How to Organize Handbags and Purses

Are you looking to organize handbags and purses at home with ease?

Do you want some practical tips to help you put and keep things in order?

Handbags and purses and be both functional and practical. But they can sometimes get a bit out of hand.

In this post, you’ll find some practical organization tips to help you keep your handbag and purse collection in order.

Pare down your Collection.

This tip cuts your organization efforts right to the quick: locate every single handbag or purse you own.

That’s right, round up those work, casual, evening bags, totes, and other items.

Next, sort through the lot. First, identify the items you absolutely love and want to keep.

Second, identify the handbags you no longer wish to keep.

Then, go through all pockets and flaps to make sure there’s nothing accidentally left in the handbag.

Consider donating your gently used purses to thrift stores or charities or do a purse swap with friends.

Organize bags WITH OUTFITS.

Are you wild about color in your wardrobe? Or are you more interested in the texture and or function of your clothes?

What gets you excited about your handbags?

Do you love different types of strap/handles? Or do you like little details such as metal grommets?

What about your activities? Do you go out at night often and use small evening bags?

Or do you hit the gym regularly and use many casual, less structured bags?

Take a moment to honestly answer the above questions.

Then, arrange your handbags according to your preferences and habits. You’ll be able to locate what you like with ease.

SMARTLY Store HANDBAGS.

Purses should be stored either upright, or flat, depending on their shape.

Avoid storing bags by their straps. You don’t want to stretch or wear out this part of the bag.

Sturdy wall shelving works great for storing purses, as do empty shelves of bookcases.

It’s an easy way to make your purses look fashionable by lining them up on display!

In a pinch, you could also use large plastic storage bins to protect the bags from moisture and dust.

Stuff the insides with clean paper or excelsior to keep purses from losing their shape.

You can then stack the bins in your closet, or basement, or slide under your bed to store.

Keep purses out of direct sunlight to prevent fading.

Consider a seasonal purse rotation.

Just like clothes, bags can be seasonal in nature.

It’s highly unlikely you’d use a small straw tote meant for the beach in a snow storm, just as unlikely as it would be for you to carry around a big black heavy felt or tweed bag during the dog days of summer.

Save lighter colored bags for spring and summer and darker ones for fall and winter.

Place out of season purses in dead storage and you’ll automatically have more room in your closet.

How about you? How do you like to organize your purses or handbags? What’s the most effective way of keeping things in order? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!

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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.

2 Comments

  1. organizedohana

    I love these ideas and I’ve incorporated some of these for my purses like I only keep a few now! Great post

    Reply
    • theorderexpert

      Hi, I’m glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks for your comment.

      Reply

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