Whether it is a fantastically spacious walk-in closet, or a small hole-in-the-wall, closets can be a point of contention for home and apartment dwellers alike. With time we do have a tendency to gather stuff, and just keep on gathering it without regard to its practical use. Usually, we decide we need a larger house or an apartment. This is not necessarily so!
Interestingly, you may not even need a larger closet space. Often, it 's just a question of organization and discarding what no longer serves a function in your life.
Organizing Methods
1- Start One Section At A Time:
Chances are that you didn 't accumulate clothing and boxes of items in a month 's time. Moreover, it 's going to take a few days at least to think over your organization plan--while deciding what
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10- Keeping Your Clothes Stretch-Free:
If this is your intended goal, then don 't hang the clothes. Fold them neatly, and place them in canvas, plastic or hanging wire bins. Your sweaters, T-shirts and other clothing items will appreciate it.
11- Gaining Extra Space:
This feat can be easily carried out by using slim, plastic hangers and stack-able containers that have pull-out drawers. You can always put containers to better use if they have rolling coasters on them.
If you 're one of the many that have a walk-in closet, then convert it into a mini-dressing room by simply putting a mirror on the wall and a container bin underneath.
12- Room Dividers To Keep Your Sweaters In Place:
Leaning towers of cashmere sweaters and other clothing items will keep their shape longer if held in check with simple shelf dividers.
13- Labeling:
Using an attractive label-making gun or a piece of post-it notes, if need be, you can begin on your road to true organization by simply labeling each section or area of your closet with its
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closet which was the size of 3ft x 3 ft. If she even gave a simple opinion.
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You could buy ready-made bins, but they are expensive. It's quick and easy to build bins of your own. You only need the items in the checklist below:
...ies such as your refrigerator, kitchen sink and stove so you can access dishes and food.
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