Master Closet Organization

After performing a one-day makeover on my master bedroom, I thought I better turn my attention to the closet.  I was also in the process of switching out my winter sweaters with my cooler spring tops so I figured no time was better than now.

We do not have very large closets in my house so we have to come creative with organization to get as much stuff in them as possible.  I started the process by completely emptying my closet and creating three piles - one pile of winter clothes that could be packed away in the basement for the season, one pile of items that needed to go back in the closet, and one pile of items that needed to find another home.

After putting all the winter clothes away and adding my spring clothes that we packed away to the pile of items that need to go back in the closet, I went through and grouped like colored clothing items together.  I then hung these up in my closet.

Then I looked at what I had left.  I have always kept my hooded sweatshirts on a shelf under the top rack of hanging tops or stacked on top of each other on the right and it has always been such a pain getting them out and keeping the pile from toppling over out of the closet.  I decided to try and put these in my dresser.  This meant that I needed to put my socks, under garments, and tank tops in the closet.  I found these rectangular bins in my basement and they fit perfectly on the shelf under the top rack of hanging tops.  I could easily slide them in and out.  I decided to put my socks in these, of course organized by color.

My undergarments and tank tops were then placed in the a couple of fabric bins that I also had in the basement.

The very top shelf of the closet used to be home to all of the bed sheet sets for our bed.  Again, I dreaded taking out the step stool each week to take down a new set (hoping it wouldn't fall down on me) and put the clean, folded set up on the shelf.  The looked at what we had stored under the bed and decided to but this stuff on the shelf and to put the sheets in a covered bin under the bed.  The stuff under the bed I look at maybe once a year so the top shelf of the closet was a much better home for these items.

Here is the final product...

So far the new organized closet has been wonderful.  I don't mind opening it and viewing inside, I have an easier time finding clothing, and it just makes getting dressed in the morning a better experience.