How do you organize your closet?

[haute femme]

Wow Belowen, wonderful job.. I bet it's so easy to create outfits. I love all your sandals too!

 

[Belowen]

Thanks!

 

[x_roses_x]

Um..whatever i wear the most i keep on the end of my bed, my chic stuff on hangers that i hang wherever i can and the rest of my clothes on the floor. But i do put my shoes and bags on shelves

 

[TommyGirl]

Ha, my closet is out and around my bedroom, all the time. Once a month I clean the whole mess ( of course I do laundry more often ), put everything nicely to ledges and hangers, and next morning I start making the mess again =D Eventually all my clothes are by chairs and floor, unless they`re in washing basket.

 

[SHSH]

At the weekend I wash and dry everything. Then I throw it over the sofa so I can see and plan for the week! Not the most orderly of systems LOL! I know im changing it as we speak!

 

[The_Ida]

All my dresses and blouses and all BF's shirts and coats hang nice and neat on the wardrobe-thingy from Ikea. The rest - sweaters, tees, tank tops, jeans - is trown in the closet which I didn't dare to photograph I keep the shoes I wear right now in the hall. I don't have a place to store my summer clothes, so I just keep it with the other clothes.

It's more or less colour organized... I have a lot of cream/white shirts, some blue tops and then the rest is black.

 

[waxy]

you guys have organized closets. mine's way too messy!

 

[mermaidsandcats]

MakingitLovely via decor8:

My Organized Closet


Somehow, I can leave dishes in the sink (instead of loading the dishwasher that’s two feet away), and I’ll let random things pile up on the dining room table, but I am not someone that can shove a bunch of stuff behind closed doors and consider it “put away”. Yes, I DO that (I’m nowhere near perfect), but it bothers me and bothers me until I can go through and thoroughly clean and organize everything. So that’s what I did this weekend.

My closet is a freestanding wardrobe from IKEA. It’s nothing special from the outside, but everything fits inside. Clothes, shoes, hats, purses, jewelry… it’s all in there.

Here’s the overall layout:

I think I got rid of about half of my shoes when I cleaned everything out. I decided to only keep the shoes I really loved… the cute heels, the simple flats that go with everything. All the shoes I had been holding onto that hurt my feet or that I never wore just had to go. Now the shoes I have fit nicely in two drawers.

My boots go along the back, tucking behind my dresses.

And speaking of dresses, here they are:

My jewelry and perfume used to be over by the bathroom, but I thought it made more sense to keep everything together with my clothes.

Brandon was a bit shocked at how much I was getting rid of, but I feel so much better. My sister took some of it, and all the rest was donated to charity. And now I’m nicely organized.

 

[risska]

^ That is amazeing! I'm so jealous.

I'm currently redoing my wardrobe and have just finished painting my room. Sadly my wardrobe is built in and let say that my father who designed it had no clue so sadly I don't have much to work with.

 

[TheKiwi]

I don't have a closet in my room. I have a free standing wardrobe from IKEA. It's a simple one with 2 large drawers and a hanging area up top. It fits so much, I can't even believe it!

I group everything together. The top drawer has my PJs, socks, underwear, bras, belts, work-out shorts, and tights/leggings. The bottom drawer has t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, tank tops, sweaters, shorts, and skirts. Up top on the hanging bar I keep some of my dresses, my jeans, and my nicer tops.

Then downstairs I have the coat closet as my other closet. My roommates both have large closets in their rooms so they let me have the coat closet. I keep my shoes, coats, and more dresses there.

 

[Egghead]

^ The Closet above has been my inspiration since I saw it this morning. Its so clean and organized!

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ What a great job, I'm impressed

 

[Belowen]

Very impressed with that wardrobe

 

[HockeyAndChanel]

mermaidsandcats-- LOVE your organization! I especially love the branch-thing that you hang your necklaces on

 

[mermaidsandcats]

mermaidsandcats-- LOVE your organization! I especially love the branch-thing that you hang your necklaces on

Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not my closet. You can find the source at the beginning of my post.

 

[LibertyRose]

Welcome to my humble abode. Eh, I mean closet!

To put things in perspective: I have a walk-in closet that's 5x5 in a small rental apartment. I am in my mid-twenties and work long-ish hours in an office, so I wear more dress shirts than the average TFSer. I love that my closet is square-shaped; it is small but has two levels of hanging racks which help maximize storage. I live in Washington DC, which has a clear division of summer and winter so I have clothes for all four seasons.

My storage methodology: I organize by season and by clothing type but not necessarily by color, because I rarely wear things that are not black, white, or red. B) I prefer hanging clothes with wooden hangers than folding them except for t-shirts. I have about 60 pairs of shoes and the in-season ones are displayed neatly in rows on the carpeted floor; the off-season shoes as well as clothes are put away in boxes and bags. To my surprise, I don't have a lot of bags, so I am able to display all of them on the built-in shelves in the closet.

My Closet, Front View:

My Closet, Side View:

The Extension:

Picture source: my own pics

 

[ellesea]

Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not my closet. You can find the source at the beginning of my post.

FYI if anyone's interested, that jewelry hanging branch is from Urban Outfitters.

 

[pinksatin]

omigod this thread makes me so ashamed of myself! Oy, I am one of the messy ones, but I think it's partly because I have a lot because I am so reluctant to part with anything. I usually don't buy things unless I really like them and seriously I have things I've had for years that I don't wear that often but I still like and use from time to time so I'm afraid to get rid of things and make more space because I'm afraid what I get rid of might be the perfect thing for some yet unknown future outfit.

I won't take pics, too shameful since it's quite out of order and the storage drawer and shelves and things are scattered throughout the edges of my room so I'm kind of living in the closet. But it's basically two sliding doors open to reveal one high rail along the length of the inside and on them hang the following from left to right: coats, blazers, dress pants, skirts, shorts, vests, belts (on belt hanging devices), little whispy silky tops/camis/slips, knit/jersey tops, wovens or oxford tops, everyday dresses, going-out dresses, then lastly formal dresses.

Along length of the floor there are shoe shelves which runneth over with shoes and boots and flats in no particular order but just sort of shoved however I can try to make them fit. Which they don't. So many aren't even on the shelves but just piled in front of them.

There are two high shelves that run the length of the closet over the hanging rod. The lower one has folded stacks from left to right: more dress pants, wool or tweedy skirts, jeans x2, denim skirts, shorts, and other fabrics of shorts, and then two stacks of sweaters.

The top shelf is stacks of more sweaters on the right side and stacks of sweatshirts/hoodies on the left.

In out-of-the-closet ( ) dressers and random drawer things and Rubbermaid under-the-bed things I bought and stacked up or put under the bed, I keep separately: underwear, bras, tights, leggings, socks, bikinis, pajamas, working-out clothes, cotton tanks, camis, l/s and s/s tees, and a few bins of handbags/clutches in rubbermaid bins in their dust bags under the bed too. Oh, and there is another shelf of shoes outside the closet.

I mounted hand towel bars on the wall behind my door to hang bracelets and necklaces on and keep other jewelry in drawers too.

This probably doesn't sound messy because everything has a place, but all the storage drawers, etc. take up most of my oom and rarely do I put clothes away when I take them off. It's usually everything thrown on my bed/floor/stool/back of chair so you can't walk or find anything and somehow the closet and drawers are still full. I even try to utilize space by doubling and tripling things on hangers (especially spaghetti strap or sheer things so you can still see what's underneath). I want those personal princess people to come and fix my closet! I think I know how to organize it, just not maintain it, and there is just too much crap (but I like it and won't get rid of it). I need a walk-in!

 

[Trista]

My closet is way too small for all my clothes...I totally need a walk-in. I would say my closet is about 7 feet long, with one rack and a shelf above. I have a giant chest of drawers inside (my mum refused to let me give it away) that holds a lot of my fabrics and costume-y materials. On the far left end, I have my dress bag, which is overflowing because I have so many dresses. I have a plastic chest of drawers by my bed that has the top two just dedicated to all my underwear, but the rest is yarn and crafty stuff. I have a little plastic 3-drawer thing that eventually is just going to be my bras. I have a vanity with two drawers just for lingerie. I have a behind-the-door hook for all my VS Pink hoodies (all 14 of them), and then there is a hook behind my door mounted to the wall where I have some of my skirts, a few other hoodies, a super-delicate Express dress in its dress bag, and then my yellow Michael Kors trench. And to say that it does NOT work for me at all is a gross understatement, as on the shelf in the closet I have things for when I move out, a sleeping bag, and all sorts of random junk-and I have to have it there. I can't afford to get an Ikea system now, but I do like the idea of pull-out drawers for scarves and such.

 

[La Vanguardia]

LaVan's Closet

Here's my closet, which is actually a small spare room. I store all my shoes and most of my bags (except the huge ones) in a cabinet with glass doors for easy access ... but my two favorite pairs of shoes are nicely displayed on custom-made shoe racks. B)

I just use clothes racks to hang my clothes so I can easily choose my outfits lol! These are my all-season and winter clothes. My summer ones are in storage and my winter coats are in the cellar. I use custom-made wooden hangers for my dresses, jackets and tops and metal hangers for my skirts.

I also have a large chest of drawers for my knitwear, folded tops and jeans. The top two drawers with the round pull hold my scarves and accessories.

For socks, tights and lingerie, I use a tall chest of drawers. The top drawer with the round pull holds my belts ... though I'm not a belt freak, just enough to spice up my outfits lol!

As I normally choose my outfits the previous evening ... or way before leaving the house (otherwise I miss my bus ), I hang my selected outfits on my door with a metal door hanger.