Alexandra Savina

Weekends are the perfect time to do household chores. We have already talked about several that will make cleaning easier, and now we suggest taking care of cabinets and shelves. We have collected several video instructions that will help you fold things more efficiently and save space.

How to organize things in a closet

Asos' universal guide: This explains how to fold jeans, sweaters, T-shirts and underwear, and the best way to store them (hint: everything you put in dresser drawers should be placed vertically). Bonus of the video - instructions on how to hang a pantsuit in a closet. Having mastered these methods, you can improve your skills - for example, study popular folding methods on the Internet t-shirts And socks.

How to fit a mountain of underwear into a drawer

Surely you've heard about the cleaning method: she turned cleaning the house into her life's work and now teaches it to others. If you are not ready to apply all its principles, you can limit yourself to individual practical video tutorials - for example, on how to ergonomically fold underwear and socks in a small drawer.

How to fold a shirt

The easiest way to fold shirts is similar to how you fold sweaters and T-shirts, but there are some differences. First of all, buttons. It is not necessary, as in this video, to button up the whole shirt - just button the first, last and one in the middle. Otherwise everything is pretty easy. If you can't fold your clothes evenly, you can take advantage folder or special board.

How to fold bed linen

There is nothing difficult about folding bed linen: the only item that may be difficult is a sheet with an elastic band. A video from furniture and home decor brand West Elm explains how to deal with this. At first it seems that everything is not easy, but after a little practice it will be easy for you. In order to save space and not frantically search for linen from one set, the sheet can be stored in one of the pillowcases.

How to put things in a suitcase

This Heathrow Airport video gives you some simple but effective tips on how to pack for your trip. There are general recommendations (pick out the items you want to take with you, then feel free to set aside a third of them - chances are you'll need a lot less clothes than you think) and small tricks (fold your socks in your boots - this will save some space ). The authors of the video say that they were guided by lifehacks of pilots and flight attendants - those who regularly pack their suitcases.

Organizing a chest of drawers is a very rewarding task. A little effort and, as a bonus, exemplary boxes that hold surprisingly a lot and nothing gets lost. And the things themselves, properly folded, will look much neater even after long-term storage.

In order for the chest of drawers to become perfect, it will take very little of your time and the desire to change everything. And we will tell you what to do.

We start, as usual, by emptying the boxes and DECLAMING. We throw away things that are in poor condition, out of fashion, or those that you haven’t worn for a long time. We remove things that are best stored hanging, as well as clothes that are out of season or rarely used - they can be folded and put away, for example, on the mezzanine.

Now let's do it ourselves DRESSER. What can be done to make him better?

Let's decorate. Decorating the inside walls of closets and chests of drawers is a standard practice of the KonMari method. If you don’t like plain, boring boxes, cover their inside surfaces and/or ends with beautiful wallpaper, fabric or paper. The main thing is that when you look at the chest of drawers you feel happier.

Or special boxes that will fill the entire space of the box.

Even one container will make storage in dresser drawers much more convenient. You can use regular cardboard shoe boxes, but if you need a more aesthetic option, buy boxes with a beautiful print.

You can also make sections in boxes yourself - from thick cardboard, plastic or wood.

Let's move on to organization OF THINGS.

Distribute into boxes. Sort clothes as you prefer - by type (T-shirts, socks, underwear, etc.), purpose (for home, work, etc.), sets, or any other way.

Decide in which drawer you will store items in each category. Marie Kondo's tip: Place your lightest clothes in the top drawer of your dresser or closet and your heaviest clothes in the bottom. This way, tops and items made from lightweight fabrics will be stored in the top drawers, and trousers, skirts and sweaters in the bottom drawers. If you apply this principle, you will end up with an “ascending” row of boxes.

Labeling. Make hint stickers on your dresser drawers. This makes it easier to maintain order and you will avoid endless frantic searches, especially in the morning, when every minute counts.

Or inside the organizer.

Putting things away. It is most convenient to store things vertically in a chest of drawers. This method is much more compact, neater and more visual: you will immediately see the thing you need and will easily maintain order in the drawer.

Things can be rolled up.

These diagrams will tell you how to put different things together correctly. A more detailed description can be found .

When arranging things, arrange them by color so that you can immediately understand what is where, and at the same time catch the color trend of your wardrobe.

Socks and tights. Socks can be stored in a basket or. It is convenient to roll tights into a roll, like sushi, after folding them in three. Since tights unfold easily, it is best to place them in a drawer or box with dividers.

Pants, skirts, shorts, etc. Even in a wide drawer, jeans can be stacked vertically in orderly rows. Small items made from slippery fabrics are best placed in boxes.

Accessories. If you store jewelry and other accessories in a chest of drawers, you can't do without drawers. In addition to dividers and organizers, you can use boxes and small boxes.

Almost every one of us has thought about how to organize the storage of things in the closet, rather than dumping our entire wardrobe on the floor in search of our favorite blouse. I would like to dedicate my article to this topic. In it I will tell you how to quickly and compactly fold things and share the secrets of conveniently arranging shelves in your closet.

Let's put everything on the shelves

If you are used to folding something at random and simply pushing it back into the closet, do not be surprised that after a few days chaos will reign in it. And not to mention the fact that many wardrobe items will quickly become wrinkled and lose their fresh appearance.

I'll start with the basics, namely with instructions on how to properly fold certain types of clothing.

Socks

Some people are used to stuffing their socks into one another, others are used to rolling them into a ball. None of these methods can be called compact. Instead, I suggest choosing one of two:

1. You can carefully fold a pair of socks on top of each other and roll them into a tight roll. After this, put a thin elastic band on it. Socks folded in this way will fit compactly in any bag.
2. Place one sock on top of the other and mentally divide it into three parts. First, wrap the part with the elastic band inside, then the part with the sock. Thread the sock through the elastic band and you will have a miniature envelope.

Skirts

Storing a skirt in the closet so that it doesn't wrinkle is much easier than you thought. In this case, it is not at all necessary to use a hanger. It is enough to fold the skirt in half lengthwise, then roll it into an impromptu roll.

T-shirts

The ability to fold things beautifully and quickly is a real art. I am sharing with you one express method:

• lay the T-shirt on a flat surface;
• mentally draw two lines along it: one in the center across the T-shirt, the second in the middle of the longitudinal seam on the shoulder;
• mark the intersection of the imaginary lines and grab it with your left hand;
• with your right hand, grab the T-shirt by the middle of the mentioned seam on the shoulder;

• holding the “X” place with your left hand, place your right hand to the bottom of the T-shirt and grab its edge;
• slowly stick out your left hand without letting go of the material.

This method will help you fold a T-shirt in less than 10 seconds.

Jumpers, blouses and shirts

This express method works great for T-shirts, but is completely unsuitable for shirts or blouses.. The following instructions will help you cope with this type of clothing:

1. First, iron your favorite shirt or blouse thoroughly and let it cool.
2. Fasten all the buttons and place the jacket right side out.
3. First, fold one sleeve inward parallel to the shirt, then repeat the procedure with the second.
4. Mentally divide the shirt into three transverse lines. First, fold the bottom of the shirt inward, followed by the center.

That's all! This way, you can fold almost any item without the risk of wrinkles.

Jeans

The mechanism for packing jeans is even simpler. First, remove the belt and empty your pockets of anything unnecessary. Fold the jeans lengthwise and straighten them, removing any wrinkles.

Then fold crosswise, placing the bottom edge against the waistband. And fold your pants in half again.

Storing bed linen in a closet

In addition to everyday items, bedding is often stored in the wardrobe. So I would like to tell you how to do this most conveniently.

• You can start by ironing your clothes. I don’t argue that this option is not suitable for everyone. But if you still want your bed to feel softer and more pleasant to the touch, you should take up the iron.

To give your laundry a pleasant aroma, you can add a drop of your favorite aroma oil to the steaming water..

• Before ironing any item from the kit, shake it well. This simple manipulation will help avoid unnecessary folds.
• If you decide to skip ironing, then this item is for you. Sort your outfits by seasonality (yes, this trick isn't just for clothes). For the summer, leave bedding made of light fabrics (silk or cotton), and for winter use insulated materials.
• Now it's time to start styling. There are plenty of options here.

• First, you can put all your existing sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases into separate piles. True, this method is suitable if you have about 10 sets. Then you can combine bedding with different colors.
• Secondly, one of the most original and neat ways is to store the entire set in a pillowcase from it. This way, all the laundry will look very neat and will not get in the way.
• Thirdly, you can fold the laundry into a pile and tie it with a beautiful ribbon. It looks very elegant.

Arrangement of space in the wardrobe

Knowing how to fold a particular item is certainly useful, but it is not enough to use every inch of the closet. Since most people live in apartments with a small square footage, this skill will come in handy.

Stage 1. Let's get rid of unnecessary things

Any storage system begins with one important step - getting rid of everything unnecessary. Act ruthlessly, no thoughts that you will ever again wear that tight dress that has been gathering dust on the shelf for two years now.

Each accessory must undergo strict selection, keep only what you actually wear. You will have to say goodbye to the rest - give things to friends, to a thrift store, or even better to charity.

Stage 2. Sort

You can sort things according to many criteria, but I would recommend starting from their seasonality. Conventionally divide the shelves in a regular closet or in a wardrobe into “southern” and “northern” ones.

Place warm or light clothes on the most popular shelves (depending on the weather outside). Separately lay out things that can be worn both in winter and summer, for example, a button-down sweater. It will keep you warm during spring thunderstorms, and in winter it will go perfectly with a turtleneck.

Stage 3. Disassembling hangers

No one argues that one hanger for a separate item is convenient. But not everyone can afford such a luxury. In such cases, you can store things on hangers according to the following scheme:

• store your favorite wardrobe items made from delicate fabrics in separate cases;
• for greater convenience, you can place things on hangers according to their range;
• For delicate fabrics it is better to use soft hangers.

Stage 4. Put it in the closet

The last stage of arranging a wardrobe is placing already folded clothes on shelves. Follow these guidelines:

1. Place items that are out of season closer to the closet wall.
2. Don't be lazy and always fold your wardrobe items according to the above methods. This way they will take up less space.
3. For various small items, be it socks, underwear or T-shirts, it is better to allocate a separate drawer.
4. On the lower shelves you should place dresses, shirts or trousers that you wear on special occasions. On the top ones you can allocate space for things that you wear, albeit not every day, but more often than on holidays.

Useful accessories

Placing things in cabinets with your own hands can be greatly simplified by using additional accessories:

1. Case This is a hanging textile shelf with which you can store things vertically. The trunks are hung on a crossbar in the closet or on the door. They are very convenient to store shoes, scarves, scarves or even belts.

1. Universal hanger. An indispensable accessory for women who adore silk scarves, belts and scarves. Just attach a functional hanger to the closet wall and you will no longer have to think about where to store your favorite textile decorations.

1. Shoe organizers. If you don't have a closet, numerous pairs of shoes can take up most of your closet space. You can solve the problem using one of the following methods.

• Use stylish boxes for closet shelves. They can also be installed at the bottom of the wardrobe (this is even more practical). Consider some stickers with the name of the shoe model so you don't have to spend a long time searching for the right pair.
• For summer and spring shoes (ballet shoes, moccasins, slates), buy special hanging covers.

• At the bottom of the closet you can install a special shelf for shoes.

With these practical accessories, you will once and for all forget the question of how to conveniently arrange things in your closet.

Finally

Now, thanks to the tips outlined above, you know how to sort and fold things correctly. By following these simple recommendations, you will ensure perfect order and comfort in your closet. You can improve your knowledge by watching the video in this article.

I hope my material has become a useful guide to action for you. Share your successes in the comments below.

I have long promised a series of posts based on the post about. In the near future, we will just start going through the closet, putting away summer clothes on the back shelves with a sigh and hanging warm cardigans and woolen dresses on hangers, taking scarves, shawls and boots out of the depths. Therefore, it's time to start a conversation :-)

In the last post, many complained that there is not enough space, nothing fits, nowhere to put it, nothing to wear, everything is logical :-) And here our conversation can be made very short.

*suddenly in a scary voice* THROW OUT everything you don’t need and everything you don’t wear, and you’ll have space in even the smallest closet. And something tells me that at this point you will mentally send me to hell :-) Who will part with their dear, valuable, found by the sweat of their brow at a sale and torn from the hands of a competitor. I’m like that myself, I’ve been walking around the closet for a month now, and most importantly, I know very clearly that I need to throw it away or give it away, but my hand doesn’t rise. My treasures! :-) But we will discuss the topic of throwing away in detail, and today we’ll talk about how not to get completely bogged down in a pile of clothes and shoes, and how to organize it all. I scoured the sites and found different storage ideas. I will also try to answer the questions that came up in that post. I won’t help with just one thing, I won’t lend you money for a new wardrobe and a bigger apartment, I wish someone would give it to me :-)

Organize the space, a very large post with a lot of pictures:

1. All things on hangers and at the same time, each on its own, in no case in layers - this, of course, is an ideal that is unattainable for many. But if there is such an opportunity, then it is better to hang everything, even tank tops. At the same time, it is good that the hangers are equally thin, this way you can save space. The only thing is jackets, it’s better to choose special hangers for them, otherwise things will lose their shape. There are some heavy knitted items that are best stored on a shelf to prevent them from stretching out, but they are in the minority. There are hangers like this, they save a little space in the closet, and at the same time things remain in sight.

Hangers and hooks for scarves and belts:

To prevent things from sliding off the hanger, you can glue the following tape:

If possible, hang a hanging rod in two rows, hang skirts, trousers, jeans on the lower rod, and blouses, tops, sweaters, cardigans on the upper rod. And sort it all by type of clothing, blouses to blouses, trousers to trousers. Plus, don’t forget to leave room for long items and don’t put a barbell underneath them: dresses, maxi skirts, coats, and raincoats will go here.

You can also sort by capsules, in one corner everything is for sports, in another - for the office, in the third - recreation, if there is a clear division of things into different categories, of course.

You can also sort by color, and I thought about this option for myself, but I realized that this would not help me much in choosing clothes in the morning. Moreover, in my closet there is a tendency to reduce the number of colors, I come to the conclusion that 2-3 basic and 2-3 bright colors in the closet are quite enough. It is not necessary for the closet to look like a rainbow. Still, there’s nothing to wear with half of it.

2. Pull-out shelves are very convenient. The main thing is not to put small things there, such as underwear and socks; when the shelf is pulled out, they will fall back onto the shelf at a lower level. I have three stacks of things on my shelf, two in front and one across the back, usually things for the next season in the back. That is, if it’s summer, then in front are T-shirts, tops, thin sweaters, T-shirts, and in the back are thicker sweaters, woolen items.

3. It is better to put laundry in drawers. Socks, tights, and knee socks can be stored in pull-out baskets. Immediately after washing, I sort the knee socks and socks and roll them into a ball in pairs, otherwise you won’t find them later; you can use the dividers, both built-in ones and those in the last two pictures from Ikea.

4. When space is really bad, it makes sense to completely remove things from the closet until the next fall-winter, for example, or spring-summer. You can put things in zippered drawers and put them under the bed.

The main thing is to understand what things you definitely won’t need. Down jackets, fur coats and other warm clothes can be safely put away for the summer, but a warm cardigan can come in handy on a cold summer evening, so it can be folded second row on the shelf.
Vacuum bags are also a lifesaver; they are good for storing things that are large or small, pregnant items, if you plan to return to them. You can also go there with something that is out of fashion; in 30 years your daughter or son will get it and it will be “vintage” for them :-)

5. Shoes can be stored in boxes, or in transparent ones so that you can see what’s in them, or you can paste photos onto regular boxes.




You can store it on shelves, but it doesn’t seem practical to me, and the sizes of shoes are different, and it’s not the best option for boots, and it’s not particularly hygienic; it’s better to put bags in such niches.

More options:

The shoes that we wear now are laid out in a special shoe closet in the hallway. Often in such closets there is space for one row of shoes; it is better to buy two at once.

Second option for a shoe cabinet:

Other options for the hallway:

Boot storage:
With this storage method, boots are likely to become deformed.

But from the “do it yourself” series. The picture below shows the inserts in boots made of wood. Then they unscrewed these metal pieces at the base and screwed in a hook:

And this is what happened:

6. It is better to make a closet right up to the ceiling, especially if there is not a lot of space in the room. You can always put summer/winter blankets on top, we store some shoes that are rarely needed, a picnic blanket, and small suitcases.

The ideal men's dressing room :-)

7. It would be nice to have a chest of drawers in addition to the closet. Pull-out shelves can be used for linen, jewelry, ties, scarves, scarves, socks and other small items that are constantly lost in the closet. By the way, a cute idea is to line the bottom of the drawers with gift paper.

8. It’s usually inconvenient and too lazy to bend down to the very bottom of the closet, so there I store bed linen, towels, again boxes with shoes in a “thin layer” and some things that seem to be out of season, but may come in handy, just in case of warm weather. cardigan in the summer. You can also store various drawers and drawers with small items there.

9. Bags can be stored both outside and inside the closet. For example, you can hang something like this on the outside wall of a closet or inside. But this option is only suitable for bags that are used quite often (otherwise they will gather dust), and if the bags are fabric. Leather ones will quickly lose their shape and the handles will stretch, especially if the bag is heavy.

It is better to store bags on shelves, placing them vertically in a row, you can come up with dividers. I want to move all the bags into the hallway closet when we move. Because more than once it has happened that you seem to get dressed, put on your shoes and realize that you need another bag, but the bag is in the bedroom in the closet, and you no longer want to go get it. So, I think the place for shoes and bags is in the hallway, if space allows.

10. For things that have already been worn once, you can buy something like this.

I dream of having a tailor's mannequin to hang my clothes on the next day. This way I will have a view of the image from the outside, otherwise in the mirror it will be one thing, and then in the photo it will be something else. Have you noticed this?

You can collect outfits for several days in advance and hang them together; for this there are very interesting design solutions outside the closet.

Options for children:

11. It’s good to use signs, pictures, signs, and hang photos of outfits on the closet doors to organize your space.

12. There are many creative solutions for storing jewelry:

13. If the closet is really small and there is still some space in the room, then you can use these storage options, in addition to the usual rod on wheels:

This is not the most convenient solution, but why not if there is simply no free wall for a closet in the room.

Pictures from websites.

Useful tips

Do you feel like you have nothing to wear, but at the same time your closet is filled with all sorts of junk?

Use these tips to create a neat closet that has room not only for the clothes you wear every day, but also for new things.

1. First, take out everything that is in it from the closet.

Before you decide which items are worth keeping, ask yourself a few key questions that will help you get rid of the things you don't need and keep the ones you need.

2. Hang the items you want to keep in your closet. Make it so that you can immediately see all these things in the closet.

Storing things in the closet

3. If you don't know whether something will be useful to you, use the reverse hanger strategy:

* First, hang all your items on a hanger, and hang the hanger with the hook facing you (i.e., the hook faces your direction). After this, hang any used items as usual - with a hanger hook from you.

* After six months or a year, check your closet - things that you wear often will hang on hangers whose hooks look deep into the closet (as it is more convenient to hang it this way).

4. To make everything in your closet look neat and beautiful, try buying new, identical hangers. When you see new, matching hangers in your closet, you'll love neatness and organization even more.

How to fold things

5. Use underwear organizers to organize your underwear into categories that are convenient for you - by season, by event, by color, etc.

* You can make your own organizer using only cardboard, scissors, glue, a ruler and a pencil.

* You can also make tags that will separate certain clothes in your closet. Before you put things in your closet, think about how best to organize them. Make it so that you always know where and what clothes are.

* Look through the things that you will no longer wear - which of these can be given away/donated, sold or repurposed so that you can continue to wear them.

To do this, go to our articles:

• DIY crafts from old things
• What can you make from old jeans?

How to store things

6. Place heavy clothes, especially sweaters that may lose their shape, on shelves.

7. Use all free space wisely, including space for shoes.

8. Some shelves in the house can be used to store new shoes, accessories and handbags - this will not only save space, but will also look fashionable.