Drawers.
Put traditional dresser storage inside the closet. This is a great way to maximize the floor space in a small room. The drawers are ideal for organizing all of your smaller items like underwear, socks, lingerie, etc. Small cabinets with drawers are available at Wal-Mart and the home stores and can be purchased in a variety of sizes and colors, so you can create that custom built look. On the other hand, if you’re into recycling, find a nice chest of drawers at a thrift shop or garage sale and use it!
Hangers.
Lose your wire hang-up! Not only do they ruin your expensive clothing, they are just plain U-G-L-Y. Wood hangers are nice and last forever, but so do the nice heavy-duty plastic hangers from department stores. The next time a store clerk asks if you’d like to keep the hangers, say YES! You gotta love FREE and especially the nice ones with the built-in grooves that will hold even your smallest, most delicate blouses and camisoles. And until you can build up enough of the heavy-duty hangers for all of your closets, use large plastic hangers from Walmart or the dollar store. *Be sure to ask your dry cleaners if they recycle wire hangers and if they do—give them back!
So what are you waiting for? Come on out of that messy closet and get yourself organized. 66
MAY 2013 TEX APPEAL