HEARTH & HOME
Get Your
Closets
in Order
I
f you’re not throwing things out or donating them, you’re going
to need somewhere to put those items. You can’t put things
away if your closets are already bulging at the hinges and in total
disarray.
Home organization expert for modularclosets.com, Marty
Basher, has some great design ideas for setting up your closets so that
you can always find what you need.
Start with the closets
Empty them out, decide what you’re keeping and what you’re not,
and be ruthless with your decisions. Once you’ve cleaned out the various
closets, it’s the optimal time to put in place new storage elements that
will help you keep your newly cleaned space tidy.
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Closet drawers for a tidy appearance
Storage that is closed off from view is ideal. A solid-wood drawer
box with dovetail corner joints, chrome slides, and elegant and smooth
drawer fronts create a very tidy appearance, and gives you the ideal place
to store smaller items and things that don’t need to be hung up.
Particle board will warp and fall apart over time. This is one aspect
of your closet that will get a lot of wear, so do it right the first time.
From socks, underwear and T-shirts, to jewelry and small accessories
like sunglasses, drawers in your closet can create those extra spots you
need for all those smaller pieces that are easier to lose. Figure out what
goes in each drawer and make sure you keep them that way!
Corner spaces don’t need to be wasted spaces
Corners inside a closet are often lost, dark spaces where clothes hide
and never return from. They are underused because they’re awkward,
but there is an easy solution, and it comes in the form of L-shaped
corner shelves that close that gap between two units. They provide
seamless connection and a ton of otherwise lost storage space.
Hang more and iron less
As you look at everything you pulled out of your closet, you might
find that there are a lot of pieces that you were folding or piling on a
shelf that might hold up better if they were hung up. Who wants to
spend more time ironing than is absolutely necessary?
Double-hanging solutions allow for twice as many pieces to be
hung up. After all, how many fancy ball gowns need to go back into
your closet? Instead, if you count up your pants, skirts, blouses and nice