*Putting a mirror on the back wall makes the closet looks larger*
It is that time of year again and this year I AM going to purge my house and get rid of all the extra things I no longer need, or use.
After living in our sweet little home for 37 years you can imagine how much we have accumulated.
I
am what you might call an organized hoarder. I have way to much stuff,
but I stack it neatly, Okay sometimes the stacks fall, but they start
out neat.
*notice all the hangers are the same*
When
I purge I usually start in my closet. It is a good place to start since
I am usually changing out my Fall/Winter clothes to my Spring/Summer
wardrobe.
One technique that I have found that helps me in the process is to have a keep, donate, and an, “I don’t know box!”
* all clothing is color coded*
The I don’t know box has saved me a lot of time over the years.
I
have found when you first start purging it is hard to get rid of
things, but once you get your rhythm going, it becomes easier.
*hanging a small mirrored medicine cabinet from Target is helpful in keeping my perfumes orderly and easily reached*
If you stop the process or rhythm, and try to justify whether to keep it or not, the entire process gets bogged down.
*shoes that I do not wear all the time are in boxes*
Once you are done going through everything and then go back to the I don’t know box at the end you will find that you will easily wind up donating most of the items that you thought you might wind up keeping.
*hooks are great for hanging hats and necklaces*
Trust me I have done this for years and it really speeds up the process.
*Flip flops are kept in a pretty basket*
*Shoes that I wear frequently are on a wall rack*
Helpful Hint:
Another little helper is, if you use the word MIGHT, as in I might use this someday, or I might need this someday, get rid of it because the word MIGHT is a real good indicator that you have not, or will not use it in the future.
These
are some of the helpful hints I have found that have worked for me. I
hope you all can try this out to see if it will help you in your
purging.
9 comments:
These are super tips Kathysue. If I think well maybe one day I will wear it, out it goes!!
xoxo
Karena
The Arts by Karena
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Super tips, thanks for sharing.
fondly ~lynne ~
I need to use every single tip…your closet looks amazing!!
Kathysue, your closet is an inspiration. I'm filing away your tips for the ranch.
Oh, I laughed...an "organized hoarder"...fits me, too, a T!! (Of which I have MANY t-shirts, etc.) Put me in the "over forty years accumulation" and I'm daunted!! Sometimes I wear the "might" just so I can "justify it"...it's a sickness.. :) franki
Kathysue, I've followed you for quite some time, but this is the first I've written.
Love the idea of a mirror. We'll put one up on wall at the end of our long walk-in closet.
I keep my PERFUME in the FRIDGE. I have fragrances in there that I've had for 20 years, and they are still true to their scent. Feels good to dab on some coolness in the summer.
june
I miss the walk in closets I used to have. It was much easier to keep them organized and to do the clearing out of things.
I have used some of your past tips and they worked out so well! Thanks for sharing!
I am keeping that word "might" in mind!...
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