How To Organize A Small Closet

9 Simple Tips You Can Do In An Hour

Today’s post features 9 simple tips to organize your closet in an hour. These are all things that I’ve seen in my Personal Styling clients’ closets that prevent their clothing from being organized. I’m sharing these organization hacks with you because there’s a good chance some of you experience issues in your closet as well.

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Follow the easy steps below to see how I organize my Personal Styling clients’ wardrobes as well as my own for maximum efficiency and ease. These nine basic organization tips you can do in an hour for your closet will make getting dressed easier.

Hope this post helps you organize your closet and learn the simple tips you can do to keep it that way.

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9 Closet Organization Tips

1. Use the same hangers.

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The first thing you want to do is make sure all of your clothes are on the same type of hanger. I recommend wooden hangers, but it’s more important that all of your hangers are uniform. Having the same style and color of hangers in your closet will immediately elevate your closet.

2. No dry cleaning bags or wire hangers.

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Try to avoid leaving your garments on dry cleaning hangers. Over time, the wire of dry cleaning hangers will make holes in your clothes. Also, avoid keeping your clothes in dry cleaning bags as over time it can break down the material of your clothing. If you have items that you want to protect in garment bags, I recommend ones that are translucent and allow you to see your clothing.

3. Face your hangers in the same direction.

When your hangers are facing the same way, all of your clothes are facing forward for easy access. It is also going to make it easy to pull items out to get dressed in the morning.

4. Group your empty hangers together.

Put all of your empty hangers in the front or the back of your clothes so you don’t have to go searching for empty hangers. You want to be able to hang your clothes easily at the end of the day. Having empty hangers in the same spot will help you avoid throwing your clothes on the floor.

5. Group your items together in sections.

Have all of your tops, bottoms, outerwear, and dresses in their own individual sections. I like to put all of my tops in the front since I’m typically needing one of those every day. Organize all of your bottoms together. Have your outer layers like your cardigans, blazers, and jackets together.

6. Organize each section.

Once you finish grouping each section by item then you’re going to organize each section. Have your tops go from casual to dressy. Then for each “subsection” (casual tops and dressy tops), organize from short sleeve to long sleeve. Next, categorize each of these subsections (casual short sleeve tops, casual long sleeve tops…) by light to dark colors. Also, make sure your clothes are not inside out.

7. Avoid hanging multiple items on one hanger.

Another issue preventing your closet from being organized and staying that way, is when you hang more than one item on a hanger. If you want one of the items hanging on the same hanger and your rushing out the door, chances are you’re just going to throw the other item on the floor. Each item should have its own hanger that is easily accessible.

8. Separate your cocktail dresses.

Your cocktail dresses are not what you’re going to reach for every day. In general, I recommend putting these in a less accessible area of your closet. What you wear for your everyday life should be front and center in your closet.

9. Have a sentimental storage solution.

It’s okay to have one box for all of the sentimental items that you don’t wear but want to hold onto because they are meaningful. These pieces should not be hanging in your closet with the clothing you actually do wear. If that sentimental box no longer has room for new pieces, it’s time to let some of the pieces that aren’t as sentimental go.

Once you follow these steps, it will feel so much better to have an organized closet where you can see what you have. You’ll know where to look if you need a casual top or a dressy one. Everything is organized and on the same hanger. Having an organized closet makes it so much easier to find the items you’re looking for when you’re getting dressed.

If you’re ready to get your closet even more organized and see what I recommend for your shoes and bags as well as other easy tips get my free 17 simple steps to organize your closet free pdf. It not only gives you all the ways to organize your closet, but it also shares my favorite items for keeping it that way.

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How To Organize A Small Closet / 9 Tips

How To Organize A Small Closet FAQs & Expert Tips

How do you organize a small closet with a lot of stuff?

Here are 11 tips to organize a small closet with a lot of clothes.

Start with cleaning out your closet.
Get rid of items that don’t fit and that you don’t wear.
Store your clothing for other seasons elsewhere.
Put your sentimental items in a storage bin that isn’t in your closet.
Divide items by categories.
Use the same hangers for your clothes like these that save space.
Organize each category by color from light to dark.
Instead of having your loungewear, pajamas, robes, and workout clothing in your closet, put those items in drawers.
Place special occasion clothing and other non-everyday items in the least visible part of your closet.
Avoid hanging more than 1 item per hanger.
Make sure every item left is visible.