A Teenagers Closet – How to Organize

A Teenagers Closet – How to Organize - Part Two
By: Merle E. Givens – Meg Simplifies Teens

You finished sorting.  Let’s put those clothes in order in your closet and drawers now.  If you haven't sorted go to article: A Teenagers Closet - What do I Keep? on this site.


Take all hangers out of closet if not done so.  Remove wire hangers and use plastic ones if you can.  These hangers do better for your clothes.  They keep creases out of your sweaters shoulders and keep creases out of jeans when folded over the hanger.  Also, find the kind with grooves at the top for any spaghetti strapped tops and sleeveless shirts.  Or you can use the plastic shirt and metal clipped hangers the kind they use in retail stores.  The metal clips do not slide as easy.  This makes keeping skirts from bunching up and wrinkling. 


Take each category, such as all shirts, then begin putting on hangers, and hang in closet by colors of each group. Go lightest to darkest in each color group.


Either put all t-shirts in one color group each or you can put all short sleeve type shirts and longs sleeves next to each other in their color group.  Use whatever method works best for your needs.


Keep up this process until all clothes are hanged or folded and put up in closet or drawers.  Do you still need space? If you have your 80% of space used, then you can go to 90% and prune down.  Or use another closet in a nearby room or use a metal clothes rack on wheels for some excess.  


If you only have a very small closet then you need to add a rack in your closet or buy the metal clothes rack as mentioned in the above paragraph. You can also use plastic rolling drawer bins.  These work great for casual shirts and pants. 


Shoes and accessories


For your boots, store in boxes they came in when you bought them.  Stack at top of closet on a shelf.  Or use clear plastic bins.  For seasonal shoes, store in bins that roll under you bed.  Use shoe hangers that go over a door or that hang in closet.  There are also cubby bins or shelves you can place at bottom of closet to use for your shoes.


Belts and purses hang on hooks on back of closet door or bedroom door.  Or use hooks or a nail to hang belts and purses inside your closet space.


When you are finished organizing, take some time to sit back and treat yourself for all your hard work.  Enjoy your new closet and easy to find clothes.


For more information on organizing your closet go to Meg Simplifies Life.
Find out how to sort clothes first for organizing in the article: A Teenagers Closet - What clothes to I keep?


For all you teen girls use the sites on the side bar about Gena, a teenager herself.  On her site she shows you her personal journey of organizing her own closet and videos are found on Youtube about her too. There are some videos on side bar that highlight her on this site. Meg Simplifies Teens 


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