by Martha Tobin, Owner at Declutter4Good
It’s a great time of year to be changing over your seasonal wardrobe ensuring less cluttered and more organized closets.
- Pack out-of-season items in large, clear labelled bins (labels specific to different family members)
- Add items you no longer need or want (i.e. due to fit, colour, style etc) to a donation bin
- Have a couple of donation bins in your home to make decluttering easier (i.e. guest room closet and/or basement laundry room)
- Consider using thin, felt hangers in your closets as they are durable, non-slip and save space
- As you hang up your current season’s items, turn the hangers around. When you wear the item for the first time, turn the hanger back the right way so that you can easily know at the end of season what you did and didn’t wear
- Put ‘like with like’ clothing together (i.e. skirts, pants, dresses) to be able to see your wardrobe at a glance
- Colour group items in each of these categories to see your volume per colour and avoid duplicate purchasing
- For the upper shelves of closets, use labelled canvas bins/baskets to make the most of this vertical space (versus piling items on top of one another)
- Sort items ‘like with like’ in these bins/baskets (i.e. jeans, work out clothes)
- Use shelf risers to add additional shelving (i.e sweaters and hoodies)
- To make the most of under-used spaces on the back of doors, use over-the-door hooks and over-the-door shoe racks
Check out my recent appearance on CTV Morning Live discussing all of the above.
Decluttering, organizing and maintaining closets is always easier and more maintainable when you have good systems in place.
