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Six Effortless Steps to Organizing Your Custom Closets

innovativestor • Nov 24, 2020
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While custom closets provide a bare-bones structure for bringing order into your home, they’re simply a starting point for organization. You still need to put in your own work for your new solution to have a noticeable impact on your household. 

You can implement six new ideas to ensure your new custom closet works best for your home:

  • Choose functional closet fixtures like valet rods and tilt-out laundry bins.
  • Downsize your clutter with a three-pile sorting system.
  • Sort your clothing by color or category when putting items away.
  • Strategically hang clothes that are the same size and length together.
  • Use a jewelry tray for small personal items you grab daily.
  • Store seasonal clothes and swap them out when needed.

In this article, you’ll walk through six steps to get your closet storage space in tip-top shape.

Choose Functional Custom Closet Fixtures

Valet Rod

When working with a home organization professional to design a custom closet, they’ll recommend the best custom closet accessories for your needs. Consider useful fixtures like valet rods and tilt-out laundry bins.


A valet rod is almost like having an extra arm in your closet. The rods allow you to hang your items and keep them out of the way. Valet rods are especially useful for organizing dry cleaning, hanging laundry for steaming, and setting out outfits for the day.



Tilt-out laundry bins are more discreet than your average laundry hamper. Laundry baskets can take up much-needed floor space and litter the surrounding area with big piles of dirty clothes. If you opt for a tilt-out laundry bin, you’re only sacrificing a bit of cabinet space for a tool that’ll revamp your whole laundry system.

Downsize Clutter with the Three-Pile System

Woman with Clothing Pile

Eliminate items you no longer need or wear to keep better track of what’s in your closet. If you’re a frequent shopper, you should downsize every so often and get rid of items that are taking up space. 


Angie’s List recommends a three-pile sorting system to organize your belongings into three categories: keep, donate, trash. If you think you’ll have issues letting things go, enlist the help of a trusted friend to keep you focused.

Sort Clothing by Color or Category

Shirts Hanging in Closet

If you’re a visual person, organize your clothes by color. You’ll create a pleasing aesthetic you get to look at each time you step into your closet. More tactile and functional? Sort them by category instead. 


You can use clothing-based categories like sweaters, t-shirts, and dress pants or style-based categories like formalwear and outerwear. Are there clothes you wear more often than others? Move them to the front or keep them on a valet rod for easy access.

Strategically Hang Similar Clothes Together

Clothes Hanging in Closet

According to House Beautiful, carelessly hanging up your clothes makes your closet look messy. Strategically hang your similar items together to create an orderly and balanced space. 


Hang shorter clothes, like skirts and blouses, above your built-in shelves and drawers. Dresses, pants, coats, and other longer items can hang freely in wide and airy spaces.


Pro-Tip: Getting ready for sweater weather? Save yourself some room by rolling bulky sweaters for shelf or dresser storage. Hanging them up can stretch out the shoulders and ruin their appearance.

Store Personal Items on a Jewelry Tray

Jewelry Drawer

You might have a pair of earrings, a favorite chain, or a preferred fragrance you wear all the time. Add elegance to your closet with a jewelry tray placed on top of a dresser or drawer unit. 



Set out your daily personal accessories for easy access when you need to get ready. You can even add a small vase of flowers for a light touch of color and decor.

Swap Out Your Seasonal Outfits Throughout the Year

When you find yourself thinking you have too much and too little to wear at the same time, the feeling can overwhelm you. Limit your everyday options and keep out-of-season pieces in storage containers. 


Leave out appropriate clothes for the current season. You’ll give both yourself and your closet some breathing room.


Conclusion

Coordinating your closet doesn’t have to cause a headache. It starts with choosing practical accessories that work for your specific needs. Once your custom space is built, keep track of what’s coming in and out of your closet and downsize anything you don’t need. 


Decide how you’d like to organize your belongings, either by category or color, and hang similar sized items together. You can also keep your favorite accessories nearby on a jewelry tray. If your closet ever feels cluttered, store your seasonal clothes and swap them out as needed.



Keep these six simple steps in mind when sorting out your custom closet and you’ll create a stylish, relaxing, frustration-free space.

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