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Has anyone ever said they have too much bedroom closet space? This is the closet that might be the most abused one in the house. You mean well, but most people just keep stuffing things into the closet until it starts to spill over onto chairs and desks in a room. Come on, who hasn’t had some clothes hanging off a chair in the bedroom?

Going through your old wardrobe is like going down memory lane. You remember certain clothes you bought or events that you wore them to. But the sad fact is you don’t wear them any more or they’ve gone out of style or maybe they don’t fit anymore.

Time to say goodbye to them. The best thing to do is to take them all off the rod in the closet and lay them out on the floor and bed. Yes I know, what a pain, but by doing this you will be starting with a fresh canvas and will be better positioned to organize your clothes as you start to put them back.

After you have removed all of your clothes, now would be a great time to vacuum and really clean the closet. In fact you might even want to paint it now since it’s empty for the first time in years! Do a good cleaning. If you are going to paint, use a light color. This will add a bit of brightness to a dark closet. If you can, you might want to add some lighting to the closet. You will find articles on this site in the near future discussing closet lighting. But for now, go with a light color so it reflex light better and makes the closet more inviting.

So now it’s all clean and bright again, time to start moving your clothes back in. But before you start hanging clothes up, take a few minutes to formulate a plan. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, but figure out what will work best for you. If you and your husband share the closet, you should organize it where you have one side and he has the other.

One technique I have learned is to group my clothes by color. This way they are all in one section and it’s much easier when putting an outfit together.

Again if you haven’ worn it in ages, or hope to fit in it again, donate it! Don’t sweat fitting back in it. When the day comes that you can, you’re going to want something new and fresh to make you feel good wearing it, right? Donate it, sell it online or try selling it through a consignment shop. You are doing 2 things when you do this. Obviously you are creating more closet storage space, plus maybe making a few dollars for your next outfit. Plus if you do donate, you are not adding to the landfill and are helping people who are going through a tough time now. In addition you may qualify for a tax write off so you recover some money for your clothes.

Shoe organizers have been a godsend. After many years of just flinging shoes in the closet, using a shoe organizer is sooo helpful. It clears up a lot of room on the floor and makes life easier when shoes are together. Depending on your closet system, you can hang jackets and blouse on the top rod; skirts and pants on the second then place the shoe organizer underneath that.

Next is that top shelf. I bet you’re going to find things there you haven’t seen in years! Use the rule of if you haven’t used it/needed it in the last year TOSS IT! Yes you might be able to use it, but seriously, you haven’t, time for it to go.

Once again I love using small storage bins to store various things. You can use it for hats, glove or different accessories.

If you don’t think this is organized enough for you, you could always look at closet organizer systems.

Hopefully this article has given you some thoughts on how to fix your closet storage problems.