How to clean your closet!

Tips and tricks!

Lately I have realized how much clothes I have... But, to be honest I use about 10% of the clothes I have in my closet. For some reason I use the same 10 pieces of clothing all the time without even looking what else there is in the closet. I also think that has to do with comfort, and the fact that I know what works for me. It also makes it easier to get to school in time if I don't spend my entire morning in the closet...

I know I can't be the only one with a closet stuffed with too much clothes, I also know how hard it can be to get rid of clothes and realize what works for you.

Last weekend I decided to clean out my own closet and make it feel fresh for the spring. 

So here comes a few tips of how to think when cleaning and organizing your closet!

1. Take everything out of the closet!

This may seem odd, but trust me, by taking out ALL of your clothes it will make everything much easier! Just trust me on this one!

     2. Make three piles, toss, sell/donate & keep!

I know it can be hard to know what to keep and what to toss, so here comes a few tips on how to think:

To keep or toss:

• Have I worn it with in the past 12 months? 
• Will I wear it again? 
• Do I LOVE it? 
• Does It fit me? 
• Is it flattering on me? 
• Do I feel confident in it?
• Would I buy this if I were shopping right now?

If your answer was NO to any of the questions above, GET RID OF IT!

• Is it damaged in any way?...
• ... If so, will I repair the damage to day? If not, GET RID OF IT!

Sell or donate:

• Is It damaged? If it is, toss!
• Is it discolored/bleached? If it is, toss!
• Is it underwear? THEN TOSS IT!

If you are still not sure what to do to something, maybe it is to nice to get rid of but you don't really LOVE it, then put it in a bow or a bag and put the box/bag away for a few months. Then after a few months you open the box/bag and you haven't missed any of the clothes or if you still are not sure and if you won't wear it within the next week, GET RID OF IT!

     3. Make sure you can see everything!

When you put your clothes back in your closet make sure that you can see everything when you enter the closet or open the drawer! If you can see everything in the drawer with out having to dig through it and create a mess you're good to go! One example on how to do this you can see in the picture above! It is a picture of how I like to store my scarves.

4. Organize everything in a way that makes sense to YOU!

Make sure that you organize your closet in a way that does not confuse you as to were your clothes are. Organize everything so that you easy can access all your cloths and so that you get reminded of all of the clothes you have. Hopefully this will help you use more than 10% of all your clothes!

Hope you found this post somehow helpful!

Please leave a comment if you have any good tips on how to make it easier to clean your closet!

//Moa