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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Color Coding Will Help Keep Your Closet Organized!


So this is what heaven looks like?:
  






Did you know that color coding your closet will help you keep it organized?


 

Recently I organized my jewelry. I found that it was easier for me to categorize it by color.



I also do this when I organize my clothing in my closet.

This is not a new concept, and it might not work for everyone, but I have been doing it for years. 



closet closet closet!:



It makes getting dressed so much easier.



There are certain steps that need to take place in order to have an organized, color coded closet.

STEP ONE

Categorize your clothing by types
 
Tops
Jackets
Pants
Skirts
Dresses
Coats


I take this one step further by sorting by occasion…….

Casual
Dress
Fancy

Once you have categorized your clothing by type, and by what occasion you will be wearing it for, you will be ready to start color coding.

Everyone will have a different system. I know I differ from the most commonly recommended way to color code.

STEP TWO
 Color Coding

 CODING
Many professional organizers will use the following acronym?……

R-RED
O-ORANGE
Y-YELLOW
G-GREEN
B-BLUE
I-INDIGO
V-VIOLET

You will notice there is no, black, gray or white.

That is why I don’t color code in this order in my own personal closet.

I am going to share with you how I organize my closet.

First I categorize by….

Casual
Dressy
Fancy

Then I organize by type of clothing…..

TOPS
tank tops
sleeveless
short sleeves
long sleeve

BOTTOMS
Walking shorts
Crop pants
Long pants
Skirts
Dresses


The color order I use is……..
White
Cream
Black Solid
Black & White patterned,checks,stripes
Navy Solid
Navy checks,stripes
Light blue
Gray solid
Gray checked
Yellow
Green
Pink

 My closet is a walk-in, but narrow, and long so I can’t really get a good angle to shoot, but I will attempt to show you what I have done inside my closet......


CASUAL TOPS
My Closet 003


DRESSY TOPS
My Closet 009My Closet 008My Closet 007




My Closet 017
This is my side of the closet.


My Closet 010
I keep my Spring/Summer sweaters in a zipped cloth bag with shelves. You can see I place them by colors.


My Closet 011
At the end of my closet I hang my jeans, skirts, and dresses. 

These are my Spring/Summer items. I put my winter things in storage boxes on the top shelves.


My Closet 015
This shelf divides my clothes from my hubby’s.


My Closet 020
Top shelf holds decorative boxes, and two of my purses.

The gloves are vintage French driving gloves. They are so small no one can fit into them, but I love them so much I put them on display.


My Closet 021
The second shelf holds my long sleeve T-shirts, and casual tanks. Plus, a little black straw hat.


My Closet 016
On the very bottom I have a basket that holds flip-flops and every day mules. 

All the shoe boxes hold extra sandals, and my winter shoes that I don’t wear on a regular basis.


My Closet 019
I have a wall shoe rack that holds the shoes that I wear on a regular basis for Spring/Summer.

I also have my bangles, and some of my costume necklaces hanging here on hooks below a mirror.


My Closet 013
I have a small cabinet that I use to put extra jewelry in, and it also holds my daily creams on the top. Above it, you can see my other necklaces.


My Closet 017


Finishing Touches

  • I still have some tweaking to do. I am switching out all the blue hangers too white wooden hangers as seen on the top rack.
 

  • The storage boxes on the top shelves at the end of my closet hold out of season purses, and clothes. 

  • I would like to get all white boxes that match for that area. Then my closet will be all blue, and white.

  • Eventually I think I need a new light fixture, something that is pretty.

I am all color coded, and organized. Let’s see how long it takes for me to mess it up!?

I hope this has given you..... 
Ideas and inspiration