Get Organized Now Closet in the Dark Ages? Remarkable as it may be, many new homes still include a rod and a shelf in a small enclosed space and call it a closet. Although this inadequate arrangement has advantages over the freestanding armoire and other preexisting arrangements, it still leaves much to be desired and falls short of meeting the clothing storage needs of most people today.
The good news is that, with a little help, a poor design can be made into usable space with several times the capacity for storing your wardrobe. At one end of the scale, you can hire professionals to do a total closet make-over for you. At the other end you can implement space saving techniques on your own. Whichever closet make-over route you choose, a well designed and efficient system for storing your clothing will save time for you and keep your clothes looking good. Think your closet could benefit from some updating? 1. What's wrong with this picture? Check out your closet in its "natural" state. Go to your closet right now and take a look. Is the floor piled high with shoes, shopping bags, sporting goods or overflow from other areas of your home? Are your hanging clothes jammed so tightly together that some can't even hang straight? What's the condition of articles on shelves? Are they spilling over the edge in toppling piles? Can you see every part of the closet clearly or do you need more light? Make notes on the problems you see or take photographs to work from. 2. Plan your corrections. Decide if your closet needs a complete overhaul or if adding some new organizing features could take care of the problems you identified. Maybe you feel your closet design is basically a good one, it's the contents of the closet that are out of control. In this article I assume you have decided to update your closet yourself, whether it's a complete redo or only adding a few new features. (See the box for ways to make your closet storage more efficient.) 3. Prepare for battle. Purchase the organizing tools and materials you have decided to incorporate into your closet. Check home centers, specialty stores and catalogs. Have large bags or boxes ready to receive clothing you no longer want. If possible, set up temporary hanging space either in another closet or on a portable rack to avoid wrinkling clothes by laying them on your bed while your work is in progress. 4. Dig in! Begin removing the contents of the closet. As you take something out of the closet, decide if it is time to recycle or if it really does belong in your wardrobe. Remove any shelves, rods, etc., that are to be replaced. When the inside of your closet is bare, paint the walls white to reflect available light. White also provides an uncluttered backdrop for clothes. Install the new shelves, hooks, bins, etc., you have decided to add to your closet. Finally, vacuum the floor of the closet and put your tools away. Now you're ready to move your belongings back into the closet. As you do, continue the weeding out process to scale down the number of articles of clothing and accessories that are never or rarely worn. You'll find that a newly organized closet makes dressing a pleasure! ~*^*~*^*~*^*~*^*~*^*~*^* I have a spelling checker, It came with my PC; It plainly marks four my revue, Mistakes I cannot sea. I've run this poem threw it, I'm sure your please to no, Its letter perfect in it's weigh, My checker tolled me sew. ====================================================================<<< You may not make money, but you can make new friends at SmartGroups.com http://ad.smartgroups.com/adclick/CID=0000000c2c8b020200000000 ====================================================================>>> -- If you want to share pictures, use the calendar, or start a vote visit http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/-JFC To leave the group, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
