You’d be surprised how dirty the inside of the closet can get - especially if you store your shoes in the closet. Now that your closet space is (hopefully) a lot emptier than it was when you started, take 5 minutes to QUICKLY dust and wipe down any shelves, dust the baseboards, and vacuum the floor. –> My Tips to Create a Wardrobe You Actually Wear (and Love) STEP 3. –> The Questions that Helped me Purge 75% of my Clothes –> 10 Excuses We Make to Keep our Clutter. but I also know from PLENTY of personal experience how freeing it feels to have a neat, organized closet filled with only the clothing I love and wear and feel great in. I fully understand how difficult it can be to part with items that are still in great condition, items you paid good money for, items you “might need someday” etc. THIS step will most definitely be the most difficult step - especially if you have a strong sentimental or emotional attachment to your things. Yes, you paid top-dollar for those designer jeans but you haven’t worn them in ages… it might be time to let someone else enjoy them. Yes, that coat was a gift… but you’ve never liked it and probably won’t ever wear it. You haven’t worn that sweater in 2 years… will you honestly ever wear it again?Įvery time you try on that dress, you take it off again because it doesn’t flatter you… is it really worth storing anymore? Will you really ever squeeze back into the pair that’s 3 sizes too small? And if you are ever that small again, will you most likely want to buy a new pair of jeans instead of wearing these old ones? If you hesitate for even a moment on an item, just leave it be - this step is for the obvious ‘purge’ items… and it should get you pumped up and motivated to keep working through the next couple steps. This should literally take 5 minutes or less - you should be making very easy “instant decisions”. Go through the closet as fast as you can, pulling out anything you know you don’t need, wear, want, or love. In my opinion, all you really need is a few garbage bags or boxes for the stuff you’ll hopefully be purging, a dust cloth, and maybe a vacuum. I realize it might be cheating a bit to have a “step 0”, but this honestly shouldn’t take you more than a minute or two to round up a few supplies. If you’ve ever wondered “How would Andrea organize my closet?” the steps below should answer that question as accurately as possible without me being right there in your bedroom with you! So since spring has officially sprung, I figured it’s time for another motivational post to encourage a little decluttering and purging… and what better place to start than our closets! □ Maybe it’s because I live in Michigan - land of the 4 glorious seasons - but I always feel the urge to purge when the seasons change. It’s no surprise then that one of the TOP requests I get for post topics is “how to declutter a closet”! Today’s post is an updated repost from April, 2014.īack when I did many more speaking engagements, I was almost always asked to speak about closet organization for at least part of the presentation.
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