When the holidays are over and you have time to breathe from the hustle bustle, you may find yourself looking around after trying to find room for your new holiday booty and think "where the hell am I going to put this stuff?" The landing spot for many of us is a closet. I know that was the first place stuff was chucked when company came unexpectedly as a kid. It's the place things can get thrown in a bin to be dealt with later and somehow later never comes. You forget how bad it is until you open the door and something resembling Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock is staring back at you. They talk about Spring Cleaning being so therapeutic but choosing to use this post holiday time that some find depressing to purge and/or organize your closet can set you up for a calmer mind going into the new year.
Here are products that have helped me get stuff organized in the past because this post is as much as a reminder for me right now.
I know this may seem a little extra but my sheets tend to end up on a bench after laundry day and before I know it, a week has passed and a layer of dust has settled on them. I have several different sets like Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin and Christmas and I like to keep them easy to stack and store. I will say that like everything fabric these days, these do have a bit of a funky odor straight out of the box. My solution for that was to spray the insides with this spray and let it dry. I never had a problem with that smell again.
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These folding drawers are awesome to put those extra things that don't have a specific home but you want to wrangle them. If you have old photo albums, journals, seasonal fuzzy socks or scarves, etc I will say they have the same issue with smell as the sheet sleeves but again, using that spray goes a long way to tame the factory smell.
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Where do you put the sheet sleeves from above? I put my seasonal sheets in these along with a few seasonal throws. Perfect for the closet or under the bed. I don't mean to harp on it but because it's fabric, you're probably going to have to hit it with the spray I keep mentioning.
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If your closet space is at a premium, these babies may be just what you're looking for. Whether it's your seasonal clothes, your awesome jean collection or the hated work pants you have to slide into on the daily, they'll give you more room by using your vertical space! Works great for skirts and scarves too!
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Yet another space saving gem to hang seasonal sweaters or a bunch of tees. I love them and they make great gifts too.
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Some people prefer to have their clothes air out but you don't want them tipping all over the place. These shelf dividers help keep your clothes, purses and other strays nice and tidy! No more attack of the upper shelf when opening the door.
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Need another way to use vertical space? This thing is awesome. It can hold your socks and unmentionables to free up an extra drawer in your dresser. If you don't want to use the drawers, they can be folded down and stored elsewhere.
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To say this thing saved my sanity is the understatement of the year. When we got rid of the large, overbearing dresser in the master, we also got rid of my landing strip for stuff like hair products, lotions, makeup, etc. Enter this thing and before we knew it, we had THREE! One on the closet door, linen closet door to grab the most used things and the garage door to free up space under the kitchen cabinet.
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There's not much you can't cram into these babies. Throw pillows, blankets, seasonal clothes, comforter sets, stuffed animals, anything soft. There's something satisfying about watching that big ol' heap get sucked down into a little rock that could be used as a weapon if thrown. It does best if stored flat despite what many depictions show.
These are some suggestions and the things that have made the most difference for us over the years. Since I have extra stuff from Mom's passing, it has left me with some serious rearranging to do and I plan on implementing a few of these to give things a home. Opening the closet is stressful for me now so trust me when I tell you I'll be taking my own tips and putting them to use.
If you have any suggestions I may have missed, feel free to share your best organizing finds in the comments!
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