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How To Maximize Your Space and create the Ultimate Organized Entry Closet 

When your closet is a mess, it is useless.
Clutter helps no one.
Try this simple DIY to maximize your space and create the ultimate organized entry closet.
Prep Time3 hours
Active Time2 hours
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time5 hours 30 minutes
Course: DIY with Dana
Author: dana vento

Equipment

  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Sharpie Markers
  • Step Ladder

Materials

  • 4 walls = 4 Tension Rods (measure the side of your wall to side then buy the right size.
  • Refer to my post to see what I used and how it looked.
  • Heavy-duty clamps that actually have a little rubber on the clamp part.
  • Again my post has links for you to check out what I purchased.
  • Hot Tip -- Remember you don't want the clips to be too heavy, because that tension rod is thin, lol!
  • A set of Drawers- these are similar to mine so you have an idea just remember where you longest coat has to touch.
  • Shoe Boxes as many as you need to complete the job Just make sure to remember coats pack well in here as well as shoes.
  • Permanent Sharpie Marker
  • Labeling Tags with Clear coating so they stay put! If you happen to just get regular labels no worries, because I'll share what to do to make them stay one and keep the printing!
  • Over the Door Organizer as big or as small as you prefer refer to my post for example
  • Some colored construction paper
  • Clear Packing Tape
  • Heavy Duty Coat Hangers are vital to making sure your coats stay put and the shoulders stay well-placed.
  • Step Ladder. You will need this to get to the top of the closet with ease so you can really use all that space. It's for hanging the tension bars and putting the clamps in place.

Instructions

  • First, with everything out of the closet, sort your stuff.
  • Put all the gloves and mittens into a pile.
  • Next, find all the hats.
  • Then scarves.
  • Toss shoes into a pile and then pair them.
  • Sort your coats and jackets.
  • Make sure if a jacket is packable it is packed up.
  • Earmuffs need to be sorted as well.
  • Place all of your sunglasses together.
  • First, load all of your hanging coats and jacket in on those heavy-duty hangers.
  • I separated my stuff from my husband's.
  • Also, I took into consideration that I will be using drawers, so the longest stuff is on the EXTERIOR Part of the hanging rack.
  • Start by working at the very top of the closet.
  • You will want to put the tension rods in the wall to the wall.
  • Do this on each wall.
  • Remember to pull them out enough that the clamp will fit for hanging.
  • Don't over-extend or you will run into each of the other tension rods and the spacing will get jammed.
  • Start with all of your beach hats, floppy hats. I ran mine against the back wall, you can use any wall, I just had a lot of them. In fact, some are even double stacked.
  • Now that these are all clamped on, move to the next tension rod.
  • The one that is right above my door, I placed ear muffs on clamps, as I had the fewest of those.
  • Therefore I could clearly see right to the back of the closet, as I was trying to get organized and not block the view of anything I owned.
  • Again, affix the tension rod, add clamps, and put your items on this rod.
  • Then, work on the 2 sidewalls.
  • You can choose what you want up there.
  • I actually used clothespins with wires to get that rack to function best.
  • There I hung more hats. I could have used clamps, but I ran out, since this photo, I have replaced all the clothespins with clamps.
  • On the opposing side, I put scarves. Again, your closet, your style, I am just showing you want works.
  • Shoe Boxes are so helpful for light jackets.
  • I ordered plenty of those ahead.
  • Use your stickers and marker and mark each one.
  • If your stickers are not sealed with clear plastic, use packing tape to top-off the writing.
  • Next, I worked on the floor level.
  • The drawers gave me a lot more space, but they aren't clear.
  • Therefore I marked each drawer using a piece of construction paper, topped off with clear tape after I marked what was in it.
  • You can ROLL whatever clothing you are storing and you will have more room than stacking. (TIP)
  • Use the over the door hanger for those tuck-in scarves, mittens, gloves, and hats. It's so easy to find what you need and put it back!
  • Enjoy your closet ~ Dana XO