It's officially that time of year where you have to put away your beloved chunky sweaters and heavy boots to make room for your breezy summer dresses and daringly short shorts.
Now, if you're anything like me, you probably have a closet that's already bursting with clothes, as well as a hamper full of things that you have no space for.
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| If you're REALLY living the YB&F lifestyle then you probably have to share a closet just like I do. It sucks. |
My first step in organizing this mess was putting away all of my heavy winter items. I mean, we're talking
- cable knits
- turtlenecks
- most things black
- wool sweaters
- heavy cardigans
- anything that covers your booty when you put it on
This actually made me a little sad. As a Wisconsin girl heavy sweaters are near and dear to my heart. Unfortunately though, my heavy winter items have no place in a California summer, so sadly they had to go up on the shelf :(
Getting rid of the sweaters opened up a lot of room in my closet. All I did was fold them up nicely and put them on the rack/shelf that is above my hanging rack. they took up a surprisingly small amount of space
I also used this rack to organize my heels in a nice and orderly fashion. My advice with shoes in a limited space is to display nicely the ones you wear on special occasions and put your everyday shoes on the floor of your closet where you can access them easily.
The last thing I did to beautify my closet was to color coordinate
please, DO NOT BE ASHAMED TO COLOR COORDINATE YOUR CLOSET
your clothes are awesome
sometimes Id rather spend time with mine than real people
so treat them with the love and care they deserve
color coordinate the shit out of your closet, it makes it look pretty and if your clothes look pretty you will be happy, and isn't that what matters most?
Now, you might be thinking 'well this is all just fabulous Emily, but what about my jeans?'
to that I say
ROLL THEM!
they take up sooo much less space when you do this, and when you have limited space/drawers/furniture/everything like I do this is super appreciated
I organize mine in what is supposed to be a shoe rack, but it does the job wonderfully.
As a side note, if while cleaning out your closet you find some items that you never wear anymore just get rid of them. We all like to pretend like its not true, but deep down we all know that there IS such a thing as having too many clothes
Only keep something if you can think of an outfit you can wear it with
and furthermore make it an outfit that you would wear that week
if you can think of an outfit, but you have no occasion to wear said outfit, get rid of it.
Like really, get rid of it.
I highly suggest selling your clothes (if they're not all ratchet) because then you can take that money and buy something you'll actually wear! Plus, if you're reading this you're probably broke and could use the extra couple bucks.
So here's how my closet ended up... its got nothing on Carrie Bradshaw's, I know, but when you're young and broke and sharing a tiny closet in a tiny bedroom in a tiny apartment in Hollywood you can only expect so much
Whats important here is that it looks fabulous, my summer clothes are accessible, and I no longer have to use my hamper as a temporary home for my clothes that outnumbered my hangers (which was a lot)
So, hopefully this inspires you to clean out your own closet
take it from me, a grade-A slob
having an organized closet feels just fab
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