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Consider
re-painting the inside of your closet. Light colors reflect the interior
light better than dark colors. Or if you really like a dark colored wall
consider light colored shelving.
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If you don't have good overhead lighting in
your closet now - think about adding some.
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Some times the little touches make your closet
a more enjoyable place to be. Adding a fun and funky rug to the floor, a
new colorful switch plate and a "happy" object like a picture or do-dad
can make you delighted to be getting dressed in the morning.
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When you make a home for everything in your
closet it is easy to put things away. It is only when you don't have a
place to put something that things begin to pile up and get cluttered.
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If you are going to buy a new pair of shoes or
piece of clothing, know where that item is going to live. If your closet
only has enough room for 10 pairs of shoes then you know you are going
to have to get rid of an old pair. Think of it as adding and
subtracting. If you are going to add something new – then what are you
going to subtract?
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When you are changing out clothes for the
season – do this – turn your hangers around the opposite way you
normally do. As you wear the item and return it to the closet – put it
back in the normal way. After the season is over take note as to which
items of clothing are still facing the opposite way. These are the items
you need to get rid of because for some reason you are ignoring them.
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Using the same kind of hanger for all the
clothes in your closet will make your closet look more organized and
your clothing will hang more uniformly in the closet.
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Use clear containers so you can see what is in
them. You can also label the container to help you remember what is
inside. Use the same kind of container throughout the closet to make it
look more organized. Your eye sees the like containers and it gives you
the impression of well-organized space - even if the insides of the
containers are not so perfect.
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Take out all the clothes you can not wear – why
should you be reminded that you are not that size. Store the items in
containers somewhere else or better yet donate them to a charity. Only
have what you can wear so that you will not be so discouraged or guilty
that you are only wearing a small portion of your clothes.
The average American wears 20%
of their wardrobe 80% of the time.