The change of seasons is a good time to declutter
Friday, June 6th, 2008When I posted about how long we should keep clothes we plan to fit into, Carmen commented and shared what I thought was a fabulous idea – double decluttering!
She said that the first declutter is always harder for her so she then goes back over the same area a week or two later to see if she’s changed her mind about anything else.
Absolutely brilliant idea!
So just before we went to the UK I went back into that wardrobe of mine and decluttered again. And it really was easier to make decisions the second time around.
They don’t look like very much there but I filled two shopping bags to bursting.
This is the wardrobe before. The door on the left pretty much stays closed all the time with a small laundry basket in front of it, so I keep all the current season’s clothes on the right. You can see some short-sleeved suits on the right and the pants hanging below are also summer clothes.
(If I could do the writing on the photos with arrows and such like you see on other blogs, I’d show you but for now, just pretend there’s a line down the middle)
And this is the wardrobe after. I’ve now moved my winter pants and jackets to the top right and my long-sleeved shirts to the bottom. My boots are also easy to reach and the whole wardrobe is just a lot prettier. (when I’ve just organised a space, I like to leave it open for a few hours to just gaze at the loveliness, don’t you?!)
And there you go – a beautifully organised wardrobe/ closet.
Have you heard of double decluttering? What do you think of the idea?
