I’ve one other cleansing, organizing, purging challenge completed! Since yesterday was a vacation, I made a decision to have a very simple and restful morning. I slept in a bit, however then simply lounged round, scrolled Instagram, completed up a podcast I had began (Homicide In Apt. 12), began a brand new podcast (Serial Season 4), after which lastly went to Sonic to get some lunch round 11:30. Though I wasn’t actually in a “get stuff finished” form of temper after we completed lunch, I knew I couldn’t go the remainder of the day being unproductive. However I additionally didn’t wish to work on my studio in any respect. What I actually wished to do was deal with the group of my different closet within the bed room — the closet that holds my garments.
About two weeks in the past, I tackled the opposite closet. I turned that very underutilized closet into my shoe closet, and I’ve completely beloved having that organized closet, and never having my sneakers in a heap on the ground. I’m diligent to place my sneakers away now each time I take my sneakers off. As I’ve mentioned many instances earlier than, I’m not a naturally neat and arranged kind of particular person, however as soon as I’ve an organizational system in place, I’m fairly good at utilizing it.
So now that my sneakers had been out of the best way, I wanted to deal with my garments closet. Ever since we moved into this bed room, I’ve solely had one 40-inch hanging bar for garments. Think about that. There’s no solution to match all of my garments onto one 40-inch hanging bar, in order that implies that a few of my garments have been within the bed room closet, whereas the remainder has been folded or hanging within the sunroom (the place the washer and dryer are), whereas different clothes has been draped over the desk within the bed room.
So yesterday morning, earlier than I made a decision to deal with this challenge, that is what my closet seemed like.
I had a shelf on the prime that I by no means used as a result of I made it too deep to be sensible. I had one 40-inch hanging bar with largely shirts, however about 4 or 5 fortunate pairs of paints and denims that made it into the closet. And I had the four-tier shoe rack on the backside, which was now empty as of two weeks in the past after I turned the opposite closet into my shoe closet.
As a result of there was no extra hanging area within the closet, that led to this mess on the desk between the closets. Most of my pants lived right here. After the laundry was finished, they began out in a pleasant, neatly folded stack. However over time, that neat stack devolved into this messy pile as I might rummage by to seek out what I wished to put on every day.
Clearly, this technique I used to be dwelling with as untenable, so yesterday afternoon, I emptied out this closet and eliminated the shelf in order that I used to be beginning with an empty field.
After which I went to Lowe’s and bought all the things I wanted from their Closetmaid closet group line, together with the rails, brackets, three cabinets, two pairs of the clothes rod holders, and two rods. Since I used to be screwing the rails into plywood, this was so fast and straightforward. Listed below are two of the rails put in, however I ended up needing three rails, with one within the center. So that they had been spaced about 20 inches aside.
After which up went the brackets (which simply slip very simply into the slotted rails), and the cabinets. After which the rod hangers connect very simply to the cabinets, and the rods snap into the rod hangers. The entire system is so fast and straightforward. After which I obtained to the enjoyable half — loading in all of my garments and getting all the things organized.
Since we’re heading into summer time, I put all of my sweaters on the 2 prime cabinets…
On the highest hanging bar, I hung all of my pants and denims. I feel I would want another bar help within the center because it appears like that bar is perhaps bowing below the burden just a bit bit.
I even obtained so into this complete organizing factor that I purchased some hanging tags that say “cropped” and “lengthy” in order that I can hold my pants and denims organized by size.
In hindsight, I want I might have purchased colourful tags in order that they’d present up higher. And I can’t imagine I didn’t suppose to make use of my label maker as a substitute of hand writing on the tags! I’ve extras, so I’ll in all probability make new ones utilizing my label maker. 😀
Right here’s the opposite facet the place you may see my “lengthy” tag. The tag within the center says “cropped” on one facet and “lengthy” on the opposite. And naturally, “lengthy” is relative since I’m solely 5 ft tall. 😀
After which I put the shirts and tops on the underside. I made a decision to place pants on prime and shirts on the underside as a result of shirts take up extra space from entrance to again than pants and denims do, so with shirts on the highest bar, I’d should be wanting below and barely again behind the shirts to see the pants. This manner, all the things is simpler to see.
And now, not solely is my tiny closet a really environment friendly work horse for me, however I even have my desk again!! I’m so enthusiastic about this. I like to sit down right here and browse, and I haven’t been ready to try this in a really very long time. I used to sit down right here each evening and browse out loud to Matt, so hopefully we are able to begin doing that once more.
So that’s how I spent my vacation, and as soon as once more, I’m so excited to have one other group challenge finished! Each time I do a corporation challenge, it’s like a weight is lifted off of my shoulders. And it feels so good to have two very effectively organized closets on this room now. Right here’s a have a look at each of them, though I’ve added two extra cabinets to the shoe closet since I took the image beneath, so I really want to take a brand new image.
By the best way, I solely personal 5 attire and nil skirts. For now, and so long as we’re on this bed room, these attire will nonetheless should dwell within the sunroom. I’m okay with that, although. I can’t even keep in mind the final time I truly wore a gown. I’d love to purchase extra attire and skirts and truly put on attire and skirts extra typically, however I’ll should get manner further along on my health journey earlier than that occurs. I don’t like how attire and skirts look on me proper now, however possibly in a couple of months that can change!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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