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Irrespective of what the size of your wardrobe is, there will inevitably come a time when you have absolutely no space for any more clothes and accessories. Every time you open your closet, you are greeted with a shower of clothes that helpfully remind you that you are in dire need of some organisation. If your wardrobe looks like it’s ready to collapse, there is no time like the present to declutter and organise it. The best part? You’ll end up with more space to FINALLY buy all those beautiful things that have been on your wish-list for way too long.
The first step of the organisational process is to take out every single item of clothing you own and get rid of the ones you don’t wear. This includes the clothes that are not in synchronisation with your style and aesthetic, the clothes you don’t fit into anymore and the clothes that are too worn out to be retained. Anything you have not worn in the past 1 year absolutely has to go. Keep the serviceable clothes aside to be donated, and put the worn-out clothes on poncha duty.
The doors of your cupboards are seriously underutilised. They are often overlooked as spaces which can be repurposed to hold small items. Command hooks, which come with adhesive on the back, can be stuck on the inside of doors to create a little more space. These can hold something that is relatively lightweight, such as necklaces, lanyards and belts.
Scarves add a pop of colour and some extra flair to any outfit, and they deserve more respect than to be tossed into your closet with all your other clothes. Put all of your scarves on one or two easy to reach hangers with a simple knot. And you won’t have to rifle through all your clothes the next time you need to find a matching scarf or a dupatta for your outfit!
The rolling or file folding technique popularised by the organising legend Marie Kondo is a great way to accommodate lots of clothes in a small space. It also allows you to see all of the clothes of the same type at one glance. Rolling your clothes also ensures fewer wrinkles alongside giving you the freedom to take out just one item from a stack of many tightly folded clothes.
Before you put your beloved bags in the closet, make sure that you stuff them with newspaper so that they do not lose their shape in storage. But you have to ensure that you pack them with just the right amount of newspaper because if you use too little, this hack will not be effective and if you use too much, the original silhouette of the bag could be ruined.
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