My “Tour de Closet” |

This post has very few words, but a lot of photos. I’m not sure if the transformation in my closet could actually be considered “life-changing,” but it certainly made my dressing experience speedier, more enjoyable, and much less frustrating. Well, maybe that DOES constitute life-changing. See for yourself.

I splurged on slimline, non-slip hangers. They take up less room and keep everything looking uniform.

Before…winter sweater boxes on the floor.

Sweater boxes stowed. I even have room for a chair, so I can sit down and put on my Spanx. — After…sweater boxes stowed and everything off the floor. I even have room for a chair, so I can sit down and put on my Spanx.

Turn the corner...before. — Turn the corner…before.

Turn the corner...after. — Turn the corner…now. (To the right, my pink pj’s and robe hang on a peg, so I don’t have to go searching for them every night.)

I still have lots of shoes, but the ones I don’t wear very frequently are at the back of the closet.

Here are shoes I wear most often. Right in front, where I need them. — Here are shoes I wear most often. Where I can get to them easily.

I put two nested two handbags in this tote. Even Charley was amazed! — I nested two handbags inside this tote as suggested by Marie Kondo. What a space-saver… Even my dog Charley was amazed!

A pegboard for necklaces, so they are in full view.

I tend to take off my jewelry and just dump it on the dresser. Now, I place it on this small ceramic tray. When the tray gets full, I know it’s time to put things away.

I found this decorative mesh-metal apple at Tuesday Morning. I’m using it to hang all my wire earrings. This can probably hold 200 pair, and best of all they are easy to find.

My t-shirt drawer was stuffed, so I followed the advice of Marie Kondo–folding everything and placing it in the drawer on its side. Wow…what a difference.

Instructions for folding (compliments of Pinterest):

Of course, we all have to customize our closets according to our own specific needs. I wear a lot of skirts and not many dresses, so I transformed a single, high-hanging rack, into two shorter hanging spaces.

You can get this double hanging rod for $14.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Just be sure to reinforce it once you put it together. I used extra duct tape on the ends, because if you don’t, this could happen to you

…like it did to me.

And that’s the story of my closet. I still own a lot of stuff, but I also got rid of a lot of stuff. Now I can really see what stuff I have. I am discovering clothes I totally forgot about and I’m falling back in love with them…Just like Janna says.