Closet Organization: Pictorial Finale & Tips



Front door... company red-y

     Getting red-y for company has included major hustle, including two, years-begging-to-be-tackled, projects (painting the front door and organizing the closet). Today's post reveals my side of our walk-in closet (previous blogs reveal my angst about closet organization and contain photos of husband's side of the closet). 

     It is embarrassing to admit that for 8 years our roomy closet has felt crowded. Now, with a logical set-up and tools, my father-in-law's favorite motto is fulfilled: A place for everything, and for everything a place. I now manage my clothing. Purging and re-surging were also beneficial (I actually found a couple of valuable pieces of lost clothing).

     This closet finale is like reality TV & National Treasure, combined. Reality because it is not perfect, but the tools were affordable, using items I already owned OR purchased at garage sales or thrift stores. A treasure because of unexpected, reasonable finds to creatively store our clothing. Here is a pictorial reveal, to possibly inspire other "closeteers":

 T-shirts, rolled & stored in Red & brown bins. Belts hang from a belt hanger.
Dress pants hang strategically folded above the counter
(pants to the right hang unfolded)
The stool and counter-top help when dressing & to fold clothes

Occasional dress-up purses, binned

Garage sale medical cabinet's
counter top & 5 drawers...

...neatly store socks & undies
well worth $50 (With shallow drawers, no digging through piles!)

     
Now, to see my full but now contained, REALITY side of the closet...


 What's with women & shoes?
I could only part with 10 pairs, so viewable storage creates voila!

Yes, more shoes!

 High- & low-rise racks of shoes
Side pocket lights illuminate
Thrifty CD high-risers, re-surged




Casual & long-sleeve workout shirts, rolled, are readily spotted.
Garage sale plastic shoulder covers shield from dust.

Slick workout wear
Inexpensive, re-surged Wal-Mart dorm bookcase lays sideways
for visible shelf storage (pants, t-shirts, shorts)

     Click the yellow link to view a gadget we use, the FlipFold. It neatly folds sweaters, shirts, and t-shirts: FlipFold's official ad demonstrates its benefits...(FYI we don't fold sheets with it)  .

 

Scarves
Ikea's hanging storage has 28 holes!