How to Keep a Closet Organized

Wondering how to keep a closet organized at home?

Looking for some practical ways to tidy up and keep things neat on a regular basis?

You’ve just organized your closet. You’re proud of your hard work.

But in just three days’ time, the closet is a mess.

How do you keep a closet organized after all your hard work?

In this post, you’ll find a few tips to help you keep your closet organized for the long haul.

Assign specific storage areas.

Whether you’re organizing a closet, room, or house, you should always give items specific storage locations.

Why? This makes it super easy for you to easily replace what you recently removed.

There’s no question as to where something should go once you are finished using it.

Haven’t yet assigned specific storage areas in your closet? Make a point to do so now.

For instance, you can decide to store shirts on the left side of the closet and slacks on the right.

Store hats in hatboxes on the top shelf and store shoes on a storage rack on the floor.

Where are you going to store articles of clothing in your closet?

Make tidying up a habit.

What’s the number one way to keep a closet organized? It’s to tidy up your closet on a regular basis!

Take a few minutes every day to put things away.

To get started, you can replace things in the evening as you get things ready for the next day.

You might find it helpful to make tidying up a habit that follows one of your existing habits.

For example, you could quickly tidying things up after changing out of your work clothes or after you brush your teeth before bed.

Make the process easy and motivating. Set a timer, put on some of your favorite songs, and get to it.

Just five minutes worth of work every weekday can save you from hours of reorganization during the weekend.

If you find yourself debating whether or not to take a few minutes to put things back, ask yourself this simple question: “Do I want to spend a few minutes now…or spend several hours later?”

IMmediately store clean laundry.

Keep things tidy by and store clean laundry as soon as it’s dried and folded.

The longer you let clothing sit around, the less inclined you’ll be to put things away.

So, after laundering and drying, fold up, hang, and place clothing away.

You might also want to straighten out any other articles of clothing in the closet that have gone amiss.

Of course, this same line of thinking applies to dirty clothes. Toss dirty clothes into the hamper as soon as possible.

Don’t tidy up when you’re in a rush.

Lastly, it’s not the best idea in the world to tidy up a closet when you’re in a rush.

Throwing clothes haphazardly into a closet before you catch your bus for work isn’t a great start to the day.

In fact, doing so might create even more work for you.

You may accidentally misplace your favorite shirt or end up knocking things off of shelves or hangers!

Why do more work if you can avoid it entirely?

Do yourself a favor, put things in order, and get organized when you’re not in a rush.

Learn how to keep your clothes organized

Organizing a home well requires careful thought, planning, and of course, targeted action.

My organization guide will teach you how to be more organized around the home and office.

If you want to organize your home or office so you can find what you need when you need it, then check out my productivity consulting services. Book a strategy session with me today!

How about you? Which of these tips did you find most helpful? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!

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About the Author

Rashelle

Rashelle Isip is a New York City-based productivity consultant who helps successful entrepreneurs and business owners manage their time and energy so they can reduce stress, work less, and make more money in their businesses. She has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, NBC News, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Atlantic. Get her free guide, 5 Unexpected Things You Need to Organize a Work Notebook, by clicking here.

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