Organising my wardrobe and clothes drawers is so satisfying to to me, I know, I know, I need a life, right? But seriously, knowing how to organise a clothes drawer can streamline your life that bit more and give you more time to spend drinking gin. WIN.
It's almost a natural instinct just to fold clothes up and pile them into a drawer on top of each other, they're in the right place, job's a good'un. Big mistake and a frowny face from the general direction of moi - A Thrifty Mrs. You end up having to lift everything up and search underneath to find the one item you are looking for and if you're anything like me, nothing will end up back in the drawer, there will be clothes all over your bedroom for weeks and you'll end up picking them all up and throwing them out the window in a fit of despair about three weeks after you first searched for the brown top with pink flowers.
This is my easy solution for organising a clothes drawer.
Fold your tops like this
until they look something like this, with a neat spine on the side (hopefully a bit neater than mine here)
and then stack them sideways so you can see the the spine of all of your tops in one glance. I then organise mine into plain, striped, polka dot, floral and other patterns but you don't have to be quite as anal as me. No more hunting underneath, you can see the entire contents of that drawer at a glance.
These particular drawers are deep but not quite enough for another layer of clothes so I keep my detachable Peter Pan and lace collars at the back as they are easily reachable and are also next to the tops I tend to wear them with.
Try and organise at least one drawer this way this week and make sure to get rid or anything that doesn't fit as part of the 30 Day Declutter.
TTFN,
P.S. Are you taking part in the 30 Day Declutter? If so don't forget to use the Twitter hashtag #30DayDeclutter so you can let me and everyone else who is taking part know how you're getting on.
Brilliant! That is definitely a 'why didn't I think of that' idea!
ReplyDeleteThat would jus end up in cranage in my drawer! Great suggestion though!
ReplyDeleteare you folding your clothes on the tarmac Mrs Thrifty??
ReplyDeleteDont they come out really crushed though? This lady hates to iron and so everything gets hung up in this house, although if I could do that Anthea Turner thingy I would.
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That's genius! I recently uncluttered my clothes because I could never find what I wanted to wear, but this will help even more.
ReplyDeleteLove this post-my clothes badly need organsing-you have inspired me x
ReplyDeleteMy drawers depress me and this is such a good idea! I'm going to try it out at the weekend :) x
ReplyDeleteEr, that's genius. I always pile my clothes on top of each other then forget about all the clothes on the top layer. This is a much, MUCH better idea.
ReplyDeleteThis may change my life.
ReplyDeleteI have one chest of drawers for all my clothes, I wear them lots and get really good wear out of them, I'm not where near your style so I'm very functional. I too have things really organised. One for woolens, all rolled. One for trousers, also rolled, one for tops and ihave no shirts just short of long sleeve tee shirts, i have a couple of suits that hang in bags behind the door - but that's it- enough but tidy
ReplyDeleteI don't normally OMG, but OMG you are a bloody genius!
ReplyDeleteI decluttered so much since Monday I could not shut the lid of my wheelie bin this morning! But the bin-men emptied it anyway.
ReplyDeletenow I am busy filling it again!
It's such a simple idea!! I'm in the middle of mass organisation after moving in the summer. If you need me I'll be in my room, sorting out my draws...
ReplyDeleteGood grief, Mrs T, this is utter genius. I love it! What about shelves, though? Any handy tips on how to store tops and jumpers on shelves would be mightily appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I just put all my sweaters in a drawer, all nice and neat, and now they're all jumbled after a few days. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I totally understand the delight of a clean organized closet space. Totally.
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Solanah
This is such a great idea, but I'm a little anal about folding all my tops retail-style. If I added an extra fold in though this could work out for me!
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Bonfire Brunette
AAAaaah I might just start putting my sweaters in a drawer finally instead of unorganized in my closet. Seriously, this is so simple but so so so helpful. wow, seriously thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI do this! I'm excited to see that I'm not the only one and that it's actually a good idea! :) Except that I put my tops in the order of a rainbow... OCD much?
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome idea and it is going straight on my to do list for this weekend.
ReplyDeleteSounds such a straight forward idea, but one I have never thought of!
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I'm so glad I'm not the only person who takes great delight in organising their drawers! Since my drawers are quite wide and deep i just stack mine but organise them according to style, pattern and colour.
ReplyDeleteI am so going to try this with my hubby's mountain of t-shirts!
ReplyDeletethis is a fab idea :)
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!
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Oh how true it is! Things never go back into the drawer after rifling! I'll definitely try this when I have a moment!!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh I really like this idea - organising your tops like books so you can see their 'spines' makes so much sense.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing is I don't have drawers, just a wardrobe with hanging space and shelves underneath.
However I am going to deploy this method forthwith on my daughter Flo's chest of drawers.
Ta x
Great idea. I will try it out and see if it works for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if my drawers are high enough but this is such a fantastic idea! Will try for sure!If you have any ideas for a very cramped closet ( I rent and there's no other storage space) then I'm all ears!
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome idea. I hate putting things in a drawer for the dreaded rummage through a huge pile having to find one. Will deffo have to try this next time I sort my wardrobe and drawers :D xx
ReplyDeleteI did it! And I like it :)
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Simple but geneous...I'll be trying this out later...I alway try stacking by colour & type but they always ends up muddled after a couple of rummages...this could be cure...halleluja :o)
ReplyDeleteIt may also allow more to fit into the drawer & eliminate the piles of "odds'n'ends" that just won't fit!
This is exactly how we store our 2y/o son's clothes. He has a little unit that has square cubbies and we bought him little fabric drawers for it, and in an effort for him to not just pick the one out on top, this is what we did.
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea! I am in dire need of some spring cleaning.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea, do you think it would work with scarves? I have lots, i mean LoTs of scarves and the current hanging pockets are woefully inadequate, so much so that I am considering chucking the whole lot onto the fire next time i knock it over... Help!!
ReplyDeleteZoe
Brilliant idea! I'm going to try it...although, don't the tops start to fall into a mess when the drawer isn't full (like if some of them are being worn or are in the wash)?
ReplyDeleteA great idea! Congratulations on a terrific blog, I will be following with interest.
ReplyDeleteAm doing this TONIGHT. I don't have drawers so much but have those hanging things in my wardrobe for tshirts... I can see them all perfectly but taking one out from the bottom is a nightmare haha
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