Operation Organization: Closet Edition

February 1st, 2011

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m organizationally challenged, which is why I hired heather|brookes interior organization to help me with my closet and office (which you can see here). There are a lot of great qualities about our new place; the exposed beams in our living room, the built-in bookshelves and curved archways throughout. But I’ll admit the biggest selling point was the walk-in closet in the master bedroom (my fiancé generously took the two closets in the guest room). Here are a few guidelines I now follow to keep everything in order.

Since I have a lot of dresses, I made sure they’re front and center. I also now exclusively use these slimline hangers since they’re super thin and clothes don’t slide off.

I don’t own a lot of pants, so I fold my jeans and hang all other trousers. Belts are hung on a hanger (with hooks) and scarves and tights are rolled up and kept in boxes. I hang my blazers and jackets above my sweaters and organize them all by color.

I keep my favorite shoes at the front of my closet so I can see them all clearly and can grab them on my way out the door.

At the top of my closet, I keep out of season shoes and bags I’m not currently using.

I keep my skirts and shorts hung at the bottom of my closet, directly underneath my blouses so it’s easy to coordinate outfits.

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love your closet! I am OCD about color coordinating my closet, so I keep it pretty neat, but these are some great tips!
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http://tni.com/1621 Kitty
Do the slim line hangars cause the shoulders of t-shirts and tops to stretch and stand out when off the hangar?
Gildete Lima
Awesome!!
Talia
Im obsessed with your closet! Just dont have the space as I have to share my walk in with my hubby!
http://abitchaotic.blogspot.com/ Belinda
You have an amazing closet, to die for! You should sell your clothes, when you get sick of it, you’d make a fortune!
Paulina
Super padre!
Suzanne
First: I just found your blog and I must say I love it! The outfits are unique and inspiring Second: I love how the space in your closet is used, this is definitely something I need to do…or I could just steal yours =). Thanks for blogging! Your newest fan,
-S
http://www.serendipityandthesailor.blogspot.com Serendipity
You have an incredible eye for fashion and design! I’m suffering from wardrobe-envy over here, and we won’t even go into how jealous I am of how your closet is organized. Love it! Thanks for sharing!
http://www.reallyrisa.com Risa
I need this closet! So organized and perfect for finding everything you need! I am inspired to organize my own.
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http://nuhasofiyan.blogspot.com nuha
loved this peak into your closet…and i was (pleasantly) surprised to find out that you don’t own a lot of jeans…i guess i figured fashion bloggers had infinite amounts of clothes
Judy
your closet looks amazing! i’m actually in the middle of customizing my closet and i have the design set but i’m having a hard time finding the right panels/shelves. where did you get these panels/shelves from? they look super customizable because of all the holes in the paneling to adjust the shelves.
http://thehemofhisgarment.wordpress.com Sarah Grace
Love the chair!
http://Www.oyveymylife.com Karina
While Brooke did an amaizing job, you are doing an even more amaizing job keeping it that way! Your closet is the focus of my envy. I absolutely love it!
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Melissa
What are the measurements of your 4 shelf shoe rack at the front of your closet? I love it and want to build one myself.
http://www.stillglamorus.com Kasey Palmer
WTF what a horrible website! design a little bit yo x
Yumii
Your seriously have a better closet than hannah montana!! i m gonna steal ur house :p
opal
Hi Lovely, first, you need to have all matching wood hangers, plastic is so 80′s. Please get some decent hangers. you can get them in homegoods, not that expensive. ALL MATCHING!
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
anonymous
I wish I had your closet!!!