How to Organize Your Closet

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Is your closet in need of some TLC? Apply the following steps and you should be pleased with your closet and yourself once you have finished the long, overdue task of organizing your closet. Who knows, you may find something that has been missing for so long you forgot you even had it.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Plastic totes
Hangers
Hooks
Shoe racks
Long rods

Step1

Take everything out of your closet and place it on the bed. Trust me, this is the easiest way to begin.

Step2

Arrange things in separate piles. For example, make a pile for clothes and accessories you don't wear or use anymore. Then start another pile for winter clothes, another for spring clothes and so on.

Step3

Store all the items you no longer have a use for in a box or tote, and then set them aside for charity or a rummage sale.

Step4

Place all clothes that are currently out of season in plastic totes. For the clothes still in season, place them on hangers.

Step5

Neatly stack the plastic totes in your closet before hanging up your in-season clothes. If you have too many plastic totes and believe they'll make your closet look cluttered again, then consider investing in a few under-the-bed totes as well.

Step6

Install hooks on the walls inside your closet for your accessories such as belts, scarves and more.

Step7

Install two rods in your closet. Place one rod higher than the other. Once installed, hang all your in-season clothes back in the closet, but organize them like this: longer garments (dresses, long skirts and gowns) on the higher rod and the remaining garments on the lower rod. You may also organize your clothes by colors, gender (if you have a spouse) or any other way you would like.

Step8

Invest in a shoe rack that hangs over the door. Next, place the shoe rack or racks (if you have quite a few shoes), over your closet doors or other doors. Finally, places the shoes in the shoe racks. You should now have an organized closet.