Organizing Your Closet
Once a year empty the closet, then try on each garment in front of a full-length mirror.
Distinguish clothing and shoes that you wear and items that you need to get rid of.
Separate pieces into four piles: keep, mend, donate, throw away.
Follow the same steps for shoes.
Start organizing the keepers.
Pack away anything you have not used or worn in four months.
Sort the giveaway pile into items to distribute to people you know.
Wash or dry-clean your winter gear then bag or box it and stash out of the way.
Group by item starting with shirts, blouses, jackets, skirts and lastly pants.
If your closet is a walk-in, pants should be in the back.
Separate the 'His' and 'Hers' sections.
Within each item category, arrange by color.
Make sure each item is facing the same direction.
Hang shoe racks on the back of your closet door to save space.
If you are keeping your shoe boxes, label what is inside.
Organize any 'loose' items, such as belts and scarves, in matching boxes or baskets on the top of the closet.
Use labeled, see-through boxes and bins to hold accessories.
Remove all wire hangers and plastic dry-cleaner bags.
Consider buying wood hangers or matching hangers.
Keep items you use frequently at eye level or below.
Keep items you rarely use higher up.
Mount a hook outside your closet and use it to hang up whatever outfit you select the night before.

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