Top 15 Ways to Declutter Your Closet

Do you dread going into your closet? Are there things you haven’t worn in years taking up precious space? Will you have pants with holes/rips or maybe a torn hem, shirts with stains that don’t seem to come out? Does stuff just spill out into your room every time you open the door? Well sounds to me that you could use some help to declutter your closet.

Here are some useful tips so you can do just that!

1. Toss any articles of clothing that don’t do justice to the figure.
2. Find the clothes that pinch or bind your waist and get rid of them to declutter your closet.
3. If you come across weird colored items, never worn a day in your life shirts, those presents you just don’t have the heart to throw away…needs to leave! 
4. Does it tear or rip very easy? Yep you guessed it…declutter your closet!
5. See if you have clothes that are damaged some how missing buttons, cigarette burns, rips, stains, etc. All must be taking out of the closet.
6. If you come across any major repairs on anything that you don’t wear…declutter your closet!
7. Do you have clothing that was just worn for a dance, wedding, and prom collecting dust? It’s gone declutter your closet!
8. Clothes from 10+ years ago? Must be tossed declutter your closet.
9. Do you have clothes from your high school and college? Grow up and toss them.
10. Weight loss, change in lifestyle or clothing preference? Get rid of it.
11. If the articles of clothing are worn regularly and in good condition keep them in the closet.
12. All of the tossed clothing break it down into 2 piles.First pile would be things in need of cleaning and repairs. Second pile are clothes you wouldn’t wear again.
13. Gather the clothes you put into the second pile and donate to Goodwill or Salvation Army is the best way to declutter your closet.
14. Separate the first pile into 2 sections: Worth cleaning/repairing and what is left give those to charity. The ones you decided you WOULD clean and repair make sure you are willing to wear them regularly again. If not donate them.
15. Since you have gotten rid of the items you don’t use anymore go out and purchase clothes hangers, shelves, and closet organizers whatever you need to arrange everything neatly. 

Match the clothes by color or type on the shelves, organizers, or hangers. Learn more about how to declutter your closet from Mimi Tanner, who is one of the leading experts in this field.