Closet Organizing Step-by-Step Guide

"Effective Method on How to Organize Closet"

If you've never done any closet organizing before, you might feel as you don't know how or where to start. That's why having a complete, guided method is important to make the organizing successful and to stick.

Organizing your closet might sound like an awful lot of work, but believe me honey, it is the essential step to liberating yourself from a messywardrobe and the classic nothing-to-wear-syndrom!

I want to introduce you to theorganizing method called S-P-A-C-E which was developed by Julie Morgenstern who is a veteran in the organizing industry.

The SPACE model gives you an easy-peasy reminder for how to organize your closet in 5 systematic steps:

1. Sort 
2. Purge 
3. Assess 
4. Containerize 
5. Equalize 

You can also use this method for every room in your house.

So to make closet organizing work for you, I (and Julie Morgenstern) suggest you to follow these 5 steps:

Closet Organizing Step 1: Sort

In this step you'll be simply amazed by how much junk and treasures have been lying in the back of your wardrobe without you realizing it, and of course the items you'll be re-discovering because you completely forgot about them and have missing for quite a while. For me, this is usually one of the emotional steps in the SPACE method because you'll fall inlove again with items and reunite with lost garments, he he :-) Get absolutely everything out of your closet, drawers and racks and sort them by clothing type. For example: pants, jeans, shorts, skirts, etc.  Start sorting the contents of your drawers first and move on to your closet, racks, etc. Tip: Emptying the closets gives you a great opportunity to clean your closet, so take advantage of this moment and hit the vacuum cleaner before you put all of your clothes back in.

Closet Organizing Step 2: Purge

Now this one's a toughy because you'll have to make lots of decisions. You probably also have to try on clothes that you're not sure you need or fits you. Dedicate at least 2-3 hours of un-interrupted time for this step. Go through everything that you took out and decide if you want to toss or keep it.  With all the clothes and accessories sorted in your room, create 6 piles: Keepers pile: Items you wear daily, need and look good on you. Like wardrobe essentials such as perfectly fitted tees, sweaters, jeans, pants, jackets, etc. Charity pile: What-were-you-thinking and grown-out-of-it clothes (outdated styles, wrong sizes, etc.) that are in good condition. Stuff that you don't want anymore but would like to give to charity or others who might like the garments. Tailoring pile: Clothes you want to keep that need a little maintenance, like torn linings, hanging hems, open seams, missing buttons, broken zippers, etc. It could also be items you want to re-invent (like changing the buttons). Dry cleaning and to-be stored pile: This pile includes anything you don't need right now in this season (there really is no space for super-chunky knit sweaters when it's blazing hot outside), which I usually group in two: warmer months (Spring and Summer), colder months (Fall & Winter). To maintain the fabric and material of these items, take the time to clean everything (that's why they call itSpring cleaning! ;-) ) Trash pile: Anything that has holes in it and that you don't want the world to see on you or anyone else. It also includes items that are broken and can't be fixed, like bras that are stretched and sprung, garments that have been stained, chlorine-bleached swimsuits, etc. Time capsule pile: There are at least a couple of things you justcan't be asked to part with, which you should place in a dedicated a space for sentiments. With me, I usually cop my taekwondo outfit and Mickey D job uniform from my early teens.

Closet Organizing Step 3: Assess

In this step you'll have to evaluate and analyze what is needed to containarize the garments. You basically plan each clothing category a home where it should live permanently. Start with understanding your own space limitations and find ways to organize the garments based on this information.  Ask yourself:
• How much storage do you need and have?
• What are you planning to put in each organizer (main closet, drawer, racks, etc.)?
• What kind of storage and organizers are needed for your clothes and accessories? Open-view or closed storage? Do you have to build a closet organizer system? (walk in or closet system, type of drawer organizers, jewelry organizers,clear shoe boxes, etc.) Research the options.

Closet Organizing Step 4: Containerize

Jewelry rack from Stacksandstacks

You should now have some ideas for your garments and what kind ofstorage or containers you need. With the completed assessment in step 3, it's time to finalize a list and go shopping!  After purchasing what's on your shopping list, put the items together and keep them separated from the other groups. Remember to measure the space first before you buy the containers, organizers and furniture.  When placing everything in place, start by separating Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter clothes from each other. Tip: I would suggest that you group each season by item and then finally by color. I think it's the most effective system to build and maintain because it's the best way to keep an overview of your closet inventory. In this way you can take follow of what you wear the most and what's getting worn out.

Closet Organizing Step 5: Equalize

Bed risers from Stacksandstacks

This usually means that you should evaluate what is working and what is not working and then re-adjust the areas that aren't working. Try to find out why that area got disorganized again. Don't know what's in the containers and organizers? Label them!  Not enough space for all of your clothes, leaving the clothes outside of your designated space? Create more space by finding practical ways to compress your items (like for example, under the bed storage, extra closet in the bathroom, bed risers, etc.) You get my idea. It's important to come up with a plan to stay on track. Your closet organizing system still need maintenance throughout the year.

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Outfit Ideas

"Womens Ultimate Guide to Putting Together Stylish Outfits"

Here you'll find outfit ideas and fashionable suggestions on how to put together outfits, or when you just don't quite know what goes with what. I'll give your wardrobe and your repressed and stylish self a real kick in the behind! Use these outfit ideas to create a first date outfit, prom outfit or for just improving and updating your style!

Do you find yourself...

• Having difficulties figuring out what goes with what? 
• Wasting more time and energy on deciding what to wear than preparing your breakfast? 
• Falling into the same outfit combination? 
• Just feel that you have nothing to wear despite your stuffed closet? 

If you said yes to one or more of the questions above, then you're going to need this page! Read along and discover simple outfit ideas on how to put together outfits while injecting some of your personal style!

It's a common fact that we spend a lot of time in front of the mirror or our closet. And often, we also tend to avoid stepping outside of our comfort zone and just keep it safe. However doing that only keeps you away from fully developing your sense of style and it results in feeling like your style is boring, wardrobe is hopeless, etc. There's a new world out there, y'know!

So what can you do? In my outfit ideas-series you're going to discover how to make it easier for you to come up with outfits. Let's lay the groundwork with the 3 important steps;Organize, plan and then execute! :-)

Step 1 of Outfit Ideas-Series: Organize Your Closet

All pieces should be visible and readily available to you.

Now imagine drawing a picture in the living room with your crayons scattered all over your house. You need red but aren't sure if it's somewhere in the kitchen. You want blue but it's under your bed. You could really use some brown but you're not sure where it is. Now the most common reaction to this is to go out and buy new crayons! However, unless you've kept them in one place, the crayons will again get scattered throughout the house and you're off to buy new ones! And then one day while you're cleaning under the bathroom sink you discover the missing brown crayon when drawing your picture. Now you have two of almost the same crayon when you only need one.

Having an organized wardrobe is very important when putting together an outfit - you should have an overview at your clothes and accessories. It gives you a picture of what you have and don't have in your wardrobe, and makes it easier for you to mix and match.

One of the best ways to organize your closet is to keep all of your tops together, followed by pants, jeans, skirts and dresses. Keep your shoes in one place. Tights and socks in a drawer. Jewelry on a stand or compartment drawer. Scarves and belts on racks. And then sort them by color.

Step 2 of Outfit Ideas-Series: Have a Shopping Plan

Without a shopping plan, you'll keep going around in a loop about the way you feel about your wardrobe because your clothes aren't in place.

Now after organizing your closet, it's time to sit and rationally write down what you need and don't need.

Here are a few tips on how to do that:

• Make sure you have each and every item on the wardrobe essential-list. That said, go through the list and buy whatever is missing from your closet first before you indulge in other trendy pieces. The magic with these basic items is that they can be worn with absolutely everything and they're trend-proof! 
• List down what you don't need. Ask yourself: Are there any pieces you have too many of? By too many I mean garments you have 3-4 of but you haven't worn and that don't get frequently used. These are unnecessary items that you need to make a clear statement of never to buy. 
• When shopping make sure you know how many outfits you can pull off from onegarment with what's already in your closet 

Step 3 of Outfit Ideas-Series: Be Inspired and Create the Outfits

Now is the time to execute those clothes into outfits! There really isn't any exact formula on putting together clothes stylishly. We all have different styles and taste; in fact, being creative with clothes is about your gut and feelings on what works for you and what doesn't.

Tip: As long as you feel confident in something, you'll look good. That's why it's super important to play up your best features and feeling comfortable when wearing clothes. That's when dressing your body shape comes into play.

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