How to clean things in the closet. Tidying up the closet: step-by-step organization of things

As you know, any woman has only two problems - nothing to wear and no space in the closet. Spring is a great time to update your wardrobe, and finally deal with the second problem. No, it’s not necessary to buy a new cabinet for this, the main thing is to learn some tricks to save space.

Multi-level hangers

Clothes on hangers occupy, perhaps, the most decent volume of the closet. To optimize this space, you can hang a few more pieces on one hanger. To do this, you can use multi-level hangers with additional hooks, or adapt improvised means - paper clips, chains, rings from cans ...

Save on air!

Seasonal items and clothes that are not worn so often can be stored in special vacuum bags. This is the perfect invention for those who care about every millimeter in the closet. With the help of a vacuum cleaner, air is sucked out through a special hole in this bag - and voila! - even the thickest blanket will take up a minimum amount of space.

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On wide shelves, things often pile on top of each other, creating chaos and disorder. Here's a great idea for neatly unfolding things - shelf dividers. You can buy ready-made or you can make your own. They will help to avoid confusion and save some space. After all, the more evenly stacked things, the less they take up space. For example, small towels can be rolled up and placed on top of each other, divided into sections.

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A trifle - separately!

Small items, such as underwear and socks, are best stored in compact drawers with cells or in special boxes (organizers) - this way it will be easier to find them and they will not take up much space. It will be more convenient if you distribute linen into convenient categories - by season, by event, by color, and so on.

Long accessories - ties, scarves, belts - can be collected on one multi-level hanger so that they are all immediately visible. To save space in the closet, it is better to place these accessories on the closet door.

On the back of the door

To fit everything you need in the closet, try to make the most of every corner in it. On the closet door, for example, you can hang not only accessories, but also casual clothes and shoes. Also take a good look - is there any free space under clothes that weigh on hangers? Usually there are a few free centimeters left, which will be useful for storing bags or shoes.

Shoes in pockets

And to compactly distribute a large number of shoes in the closet, you can purchase convenient wall-mounted structures with pockets that take up less space than shoe boxes. You can place shoes on them even up to the ceiling, or hang them on reverse side cabinet doors.

How to fold clothes so that they take up little space on the shelf and do not wrinkle

• Shirts, blouses and sweaters: Button up all buttons and lay face down on a flat surface. Wrap the left and right edges of the shirt up to the collar. Roll up the sleeves and lay them out. Dividing visually into three parts, tuck: first the lower part, then the central one.
• Skirts: First fold lengthwise on both sides and roll into a tight roll.
• Pants: First, fold in half so that the bottom of the legs are in contact with the waistband, and fold again.
• Jeans can be rolled up.

There are several main problems of organizing storage in cabinets:

Closet deep - things get lost and you have to look for them
The cabinet is high - some of the shelves are located so that it is difficult to get things without using ladders and stools
The wardrobe is too narrow - it is difficult to place voluminous things so that they do not interfere with the closing of the doors

In the classic closet, we are faced with the first two. All the same principles apply to any high and deep cabinets, as well as dressing rooms. Pro narrow cabinets I will tell separately.

Are planning:

It is worth starting the organization of a closet (like any other closet) with a definition of needs.

If the cabinet is designed for two, divide it approximately in half.

If for different needs - into parts that are required for them.

For example, if you want to store a vacuum cleaner in a closet, you need to plan the compartment where it will be placed. Either narrow vertical, along the height of the hose, or horizontal. If you use the vacuum cleaner often, it is better to plan the space where it can be collected and provide shelves or holders for storing brushes in this compartment.

Here you can store a mop and basins.

In the closet, you can provide a place to store an ironing board, bed linen, blankets, pillows, towels and much more.

The rest of the cabinet space needs to be divided into parts.

Write down the needs:

1. sections with a bar (one, several, for long things or for short ones)
2. shelves for sweaters, jeans, cardigans
3. place for T-shirts
4. place for laundry
5. space for accessories
6. shoe storage
7. storage space for out-of-season clothing

Determine how much space you need for each of them.

Choose a storage system for each.

To do this, you can use the tips in the article on the first link or the tips below:

1. All items that require ironing should be hung on hangers. An exception may be out-of-season items that are put away for storage. But if there is no lack of space in the cabinets, they can be left on the bar, putting them in covers.

2. Anything that is needed frequently should be easily accessible. What is needed infrequently can be stored high.
Due to lack of space, it is sometimes necessary to use the entire height of the cabinet. To simplify fees will help accessories for wardrobes.

For example, folding bars:

3. The smaller the wardrobe items, the less storage space should be.

While thick sweaters can be stacked on a regular shelf, thin cardigans can be stacked on a low shelf or drawer.

For T-shirts, a drawer, basket or shelf divider is better:

For linen, even the box will have to be divided into sections:

4. The higher things are located, the more clearly it should be where to look for. on vacuum bags, boxes, containers, you can glue bright stickers with the name or list of contents. You can use transparent containers, photographs of the contents and put things in the same place each time ("Christmas decorations in the rightmost box").

5. The more you have a "collection" of the same items, the more important that you can easily find the right one. And if there is not enough space in the closet - so that the storage is compact.

For example, a few trousers on hangers won't take much:

If there are a lot of them, you can think about a retractable trouser hanger:

Owners of many shoes will appreciate the pull-out shelves for storing shoes. Tilt holders help save space:

6. Deep and large cabinet allows you to use not only the filling for cabinets, but also independent accessories. For example, for convenience, you can use a chest of drawers with drawers in the closet and even arrange a corner for makeup and storing cosmetics in it:

Thin shirts can be hung on multi-level hangers (if the height of the compartment allows):

Before ordering wardrobe accessories, all that remains is to check if you have forgotten anything.

Another organizational moment. I plan to write posts about organization-space-storage ideas once a week and I think it will be easier to allocate a specific day for this.

What day would be convenient for you? The option "I don't care" is also accepted.

Your " Nothing to wear» There is nowhere to put it!

A phrase that every husband will subscribe to.

We gave a lot of advice about the revision and analysis of the women's wardrobe and wrote several useful articles! Today we will talk about whether we can achieve order in the closet and how exactly you can lay out and hang all things and accessories on shelves and hangers so that all the necessary clothes are always at hand!

Every girl is familiar with Narnia firsthand. And he knows exactly where this Narnia is. In her wardrobe. That's for sure - a magical world in which it is not clear what goes where and where everything is. In the most severe cases, unable to withstand the pressure of magic from the inside, the cabinet doors fall off or shelves collapse. This happened to me with my shoe closet.

How many times when sorting out your wardrobe do you say: Oh, what a cute blouse-skirt-sandals! Wow, I completely forgot about them!"Or, having got hold of another new thing, you remember that somewhere in the depths ... on the farthest shelf ... the new is the well-forgotten old, yeah. Now in duplicate.

Proverb " Out of sight, out of mind"In the case of a wardrobe, it also affects memory. If you don't see a thing, then, as a rule, you don't remember about it. And the result is the same sets from what is constantly in sight. Boring. But just something cases - lay out things so that they can be seen.This, in my opinion, is the main goal of the order in the wardrobe.

A dump of clothes can bring another unpleasant surprise: suppose you suddenly remembered a beautiful cardigan that had not been worn for a hundred years. And we decided to take him out. And at the moment of getting out of the deposits, they discovered that it was all kind of crumpled, and there were no buttons. It’s also good if there is time to put it in order, and a button, but if not? In this case, the thing is very often sent back to the pile, where it will lie until it is thrown away or given away. And it would be fun to wear.

What do you think, a rather gloomy picture?

So, we proceed to restore world harmony within the framework of a single wardrobe. First you need to determine in which position each item will be stored. Whether it will hang on a hanger, stacked on a shelf or stored in a box. The method of storage depends primarily on the purpose of the thing, the type of material and the frequency of use. We will talk in detail about what and how best to store a little later.

And now let's take up the hangers and throw out all the wire misunderstandings that have crept into your closet, cross-shouldered planks and plastic monsters that are 3 sizes larger than necessary. This trinity is capable of causing irreparable damage to delicate and delicate fabrics or skin. Wire hangers are needed in order to carry clothes from a dry cleaner or a workshop. Everything. You can't put clothes on them! Under its own weight, the fabric stretches, and the thin frame of the hanger is very easily deformed. And once again taking out your favorite jacket, you can find it on the shoulders or sleeves ( if the hanger is the wrong size) « ears”, similar in shape to the ugly bubbles of sweatpants, only small. The thing can be thrown away, because this kind of tissue damage cannot be restored. I'm not talking about the exquisite color of rust stains on a light-colored jacket, for example.

Option two - wooden hangers. Just please, don't make creepy two-plank designs that still remember your mom's prom dress. But wide, with rounded ends, what you need. The only thing: things can easily slip off the patent coat hanger, so fasten the buttons. The advantages of such hangers are at the same time their disadvantage: they are solid, beautiful, take up a lot of space in the closet and are expensive. Such a Bentley among hangers. The same category, very beautiful and very expensive, includes hangers covered with leather.

If functionality is important to you in the first place, then welcome to the world of plastic hangers. But not powerful cast monsters, on which you can hang knightly armor, and nothing will stand. The crossbar at the closet, perhaps, will break. Plastic hangers are very convenient just for putting things in order. Lightweight, functional, silicone pads are provided for delicate thin fabrics so that silk or batiste does not slip off.

The most ideal in our experience are hangers in a vinyl shell. If someone is sad about the subtlety of wire - you are here. They are almost as thin, but they no longer stretch clothes, because of their size, a lot of them will fit in the closet, and a special coating, the same vinyl ( yes, yes, it turns out that not only records are made from it), does not allow even the thinnest and most delicate fabrics to slip and deform.

The general rule for all hangers: they should fit you! It is necessary. Too big bubbles will appear on the sleeves, and too small will bubble on the shoulders. It is also recommended that all hangers be the same, so that when you open the closet, you see a slender row of hanging clothes, and not sticking out sleeves and shoulders in discord.

A few words about cloth hangers: they are very cute, perfect for thin blouses, but they take up a lot of space. One of the ways out: pull out one or two shelves in a closet with shelves, nail a crossbar in the resulting space and hang soft hangers with blouses on it.

Hangers should be smooth, with recesses for straps or special loops for skirts or dresses. Some models have a crossbar for trousers. Whether to use it or not is a matter of choice. Please note that in this position, the trousers may wrinkle.

What is not recommended to be stored on hangers is knitwear, especially thin, woolen sweaters, cardigans and other fabrics that can deform under their own weight. They are best folded in neat piles, sorted by density. A little trick: alternate in one pile, say, sweaters or tops, bright and dark. So they will be more noticeable and will not merge with each other. The same piles are convenient for storing jeans.

bags

In the lower part of the chiffonier, in special covers, stuffed inside with paper. So they do not form creases, and the surface does not get dirty.

Belts, scarves, scarves. Welcome to IKEA! This is truly a paradise for lovers of order. Hangers, roof rails, accessory boxes, storage modules, drawers with dividers…there is nothing but.

Scarves

The main task is still the same: they must be visible, so boxes and boxes are not suitable for such a task, the moth will get to the scarf lying at the bottom of the box much faster than you. So, either in a stack on a shelf, or, if there are not many of them, hang them on special designs, which are on sale in many.

Belts

This is where the delimiter module comes in handy. In their cells, you can place the entire collection. Roll into a ring, not tight and buckle outward to avoid creases. And each in a separate cell. Wide, if space permits, can be laid out flat, and corset ones can be placed vertically. Another option is to hang them on special hangers. A belt hanger can be attached to the closet door, provided that the belts do not touch clothing ( otherwise - hello, puffs!)

Underwear and stockings

For stockings - socks, dividers are again useful. Place one in a drawer of a chest of drawers - and the socks living there will no longer resemble a multi-colored one, do not understand what the lump consists of. It is highly desirable to arrange stockings and socks in the same way, so that in search of a twin brother of one stocking, one does not shake out the entire box.

With underwear, everything is simple. Fold the bras one cup into another, you can put panties into the top of the set folded in this way, the next set into the resulting design, and so on until you run out. It is convenient to store individual items in boxes without a top, so they will not spread all over the closet.

Shoes

There are two options: either in their own boxes, with photos pasted on them ( What a shame that Polaroids are out of circulation.). Or in the same IKEA buy boxes with transparent windows. Because with shoes, like with nothing else, the principle works: if it is not visible, then it is not. Yes, and rummaging through all the boxes in search of the right pair is not a pleasant occupation. For a long life of your favorite shoes, learn the rule - you decide to put it in a box - clean it first. And stuff with paper to avoid deformation.

Decorations

For costume jewelry and jewelry, it is most convenient to splurge on a special chest of drawers or a stand, they do not take up much space, and even grown-up girls love doll furniture. Necklaces and chains are best hung on hooks; when lying down, they are joyfully and quickly entangled with each other.

Outerwear

The problem with her is that half the time she is worn very actively, and the other half she does not get out of the closet at all. Therefore - before putting it in the closet ( fur - only in a closet or in a cloth case, in a plastic bag it will “suffocate”) - be sure to clean and put an anti-molding agent. Don't be afraid, they don't smell like old naphthalene for a long time. In general, in order to avoid a colony of these winged friends of man, often sort out clothes that have not been worn for a long time and do not forget to periodically change the pills.

To be honest, it takes a lot of time and effort. But on the other hand, the result is immediately visible, it can be used for a long time, and for the titanic work done, you can treat yourself to, say, a new blouse. After all, you now know for sure that you don’t have one yet! :-)

Well, dear ones, let's go together to put things in order in our treasuries? :-)

With love,

Shopping School team

In the closet. Here are seven principles to follow to get a perfectly organized dressing room.

1. Know the size of your clothes

This is valuable information, especially if you store most of your items on shelves and hangers. Do you want to make sure you're making the most of your closet storage space? You need to know the width of the main wardrobe items. The depth of built-in wardrobes and panels varies from 35 cm to 60 cm.

Most garments, including shirts, blouses, jackets and coats, require shelves that are 60cm deep. A smaller space may not always fit your clothes, which means that the sleeves of shirts and blouses will constantly be hit by the doors. It is best to sort clothes by type. Here is some information to help you with this:

• Folded sweaters and shirts require shelves 23 cm to 38 cm wide
• Coat storage may require space up to 173 cm high
• Pants and jeans will require up to 127 cm of vertical space and about half of it if stored folded.
• Up to 115 cm of vertical space is required to store skirts.

For an organized storage system in a closet, a built-in module with decorative borders is suitable

2. It is necessary to allocate bunk hangers and ordinary

You should evaluate your wardrobe and understand what things you have more. Shirts, blouses and trousers are usually placed in two rows, while dresses, long coats and jackets leave no room for hanging anything else underneath.

If you have a lot of dresses and evening dresses, allocate vertical space in the closet exactly according to their number. If you don't have a lot of these things, you should use only two-tier hangers. This will help you organize your storage rationally.

Modern wardrobe: two-tier system

3. Make closet corners useful space

The corners are the most difficult part of the cabinet, there is much less usable space. Corner shelves will help you place clothes, bags, suitcases, folders and clutches. They will also make the outline of the dressing room smoother.

Modern walk-in closet in Kensington townhouse, England

If you do not have enough space to install full-fledged corner modules, you can use wide shelves that capture the corner space and part of the adjacent wall (as in the photo below).

Functional modular cabinet

4. Find an additional place to install the island

An island is a nice addition to any dressing room. The ideal distance from the island to the closet is about 90 cm, but you can reduce this to 75-60 cm if necessary. The most important thing is to provide yourself with free movement and leave room for pulling out drawers.

Refined Classic Wardrobe in Denver, USA

5. Place all shoes in the closet

If you have a dedicated shoe rack, that's just great. But you should make sure that the shelves and compartments in it are spacious enough to store shoes from different seasons. A pair of women's shoes, as a rule, occupies from 12 to 25 cm of the horizontal surface, while men's shoes requires a space between 16 and 26 cm wide. There should be enough space in the closet to store all your everyday shoes: on average, one pair occupies an area between 17 and 30 cm wide.

A room converted into a dressing room by designer Lisa Adams, USA

It should be allocated high shelves for storing boots. The height of shoes starts from 7 cm, low shoes and boots have an average height of 22 to 44 cm.

Fantastically glamorous dressing room, USA

6. Install a bench in the dressing room

It is good to have a special place in the dressing room to put on shoes or button up a shirt. The fastest and most convenient way to organize such a space is to put a bench. You can place it near the island or against the wall.

A small bench next to the island in the dressing room, USA

Built-in benches are usually placed under window openings, especially high ones. Such benches are usually equipped with drawers or compartments under the seat to expand storage options.

Dressing room in a luxury residence, USA

7. Do not forget about accessories

No wardrobe is complete without accessories. modern man. It can be bags, jewelry, ties or belts. It is important to organize the space for storing these things. Wall mounts are suitable for belts and ties. To store bags and clutches, you can use the rack, and then you can quickly choose bags for different occasions.

Built-in closet with compartments for storing shoes and bags designed by Tim Wood, London

You can use some drawers as a jewelry tray. For these purposes, an island drawer, a separate chest of drawers, or a dressing table is suitable.

Jewelry tray designed by Lisa Adams, USA

Modern interiors strive for conciseness and functionality, just like the wardrobe systems discussed above. But even modular shelves and trays of a sliding wardrobe can favorably emphasize the individuality of your interior. Have you put your things in order? Share your experience of organizing a storage system.

Visual and physically easy accessibility of a thing is the key to a harmonious wardrobe. We share ideas for storing things and organizing a wardrobe in a basic wardrobe.

Whales of an ideal, balanced wardrobe - high quality, relevance and wearability. The last of the listed characteristics, wearability, is based not only on the potential of this or that thing to be used in this or that case, but also on easy access to this thing. It often happens that a thing is hidden from view, and, accordingly, “falls out” of wardrobe capsules, loses its relevance over time, which causes material and moral damage.

Let's leave the example of organizing a separate, professionally equipped dressing room aside, and, in fact, simple example, a basic configuration wardrobe, we will plan the storage of wardrobe treasures. A minimum of wardrobe space should guarantee maximum visibility and accessibility of things and accessories.

Tools for organizing things in the closet: good mood, special multifunctional trempels, shoe cases, plastic boxes, organizers for accessories, vacuum packaging for things, fragrances, essential oils.

How to organize things in the closet? Seasonality factor

All things must be clearly separated by season. Remove the collection that is out of date for the season to the very top shelves. If there are too many things, you can use special vacuum bags - this will really help save a lot of space. Or you should put these things in some secret corner. In any case, things “out of season” should not be mixed with what is relevant at the moment. “Heavy winter artillery”, sheepskin coats, coats, it is better to store in a separate closet, packed in cases.

How to organize things in the closet? Organization of cabinet shelves

Many things (knitwear, woolen products) are best stored folded on the shelves. When laying out such clothes on the shelves, be guided by the principle of events. For example, on the same shelf, let there be things for home use and sports; on the other shelf, place things from the “office weekdays” series, on the third - things for ceremonial exits.

The contents of each shelf must also be classified. It is better to stop on sorting by color. Depending on the contents of your wardrobe, you can also sort by the texture of fabrics.

Fluffy items are best wrapped in bags before stacking on shelves. Such easy way will not allow them to strongly “inherit” in the closet and “imprint” on other things.

If the shelves were not provided in the configuration of your cabinet, or the existing ones are not enough for you, you can get hanging shelves that will easily perform the same functions as the stationary ones.

How to organize things in the closet? Drawers

Laundry is best stored in drawers. There is some special romanticism in this. Underwear for a woman is always a separate item of expenditure and a particularly reverent attitude. Don't forget to put a bag of fragrance in the drawer. If you prefer more natural method, you can use aromatic essential oils (just put a few drops on a piece of natural fabric and put it in your laundry), or freshen up the drawer with your favorite perfume. If you don't have a drawer, store your linen in a special linen closet.

Socks, stockings, tights are also best placed in drawers. There are special wardrobe trunks for socks, dividers for drawers. One cell - one pair. It is convenient and visual, but a small closet can question ergonomics. A drawer without a divider will allow you to accommodate more volume.

How to organize things in the closet? Hangers

In order to organize as efficiently as possible things that, by their nature, should occupy a “suspended position” (dresses, jackets, blouses, etc.), you will need professional tools- trempel.

Choose tremples that will match the clothes: for trousers and skirts - with special clips, for silk blouses and dresses - soft satin trempels (unlike wooden products, soft ones will never puff on your favorite thing). In shoulder products, the size of the shoulder should correspond to the size of the trempel, so as not to stretch the product. There are special flexible trempels: you can give them the shape you need yourself.

Do not place several pieces of clothing on one trempel. This is allowed only if there is a wardrobe capsule on one trempel, part of which is not used in other images.

Special trempels will allow you to visually place several pieces of clothing on one hanger.

Massive wooden trempels are exquisite, but not every closet can afford such a luxury because of their bulkiness.

When placing things in the trempel section, follow the principle: dresses next to dresses, trousers with trousers, jackets next to jackets, blouses next to blouses, shirts next to shirts. In addition to classifying clarity, this type of placement of things forms a space for organizing a shoe park (the bottom line of all things hung in a row will be uneven and open up potential locations for saving wardrobe jewels).

How to organize things in the closet? Shoe park organization

Shoes can be placed in special trunks. Get inspired by our examples.

There are options for horizontal wardrobe trunks that can be placed on the bottom shelf of the cabinet. There are options for hanging wardrobe trunks - they are convenient for those who have space. It is better to choose options from a transparent material so that you can evaluate your entire arsenal.

An interesting option is a drum for shoes. Fun, ergonomic and comfortable!

How to organize things in the closet? Accessories

Belts, scarves, neckerchiefs, gloves - such vital little things should take their rightful place in the closet. The placement of accessories will depend on the potential of the cabinet, and, in fact, on the number of these accessories.