I have plenty of closet space in my apartment. However I wasn’t completely satisfied how they were organized. Especially my master closet was a mess. That’s why I decided to spend some time on organizing my master closet and write a small article about it. Doing this operation has benefits as your closet gets easier to use. Also, you get to free-up some space on other closets as well after doing this.

The less used stuff goes up

I have couple of mattresses and blankets in my master closet that I rarely use. Because of this, I decided to put those items on the top-level of my closet. It is the most difficult level to reach, but it doesn’t matter since those items are used less frequently. Also, it’s the most convenient place for them since they are big items and there is now more space for stuff that’s being used more frequently.

The more frequently used stuff is placed where it’s easy to reach

This is the stuff I might use on daily basis and which needs to have an easy access to. For example, I have a basket for storing temporarily all the empty bottles that go to recycling on weekly basis and it’s located on the floor of my master closet. There is also another basket, which contains recyclable newspapers and magazines and because it’s used almost on daily basis, it has to be easily reachable.

Clothing

There is one bar for clothing in my closet. I tend to store such clothes there, that I don’t use that often. Also, some seasonal clothing is stored there too. I used to have this stuff  in my bedroom closet, but in order to free up some space there, I decided to those items to my master closet instead. Also, my backpacks found their way to master closet too so they won’t take space elsewhere.

I also store some of my shoes in my master closet. Few of them of them are on the floor and these are mainly outdoor shoes. I have also covered a floor under them with a cardboard, since they may carry sand and dust into my apartment.  Rest of my shoes are in a special “six units shelve”, which can be attached to a bar. That’s the place where you can store your shoes vertically on top of each other.

Decoration

All the decoration is in one big box which is labeled as “Decoration”. By this way I can keep all the items in one place take them easily from there when needed.

Items related to hobbies

There is an area in my closet dedicated to my hobbies too. Whether it is a Gym Stick, yoga mat or sticks for Nordic Walking, they all have their place there.  Some of the less used sports clothing are stored in a basket dedicated to them.

Suitcases

I used to store my suitcases in my bedroom closet. Not anymore!  They took actually quite a lot of space there, so they are now located on the floor (under the lowest level of the shelf). Occasionally I might have some other bigger bags there too. Even if the place is not the easiest to reach, there is the same principle used as always – if the item is rarely used, it doesn’t matter if it’s bit more difficult to reach.

Conclusion

With these small organizational steps in my master closet I could free up some valuable storage place elsewhere. This is an important thing to do especially if you have limited storage space to use.

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