Organize With Me: Closet + Shoes!


Hi, hello there. It's me, your favorite neighborhood cleaning-obsessed blogger. I can just hear the applause through my computer screen, thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Anyhoo, I feel like I'm finally starting to get around to doing some much-needed organization around my new apartment now that things have kind of settled and I can focus on getting things here and there to start decorating and organizing the place.

I've been focusing on certain areas of the apartment one at a time so as not to get distracted or lose track of the ideas I have for each room or small little corner. My room is probably the most put together along with the kitchen which I would say had been "complete" almost ever since I moved in. There are still a couple things I would like to do in the kitchen area but I would rather focus on other areas that need a little bit more work.

I've also been focusing a lot on my patio area which is about 90% done with only a couple more things I want to add or replace so maybe I'll make a post all about my patio because, to be honest, it's pretty freaking cute. Tea. But, let's focus on some closet organization for this post, shall we?


So the first thing I needed to take care of for my closet space was getting something to help organize my shoes. Now, I have A LOT of shoes. I blame my first job and my retail work experience for my love of shoes and clothes.

I actually have a built-in bookshelf right next to my bed where I have most of my shoes organized with my "winter wear" moreso on the bottom shelves. By that, I mean combat boots, slippers, and ankle boots that I can still wear during the current season but I reach for them more often in the cooler seasons. However, there wasn't enough space for all my shoes to fit so I needed something to help organize them and get rid of the clutter on the floor of my closet.

I found this one on Amazon for about $25 and it's super easy to put together. It holds about 18 pairs of shoes and it's also stackable. I really wanted the stackable part of the shelf because I liked having it as an option should I have to move this rack elsewhere or for when I move again in the future into hopefully a bigger closet space. Think ahead, people. Your shoes need that. Check out this shelf here, it comes in all kinds of pretty colors: 4-Tier Shoe Rack

 The next thing I decided to try out was this basic little closet shelf that probably every person has except me and I am guilty of judging these things harshly because they're not cute. At least in my opinion but then again, who cares? It's supposed to make your life easier.

Anyhoo, this one was about $10 on Amazon as well and bought just one to see if I liked it or if it would work me. If I didn't like it or it didn't give me enough closest space, I had planned on giving it to my roommate or just returning it if she didn't want it either.

This one has 5 shelves and also has six pockets on the side of the shelf, 3 on either side. I liked that the material appeared a little thicker and once I actually got it in, it was pretty sturdy and easy to install. It has a metal brace on the top to keep the shelf from losing its shape and it fits nicely in my closet.

I folded up some items that I didn't really reach for that often but don't necessarily want to pack away for the summer. On the top shelves I folded up my sweatshirts since I sometimes reach for them if I get cold or want to chill outside at night on my patio.

I also folded up my hoodies and thinner sweaters and finally, folded up my sweatpants and loungewear on the bottom shelf. I reach for my sweatpants quite often whenever I'm just chilling at home and don't really have plans for the day or I just want to be comfy while I work on my blog, cleaning, errands around the house, etc.

I also slid my belts into the side pockets and I'm actually really happy about the pockets. I didn't think I would use them but now I don't have to buy an organizer for all my belts and my most worn ones are in the top two pockets.

I liked this organizer so much that I decided to get a second one for my miscellaneous items that I didn't want to put away or put in my under-the-bed organizer as I still reach for them enough to keep them in my closet.

On the top shelves, I folded up my "nice tees" that I had hanging, they're either very oversized that I like to wear as dresses or they have some sort of tie or nicer detailing on the front. I also folded up a couple of concert tees since I don't want those getting wrinkled. They were EXPENSIVE, okay?

The next two cubes I folded up my work uniforms (since I won't be needing those for a while *cries in 32 languages*) and also folded my workout leggings and jackets since I always seem to struggle to find those when they're hanging.

The last cube I used for my pajamas instead of just throwing them on the floor of my closet because that's not cute. It's quite nice having a specific place to put my pj's to keep them clean and easily accessible. Check out this organizer here for your purses, shoes, clothes, or whatever else you want to organize: 5 Shelf Hanging Closet Organizer.

 Finally, after hanging up my shelves, I slipped in my shoe rack and place all my remaining shoes onto the rack that I didn't have room for on the shelf in my room. I actually moved my shoes around a bit from that shelf to this one and vice-versa. Mostly all my everyday shoes are now on this rack in my closet like my sneakers, Vans, and sports shoes.

I also used the top and very bottom shelves for my boots. The bottom two shelves hold my "season round" boots as I like to say and the top shelf holds my fall and winter boots like my cowboy boots and knee-highs. I really like how my closet looks now as there's nothing on my floor anymore save for a couple of boxes with my heavy winter wear packed away. But other than that. my closet is where I would like for it to be for now. Eventually, I would like to reorganize my purses but we'll get to that later

I hope you all enjoyed organizing with me and hopefully, this gives you some ideas on how to organize your own closet or room or whatever since I know I always get the sudden urge to organize everything in my apartment after watching an organizing video at 2am. Like a normal human. Anyhoo, stay tuned for more posts and let me know what you want to organize in your own life, I would love to know. Until next time!

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