How do you organize a small closet with lots of clothes?

If you’ve got too many clothes stuffed in your closet, you have lots of pieces but still have difficulty finding a complete outfit, you’d like to look and feel good with less stress and in less time, then streamlining your wardrobe can help. Meaning I went through everything I had in my drawers, in my closet, on the floor, hanging on a chair etc. But I had already done a major closet purge as part of decluttering my whole home, about 18 months ago.

I'm doing my bedroom for the ORC too and we got new dressers, so definitely went through and got rid of some things--but it's so hard sometimes! But you will enjoy your clutter free bedroom a lot quicker if you choose to just take them to your local donation point. Wear skinny jeans that feel comfortable and easy to wear and take off. You no longer need to wear that type of clothing.

But if you have a closet of clothes that need purging and you want it to be painless as possible, keep the system simple. Of course, you want to keep what you love to wear and get rid of anything you don’t. Ok you have gone through all your clothes and decided what you want to keep. You want to love wearing what you own and not be stuck with “I should wear this because I spent money on it”.

They shouldn't have tears or holes, though they may show some signs of wear. I don't have enough hanging space to hang them. And if you don’t have a ton of space to work with, you can look into portable closets to keep things organized. Make note of the things about your closet that slow you down to come up with the most efficient way to organize your closet for your needs.

And as for above, if you are after a painless closet purge because you have way too many clothes, make life easy for yourself. Julie has been helping me organize my life for about a year now. I decided to do a formal Q&A with Julie to give you all a few tips on how to have your most organized closet ever. You guys might have seen how I organize my closet on Snapchat, but in case you missed it I worked with Julie Naylon, professional closet organizer of No Wire Hangers to get my closet under control.

No matter how out of control you’ve let your closet get, it’s never too late to give it some attention and organization. Outer order isn't a matter of having less or having more; it's a matter of wanting what we have. If you have a drawer designated for accessories, make it easy to reach and go through so you keep your day to day look fresh. So why keep it?

If it’s a yes to all of those questions, it goes in the keep pile or hung back up in your closet. When you come back to it, turn on your favorite music and read on for an easy way to purge those clothes. A capsule wardrobe contains about 10-14 of your favorite pieces to be mixed and matched, and worn together.

Hands up, if you have brand new clothes that you have never worn sitting in your wardrobe? I was also shocked at how much stuff I had even though it felt like my wardrobe is very minimal! Who doesn’t like some extra cash? Who can deny the importance of books in our lives? 3. If you fold the sweaters Marie Kondo style into thirds, you can fold them into a drawer and have them sort of standing up so when you take one out, you don’t destroy the whole drawer.

Remember, whatever you don’t take care of now will have to be addressed later. Do I have at least 2 other pieces of clothing that would look great with this top or bottoms etc.? Great tips! Your drawers look so good with everything sorted through and folded. The Travel Fashion Girl set of packing cubes are great to start with! Over the years, I’ve created a sort of hierarchy or checklist to mentally go through for clients and readers when they start to wonder about appropriateness.

If you start to feel overwhelmed by the visual clothing clutter… 4. If You Feel Overwhelmed… Sometimes that’s not the case, and if you have been feeling completely overwhelmed by the idea of decluttering all your clothes in one go, here’s a suggestion… You need to get past the vague feeling of guilt. There are just too many variables in the types of drawers people have, their own preferences, and how many clothes they need to store inside them.

There is something very healthy about opening drawers or your closet and knowing that everything in there you love and wear and its your style. Use baskets in drawers or on shelves to contain different types of clothing. I will say so far it feels wonderful to walk into my closet and it not be packed full of clothing. Click here for full disclosure policy.