Tired of walking past the overflowing mess that is your closet? Follow these tips and you’ll be squeaky clean in no time!
Without sounding like a therapist, it’s safe to say a messy hallway closet doesn’t make anyone feel happy.
But, if your hallway closet is exceptionally organized, you can breathe a sigh of relief. You can see and find everything without breaking a sweat!
Let’s say your closet is currently in chaos. Wouldn’t you rather feel a sense of happiness instead of dreading opening up your closet door?
With these organization tips, you can relax with happy thoughts.
You now hold the key to regaining control over your closet!
See? No therapy required!
1. Purge Often
Stuff is always going to accumulate, even in a hallway closet. As time allows, make a habit of pulling out one container at a time.
When your belongings are within full view, ask yourself whether you plan to use any of them moving forward.
If the answer is no, then they shouldn’t be in there. You can sell, donate, or toss them at this point.
It doesn’t make any sense to give away precious closet space to items that you aren’t going to use.
After you’ve gotten rid of some of your belongings, continue to go through things every couple of months. If you find you’re not using something as much as you thought, either donate or sell it.
2. Let in the Light
It’s already hard to see inside a closet because they’re so naturally dark, even with lighting inside.
If needed, consider swapping out your current lighting for a brighter or higher quality bulb. Larger fixtures or LED bulbs (or both) can do the trick. This type of lighting can run at cooler temperatures and increase the spread of light overall.
LED lighting is better than having incandescent lighting. The reason why many prefer LED is that it lasts hundreds of hours longer than incandescent bulbs. Not only that, but they are also better for the environment.
After improving the light in your hallway closet, add in some wallpaper.
Going with cheerful and light-colored peel and stick wallpaper is a good choice. Your new lighting will look great, coupled with cheery wallpaper.
Remember, the easier it is to see everything, the more convenient it will be for you to find what you need!
3. Vertical Organizers
There’s always a way to create more space, and vertical organizers can help you achieve that!
Look for something that has a sturdy steel frame with clothes drawers. This type of design is perfect for storing smaller accessories alongside your clothes.
You can keep belongings like flashlights and winter scarves in separate drawers.
Sometimes it’s hard to know where to put smaller accessories. They’re easy to misplace, and there’s usually not enough room to store them.
Luckily, a vertical organizer with drawers can help. Misplacing items in an organizer with separate compartments will be harder to do.
If you want, put a few drawer dividers or small containers in the drawers to organize things further.
A tall and vertical organizer is a quick and hassle-free way to store belongings.
4. Use Shower Hooks
Shower hooks are handy not only in the shower, but in a closet as well!
You can attach more than one shower hook to an over the door hook to make it easier to store bags. It’ll keep them separated and make it easier to retrieve your belongings.
It’s never fun having to take several items off a single hook to retrieve the one at the bottom.
Another option is to hang many shower rings from a hanger. On the hooks hang tank tops, baseball caps, belts, and anything else that you don’t want to store on a single hanger.
Making use of shower hooks in a hallway closet can carve out more space. And, grouping items together on a hanger, for example, makes it easy to locate items.
As you begin to add shower hooks to your hallway closet, remember to select sturdy ones for heavier items.
So, if you’re going to use them for heavy purses, make sure they hold the weight. Plastic hooks won’t do the trick because they’ll break more easily.
5. Get Creative With Storage
Containers and bins are perfect for storing belongings. Yet, there are other creative storage solutions too.
Umbrella Holder
One such item is an umbrella holder. And, it so happens that it has other purposes besides holding an umbrella,
For example, you could put a yoga mat in the umbrella holder. That’s a great idea if you want to try something new!
Shelf Dividers
Another way to be creative with storage is by using shelf dividers for clothing and towels. Dividers are a fantastic way to keep things separate and folded.
Clothing gets unfolded when things get shifted around in a closet. Shelf dividers should help keep things in place!
Shoe Cubbies
As for shoes, you can use cubbies on the closet floor or put them in a vertical organizer. Organize them by activity and color, so it’ll be easier to grab them on the go.
Sunglasses on a Frame
Hang up a picture frame in your closet that can hold your sunglasses! To create a sunglasses frame, string wire around it and secure it from the back.
Now you have a spot to hang your sunglasses. It’ll be so easy to open the closet and grab them when you’re going out the door!
Have fun with storage by literally thinking outside the box. You can come up with some fresh and smart ways to store your belongings.
Conclusion
We hope these tricks motivate you to master the art of organization. With a little bit of effort, you can purge items you don’t need and only keep the necessities.
And, better yet, moving forward, you can use these methods to store belongings.
After creating a functional closet, pat yourself on the back. Your hard work will certainly pay off!
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