Quick Tips to Organise Your Wardrobe

Step One: Assess Your  Wardrobe

• Begin by pulling EVERYTHING out of your wardrobe.
• Go through your clothes and items in your wardrobe and honestly evaluate each piece.  Dispose or donate to charity anything that you do not wear or does not fit you anymore.
• If you haven’t worn an item in 12 months or more – get rid of it!  Chances are, you’re not going to wear it again!

Step Two: Categorise Your Clothes

• You can categorise by season (summer, winter, spring and autumn).  If you choose to use this method be sure to store off season clothes in another area.
• You can categorise your clothes by purpose and type.  For example work, casual, etc.
• You can categorise by colour – Dark to light.
• A good system to use is to hang all your clothes in the wardrobe with the hangers turned backwards.   When you wear an item, turn the hanger around the correct way.  Anything still hanging backwards at the end of the year has not been worn and needs to go!

Clothes Storage Tips:

• Use padded or tubular hangers – wire hangers can make marks in the shoulders of your shirts.
• Smaller and loose items are stored more easily in a drawer and will free up more space in your wardrobe.
• To save more space in your wardrobe, hang belts, scarves and hats on hooks that you can install on the wardrobe wall or door.
• If you can, use a shoe rack to keep your shoes organised.

Bathroom Organising Tips

Step One: Clean It Out 

•  Begin by pulling EVERYTHING out of the bathroom – this will make your sorting and cleaning process easier. 
•  Clean drawers and shelving. 
• Dispose of creams, make up, hair products & various other products that you haven’t used for six months or more or have expired. 
• Dispose (or take to your local pharmacy) of medications that have expired. 
• Dispose of old razors and other items that you simply do not use any more.

Step Two: Create Extra Storage

• Only store what you use on a daily basis on (or near) the basin counter.
• Keep only what you absolutely need in the bathroom.
• Use a magazine rack for magazines.
•  It can be a good idea if you have the space to assign a shelf, drawer or container for each family member to store their personal items in.

Step Three: Organise Your Space

• Group similar items together.  For example, toothpaste, mouth wash, spare tooth brushes together; cosmetics, etc
• Make use of a shower caddy for your shower items such as body wash, shampoo, conditioner, etc.
• Hang your hair dryer on a hook to save on space
• Use wall mounted cabinets for extra storage space
•  If you are short on space you can use shooks on the back of the bathroom door for bathrobes and towels
• Dedicate a drawer or make up container for your cosmetics.