I woke up this morning with the brilliant idea to organize my closet. For the past few weeks, grabbing pieces to wear has been extremely challenging. I had things all over the place; folded, balled up, 2 items on one hanger. It was a MESS.
I have always wanted to arrange my clothes by color, imagining how easy putting together outfits would be if I could go to the section of color and grab exactly what I needed.
And just like I had also imagined, grouping colors together was so much fun!
Of course, my Isis was eager to help. And what a perfect little helper she was. LOVE her.
To no surprise, we needed tunes to get through this HUGE task. iPOD on shuffle via the speaker tower. Closet organizing {slash} dance party. YES!
I started with my blazers/jackets. They now all have a home: back bar, right side.
Then the tops. Black and black/white prints were first.
Next up, blues.
The greens followed.
Hello yellow.
Ivories and whites were next.
I finished this one side with grays.
{Side one: DONE!}
Side two. This time I started with the pants. Having been folded before and stacked in a pile on the top shelf, it was time for hangers. The piles would ALWAYS fall.
Time for more tops. To start this second side, browns, reds, and burgundy.
Peaches and oranges followed. No, not the fruit. My long lost, mostly forgotten tops. ;)
Pinks were next. I was quite shocked at how much pink I own.
Then, it was time for purple.
Last up for the tops? Animal print, of course.
I have more room on this side, for sure. Probably just the amount of space needed to put last week's laundry away.
{Side two: DONE!}
Dresses and skirts were put together, naturally.
Now on to the shoes. I would love to have shelves for my shoes, but I just don't have the space. My solution: the floor on both sides of my closet. I had to put one pair on top of another along the back row on both sides; I ran out of space. I also remembered: there are summer/spring shoes in the garage waiting to make their reappearance for warmer weather. Can't wait!
Side one.
Side two.
{newest member in the shoe line-up? Those fabulous red suede wedges. *sigh*}
Oh, and belts are still hanging in the middle.
Finally {whew!}, handbags. Because I actually hung my pants/jeans on hangers, I had tons of shelf space on both sides. My bags and clutches are happy!
Handbags.
More handbags and clutches.
This project took 6 hours and 80 new hangers. And it was totally worth it. I feel like a HUGE weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Can't wait to pick my outfit out tomorrow morning. :)
xoxo, thanks for reading!