Keeping our homes cleaned and organized can be a challenge sometimes when you have little kids at home. I rely on storage bins and baskets to keep the clutter under control. My hallway closet was a different story. When we moved into our new place, we lost closet space. We were left with just one closet for everything. Luckily, it was a big closet that was able to hold a lot of stuff. I knew the closet would constantly be used so I wanted it to look nice. Thirty-One Gifts had exactly what I needed – storage bins that could be personalized and different sizes for what I needed. I hope these tips help you easily organize your closet.
How to Easily Organize Your Closet
I’m going to keep it real and show how my closet looked before I decided it needed to be organized.
As you can see a complete mess. Boxes that hadn’t been unpacked, frames that hadn’t been hung, decorative pillows, and miscellaneous household items were all thrown in the closet. It was a catchall for everything.
Purge
Start by emptying everything from the closet. Make three separate piles – donations, keeping, and trash. Be honest with yourself. I had to do the same thing when I was going through the closet. I had so many frames that I didn’t use in the last house which means I most likely will not use in this smaller house. The boxes had dish sets – why do I have three different dish sets? I donated two sets and kept one for fancy dinners and gatherings. If you haven’t used an item in months or even years – it is time to let it go. Someone else can use it.
Organize Items
Organize the items you will be keeping in the closet. Sheet sets, towels, household supplies, art supplies, outdoor items, books, etc. My closet was a catchall – it will be used for everything. I don’t have any other closet in the hallway so this big closet became a linen closet and storage. I organized all the bedsheets, beach towels, pool toys, baseball equipment, school supplies, seasonal decor, and more.
Storage Bins
You need bins, baskets, or containers to organize your stuff. I love Thirty-One Gifts so I knew I wanted my closet to have all the Thirty-One Gifts storage items. The variety of sizes and styles was exactly what I needed to get my closet organized. I love the Large Utility Tote – they hold so much! Perfect for sheet sets and beach towels. The catch-all bins were perfect for holding art supplies and things I can easily grab. The Stand Tall Bins hold all of my son’s and daughter sports and toy items. My son’s baseball bats fit perfectly and his water guns. The Your Way Cube holds all my seasonal decorations and school supplies. You can also add a lid if you want it closed. The Your Way Rectangle hold cookbooks perfectly.
Thirty-One Gifts has all your storage needs. They have so many different patterns and colors to match any decor style. Visit the website to see all their products.
Disclosure: I partnered with Thirty-One Gifts to bring you this post. All opinions stated here are my own.
