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22.05.2024 - 11:23 / thespruce.com / Sarah Lyon
It's time to stop letting your small closet cramp your style. Many people fall victim to common organizing mistakes when dealing with small closets, but these issues can be avoided with a bit of extra mindfulness and planning.
Here, we've spoken with two professional organizers who chime in regarding six mistakes they witness often and provide insight on what to do instead. Before you know it, you'll be loving your small closet for what it is and feeling much more neat and orderly all around.
When it comes to a small closet, every inch of space counts—including the back of the door, as long as it's on hinges (as opposed to a sliding door), Amy Berryhill, a professional organizer and the owner of Spiffy Chicks, says.
«Consider using the back side to mount a rack to hold accessories or shoes,» she says.
Once you've addressed the door, be sure to make use of your closet walls. Berryhill likes to use them to hang jewelry.
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As long as your closet door is on hinges, it can also be used for storage. Grab an over-the-door shoe rack or mount a storage system to the back to make the most of this space that is otherwise going to waste.
Berryhill notes that in small closets, slim hangers are the best choice. She recently parted ways with her regular wood clothing hangers in favor of some thinner ones and says that doing so helped her double her closet space.
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Don't let your closet's height go to waste; it's offering valuable vertical storage space.
«Put items you rarely wear but need to keep in boxes at the top of your closet,» Berryhill says, citing shoes for special events as an example.
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