Closet Organization Tips

Closets are one of the most well used and easily cluttered locations in the home. Not only do they hold your clothing, but also they often become a storing place for miscellaneous items that can create a state of disarray. By committing a few hours of your time and utilizing helpful organizational tips, you can have an organized closet in no time.

• Tag clothes that you haven't worn in a while. If you go an entire year without wearing it, then donate it to charity.


• Replace store shoeboxes with transparent boxes that will let you see the shoes that are inside. Alternately, take a picture of every pair of shoes that you own and then place them on the outside of the appropriate shoebox. This will eliminate your need to open shoeboxes and potentially leave them out of place.


• Coordinate your clothes by hanging like items together.


• Fold sweaters and store them on shelves. Their shape and weight will cause them to distort permanently if left on hangars.


• Store extra blankets and thick comforters in vacuum seal bags. These bags will compress things down to a fraction of the space they would normally use.