okay, i have a closet that isnt too big, but not huge. It has wood shelves on both sides and the and open area with a rod going across for clothing. It is a total mess. there’s so much junk on the shelves and my clothes are piled on the floor. whenever i go to websites that have ideas, its never the kind of closet i have… Help me please.!! give me ideas, tips, anything!
i also need ideas for just organizing my room in general! Its also a mess! I have to get it clean and organized FAST 
please specify which q. your answering.
THANKS SO SO MUCH! I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP!
CLOSET HELP: You will have to completely empty all of your clothing from your closet and put the contents on your bed, Now would be the time to install a new closet system if you can. If not, clean the shelves and vacuum the floor. Double your hanging space by placing your current closet rod higher and another one below it a shirt’s distance away. If you need to, paint the inside of the closet and or line your shelves with shelf liner if you want.
Get three boxes: label them PUT AWAY, THROW AWAY, GIVE AWAY. Stand there in your under ware and try on things you have not recently worn. Be honest and do not keep anything you have not worn in the past six months or will not wear in the next six months. If it does not fit you now, it does not belong in your closet today.
Now, fill up the boxes and when one box fills up, put it in a plastic bag, label it and do what the box says. Bring the GIVE AWAY right out to the car. Put the THROW AWAY in the trash. PUT AWAY goes back into the closet, neatly and in order by color: white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet then black and brown.
Continue on until your bed is clear. Try on all shoes and belts and weed through them. Now, your closet is going to be pretty spacious by now. Get rid of all padded and puffy hangers, they take up too much space.
Maybe you can get some plastic or wire storage bins to put things in on your shelves inside the closet. If you need clothing space in your drawers, then perhaps this would be a good spot for socks in a basket on your shelf. Assess what you are keeping and find a spot that it actually fits in and keep it there, tidy all of the time.
BEDROOM: Basically, do the same cleaning and sorting with the same three boxes. Empty one drawer at a time, but keep all wanted clothing neatly folded on the bed with all like items together. Then after emptying all the drawers, you will see where to put the keepers back in the drawers.
All paperwork, artwork and past school reports and what not, do not belong in your room because this is storage stuff to be kept in the basement, attic or garage so your room will be kept clutter free.
Organize your nick knacks and get rid of childish stuff, books you no longer need and items that no longer reflect who you are today. If you cannot bear to get rid of some things, that’s okay, just get them out of your room. You only have room for what you need today.
What is on your floor? Take everything out of the room into the hallway except your bed and your furniture. How does your room look now? Do you really need all that other stuff in there?
Place a clear plastic over the door shoe organizer behind your door. This is a great place for electronics, hair things, lotions, hair styling products, belts and what have you? All easily reachable and within sight. Clear your dresser of clutter and just put a few things on your dresser. If you wear jewelry, get a jewelry box and use it every day to keep your jewelry organized and within reach.
Set up your homework/desk are if you have one so that it, too, is completely organized.
Next thing you know, you will have a great room where you can find everything. Good Luck to you.
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Buy closet organizer which you hang on the rod. It can be used to keep small stuff like socks, towels etc. Buy lot of hangers to put your clothes on it. You can also buy hangers that goes on the door to utilize space more efficiently.
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personal experience
CLOSET HELP: You will have to completely empty all of your clothing from your closet and put the contents on your bed, Now would be the time to install a new closet system if you can. If not, clean the shelves and vacuum the floor. Double your hanging space by placing your current closet rod higher and another one below it a shirt’s distance away. If you need to, paint the inside of the closet and or line your shelves with shelf liner if you want.
Get three boxes: label them PUT AWAY, THROW AWAY, GIVE AWAY. Stand there in your under ware and try on things you have not recently worn. Be honest and do not keep anything you have not worn in the past six months or will not wear in the next six months. If it does not fit you now, it does not belong in your closet today.
Now, fill up the boxes and when one box fills up, put it in a plastic bag, label it and do what the box says. Bring the GIVE AWAY right out to the car. Put the THROW AWAY in the trash. PUT AWAY goes back into the closet, neatly and in order by color: white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet then black and brown.
Continue on until your bed is clear. Try on all shoes and belts and weed through them. Now, your closet is going to be pretty spacious by now. Get rid of all padded and puffy hangers, they take up too much space.
Maybe you can get some plastic or wire storage bins to put things in on your shelves inside the closet. If you need clothing space in your drawers, then perhaps this would be a good spot for socks in a basket on your shelf. Assess what you are keeping and find a spot that it actually fits in and keep it there, tidy all of the time.
BEDROOM: Basically, do the same cleaning and sorting with the same three boxes. Empty one drawer at a time, but keep all wanted clothing neatly folded on the bed with all like items together. Then after emptying all the drawers, you will see where to put the keepers back in the drawers.
All paperwork, artwork and past school reports and what not, do not belong in your room because this is storage stuff to be kept in the basement, attic or garage so your room will be kept clutter free.
Organize your nick knacks and get rid of childish stuff, books you no longer need and items that no longer reflect who you are today. If you cannot bear to get rid of some things, that’s okay, just get them out of your room. You only have room for what you need today.
What is on your floor? Take everything out of the room into the hallway except your bed and your furniture. How does your room look now? Do you really need all that other stuff in there?
Place a clear plastic over the door shoe organizer behind your door. This is a great place for electronics, hair things, lotions, hair styling products, belts and what have you? All easily reachable and within sight. Clear your dresser of clutter and just put a few things on your dresser. If you wear jewelry, get a jewelry box and use it every day to keep your jewelry organized and within reach.
Set up your homework/desk are if you have one so that it, too, is completely organized.
Next thing you know, you will have a great room where you can find everything. Good Luck to you.
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Go thru the stuff on the shelves in your closet and your clothes/dresser, anything you don’t use and any clothes that are faded, torn or you don’t wear donate or throw away.
Pack away summer clothes in boxes and slide under your bed and when the warm weather comes switch and pack away winter clothes. Once your seasonal clothes are packed away you will have a lot more space.
When folding and putting the clothes you’re going to keep in your dresser put socks and undies in the top drawer, shirts in the next, jeans in the next and sweaters in the bottom.
Hang clothes the same way, shirts, then slacks, then dresses, jackets…
Hang what you only wear occasionally to the back of your closet.
Hang extra clothes that don’t fit in your dresser and stack folded sweaters/sweatshirts on a shelf in the closet, organize the stuff you want to keep stored on the shelves, clear bins would be ideal.
You can get space saver hangers, 5 items on each.
http://www.yourstoreonline.net/(S(kfya3c45phea13v5c1nvhl45))/products/product.aspx?id=1001&sComp=iSearch&keyword=space saver hangers – target has them
Clear off your dresser and organize your desk, use a jar or glass for pens/pencils and markers. Stack cds/dvds and game disks, if you have many get a small tower.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11089367
Throw away old/scrap paper, put papers you want to keep in a box next to your desk or in a storage ottoman plus extra seating.
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?search_constraint=4044&ic=48_0&search_query=mainstays+storage+ottomans
Baskets for beauty items.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10788795&findingMethod=rr
Shoe organizer you hang on your closet rod.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11065080
Make sure you have a wastebasket and hamper.
We all have bad habits, leave things lay, flip our shoes off, throw clothes over a chair or on our bed/floor, leave clean clothes in the laundry basket…
To keep your room clean and neat get in the habit of doing things right way.
When you’re done using something put it away.
Throw away paper, snack bags and bring dishes to the kitchen.
Put dirty clothes in your hamper right when you take them off.
Fold and hang clean clothes fresh out of the dryer, no wrinkles and no more searching for clothes.
Then there’s no cleaning except vacuum and dust when it needs it.
You’ll love walking into your room all neat, organized and clutter free.
It may also help if you arrange your room in separate areas and decorate in each space instead of randomly.
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