So yesterday when I woke up it was rainy and gloomy day out
and I knew I was no longer in the mood to run any of the errands I planned to
do. My closet has been a shit show for the past month, not to mention my room
looked like a hurricane hit it so I decided to do some spring cleaning. Before
I start to clean I always have that moment when I just stare at my room and say
“where do I start?” After an hour of procrastination and watching old episodes
of The Game I finally got up and started to clean and organize my room and
closet. It took approximately three and half hours but it is finally done and
looks amazing! Here is how I did it and you can do it!
Step 1: Start
from scratch
Take everything out of your closet and drawers. I mean
EVERYTHING! Your floor should look like
it vomited clothing. Clearing everything out gives you a clean palette to work
with and is much easier to work with. It may look like a lot but once you know
how you want everything to look it’ll get easier.
Step 2: Sort
and Separate
This is the most important and critical part of closet
organization. If you don’t separate and sort your pieces of clothing it sort of
defeats the purpose ya know? Start by separating the basics like tops, bottoms,
and dresses. From there separate your tops and bottoms. Example: sort your long-sleeved
wovens and short sleeved wovens, and for your pants slacks from denim, dark
denim form light denim and so on. This part may take the longest but is super
important!
Step 3:
Take it or Leave it!
So you’ve separated and sorted pieces from one another but
along the way you’ve discovered pieces that you haven’t worn in ages! I know
when I separated my clothing I found myself constantly saying “I forgot I even
had this” or “where did this come from”. If you encounter this you should make
a donate pile. I made a donate pile and sell pile because I found so many
pieces with the tags still on them. By selling, donating or even trashing old
pieces this makes room for some new pieces J
Step 4: Organization
is the key!
So now that you’ve ripped everything out, sorted it and
donated it it’s time to put everything together! Start by hanging all of your
sorted pieces up in groups and hang them accordingly. If you have tops or
bottoms that need to be folded fold them neatly. I suggest hanging everything
up in the groups they were sorted in and fold them according to color. You’ll
be surprised how much space you have in your closet and how easy it is to get
to everything!
Step 5:
Final touches!
After all of the hanging, folding and sorting put the final
touches on your closet project by cleaning you actual room! I don’t need to
tell you the steps on that. A clean closet deserves a clean room to live in!
Since your done pour up a glass of wine and bask in your amazing closet! Job
well done!
Hope these tips were useful for your spring cleaning and
happy organizing J
