My closet is an absolute disaster right now, and if yours is the same way then maybe this will help. I did not think it was important to organize my closet until I got to college. Now, my closet at home is small, but my first dorm closet was about a third of the size, this made me have to pick and choose until I found a solution. The solution was organization. Here are some tips to store clothing and accessories effectively:

1. Roll it up!

Instead of folding clothes that go in the drawer, Roll Them! I roll anything from workout pants, towels, underwear, tank tops, and T-shirts. I am one of those people who have trouble throwing out T-shirts because I think they are all sentimental. My t-shirts took up two drawers in my dresser, and ever since I started rolling them, they all fit into one dresser drawer.

2. Hanger Space

Fabric hangers are the way to go! They are a little bit more expensive than the flimsy plastic hangers, but they don’t break as easily and are thinner. Allowing you to fit more clothes in your closet. These hangers normally have built in hooks that allow you to hang another hanger with the first one.

3. Shower Hooks Are Your Friends

I use two different kinds of shower hooks: S hooks and the circular hooks. S hooks can be used to store necklaces. Place a necklace on the s hook and hang the hook on a hanger, and you have a make shift jewelry organizer. I use the circular hooks to organize my scarfs mostly, but if you don’t want to invest in the nice fabric hangers, placing a shower hook around a hanger allows you to once again hang up clothing in multiples.

4. Don’t Fold Bras

Bras are more likely to keep their shape and last longer if you just sit them in a dresser drawer exactly how they are made. Doing this also allows you to stack them together more easily saving room overall.

4. Color-coding isn't OCD.

Color coding actually saves a lot of trouble because then you don’t have to worry about searching through your entire closet to find something that matches.

6. Organize by Season.

If you leave all your clothes in your closet during the year organize by sleeve length and thickness of fabric. That way you have a designated zone for each time of year.

7. Causal or Dressy

Before putting it in the closet, think about what occasions you wear each item for. Put like items together and you will be ready for about any occasion. This also allows you to move clothing that isn’t very versatile to the back of your closet without feeling guilty.

8. Replace old trends with new items.

This seems like a basic rule, but you out grow pieces of clothing in more than one way. When you get rid of something old, you can replace it with something new. Hopefully the something new is something that makes you feel beautiful all over again.

Mix and match these basic rules to make the most out of your closet space!