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Home ยป Blog ยป Organizing my Closet

Sep 2, 2011

Organizing my Closet

My family has had a fair amount of company this summer, and when the kids give up their rooms for guests, I often stash their clothes in my closet so they won't disturb our guests. Needless to say my closet had gotten into quite a mess. I can't blame it all on that, but that's my story, and I am sticking to it!

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

Our master closet is a walk through to the master bath, and my husband has one side, and yep, this is my side before I tackled it. In the process of emptying the closet and talking with my hubby, we decided to switch sides so he could have the built in shelves, and I could have a double hanging rod. (I couldn't have a double rod on my side because we needed to move the top shelf higher which would have blocked attic access.)

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

 So, we switched sides, and here is what I started with. As I was going through my things to put back in the closet, I asked the "hard" questions. "Is it ugly? Is it comfortable? Have I worn it in the last say, 3 years? Does my hubby hate it? etc..."

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

I ended up with two garbage bags full of clothes for donation. (Maybe someone else won't think they're ugly!)

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

Then I put most of my summer clothes in an under the bed storage container since the days are cooling off here some. This left me with a lot less to put back in my closet. Yes!

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

I had ordered a double hanging rod and a decorative zip up bin from The Container Store, and so I put these to good use.

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

I filled the bin with my purses and bags, and

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

recovered a lamp shade to add some decoration and extra light to the closet.

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

Here are my after photos! The shoe bag on the back of the door keeps the shoes off the floor which I really like, because it gives the closet a less cluttered look. The little chest of drawers holds undergarments.

Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking
Organizing my Closet, Joyful Homemaking

I think it looks even better in real life than it does in the pictures.

master closet organizingIt's not fancy, but I am so pleased to have another space in my home more organized, and now I don't shut my eyes when I walk through it!

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  1. Carrie says

    September 2, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    Looks GREAT! Wanna come do mine??

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  2. Kristenph says

    September 2, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Great job on the closet! I really need to do mine. It's a mess. Thanks for visiting my blog, btw. That scheduling post I linked up was an old schedule. I still have the same philosophy. But it's been over a year since I've dragged myself to the Y at 5:30am. My baby is 8 months old now. I probably could do it. I probably should do it...

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  3. Mandy says

    September 3, 2011 at 6:33 am

    This inspires me to do mine. Thank you for sharing!
    http://www.projectqueen.org

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  4. Jenny says

    September 3, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    great job!

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  5. Margo says

    September 3, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    My hubby left it there; he said it's a tie rack or belt rack. It does work great for my scarves!

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  6. DebiC. says

    September 3, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Very nice! What did you use to hang your scarves?

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  7. Valencia says

    September 5, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Beautifully done!!

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  8. Ashley says

    September 6, 2011 at 5:13 am

    very organized!!! thanks for sharing!:)
    http://jaysonandashley.blogspot.com/
    ash

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  9. Andrea says

    September 6, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    wonderful job. can I have your closet?:0)

    Love the bags organization system!

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  10. Jimmy says

    September 7, 2011 at 11:25 am

    I dislike organizing my stuff so much. Maybe will try your system next time. ๐Ÿ™‚ Cheers!

    ___
    call Bangladesh

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  11. Just Jaime says

    September 7, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    Awesome!

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  12. bailey k. says

    September 8, 2011 at 12:02 am

    wow! wish i was as organized! i would love for you to link up this or any other amazing project you have over at my creativity party going on right now!

    letbirdzfly.blogspot.com

    thanks so much for sharing!

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  13. Michelle says

    September 8, 2011 at 2:53 am

    Nothing like a freshly organized space! Thanks for linking up with DIY under $5!

    Reply
  14. Karlene says

    September 13, 2011 at 1:38 am

    Great job!

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  15. Chef in Training says

    September 13, 2011 at 6:04 am

    this looks amazing! Great job!

    Thanks so much for linking up to Tuesday Talent Show! I would love to have you stop by and link up again with more great projects!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  16. Michelle says

    September 14, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Now THAT'S a lot of work! Very inspiring. Thanks for linking up at DIY Thrifty Thursday! Your project was featured this week, stop by and grab an "I was featured" button! ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope to see you again this week.
    Michelle
    http://www.thrifty101.blogspot.com

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  17. Suzanne says

    October 5, 2011 at 11:41 pm

    I had to stop by because you have two pairs of shoes that I have! We have such good taste...

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  18. Cathy says

    October 26, 2011 at 7:51 am

    I really love the clear shoe organizer on the door! For my sewing room, I can really see some good applications there. Where did you find it?

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  19. Andi says

    November 5, 2011 at 7:56 pm

    WOW - it looks so uncluttered in there!! Great Job! Now can you come do my closet???

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  20. chack says

    January 10, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Very nice!

    One trick I learned from my mom is to hang clothes by color. All of my reds are together, blues together, etc. It makes it so much easier to find exactly what I want. My husband used to tease me about my rainbow looking clothes until he realized how quickly I could find the exact item I wanted. Now both of us have rainbow racks! Try this with your slacks, too.

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  21. Audrey says

    January 21, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    I am planning to clean and organize my/our closet and some of your suggestions will be very useful. Several years ago, we did a double hanging rod for Mr.Z. and now I want one for my side. Like how you hung your scarves.
    Really neat looking
    Blessings,
    Audrey Z/
    Timeless Treasures

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