A Wardrobe To Be Proud Of……
- Firstly I suggest you get 3 or 4 boxes, they don’t have to be huge but big enough to separate your clothing etc into Charity, Rubbish, Storage, Friends.
- Start by removing everything from your wardrobe. So shoe’s, clothes, baskets, everything.
- Put all your clothing on the bed to start with and I suggest you have a few towels on the floor to help a little later when you are sorting through the clothes .
- Give the wardrobe a good clean out, removing cobwebs, dust all edges and shelves, and finally give the floor a good vacumm. Leave the doors of the wardrobe open, so that it can air whilst you sort through your clothes.
- I strongly suggest you invest in a set of good coat hangers, they don’t have to be the most expensive, but try to stick away from the wire ones as they can damage your clothing. (Walmart have reasonably priced ones, as do a number of other stores, including the supermarket)
- Now, the clothing…..start by sorting your clothing into piles ie Work, Home, Weekend, Evening, Special and Not been worn in more than a year.
- So lets start with the work clothes, go through and make sure they fit, are clean, don’t need mending and either put them on a coat hanger or fold them up neatly so that you can put them straight on next time you need them.
- Continue as with the Work clothes but going through your home, evening and special clothing piles.
- Remember as you are going through, if you come across clothes that you don’t like anymore, or that are torn and can’t be mended, or are to small or big……divide them up between the boxes. Its also a good idea to put aside anything that needs Drycleaning, so that once you are finished you can take them to get drycleaned.
- The last pile you should have left is the not been worn for over a year. If it doesn’t fit, you haven’t looked at it for a long time, is out of date, is to tight, to big etc then its time for it to move on from your wardrobe. So sort it into your boxes. Some of these items may hold some significance for you, and I suggest that you pack these away in a suitcase or canvas clothing storage bag for 6 months, if at the end of this period you haven’t looked at them or thought of them, then its time to either give them away or sell them.
- Now that you have all your clothes sorted, go through your shoes. Once again, check that they are clean and not in need of repairs or a good polish. (It saves time when your a trying to get out the door in a hurry)
- Right, its time to put everything back in the wardrobe. Try hanging like with like, (you can do this a few ways ie work, home, special, evening) or you can hang all your skirts, trousers, blouses, shirts, dresses etc together. I tend to do the later, because I like to mix things up a little ie a casual tee shirt under a dressy jersey over black trousers for work, but I know that what I want is there and if it’s not, then its in the wash or on the clothes rack drying.
- If you find you are running out of space, then you can look at getting a hanging shelf unit(these don’t have to be expensive) and also canvas hanging shoes stores. These options work brilliantly and keep things off the floor. If you are seriously out of room in your wardrobe, then maybe you will need to look at a dresser unit for in your bedroom, to put your jumpers, jerseys and sweaters in.
- Last but not least, try to hang a few lavender bags or scented sachets in the wardrobe to keep everything lovely and fresh and also leave the wardrobe door open from time to time to let it breathe……
I hope this has helped you sort through your wardrobe and its many contents…..
Have a great day!
