I’ve one other cleansing, organizing, purging venture completed! Since yesterday was a vacation, I made a decision to have a very simple and restful morning. I slept in a bit, however then simply lounged round, scrolled Instagram, completed up a podcast I had began (Homicide In Apt. 12), began a brand new podcast (Serial Season 4), after which lastly went to Sonic to get some lunch round 11:30. Though I wasn’t actually in a “get stuff carried out” sort of temper after we completed lunch, I knew I couldn’t go the remainder of the day being unproductive. However I additionally didn’t wish to work on my studio in any respect. What I actually wished to do was sort out the group of my different closet within the bed room — the closet that holds my garments.
About two weeks in the past, I tackled the opposite closet. I turned that very underutilized closet into my shoe closet, and I’ve completely cherished having that organized closet, and never having my footwear in a heap on the ground. I’m diligent to place my footwear away now each time I take my footwear off. As I’ve mentioned many instances earlier than, I’m not a naturally neat and arranged kind of particular person, however as soon as I’ve an organizational system in place, I’m fairly good at utilizing it.
So now that my footwear had been out of the best way, I wanted to sort out my garments closet. Ever since we moved into this bed room, I’ve solely had one 40-inch hanging bar for garments. Think about that. There’s no technique to match all of my garments onto one 40-inch hanging bar, in order that implies that a few of my garments have been within the bed room closet, whereas the remainder has been folded or hanging within the sunroom (the place the washer and dryer are), whereas different clothes has been draped over the desk within the bed room.
So yesterday morning, earlier than I made a decision to sort out this venture, that is what my closet regarded like.
I had a shelf on the high that I by no means used as a result of I made it too deep to be sensible. I had one 40-inch hanging bar with largely shirts, however about 4 or 5 fortunate pairs of paints and denims that made it into the closet. And I had the four-tier shoe rack on the backside, which was now empty as of two weeks in the past once I turned the opposite closet into my shoe closet.
As a result of there was no extra hanging house within the closet, that led to this mess on the desk between the closets. Most of my pants lived right here. After the laundry was carried out, they began out in a pleasant, neatly folded stack. However over time, that neat stack devolved into this messy pile as I’d rummage via to seek out what I wished to put on every day.
Clearly, this method I used to be dwelling with as untenable, so yesterday afternoon, I emptied out this closet and eliminated the shelf in order that I used to be beginning with an empty field.
After which I went to Lowe’s and bought all the pieces I wanted from their Closetmaid closet group line, together with the rails, brackets, three cabinets, two pairs of the clothes rod holders, and two rods. Since I used to be screwing the rails into plywood, this was so fast and simple. Listed here are two of the rails put in, however I ended up needing three rails, with one within the center. In order that they had been spaced about 20 inches aside.
After which up went the brackets (which simply slip very simply into the slotted rails), and the cabinets. After which the rod hangers connect very simply to the cabinets, and the rods snap into the rod hangers. The entire system is so fast and simple. After which I bought to the enjoyable half — loading in all of my garments and getting all the pieces organized.
Since we’re heading into summer time, I put all of my sweaters on the 2 high cabinets…
On the highest hanging bar, I hung all of my pants and denims. I feel I would want another bar help within the center because it appears like that bar is perhaps bowing underneath the burden just a bit bit.
I even bought so into this entire organizing factor that I purchased some hanging tags that say “cropped” and “lengthy” in order that I can preserve my pants and denims organized by size.
In hindsight, I want I’d have purchased colourful tags in order that they’d present up higher. And I can’t imagine I didn’t suppose to make use of my label maker as a substitute of hand writing on the tags! I’ve extras, so I’ll most likely make new ones utilizing my label maker. 😀
Right here’s the opposite facet the place you may see my “lengthy” tag. The tag within the center says “cropped” on one facet and “lengthy” on the opposite. And naturally, “lengthy” is relative since I’m solely 5 toes tall. 😀
After which I put the shirts and tops on the underside. I made a decision to place pants on high and shirts on the underside as a result of shirts take up more room from entrance to again than pants and denims do, so with shirts on the highest bar, I’d must be trying underneath and barely again behind the shirts to see the pants. This manner, all the pieces is less complicated to see.
And now, not solely is my tiny closet a really environment friendly work horse for me, however I even have my desk again!! I’m so enthusiastic about this. I really like to sit down right here and skim, and I haven’t been in a position to try this in a really very long time. I used to sit down right here each night time and skim out loud to Matt, so hopefully we are able to begin doing that once more.
So that’s how I spent my vacation, and as soon as once more, I’m so excited to have one other group venture carried out! Each time I do a company venture, it’s like a weight is lifted off of my shoulders. And it feels so good to have two very effectively organized closets on this room now. Right here’s a take a look at each of them, though I’ve added two extra cabinets to the shoe closet since I took the image beneath, so I really want to take a brand new image.
By the best way, I solely personal 5 clothes and 0 skirts. For now, and so long as we’re on this bed room, these clothes will nonetheless must reside within the sunroom. I’m okay with that, although. I can’t even bear in mind the final time I truly wore a gown. I’d love to purchase extra clothes and skirts and really put on clothes and skirts extra usually, however I’ll must get means further along on my health journey earlier than that occurs. I don’t like how clothes and skirts look on me proper now, however perhaps in a couple of months that can change!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
