We’ve all been there.
It’s 7am and you’re rushing to get ready in time to catch the train to work.
You’re stumbling through the bottom of your wardrobe in one last attempt to find matching shoes that will also look good with your outfit. It’s a disaster waiting to happen and no one wants to start their day feeling unkept. Keep reading for tips on how to organise your wardrobe for the time poor professional.
Clean it out
Remove everything from your wardrobe and lay it across your bed – this way you can see every item you own, and have easy access to your clothes whilst sorting.
Start with a garbage bag and divide all the clothes that you no longer want or will never wear again into the bag – these can be donated to charity later on.
Sort it out
Now that you’ve narrowed your wardrobe down, it’s time to sort everything into clothing type to ensure the most efficient storage system is used.
You will need to consider the amount of space you have in your wardrobe. If it’s quite limited you can further sort these piles into seasons and store the clothes you wont wear for a few months in vacuum bags (also known as space bags).
Most wardrobes have shelves up high that are perfect places for storing filled vacuum bags, also giving you peace of mind that your clothes won’t be ruined by dust or moths.
Hang it up
Use good quality coat hangers for the remainder of your clothing. Keep it sorted into clothing type as you move your clothes back into the wardrobe.
Operate on a smallest to largest scale to make the wardrobe user-friendly. Start with short-sleeved tops, then t-shirts, and work your way up to pants, dresses and coats.
If you have any space let over consider buying some hooks for belts, scarves, handbags or jewellery to hang on.
A shoe rack along the bottom of the wardrobe is another ideal choice. Delegate the top rack to the shoes you wear most frequently, and the lower rack to sometimes shoes. You will save time of a morning, by having this simple separation in place.
The most important thing is being able to see all your belongings when you open your wardrobe doors. This system makes life perfect, and stops the morning hassle of ‘where’s my shoe’.
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