Closet Sophistication

Does your closet look like you dumped your laundry basket inside and gave up? Closets can get really messy very quickly if you don't have an easily accessible place for everything. Even if you get it organized, you may not have the right closet accessories to make it look really great. Are you ready to take your closet from cluttered to sophisticated? Creating a sophisticated closet doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. Using these creative and simple ideas, you could have a sophisticated and attractive closet by tonight.

First, ponder the meaning of sophisticated. According to the Webster's Dictionary, sophisticated means "devoid of grossness", "highly complicated or developed", and "intellectually appealing". This can translate into clean, organized, and smart. The goal is to have a place for everything in an arrangement that works best for you. If you can get everything into a configuration that is easily accessible, it will be a lot easier to maintain.

When designating shelves, drawers, or bins for little things, don't make it so rigid that the closet doesn't work well long-term. For example, it's okay to have a sock drawer, basket, or bin. However, if you use those diamond-shaped dividers that make your socks look perfectly in order, you'll never be able to take away or add a pair of socks to that drawer without messing it up. Consider dividers that have larger sections or that form long columns so that you don't have this problem. You can have a divider that keeps your socks separate from your ties, and another that keeps the ties separate from your cuff links, but avoid having an individual section for each tie or pair of socks.

Okay, now let's keep thinking "clean, organized and smart". Clean the closet of any clutter or storage that doesn't necessarily have to be there. Thin the herd, so to speak. Come up with alternate storage for your out-of-season clothing, sports equipment, suitcases, or other bulky items that eat up space. You want to end up with a streamlined, organized look and feel.

Creating that "smart" look means that you want to have a couple of features that would make someone think, "Now that's a great idea." Popular closet accessories that can upgrade your closet and make it more user-friendly can help you out in this department. Valet rods are cheap, easy to install, and are very useful for hanging your dry cleaning, steaming your clothing, or laying out your clothes for the next day of work. Lighting that illuminates your closet and that automatically turns on and off when you open or close the door is very chic and saves energy, too. Pants rods, tie hangers, scarf hangers, and other organizational products that help you stay organized will help your closet to look better, too.

Use high quality products so that your sophisticated closet stays nice and usable for years to come. Use the clothes hangers that look best in your closet and that are made for the purpose that you have in mind. Coat hangers help coats to stay slightly separated on the bar. Wood hangers give your closet a sophisticated look and feel. Chrome metal hangers save space while giving your closet a contemporary look. Use your own personal taste along with these organizational closet tips and you'll have the closet of your dreams in no time.