How To: De-clutter Your Closet.

Anonymous Student

Quarantine is the perfect time to organise your room. One of the biggest challenges can be the piles of clothes at the back of the closet within which we no longer remember what exists. So might as well take a few hours (or for some people, the whole day) to completely go through it and reorganise it! Some of you may think your closet is already well organised, but you’ll be surprised what you find in there.

Step 1: Take everything out of your wardrobe.

Step 2: Dust/Wipe down the shelves/drawers (may seem unnecessary but it’s worth it).

Step 3: Sort clothing into piles: yes, no, and maybe (ask yourself if an item is something that goes well with others you have, if you like how it looks on you, and if it is comfortable).

Step 4: Now that your wardrobe is empty, plan out in your mind how you want it to look.

Step 5: Check for maintenance of your clothes: do they need washing, mending, defuzzing…

Step 6: Organise your items in your closet as you want them: by colour, season, categories…

Step 7: Go through your maybe pile and from what you have already organised in your closet, decide if you want to keep those items or add them to the no pile. Put the no pile in a box to donate/sell/throw away.

Step 8: Now you may notice there are some items you wish you had but do not. Write these down as it will help you shop more efficiently when we get out of quarantine!

All done!