Organizing Closets

Organizing Closets is either something you’re good at, or something you’re terrible at. There doesn’t seem to be many people in the middle. And chances are, if you’ve found this site, you’re in the latter category.

But don’t fret! This site is full of great closet organization tips and strategies that are virtually guaranteed to turn your “mess” into something you’d see in a magazine.

The First Step When Organizing Closets

If you’re overwhelmed by the idea of cleaning and organizing any of your closets, you’re not alone. In a survey I just made up, 95.6 percent of all households have at least one “junk” closet. You know the type: it’s so crammed full of odds and ends that you’re lucky to even get the door closed.

What’s worse is when you do actually open the door: it’s an avalanche of assorted things.

So what’s the first step to fixing this malady? As funny as it sounds, you have to treat it like you would a drug/alcohol problem; that is: Admit you have a problem.

The more you ignore the situation, the worse it will get. Once you announce to yourself that you need to hit the closet with elbow grease and a strong will, you’d be surprised at how much easier it is to organize a closet.

Without admitting the situation, you’ll never actually get anything accomplished, and that’s not going to do anybody any good.

Closet Organization System

Everybody is unique, and therefore we all have our own Utopian idea of what a closet should look like. Maybe you like lots of shelves to better organize games, boxes, books and trinkets? Or maybe you’d prefer an elaborate set of hanging bars and rods for your clothing?

There are a million and one ways to organize a closet, and there are no stead-fast rules saying that any one is better than another. What you must do is figure out something that works for you on two levels:

1. An overall design scheme that meets your aesthetic criteria, and

2. A system that makes it easy to keep the closet organized from here on out.

After all, it doesn’t make much sense to develop a whole closet system only to find it’s too difficult or time-consuming to maintain, does it? Of course not! So you need to find a balance between the two.

What Kind Of Closet Are You Organizing?

A home is full of several types of closets, and each one contains a unique bunch of stuff. For instance, a Pantry is likely to include food and kitchen supplies – which aren’t things you’d find in the average person’s bedroom closet. Likewise, a linen closet probably contains spare towels, sheets and blankets – not the standard ingredients of a utility closet.

Each type of closet requires its own method. Hazardous paint fumes, for instance, don’t go well in pantries. But that’s an extreme. On the less extreme side are the subtle differences between kids closets and your own bedroom closet. Kids probably have plenty of toys and games to go along with the normal assortment of clothes and shoes, whereas your closet likely has fewer action figures but more “adult” items like ties, high heels and belts.

Organizing Closets Made Easy

When you’re ready to start organizing your closets, you’ll find all sorts of great tips, reviews and suggestions on this site.