You're not alone if your wardrobe is a disorganised mess. Organising your complete wardrobe may be quite difficult, particularly when you have to decide which items to donate and keep.
It can also take a lot of time, and worrying too much can make you lose motivation. Keep that from happening!
1. Tighten up
Sort everything first, then group everything into categories (dresses, shirts, trousers, etc.). Make sure you are just storing items that currently fit and look well on you. Put any questions you have in a "not-sure" box and come back to them in six months.
Sort your clothes according to categories after deciding what should remain and what should go. For instance, hang all of your shirts together with their fronts facing the same way, and make sure all of your trousers are in the same area. This keeps your closet from getting disorganised and makes it simple to find what you need. Put the things you wear the most in the front and the stuff you wear less often in the back or on higher shelves.
2. Sort by Category
Sort clothing into categories such as dresses, shirts, pants, outerwear and accessories to make the task less stressful and ineffective than sorting through a large pile of clothing. The idea is to customise the space in your wardrobe to fit your current needs, with a room designated for each category.
After deciding which pieces to keep, arrange them according to style: hang all of the short-sleeve blouses together, the long-sleeve shirts with the jackets, and the dresses with the skirts. If you're a visual organiser, you might also want to think about colour coding, such as grouping all red items together or all white tops and dresses.
According to Brookshire, folding your items can free up important shelf space and make them easier to access. It's a fantastic choice for sweaters, t-shirts, workout attire, and pyjamas.
3. Set Things Up by Season
A well-organized wardrobe is crucial for daily preparation and for locating that missing piece of apparel when it's time to get dressed, regardless of whether you have a large walk-in closet or a little homemade substitute. Thankfully, maintaining an organised closet doesn't have to break the bank or be an impossible undertaking.
Seasonal organising is one easy way to get organised, says Karina Toner, a cleaning specialist from Spekless Cleaning. In this manner, you can progressively change your summer to fall and fall to winter outfit.
She continues, "You can also arrange by type of clothing within each seasonal set." This makes it simple to put on your favourite dresses or skirts with your go-to jeans, t-shirts, or sweaters. You can see exactly what's in each drawer and storage container by using shelf dividers, and labelling goods makes everything clearly identifiable.
4. Arrange Using Colour
Sorting clothes by colour is a common way to arrange closets. This makes it easier to locate specific clothes and is a more aesthetically pleasant way to view your wardrobe. Although it could be more difficult, this method can also be utilised in conjunction with sorting by kind (for example, classifying shirts into short and long sleeves or trousers into dress and work trousers).
Start with the essentials when organising your closet by colour: whites and pastels, yellows, oranges, reds, blues, purples and greens. Next, if your clothing has patterns, identify the colour that stands out the most in the fabric and hang it next to the matching coloured section. For dresses, skirts, t-shirts, and other foldables like sweaters, jeans, and athletic apparel, this is an excellent strategy to utilise.
5. Group Items by Cost
Once you've decided what belongs and what doesn't, you should decide how to best arrange your closet. If at all possible, keep your business and casual clothes separate. For example, if you tend to wear more jeans than button down shirts, this will make it simple to find what you need every day. Foldable products store well in shelves and drawers; to make the most of available space, add dividers, or use baskets to hold delicates and socks.
If you're more of a visual organiser, think about putting similar colours in groups. If your wardrobe is big, consider sorting your clothes by length, placing longer dresses and jackets on hanger rods towards the top, trousers in the middle and shorter tops on lower shelves. Use chalkboard tags to quickly and easily label everything as you organise.
