shelves.
• Great hangers! Either wood or sturdy plastic hangers (my favorite is white because you can always buy more and make sure they'll match!)...this one tip alone will transform the look of your closet.

The best closet organizing ideas are simple...so you can actually do them and just as importantly, so you can maintain them.

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