Clothes Closet Organization Solutions

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Multipurpose Closet

In its quest to accommodate a host of needs, it's easy for a multipurpose closet to lose control. The key to keeping it clean and functional, even in the smallest of spaces, is the delineation of tasks:

• Remove everything from the closet and clean it.
• Figure out what your closet should accomplish. Is it the storage of out-of-season coats, keys, seasonal items, and mail? Or should it corral general cleaning supplies? Keep like-things together, and store anything that doesn't fit within those functions elsewhere.
• Divide the closet horizontally or vertically by task. One shelf can hold cleaning supplies while another can stash beach towels. If your closet is home to craft supplies such as batteries and tape, a rolling caddy with drawers works well.
• Store seasonal or rarely used items on harder to reach shelves.