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Stylish Solutions For The Closetless Lady

By Helena Alkhas
Filed Under: Closet, Organizing, Readers Love

How To Organize A Closet When You Don’t Have One

Not all of us are gifted with a sprawling walk-in closet to store all our clothes, shoes, accessories and do some fun dressing up. If you find yourself looking for closet organizing ideas for the “no closet” problem in your home, you’re in for a treat. Get ready to be inspired by these stylish closet solutions for the closet-less.

From the very creative and artsy to a more “put-together” look, there’s a closet organizing solution to bring you all the storage and organization you need for your beauties.

As you read through this post you’ll see that you don’t have to break the bank or sacrifice on storage with these solutions. The closet organizing ideas below are a good sample of what you can do with a garment rack, a dresser, even storage boxes, and of course, some imagination!

1. No Closet Organizing Ideas: Create One In A Corner

Painting one of the walls in a dark color will bring an instant flair and focus to your dressing area. Contrast it with white or bright colors and use your favorite clothing and shoes as part of your decor. By setting up your closet corner in contrasting colors it will create a sense of purposeful intention for your organizing and storage space.

I love what Alaina from livecreatingyourself.com did and how she added gold accents against the dark wall.

Add a beautiful floor mirror to add function with loads of style.

2. No Closet Organizing Ideas: The Spare Bedroom (or corner!)

Who said your closet has to live in your bedroom?

Have an extra room? A tiny little corner?

Make it pretty with your clothing and nicely organized shoes. Add some sparkle and a comfy seat to make it yours. This gorgeous example of an extra room turned closet only needed a rolling rack and a few accessories to pull together this high-end closet solution.

4. No Closet Organizing Ideas: Shelves On The Wall

Want a more “closet-looking” solution? No worries, you can install shelves and a closet rod to create a unique boutique style solution to your closet.

Don’t you love the shoe storage on the wall?

A combination of shelves, clothing rack and a cabinet to bring more closet storage space.

His & Hers Perfection

Extra No-Closet Organizing Tip!

In the image below you can see how installing the top rod near the ceiling doubles your closet storage space. When you don;t have generous closet space, maximizing space in anyway you can is the name of the game.

I love the contrast of the industrial pipes with the delicate chandelier.

Ikea has a beautiful closet organizing system that can also serve as a room divider. Again, doubling up on form and function is a win-win when it comes to creative closet solutions.

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Let the bed be front and center

5. No Closet Organizing Ideas: Let Your Clothing Be The Backdrop

This closet solution creates a beautiful backstage for your bed while creating all the privacy you need.

Simply use a curtain to create separation and an “official” closet is born. Don’t be surprised if you end up with more space than you would have in a traditional closet. What’s not to love in this Pottery Barn room?

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Create a closet with a beautiful curtain hanging from the ceiling behind your bed.

These shelves are a great solution, even more so if you, like us, move so often. The shelves give you flexibility and they can be used from the entryway to your closet.

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Style your new closet anyway you want. Get creative and always remember to bring in your personal style with little touches throughout any space.

Proof that closet shelving can look beautiful!

The perfect marriage of style and function.

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Who said shelves can’t be beautiful?

6. No Closet Organizing Ideas: Modular Systems

Don’t you love this gorgeous and elegant closet built with modular storage?

These modular storage cubbies offer plenty of space for your folded items, purses and, shoes. Use baskets in beautiful textures to add tons of storage options as well as beauty and style.

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Giving cubbies a whole new meaning

7. No Closet Organizing Ideas: Clothing Racks Come in All Shapes And Sizes

These racks have a unique shape which makes them both attractive and extra sturdy. You can use them along the walls of your room and add a dresser for your folded items to create a fully functional closet solution.

Boutique style

This beautiful closet solution is all made with shelves and gorgeous storage boxes from The Container Store. And, of course, the wall color, lighting, and beautiful accessories make this an “all-grown-up” room.

Shelves are all you need to create this beautiful closet by The Container Store.

Now, here is the official garment rack for girls and boys alike.

8. No Closet Organizing Ideas: The Ultimate Treasure

If you have utilized all of your options with shelves, rolling racks, cubbies, and drawers, and you still need more room to store and organize your clothing, let’s get creative and get under the bed with this awesome storage solution.

So much storage int this fun and unexpected space!

What are your favorite closet organizing ideas from this post?

I’ll love to hear what you do to improve storage without compromising in style in your own space.

Closet Organizing Products

Drawer Dividers

Keep everything in its place with drawer dividers. Create a separate section for socks, underwear, scarves and belts.This simplifies finding what you need and replacing items after laundry or use.

Custom Drawer Dividers

Maximize all the space in your drawers by using this customizable drawer divider. Ideal if you have just a bit of each item and won’t need a full section like the one provided in the previous product.

FlipFold Jr.Laundry Folder

Makes folding t-shirts neatly a breeze. This one is the Jr. size, but also offered in adult size.

Over the Door Organizer

Offered in several colors, these organizers can hold every little item that would otherwise be scattered around the room. From socks and underwear to brushes and make up, all stays in one spot.

Over the Door Shoe Organizer

Keeping all your shoes organized and out of your way. If possible install it inside the closet door to avoid visual clutter when your bedroom door is closed and you’re resting.

Hanging Jewelry Storage

Makes it easy for you to spot what you have and what you’re looking for. Ideal to “remind” you of all your jewelry and start using all you have.

Clear Storage Box

Keep your favorite t-shirts, light sweaters and cashmere here.

Deep Clear Storage Box

Ideal for bulky items like sweaters, quilts or blankets

Tall Clear Shoe Storage Box

Perfect for heels!

Clear Shoe Box

The perfect shoe box, that will allow you to easily spot the shoe you’re looking for. Also perfect for scarves or accessories

Clear Plastic Boot Box

Keep all your boots in perfect condition in this boot storage box. Add a boot insert to make it perfect!

Clear Men’s Shoe Storage Box

This is a longer and deeper storage box, made for men’s shoes.

Clear Accessories Storage Box

Clear Underbed Storage Box

Perfect for your bedding or out of season items.

Jumbo Clear Shoe Storage Box

Great storage for comforters, blankets, sweaters, sleeping bags…

Day 16: Declutter And Organizing Challenge – Closets

By Helena Alkhas
Filed Under: 30 Days Organizing Challenge, Closet, Organizing, Organizing Series

Declutter And Organizing Closets

Take a deep breath as we head into Day 16- we are heading into your closets. Often times our closets become a disorganized catch-all for, well, everything. Today we will tackle all of your “other” closets or closets that house non-clothing items-linen, storage, junk closets-all of those.

How To Organize Closets

Let’s jump right in and get started!

Use this checklist to organize every closet in your home. If you are organizing clothing use the Master Closet Organizing Checklist already available in the Challenge Vault. For everything else, keep on reading!

If you have a large home, push hold on the other spaces and plan to organize them over several days.

Some closets will be straightforward while others will require more of your time. Don’t rush, don’t let anxiety or overwhelm kick in. Remember you wouldn’t eat an elephant in one bite and all that clutter didn’t show up last night. So, create a schedule and work the plan.

Begin as we always do when we declutter and remove everything out of the closet you are working on.
Vacuum, sweep, dust, and wipe out the closet. Wipe baseboards and clean crown molding and light fixtures too. It’s amazing what you’ll find there!
Determine what this closet will hold according to its location and ease of access: crafts, collections, linen, out of season clothing, holiday decor?
Now, let’s sort everything into categories.
Group like items together. One closet may hold several categories but each “family” of items should be kept together and placed according to the frequency of use.
- Save your sentimental items for last as they require more time and are often the hardest things for us to let go.
- Consider keeping one memento from a collection and selling the rest to a collector who would really appreciate them.
- When organizing paper items, consider digital storage but if you’re not there yet (like me!), discard everything you can. Be diligent with this.
For those items you want to store, put them away in proper storage that will preserve them. You can find storage for keepsakes, like acid-free boxes, at specialty storage stores or online.
Label your containers of the items you have stored and place them in an organized way into the closet. Less used items on higher shelves, most used ones on lower shelves.
Repeat this method on all of your closets until each closet is designated for a particular type of storage and is decluttered, cleaned, and organized.

Closet Declutter Checklist

Grab today’s Closet Declutter Checklist and let’s get started!

30 days decluttering and organizing challenge — Click on the image to sign up for the challenge and access all checklists.

After you grab the free printable each day, don’t forget to share your process and progress on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter with the hashtag #APONewYearChallenge for a chance to win a free copy of the Life BInder Purposeful Life Planner!

Day 15: Declutter And Organizing Challenge – The Master Closet

By Helena Alkhas
Filed Under: 30 Days Organizing Challenge, Closet, Organizing, Organizing Series

Declutter And Organizing The Master Closet

We are back in the master bedroom again today, and today we are decluttering organizing the master closet. No matter what size closet you have in your bedroom, there is a way to get it clutter-free and organized so getting dressed and finding what you need can be stress-free and simple.

Let’s get it done!

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How To Organize The Master Closet

In the closet is where you have to play hardball with yourself.

Set up bins, bags, or boxes labeled “toss” “donate” “keep” and “repairs” to sort your items.
Next, let’s take everything out of the closet. I mean EVERYTHING!
Vacuum and wipe the closet, drawers, and shelves. You won’t see this space empty again so soon!
Before you start sorting, think about how you want to look and feel when you wear any of the items you own.
Start sorting by looking at each item and decide what to keep. You only want to keep what matches your vision.
1. To help you be ruthless in this process, ask yourself: do I look good when I wear this? do I feel confident and comfortable when I wear it? More than asking “how many times have I worn this in the last year?” I find that asking my clients if they feel confident, that they look good when they wear something helps them decide if they want to keep something or not.
2. Another way to do this is by using a numbered hanger method. Allow yourself a certain number of hangers for each type of clothing, such as 20 hangers for blouses, 10 hangers for dresses, 10 hangers for pants- you get the idea. Once you decide how many hangers you want for each category of item, you can begin to sort through your clothes and keep the number of clothing items in a category for the number of hangers you have allowed yourself. This method is one way to see what you really love in your closet; you will have hung those items first.
Discard, donate or repair anything that is stained, torn, missing a button, or too small.
Group like items together:
1. t-shirts (tanks, spaghetti straps, short sleeves, long sleeves), sweaters and cardigans (thinner x thicker), shorts, pants, skirts and dresses, blazers, jackets, coats.
2. As a general rule sort them by hanging x fold, casual x formal, warm weather x winter weather.
Assess how much you have. Here is a good rule when organizing closets: you get to keep everything you love as long as it fits.
Keep in the closet only in-season clothing to make it very easy to spot what you have and use it.
Remove out of season clothes and accessories and fold them neatly to be stored in bins or totes. Store them on the top shelves of the closet or under the bed, if needed.

If you have professional clothing that is in good condition, consider donating them to non-profit organizations like Dress For Success.

You should now be able to see everything in your closet and getting dressed int he morning should be a breeze now that you only have your very favorite things to choose from.

Declutter And Organizing Master Closet Checklist

Grab today’s Master Closet Declutter Checklist and let’s get started!

Easy Spring Cleaning Tips to Organize Your Closet

By Helena Alkhas
Filed Under: Closet, Organizing, Spring Cleaning

Closet Spring Cleaning Tips You Can Do

With warmer months just around the corner, this is a great time to use these spring cleaning tips and jump into decluttering and organizing mode.

It’s time to do away with all the leftover winter clutter, make more room in the household and most importantly bring about a refreshing change in scenery that would be a perfect fit for the new season.

However, the entire task of spring cleaning – be it cleaning out the garage, basement, and attic or deciding which of the stuff to keep and get rid of can be quite overwhelming.

If you’ve been looking for some handy tips on spring cleaning, this article is going to be all you’ll need. With these simple tips, your spring cleaning experience will be a breeze!

Bring out the Storage Containers

Consider using large, but not tall plastic storage containers snap-on lids for storing your winter clothes. You can easily get such containers at most of the local department stores, and they make a very inexpensive yet effective storage solution.

These containers help in keeping your clothes dust-free. They also save your clothes from discoloration, which may otherwise happen if you leave them hanging in the closet from one season to the next.

Remember to only store perfectly clean clothes and to place cedar balls to protect your clothes from moths. If you have problems with humidity, you can use a product such as Mold-Away

Roll it Right

This little storage tip will save you a lot of trouble. When packing your clothes, roll them instead of folding. This method instantly saves you a lot of space and makes more room in your closet. You will be able to pack a lot more clothes adopting this simple tip.

Place heavier pieces at the bottom of the container and the lighter fabrics above them.

Mark the Seasons

Ever dealt with the trouble of unpacking all your clothes just to find the ones fit for the present season?

Here’s a way to avoid all that confusion!

Simply label your clothing containers as ‘spring,’ ‘fall’ and ‘winter.’ This way, whichever the season, you can easily locate your wardrobe without messing up the entire closet.

Donate to a Cause

We all have clothes stashed away in our closets which either we do not plan to wear or have outgrown. Instead of letting these clothing items take up unnecessary space in your closet, consider donating them to a local Goodwill or other nonprofit organization.

Tossing them out might be easier, but it helps no one. By donating them, you can provide revenue for a worthy cause and help the less-fortunate to be able to afford clothing that would otherwise be unattainable. So extend the holiday goodwill and donate your unused clothes this spring!

De-clutter and Earn

Holidays are the times when our houses are filled with knick knacks, decorations, and mementos which are of no use to us. If you are looking to clear out some of the holiday leftover stuff to make more room in your house, consider holding a garage sale or a trip to the local flea market.

That’s the place where everyone is looking for a bargain, and they just may be looking for something that you no longer wish to own.

As they say, one man’s trash is another’s treasure! You may require a setup fee for this arrangement which, depending on the location, can be $10.00 to 20.00 per day. But it’s well worth the trouble.

Prefer to do the selling from your home? Then opt for the internet auction sites, including Yahoo and eBay. There are plenty of buyers looking for just about anything under the sun!

Consider a Lightweight Vacuum

Spring cleaning is quite a time and energy consuming task. With all of the changes that you’re making, there will be a lot of cleaning of spaces to do.

So, it’s a good idea to switch to a lightweight vacuum like a pickup vacuum. This will save you from lugging around a heavier model and getting exhausted in the process.

A lightweight model will glide across the floor with ease and save you from all the hard work. After all, spring cleaning should not feel like a hard chore but as a fresh new beginning!