Closet Organization – Useful techniques to get freedom from clutter
Closets are associated with storage of things, which are necessary in a household, and organizing the closets call for very effective space management techniques. At times it can become extremely frustrating, when considerable amount of junk gets in the way of utilizing the closet space just in the manner one may want to. Also it may seem that there are too many articles, which might never be required, and such items are actually eating up all the available space for useful articles.
Closets are first in the list whenever it comes to organizing living spaces but it requires a lot of meticulous planning and detailing. Before actually taking the plunge in a closet organization exercise, one should carefully make out a list of what all items are stacked inside the closet and more importantly how much out of those are actually useful and needs to be retained. An effective closet organization can be only done, if the list of useful and redundant items is drawn up beforehand.
Mapping out the Closets
Let us now explain the closet organization techniques for different kind of closets.
Organizing the Bedroom Closet – Estimate the number and the different types of clothing articles that may be put in a particular closet, and thereafter select a closet organizer with adequate room for all long and short garments. It is advisable to keep approximately 20 per cent of the total storage space in a closet empty for apparel that may be purchased at a future date. Items that are used regularly should be kept between shoulder and knee height. Very often, we do not use the area above the top shelf of the closet. Depending on your height, it makes sense to keep a small stool handy to reach out to such spaces and items that are very seldom used can be stored in the top shelf.
Organizing the Linen Closet – Linen closet should be organized keeping in consideration the size of different linen items like bedcover, bed sheet, pillows, quilts, blankets, curtains and draperies etc, etc. Linen closet should be organized in a way that similar categories are stored in same shelves or racks and usually the bigger items are placed at the bottom while the smaller ones stay on the top. To organize a linen closet, the frequency of usage of the items is an important consideration – things, which are required once in a week or more frequently, should be placed at a height between shoulder and the knees.
Organizing small and sundry articles – One needs to be innovative in terms of closet organization ideas for small and miscellaneous articles to create an arrangement that meets storage requirements and still prove to be cost effective. For example, plastic bins, baskets and organizers are inexpensive and provide decent amount of storage for small household items. Plastic Bins with lids provide closet storage for less-frequently used items. Large plastic bins actually provide lot of storage volume at comparatively lower cost.
Organizing the Shoe Closet – A considerable attention to detail would be required for organizing a shoe closet also. It is advisable to keep gents and ladies shoes in different shelves of the closet. Kid’s shoes should preferably be stored separately in kid’s closets. Another important consideration while organizing a shoe closet would be the type of shoes placed in one particular shelf. Formals and office wear shoes should not be ideally kept along with casual wear or sports shoes. Also shoe accessories, for example liquid polish, wax and the shoe dusters should be kept in an altogether separate section within the shoe closet. Ladies shoes generally are available in much more variety and depending on the different styles that one possesses; it is a good idea to have separate shelves for storing platforms, heels, stilettos, flat sandals and/or fancy boots.