| 1) Get rid of anything you have not worn in a year. | | | | even more of a professionally organized feel. |
| Plan to store out-of-season clothing in another | | | | 1) Get rid of anything you have not worn in a year. |
| closet, garage, or in a container on a high shelf. A | | | | Plan to store out-of-season clothing in another |
| rolling garment rack is also a good idea for getting | | | | closet, garage, or in a container on a high shelf. A |
| opposite season clothes out of the current rotation. | | | | rolling garment rack is also a good idea for getting |
| 2) Measure the closet. Remember to assess | | | | opposite season clothes out of the current rotation. |
| square feet, utilizing interior wall space, the backs of | | | | 2) Measure the closet. Remember to assess |
| doors and floor space. Make drawings of where | | | | square feet, utilizing interior wall space, the backs of |
| everything could go. Try a few different ideas and | | | | doors and floor space. Make drawings of where |
| enlist help from your spouse, friends or family. | | | | everything could go. Try a few different ideas and |
| Sometimes they will come up with arrangement | | | | enlist help from your spouse, friends or family. |
| ideas that you haven’t thought of. Bring the | | | | Sometimes they will come up with arrangement |
| drawings and measurements with you if you shop | | | | ideas that you haven’t thought of. Bring the |
| for storage containers. Adjust your drawings if you | | | | drawings and measurements with you if you shop |
| are inspired by bins or baskets while you are there. 3) | | | | for storage containers. Adjust your drawings if you |
| Get creative with making space. If you have a lot | | | | are inspired by bins or baskets while you are there. |
| of shoes, you may need lots of storage for them. | | | | 3) Get creative with making space. If you have a |
| But, that doesn’t mean that they will actually | | | | lot of shoes, you may need lots of storage for them. |
| take up a lot of space. You can install cubby | | | | But, that doesn’t mean that they will actually |
| shelves up the interior front side of the side walls. | | | | take up a lot of space. You can install cubby |
| This way, the shoes will be lined up the front | | | | shelves up the interior front side of the side walls. |
| corners of the closet in front of your shelves or | | | | This way, the shoes will be lined up the front |
| hanging clothes. You can easily store shoes sixteen | | | | corners of the closet in front of your shelves or |
| pairs high, two wide, on both sides of the closet. | | | | hanging clothes. You can easily store shoes sixteen |
| That’s sixty four pairs of shoes stored neatly | | | | pairs high, two wide, on both sides of the closet. |
| in order without taking up hardly any space! 4) If | | | | That’s sixty four pairs of shoes stored neatly |
| you need more room up front for cubby shelves, | | | | in order without taking up hardly any space! |
| you may be able to move your hanging bar back | | | | 4) If you need more room up front for cubby |
| closer to the back wall. Many closets have about six | | | | shelves, you may be able to move your hanging bar |
| inches available behind the hanging clothes. Moving | | | | back closer to the back wall. Many closets have |
| the bar to the back makes a deeper closet. Some | | | | about six inches available behind the hanging clothes. |
| closets are deep enough to do this and install even | | | | Moving the bar to the back makes a deeper closet. |
| more shelves on the front walls, adjacent to the | | | | Some closets are deep enough to do this and install |
| door. If you have room to walk in and turn | | | | even more shelves on the front walls, adjacent to |
| forward, you could store a multitude of items here. | | | | the door. If you have room to walk in and turn |
| 5) You may also be able to move your bar or top | | | | forward, you could store a multitude of items here. |
| shelf up higher. Many closets have a top shelf, | | | | 5) You may also be able to move your bar or top |
| which is very useful. But, we often use about one | | | | shelf up higher. Many closets have a top shelf, |
| to two feet of vertical space on this shelf, leaving | | | | which is very useful. But, we often use about one |
| another foot or two above our storage items before | | | | to two feet of vertical space on this shelf, leaving |
| we’re near the ceiling. Moving the shelf up | | | | another foot or two above our storage items before |
| higher can leave you room for another, more shallow | | | | we’re near the ceiling. Moving the shelf up |
| shelf just below it for storing smaller items. You can | | | | higher can leave you room for another, more shallow |
| place linens or large shallow containers for storage on | | | | shelf just below it for storing smaller items. You can |
| this extra shelf. Or, move everything up a foot and | | | | place linens or large shallow containers for storage on |
| make room on the floor for deeper storage | | | | this extra shelf. Or, move everything up a foot and |
| containers, drawers or shoe organizers. When you | | | | make room on the floor for deeper storage |
| find easy ways to make space, you will be surprised | | | | containers, drawers or shoe organizers. |
| how organized a small closet can be. When you are | | | | When you find easy ways to make space, you will |
| done, hang your clothes on matching hangers. | | | | be surprised how organized a small closet can be. |
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| or space saving metal hangers can give your closet | | | | of a professionally organized feel. |