Make Space!

I went to a great event last night hosted by The Merrimack Valley Partners in Service which featured guest speaker Mary Lou Andre of Dressing Well. She did a great jobs introducing ways to edit your closet & really make the most out of what you have! I thought it would be helpful to share a few tips on how to make the most of that "always too small" closet after we make our edits.

• Use every inch of space! Closets are so much more than a simple hanging rod with a shelf above. Maximize the space with a combination of shelves, double rods and hooks.



• Color Code! An organized closet is a happy closet! Next time you wake up on a rainy Monday morning - go straight to that section with the bright colored clothes to start your day off right!



• Think of you closet as a "room" not simply a nook behind a door! Personalize it & make it interesting! If a bedroom renovation is under way DON'T leave out that closet...paint it out as you would your room, add a great light fixture, and pick up some hooks with pizazz! Feeling froggy? Remove the door and display your goods as a small boutique would (I only recommend this for the anally neat and organized) or add a drapery rod above the door with some decorative finials and a luxe velour curtain to make you feel as though you are walking in a dressing room of some swanky boutique in SOHO each and every morning!
  

Evaluate your long hanging vs. short hanging - for long hanging you typically need about 68" from your rod to the floor and about 42" for short hanging) Use double rods, shelves and baskets to maximum storage.

Visit The Container Store for some shoe storage helpers! I love the fun colored flip flop holder and the wall mounted shoe bin for narrow spaces that would other wise go unused! (Ikea also has a great version of this!)




I know I have blogged about them before but I LOVE the hooks at Anthropologie!

Sketch Pad

I'm currently working on....

A private residence, who's scope includes expanding & remodeling not 1 but 2 master bedroom closets for a client. One closet will hold just clothes, the other is for shoes, bags, and accessories. When I tell you she has more shoes than Macy's I'm not exaggerating! I'm not talking any shoes, I mean Jimmy Choo's, Christian Louboutin, D&G, Prada, Valentino, Versace....oh to be a shoe in her closet....I'm going for the Hollywood Glam - Screen Goddess feel....below are my "inspiration images"

Want the look for less?

Check out The Container Store's Elfa Collection for a more budget friendly way to organize your closet.