I thought that I would do a post on what I'm working with inside my closet. I don't have a whole "lotta" space to work with. The man has the other half of our walk-through closet, but luckily he gave me the slightly bigger side. My dream closet would hold my all of my clothes and accessories. And would boost an extra large mirror and would be painted a fun color.
I also thought that I'd show how I organize my closet, and what works best for me. You may notice that most of my hangers are facing backwards. Once I wear an item, I put the hanger back like normal. I do this to help me see what I am wearing, and what I should wear more often. If the hanger doesn't turn around after six months, I need to evaluate why I haven't worn the item. (It might not be seasonal). If the item goes unworn for a whole year, then I look into why I'm not wearing and if I need to get rid of it. Sometimes it is a sizing issue, other times I just can't figure out how to wear an item. The hanger method helps me to not keep wearing the same items over and over.
I couldn't back up far enough to take a shot of the whole closet, but I figured that you can see what I'm working with. To see individual pieces, go check out my
Go Chic or Go Home page!
*All of these baskets came from either Bed Bath & Beyond or Target. I originally got them when I was in college, and they have been worth every penny.
ABOVE: These are my short sleeve shirts, tanks, and some of my long sleeve shirts. I keep the long sleeves and the short sleeves separated for better organization. I try my best to keep them all color coordinated. The pile of clothes on the shelf are just a few of my sweaters. I also keep a few of my clutches up there. The basket full of stuff on the right is full of my old horse back riding stuff.
ABOVE: These are some of my long sleeve shirts, dresses, slacks, belts, and skirts. I keep all of my belts on a
belt hanger. I keep all of my sweatshirts and a few of my sweatpants up on the shelf. The little basket holds a random assortment of things that I don't have anywhere else to put them. Including some winter hats and jewelry certificates.
ABOVE: The "hat" wall. There are three fedoras under the straw one, and that one is actually the man's hat. He just doesn't have a cool hat wall on his side like I do. The feather looking thing that is hanging above my baseball caps is from the Renaissance Festival, and is really only worn at the festival. I've tried to find ways to wear it to other occasions, but it's not always easy finding a way to wear feathers on your head.
ABOVE: Yes that is a Border Collie calendar on my wall. (They are my favorite doggies!) I also have a few clutches hanging on my wall along with an across the body purse. The bags under the clutches are all of my purses, beach bags, and over night bags. Right now I am keeping my vests on the back of my half door. They just don't fit in my closet right now, haha.
ABOVE: My shoe collection! The basket holds my boot collection, and everything else goes on the shelves. My rain boots and tennis shoes stay on the floor, as they don't really fit anywhere else. You may see a few heels in there, which I don't really wear. I keep them around in hopes that I will start to wear them again. These shoe shelves were from Wal-mart.
ABOVE: I keep all of my non-fancy tank tops and cami's in this little plastic tub that stays under my bed. This piece use to fit into another piece that had a lid on it, but it broke and was bulky, so I got rid of it. This thing goes under my bed perfectly, which is a wonderful storage space. I have finally figured out the best way to fold all of my under shirts so that they fit in the tub just right.
I keep three other smaller plastic containers under my bed that hold socks and bathing suits. If you aren't using the space under your bed for storage space.....you should!
