Types of Closet Organizers

People searching for closet organizers on the Internet may be searching for vastly different things. Person A may be searching for a fully customizable closet organizer setup, while Person B may be searching for some shelves to organize their shoes better. This article will attempt to define the different categories of closet organizers and hopefully provide you some aid as you search for products to clean up your closet.

Let’s start with the people who are just looking for a few items to organize their closet. Items they are potentially searching for include shoe storage bins, closet hangers, closet shelves, tie organizers, and hang bars. These people may want all of these items for their closet or maybe they just want one or two of these items. Let’s call these items closet organizer accessories just so they have a name.

If you are someone who is only looking for a few accessories to organize your closet than we suggest you search for them by their given name. For example instead of typing in “closet organizers” to the search engine (this will likely result in showing you “complete” closet organizers with everything included) try typing in “closet shelves” or “shoe organizer.” Not everyone wants to spend $400 to get a complete closet organizing system.

Let’s proceed to the next group. This group wants the whole kitten caboodle. They are the ones who want to be able to purchase a complete closet organizing system. This group faces its own dilemmas. They must decide if they want to personally develop their own closet organizer of they would prefer to buy a cookie cutter version.

Customizing Your Closet

The main advantage of designing your closet is that you get exactly what you want; you decide where everything goes, what could be wrong with that?

I’ll tell you what could be wrong with that: it can be a lot of work/time.  If you are designing your closet online then you have to learn how the website’s design software works. Another problem is that you may design a closet organizing system that won’t actually work (meaning that your design won’t cooperate with the house specifications).

With that being said, designing your own closet can be fun and rewarding as long as the proper steps are taken.

Cookie-Cutter Closets

This type of closet organizing system has already been designed by the manufacturers. However, even these require some work on your behalf (for example you will have to measure the depth and width of your closet).

Tip: Try purchasing a closet organizer accessory if you are only looking to clean up a small part of your closet. This is a lot easier than having to design your closet and install a huge system.

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Closet Organization Accessories

So you have decided that you have had enough of rummaging through your closet trying to find your favorite pair of Levis. You’ve tried cleaning out your closet in the past, enjoying the initial feeling of accomplishment from having a clean closet only to see it slip away slowly without you knowing. We here at The Geek Closet Organizers Guide recommend getting organized.

Getting organized requires a little bit of work initially, but it will save you a lot of time/frustration in the long run.

The Lazy and Poor Man’s Guide to Organizing your Closet

Identify one problem area and only one; then solve it (if the problem continues, move on to another problem area). A mistake I have made in the past is taking on projects that are too big for the time/energy I have available.  For example, I’ll be annoyed that I can’t find one of my shoes before work. This will annoy be extremely so I’ll decide to “clean out” my closet. After I’ve pulled out all my shoes, clothes, and boxes I realize I’m dead tired and it is time to go to work. I throw everything back into the closet and my problem is worse than before.

Try starting with one area. For example, let’s say your shoes are a mess. Try pulling them all out of your closet, buying a shoe organizer, and replacing your shoes in the organizer. If after a week or two you are still unhappy with your closet’s organization, then tackle another problem.

By applying this method you avoid two pitfalls:

(1)    Never making any progress. As mentioned previously, trying to take on too much will leave you doing nothing.
(2)    Spending way more money than needed. You could buy a complete closet organizing system, but it will cost you a lot of money; money that you might not need to spend.

Individual Closet Organizers

Shoe Organizers/ Shoe Racks – These can really save you some space. They make it a lot easier to find your shoes as well. The key is to take your time to put your shoes back in them every day.

Adjustable Closet Shelves – Shelves can be extremely helpful in keep your closet organized. They are relatively inexpensive, and if they are adjustable then you can move them around as you see room for improvement.

Tie Organizers – Instead of having your ties falling off your hangars all the time, try purchasing a tie organizer or a belt organizer.
Have you had success with closet organizers? Please share your story below.

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