Not every house or apartment is going to have the perfect walk-in closet you’ve always dreamed about. While you can downsize your wardrobe and donate any clothes you no longer want, you can only get rid of so much. So, what do you do?
Fortunately, you can create a place for everything with a bit of innovation. Here’s how to organize your clothes when you have little to no closet space.
1. Choose an Organizational Style
There’s more than one way to organize a closet. Your first job is determining who gets what space if you share your home with others. Maybe you and your spouse need to divide the space, or you have more roommates than available closets. If you don’t have access to a closet at all, find an alternative like a clothing rack, wall hooks or dresser.
Once you pick your system, take a look at your clothes. If you have a variety of clothing lengths, you might organize that way to create rooms for shelves beneath shorter items. You can also organize by season, color scheme, or garment type – like formal versus sportswear.
2. Take Everything Out
If you have all your clothes crammed into a tiny space, take everything out and start fresh. Give the closet, shelves or drawers a good clean before reorganizing. If your closet is carpeted, be sure to clean it to remove any oil, dirt or contaminants that can build up, especially in an easily neglected space like closet corners. Wipe down any shelves and dust the nooks and crannies.
Once you’re done cleaning and your closet is 100% empty, you can get a better sense of the space you have to work with.
3. Do Laundry More Often
When you finish a massive load of laundry, it can be exhausting to fold and put everything away perfectly. You might be tempted to shove clothes into a drawer, or even dump your basket out onto the floor to avoid folding altogether. If this sounds like you, try doing laundry more often. While this might sound like more work, you’ll actually be able to save time by not needing to totally reorganize your closet when putting away a larger batch of laundry.
4. Prioritize Placement
Chances are good you wear socks and underwear every day. You might always reach for a blazer if you work in an office or manage a retail establishment. However, your old high school baseball uniform probably doesn’t see much playing time after reaching adulthood.
Put the items you need the most where you can reach them with ease. A shallow basket with homemade paper towel dividers makes a handy place to stash your socks at your fingertips. If you have a deep closet, leave space near the front for jackets and other items you need every day.
5. Get Storage-Savvy
The right storage solution can make a tiny space feel enormous. However, you don’t need to splurge on a pricey store-bought system. You’ll probably get more utility from a custom-designed job.
For example, a set of custom hangers saves space if you wear a camisole under your work shirt every day. Those with multiple pairs of shorts and casual tops won’t find much use for a single rod, but a double or triple setup doubles your hanging room for cropped items.
Those with an extensive shoe collection can use a behind-the-door or under-the-bed organizer.
6. Use Every Nook and Cranny
Chances are good you have plenty of unused space in your closet. Step inside and look up – see that empty area above the door? Why not install a shelf to hold your suitcases or a smaller, narrower version for hanging your hats?
Likewise, look to your corners. You can mount a tree or hang hooks for organizing your belts and scarves. You can also add triangular shelves for holding accessories like jewelry and sunglasses.
7. Make Use of “Found” Space Outside Your Closet
Your closet might be small, but it isn’t your only space for stashing your clothes. If you have an open corner in your bedroom, you can fill it with a functional and affordable piece of storage furniture. It doesn’t take much to refinish old items with chalk paint, so plan to go yard-saling on a sunny Saturday morning in search of the perfect find. You might get a new custom dresser for little more than pocket change and elbow grease if you put in the work.
You probably have other hiding spaces. Underbed storage boxes or drawers can be the perfect place to store excess clothes.
Organizing Clothes in a Small Closet Space
If you live for fashion, you might lament your small closet space. However, a little know-how can keep your clothes tidy. Follow these tips to get organized when you have little to no closet space. By making the most of the room you have, you’ll make getting dressed in the morning a snap.
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