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
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
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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