I had a coat closet that was overrun with coats, mittens, scarves, purses, shoes, etc. There was a single shelf above one hanging rack. I installed another shelf, bought two matching plastic bins, added some hooks on the side walls, and put in a shoe/boot rack for the floor. Now gloves and mittens are all in one bin; scarves are in the other. Boots and shoes are organized on the floor in varied heights, and purses and bags not used daily are on the uppermost shelf. Umbrellas hang on the side hooks. It has truly simplified our lives when we quickly need to grab gloves, an umbrella, or whatever.
What I have noticed when reading over organization websites is that many closets have no shelves and nothing on the walls to hold anything. All the items stored are on the floor, so the upper half of the closet isn't used. Install some shelving...if I can do it, you can. Lowes or Home Depot have entire aisles devoted to organizational shelving, broom racks, bins, etc. Think through what you want to store in that closet and then sketch out a plan, using every available space. Make use of the upper half as well. Then, while you are organizing all the stuff, get rid of a few unnecessary items along the way!
I enjoyed the shoe storage options! Thanks for the comments ladies!!
ReplyDelete