Grace Part II: The Walk-In Closet

Grace's husband has many hobbies which include photography, music, and drawing. Grace has many memory boxes including letters+postcards, pictures, and old tapes on film. Together, their 2 bedroom condo holds about a 5 bedroom home worth of stuff! Our job to tackle this time was their walk-in closet, aka the catch-all closet.



The first step in the process of cleaning out a large closet like this is to Take. Everything. Out. And I mean everything! Their living room served as our organizing room and this is what it part of it looked like during the process. Lots of stuff!
 

      

We straightened up the clothes and decided to donate over 20 pairs of shoes (which before, had exploded onto the floor). Now they all fit snugly here in the organizers.

   

Before this corner was a mess of electrical wires, holiday decorations, books, film, and photos. Now the items are sorted into clear bins and placed in a way that maximizes the closet's space.

 

I color coded the hanging items, and sorted from less used items to dresses to short sleeve shirts to long sleeve shirts. Also the area above the clothing has been sorted into clear categories.

    

A simple folding job and decluttering leaves these shelves useful again.

 

    

Before there was so much clothing crammed in the shelves that it was mimicking an avalanche! Now it has been folded to perfection.

     

Another area of the closet, behind the closet door, served as a catch-all for miscellaneous items including first aid supplies, books, travel pillows, gift wrap, and more.

Grace and her husband were great about purging the items here, and now they even have extra space!

In the end, 6 bags of trash were thrown away, and 2 bags + 1 box were donated. A successful 7 hours! I'll be back next time to work on the kitchen. Stay tuned!