Winter Closet Organization
Winter Closet Organization
By Ron P. Maier
Winter is upon us and it is time to get our coat closets ready. You may have just started unpacking those winter clothes and the big coats, hats, mittens and scarves can start to quickly pile up on you. Get organized and your winter months will not be consumed in heaps of knits and lost mittens.
The first thing you will need to organize a coat closet is wooden hangers. They hold heavy coats without stretching, breaking or bending. They help dress coats hold their shape without stretching or tearing more delicate fabrics. If you have any extra space in a spare bedroom, use it to store the coats that you will not wear very often. You can even use a rolling rack instead of a closet. You can cover it to keep dust from settling on those dark fabrics. This will keep them accessible, but out of the way of your normal everyday life.
Hang bags packed with necessities from hooks inside of your closet for those quick trips out the door. If you have small children, you can pack wipes, diapers, dry clothes, hats and mittens that you do not normally use. If you need to leave in a hurry, you know that you have the bag ready. You may even keep a small diddy bag with a draw string at the top to store all those little gloves and scarves that are so easy to lose once you’re in the supermarket. This will keep you not only from losing tiny gloves, but it will keep wet ones out of your purse.
Make space at home to store all of the little gloves and hats that are sure to get scattered. Keep them easily accessible to small children, and make it fun to encourage them to return them to their proper location. Whether you use a basket, bin or drawer for your children, make a label for it and let them personalize it. Have a cup of candy canes handy for responsibility treats. Rewards will encourage small children to be organized and keep their things where they belong.
If you have space in your closet, install an extra bar down low. These usually on cost a few dollars and can not only provide extra space, but help your younger family members learn to be responsible for their coats. You can even get them their own little wooden hangers to make them feel like big kids. When your coat closet is ready for winter, you and your family will be too.
About the Author: Ron Maier is the owner of Only Kids Hangers, a leading provider of childrens hangers. The right childrens clothes hangers really make the difference in kid’s retail or home organization.
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