My absolute favorite thing about cleaning someone’s closet is when he or she says, “I forgot I had that! I’m going to wear it [tomorrow; this week; right now]!
Knowing what you have and using it is just the most satisfying feeling. Being able to see and access it easily is a close second.
Here are some photos of recent closet edits/organizations that I’ve done. Can we just talk about the custom tie drawers (courtesy of interior designer Laura Tutun!) and on a much more DIY note, the pictures of shoes pasted onto the shoe boxes? Both are so good IMHO.
Organizing Tip #1
Go through it ALL. But do it section by section. For example, just start with your shirts or shoes. Set a timer—clean/organize for 1 hour and then see where you are. Make a plan for which section to tackle next.
Tops organized by color and all on the same type of hanger.
Organizing Tip #2
Put everything in color order. Tops, pants, shoes, ties (what a gorgeous collection!).
Organizing Tip #3
Separate Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer. Seriously, this is so helpful—it seems like it will be a pain when you have to swap next season, but it won’t be.
Same-season golf shirts and cotton shorts/pants hang together.
Below is a little ‘before and after’ fun: A coat closet gets some love and shoes are easy to organize/find when photos are attached to boxes.
