Storage Solutions: Store your seasonal clothes

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Storage Solutions: Store your seasonal clothes

Seasonal clothing is great for keeping warm during the chilly, winter months or staying cool during the warm, summer months. Bulky jackets, sweaters, long sleeved shirts, and snow boots are necessary items to have in your possession, but these things can take up a ton of valuable space. The same can be said for your summer clothing, including, bathing suits, shorts, and flip flops.


Storing seasonal clothing can be tricky. I have a bad habit of storing my seasonal clothing and then the weather changes or I have to go on a trip. So of course, I have to dig out whatever item I need, and then store the extra items for a second time.

The way you choose to store your seasonal clothing should fit into and work with your life. Personally, I choose to store my seasonal clothing underneath mybedin a combination of space saving bags and a storage trunk. But, my closet is extremely small and cannot handle holding my everyday clothes and all of my seasonal stuff too.

Make whatever storage solution you choose, work for you! Think about the size of your closet. Is it large, small, or basically non-existent (trust me, I've been there)? Are you willing to store your extra clothing underneath your bed? Just make sure that whatever way you choose to store your seasonal clothing that it is easily accessible and out of the way.

Storage Solutions to Consider

There are several ways to store you extra, seasonal clothing and keep your closet organized. Here are just a few simple, inexpensive storage solutions.

1. Trunks
2. Collpasible closets
3. Space saving bags
4. Clothes racks
5. Luggage

Storage Solution Tips

-Make sure that your seasonal clothes are out of the way.
-Make sure that your seasonal clothes can be accessed at any time.
-Make sure that your animals (if you have any) cannot get into your seasonal clothes while they are begin stored.

If you're looking for more information on storage solutions for your home, check out my article How to Organize Clothes. 

If you have any questions, comments, or stories about storage soltuions, feel free to leave a comment below.

How to Organize Clothes

Have you ever experienced the gut-wretching feeling of opening your closet door? It happens to the best of us. Life doesn't always give us time to properly put away that shirt that didn't match or those unflattering pants. Organizing your clothes just kinda falls to the way side.

Plus, most of us have a lot of clothes that are for certain situations. Think about it, there are only a few of us who can say that every piece of clothing in their possession is absolutely necessary and worn regularly. I've found shirts from ten years ago in the mysteries of the closet.

The sheer wreckage behind that closed door haunts me. But I never, ever want to start sorting out that mess because it looks like it will take forever. But, trust me, its better to face the closet beast. Imagine actually being able to find what you need all the time. Plus, once you start organizing your clothes can be an easy, enjoyable task.

Sounds too good to be true? Trust me, it really isn't...

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Here's how to organize your clothes

First things first...

Go through your clothes. Touch every piece of clothing you own. Think about the last time you wore it. How often do you wear it? Does it go with a particular outfit? Does this particular clothing item make you feel good when you wear it?

Know when to keep clothing and when to get rid of it.

If you haven't worn the item in the last year, it doesn't go with any outfit you own, or it makes you feel terrible about yourself, you should probably get rid of it. If you're not going to wear it; its just taking up space in your closet.


Go through all of your clothes and weed out the things that are too big, too small, or you haven't worn in the past year. This doesn't have to be done in one sitting. Divide up the work into small pieces and really think about the particular piece of clothing. It really is a drag to throw something away and want it a week or two down the line.

Make piles for your clothing.

Making piles really helps me to organize everything quickly. Typically, I'll make three piles: keep, maybe, and get rid of. I bag up all of the items in the "get rid of" pile and write “get rid of” on the bag with a sharpie.

The "maybe" pile

Then, I take all of the maybes and put them in a bag and write “maybe” on it. I'll keep this bag for at least three months, just in case I need something. If I do need to take something out of the maybe bag, I will hang it up like a normal piece of clothing.

Finally...

Finally, I hang up all of my clothing with the hook of the hanger facing the opposite way. When I wear the particular item, I will hang the clothing normally. If, there are any hangers that are still in the opposite way I know to get rid of that particular item.

I try to clean out my closet seasonally. I try to thin out my wardrobe in the winter and summer.

Have a great day!