Bedroom Organizing

For the purposes of organizing, the bedroom can generally be divided into the following zones: the closet, bedspace, accessory furniture, and suspended storage. Since the biggest source of bedroom clutter tends to be clothing, start by organizing your closet.

If possible, try to limit the contents of your closet to wardrobe and accessories. It's a good rule of thumb to only use your bedroom closet to store clothes that you have worn at least once in the last twelve months. Of course, there are exceptions but generally, if you haven't worn it in the last year, you should consider whether you need it at all.

Next, organize the contents of your accessory bedroom furniture, like dressers and armoires. The top of your dresser should be reserved for items like a jewelry box, perfume, the occassional personal care product, and perhaps some pictures. Remove any items that are not used in the bedroom from this area.

Use the drawers for socks, underwear, t-shirts, tops and other "light" clothing. If any individual item occupies more than a quarter of the space in a particular drawer, remove it and store it elsewhere.

Finally, tackle suspended storage, like hooks and shelves. You can purchase organizers that help you ultilize the bedroom door and the walls for storage purposes. The bedroom door can be used to hang organizers for belts and ties, and even shoes. Wall shelving can be used to store anything from books to baskets to candles, dictated only by your needs and lifestyle.

Once you've completed your bedroom organizing, you'll have created a space that is organized according to common sense and practicality. It will be clutter free and easy to maintain.




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