| Closets tend to get messy very quickly, and it | | | | 2. After you've whittled it down to the clothes |
| becomes the dumping ground for pretty much | | | | you really need, get everything off the floor and |
| everything you don't want to see elsewhere in | | | | off the shelves that you can, and vacuum every |
| your house, clothes you don't feel like cleaning | | | | nook and cranny that you usually ignore when |
| right now, and pretty much everything else you | | | | you're cleaning the rest of the house, and wipe |
| don't want to deal with for the time being. | | | | down shelves and drawers to get every bit of |
| However, you will be amazed out how much | | | | dust out, so your clothes don't get dirty again |
| better you feel after you get your closet | | | | right after you put them up. |
| organized. Whether you believe in the tenets of | | | | 3. Decide where every single type of clothing, |
| feng shui or not, it's undeniable that being | | | | shoes, or accessories should go, and stick to that |
| organized will help you feel a little happier and a | | | | plan. Even if you don't have a lot of individual |
| little more in control in your life. | | | | storage units in your closet, tell yourself that this |
| | | | certain item will always go here from now on, and |
| 1. Make one box for donations, and one box for | | | | develop a pattern of good closet organizing habits. |
| throwing away, and go through every little thing in | | | | You are well on your way to having a more |
| your closet. If you haven't worn it in over a year, | | | | organized closet. It takes time to develop the |
| you obviously don't need it. Only throw away | | | | good habit of managing the mess that your closet |
| what is truly in bad condition, because many | | | | wants to devolve into, but after a few months |
| charity shops can at least use worn clothes for | | | | you won't even remember what it was like to |
| rags and sending to third-world countries. | | | | have a messy closet. |