First thing first – let’s address the question of wasted space. And what could be the biggest space waster in that closet of yours? It’s the answer not everyone like to hear, but we all know it applies to us, too – I’m talking about all those clothes stuck in the back of the closet that never get worn! Old clothes are the biggest space waster in the closet. The best thing you can to before you buy any extra closet shelving or racks is to go through ALL your clothes and get rid of what you don’t wear any longer. The more adventurous among us can use the following principle: if you’ve worn it in the last year, it stays. If you’ve not worn it in the last year, it goes! And while we’re at it, let’s also address non-closet items being in the closet taking up space. It’s time to take out all the random stuff you’ve shoved back there, such as those cheap barstools you meant to sell on Craiglist, broken corner China cabinets that really is a double space waster since it actually saves space when set up properly, or god forbid, other unmentionables we won’t even get to that really belong in the garage or attic (or the trash!).

With that out of the way – wow, there’s a bit more space in there now, isn’t there? So the question now is what’s let and how to organize it? Assessing your inventory now is meaningful question. The easiest and least expensive way to proceed organizing your closet space would now be to purchase some cheap shelving – for instance, a cloth-based rack that attaches to the closet rod, hanging down, and adds 6-10 little shelf spaces for shoes, sweaters, sock, underwear, and so on. Something like this can usually be purchased for very little cash – in the range of $10-25 dollars. The return on this small investment is that you will actually be able to organize your closet now with all that extra space!

Secondly, another method of making good use of the space is to purchase what’s called a doubling rod. This ingenious little device adds another closet rod to hang clothes on – in fact, it attaches to the first rod, but hangs below your clothes. So essentially you can double the amount of clothes that you’re able to hang in the closet! And once again, the  nice part of this tool is that it won’t cost hundreds of dollars (like  a full scale closet organizer that you put together and install will cost you typically), but rather it costs roughly $15-25.

These three tips taken together will work work wonders for closet organization!