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Closet Challenges

by Maria Gracia Updated on August 29, 2024 Each challenge is designed to help you declutter and organize your clothes closet. Join our newsletter to be notified when new content is added to our website. • Day 1: Declutter: Choose 5 items in each category that you’re no longer wearing (pants, shirts, dresses, shoes, purses, etc.) Put those items in a large tote bag. Drive them on over to a local charitable organization. Do this every week, until you’re left with only the clothing you truly love…it looks good on you, fits your body nicely, and you feel great when you’re wearing it. • Day 2: Gather all empty hangers. Put them to one side of your clothing rod. If you have excess hangers (way more than you’ll ever need), get rid of some or transfer a number of them to another closet in your home where they’re needed. By the way, aim to only have hangers in your closet that are the same look and style; doing so helps make your closet a lot less chaotic and significantly more organized. • Day 3: Sort like-items together: I have my clothes closet divided into two sections: Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter…and both of those categories are further divided into shirts, pants, skirts, etc. Sort like-items together to make daily selection easy for you. If you don’t have space in your closet for both seasons, store the off- season clothing in a tote box or empty suitcase that isn’t being used, preferably in an out-of-the way area other than your closet. • Day 4: Get shoes off the floor: Either put them on closet shelves, if you have shelving, or on a stackable shoe rack. Arrange similar types of shoes together, like all sandals, all dress shoes, all sneakers, etc. • Day 5: Get purses off the floor: Put purses/handbags on shelves in your closet, or affix some Command Strip hooks and hang them. • Day 6: Add some decorative touches: One way that really helps to keep your clothes closet organized and calm is to think of it more as a “room,” rather than a “closet.” Add some decorative touches, like a pretty framed photo on one of the shelves, or a motivational “saying” on the wall…something that makes you smile when you see it. • Day 7: Commit to the “One In-Two Out” Technique: Anytime you buy any clothing or accessories that are going to be stored in your clothes closet, for every item you bring in, two must go…either donated, given away to a friend, or thrown out if there is no more life left in that item. Back to Organizing Challenges Index