Clever Space Saving Tips for Your Closet

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 another1)  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 gettingcloset, 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 assessopposite season clothes out of the current rotation.
square feet, utilizing interior wall space, the backs of2)  Measure the closet.  Remember to assess
doors and floor space.  Make drawings of wheresquare feet, utilizing interior wall space, the backs of
everything could go.  Try a few different ideas anddoors 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 arrangementenlist 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 shopideas that you haven’t thought of. Bring the
for storage containers.  Adjust your drawings if youdrawings 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 lotare 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 actuallylot 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 frontshelves 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 sixteencorners 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 neatlypairs 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 back4)  If you need more room up front for cubby
closer to the back wall.  Many closets have about sixshelves, you may be able to move your hanging bar
inches available behind the hanging clothes.  Movingback closer to the back wall.  Many closets have
the bar to the back makes a deeper closet. Someabout 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 theSome closets are deep enough to do this and install
door.  If you have room to walk in and turneven 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 topforward, 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 oneshelf up higher.  Many closets have a top shelf,
to two feet of vertical space on this shelf, leavingwhich is very useful.  But, we often use about one
another foot or two above our storage items beforeto two feet of vertical space on this shelf, leaving
we’re near the ceiling.  Moving the shelf upanother foot or two above our storage items before
higher can leave you room for another, more shallowwe’re near the ceiling.  Moving the shelf up
shelf just below it for storing smaller items.  You canhigher can leave you room for another, more shallow
place linens or large shallow containers for storage onshelf just below it for storing smaller items.  You can
this extra shelf.  Or, move everything up a foot andplace linens or large shallow containers for storage on
make room on the floor for deeper storagethis extra shelf.  Or, move everything up a foot and
containers, drawers or shoe organizers. When youmake room on the floor for deeper storage
find easy ways to make space, you will be surprisedcontainers, drawers or shoe organizers.
how organized a small closet can be.  When you areWhen 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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