Three Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Custom Closets

By: Christine OKelly

One of the best ways to get the most out of even the smallest space in your home or office is with an organizational system for custom closets. However, if you don't use it correctly, you probably aren't getting the most of out of your system. The following three tips will help you get organized so you can take full advantage of your custom storage.

Start Small To Set A Routine For Organization

If you decide to organize your life by putting your entire house in order in one day, you'll probably lose momentum as you go along. Organizing your whole house in a day is usually too large a project and can many times leave you worse off than you were when you started because you often have to "mess up to clean up." The best way to get your house in order is to start small and to set a routine for organization. Start with the back bedroom you use as a home office. Organize a back storage space one day, the desk the next day, and so on, as you move room to room through the rest of your house. By making small daily accomplishments, your entire house and your custom closets will be organized before you know it.

After you have organized the first space, make a routine of keeping it organized. Make yourself put things back in the proper spot. For example, when you've finished working in your home office for the day, take five minutes to straighten it up before leaving the room. Once you set an organizational routine, you'll begin to follow it instinctively as it becomes a habit.

Set Up A Drop Off System

Some days there just isn't an extra five minutes to put things back in their places. Sometimes you just have to drop what you're doing and go. However, even with this type of hectic lifestyle, you can get organized with custom closets if you set up a drop off system using baskets. Get a basket for the most used rooms of your home. Set the baskets at the most convenient spot, usually near the door, so you can drop things into the basket upon entering or leaving the space.

When you do have the time in your daily schedule, empty the baskets in each room by placing the items back in their proper spot, drawers, shelves, or wherever. Notice the items you put away repeatedly and consider storage that is more convenient for them.

Organize According To Use

Always store items in your custom closets according to how often you will need access to them. For example, if you use a certain notebook daily in the running of your home business, but you store it between uses at the back of the top shelf behind two boxes of Christmas decorations, it isn't too likely that you'll continue putting it away regularly because it is inconveniently located. Store your less used items in the least convenient storage spaces. Design your custom closets and store your items with use and convenience in mind so your things are easy to access, because if they are, you will use your system as intended.

Whether you live in a large home in Los Angeles or a small apartment in Chicago, custom closets can help organize your life if you set them up in an effective way. Find the best design for you and incorporate a routine that brings easy organization into your daily life.

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Christine O'Kelly is a writer for the Chicago custom closets specialists at Closet Works. When it comes to a custom closet, Chicago Closet Works offers twenty years of experience and a lifetime guarantee for their precision organizational solutions.

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