Closets can be a household's hub of disorderly conduct. When guests arrive many of us jam what's lying around into one, closing the door on all those little loose ends, exposing the home's more... pleasant side.
I keep my clothes in a fairly large bedroom closet... And, yes, I am a self-admitted clothes horse. There's no denying it! To keep my closet looking fairly neat day in and day out, even after a good rummage, I follow a few basic rules.
First, I hang what I ware most often front and center. For example, if it's winter I hang my long sleeved shirts, winter skirts and dresses in front of short sleeved and other summer clothes. However, I also hang those few short sleeved shirts that I layer in front as well so that they're still easy to find when I want them, not stuffed in the back of the closet where I would have to go digging for them.
Second, group together likes. I hang long sleeved together, short sleeved together, and so on. I also group together dresses and skirts. This makes things easy to find. Keeping things simple will also help you keep your closet neat. If you can't find what you're looking for you're more likely to pull everything out trying to fin that one red t-shirt that you were sure was right there...
Third, color coordinate. I know, I know, anal I may be... but it helps! Having all greens, reds, whites and whatever else together helps me find what I'm looking for. So if I want that red t-shirt I know where to look.
If I practice all three rules, my closet is not only easy to navigate, but stays tidy. If I'm looking for my green turtleneck during the summer I know to look where I keep long sleeved green shirts in the back of the closet. If I want to find that white t-shirt I always layer during the winter I know that it will be with the white short sleeved in the front of the closet.
How much easier could it get??? Hey, if you're like me you'll be relieved to finally have that closet under control, otherwise, if some unsuspecting guest were to take an unauthorized peek, you may have a monitary avilanche on your hands! So, unless you're ok with posting HAZARD signs around the house, it just might be time to do a little, shall we say, Closet Managment?
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