Don’t Leave Things Sitting Around

This is something I struggle with all the time. I take my clothes off at the end of the day and I just don’t feel like hanging them back up in the closet. The result at the end of the week is a huge pile of clothes on a chair or worse yet, on the floor, which will now take 3 times as long to put away. If you think about it, it really only takes about one to two minutes to put your things away at the end of the day or in the middle of the day if the closet in question is a utility closet or the like. If you tell yourself that this task is only going to take one minute, it will help to encourage you to hang up your clothes. If it really does take more then a minute to put away your clothes, your closet organizer system may be at fault. Make sure that the system you use makes putting things away easy and not cumbersome. The organization rule that I live by is to make it easier to put an item away then it is to retrieve it. For example, if your closet shoe organizer requires you to insert each shoe into a shoe form, this might be discouraging. If you simple need to put your shoes on a rack, this will be much easier.

The “One Thing In, One Thing Out” Rule

From the minute I heard this rule I knew it was a winner. We all have the tendency to collect things that we don’t use or wear. Even the best closet organizers can’t prevent us from doing this. However, if you stick to the rule that any new item that you bring into your house means that another item has to be given away or thrown out, you will greatly reduce the accumulation of clutter that most people suffer from. To make this rule more strategic, you’ll need to apply it to the area that the new item belongs to. If you are buying a new book, an old book should be removed from your book shelf. If you buy a new shirt, an old one from your closet should be given away.

Periodic Purging of Things your Don’t Use or Wear

Even when you follow the rule above, you are bound to still collect some items that you find it hard to part with. Once in a while, take a good hard look in your closets and get rid of the things you aren’t using or haven’t worn in a long time. If this is difficult for you, think of all the charities that could benefit from the things that you aren’t even using. In addition, think of all the extra space you will have to store more items and think of how much easier it will be to find the things you do use.

Closet organization systems are only as good as the way you use them. If you make closet organizing into a routine, you will maintain an organizational system that will make your life much easier.

It is great fun seeing all the different accessories that abound. Bedroom closet organizers can be fitted with many extra types of accessories. There are over the door hangers, Huggable Hangers, spinning closet organizers for shoes and shirts, cascading hangers which save a lot of space or a closet shoe organizer just to name a few.

One of my favorite accessories is a shelf divider. This accessory is useful in any type of closet and not limited to a clothes closet. A shelf divider helps you to utilize shelf space better by dividing it into parts to sort and store different items. If you have a shelf filled with sweaters, t-shirt and undershirts, a shelf divider will all you to keep those 3 types of items compartmentalized and easy to find and access. Without the divider, those 3 types of tops would get all mixed up together. Dividers are great for custom closet organizers since they come in all types of materials so you are bound to be able to match your decor. They are easily move able too so you have the flexibility to move them around without causing any damage to your custom shelves. Shelf dividers are also good for a linen closet or pantry. How often do you need to sort through the sheets to find a pillow case? A shelf divider will help you to easily organize facecloths and towels; sheets and pillow cases. Dividers are available for wire closet organizers and also for wood closet organizers.

There are endless varieties of boxes and containers which are great for storing small items that you use all together and that may small enough to fall through the spaces on a wire shelf. In a pantry, it is very helpful to put all your spices in once box or container so that you can easily remove them all at once and place them on the kitchen counter while you are cooking. In one motion, you can return all spices back to the pantry instead of one by one. In a bathroom vanity all makeup or small hair accessories can be stored in a similar box or container. Even walk in closet organizers, as spacious as they are, can benefit from additional boxes and containers to keep the small things organized.

There are also closet accessories that help protect items used infrequently. Suit bags are perfect for all suits but especially for those you don’t wear often. The longer a garment hangs in a closet without being used, the more likely it is to attract moths, dust or mildew. Perhaps you are saving your wedding dress to pass down to your daughter. A garment bag will protect your dress for many years and is a staple of hanging closet organizers.

Whatever you are looking for, accessories for closet organizers are available for every imaginable need and even some needs you haven’t imagined yet.