Bedroom Organization: Closet

This was a very hard task for me, as I get incredibly attached to my clothes and have some overly optimistic reasons for holding on to them ("I WILL lose that weight"). While it's good to be positive, I threw that mind-set out the door for a day, which allowed me to get rid of TONS of clothing.

Step One: Get 3 bins/boxes; Garbage, Goodwill, Give away/Sell

Let's face it - some items you may find are beyond salvaging; stretched out, stained, ripped, or just plain icky. Throw those away. Any clothing that may have come from an upper-end store and is in great condition can be re-sold, yay for some extra money! Lastly, donate everything else to Goodwill or Salvation Army.

I went through the "get rid of" process before I began organizing my closet and dresser, and after.

Step Two: Sweaters
I know, I know, you are supposed to fold sweaters NOT hang them. I have just had a lack of space to make this possible. Since I knew I would be completely cleaning out my dresser as well, I collected all my sweaters from the closet and put them aside.

Step Three: ROY-G-BIV, and short sleeve to long sleeve.
Putting my clothing in color order makes my closet look nicer, and makes it easier for me to find what I am looking for.

Step Four: Shoes!

You can organize your shoes in the most convenient way for  you! Using shoe racks, hanging shelves or stacked shoe boxes are some ideas.

Step Five: MORE DOWNSIZING

Once I was completely finished, I noticed my closet was still a bit crammed. Because of this, I went through the second "get rid of" cycle. This time around was even harder. I got rid of clothes I have held on to and still like, but for whatever reason I do not wear very often.

Yay for clean closets!!! Do you guys have any tricks or amazing storage items that help keep your closets under control?