I am slowly taking control of my closet! It’s a pretty standard builder grade set up with hanging space and a few shelves. I would LOVE to start fresh with a custom closet with features like a built in shoe rack, drawers, and divided cubbies for my purses. But alas, spending money on a custom closet system is very low on our priority list.
Instead, I’ve been slowly tweaking things in the closet {one five minute project at a time}, finding ways to make the space function more like a custom closet, and doing it all on a shoestring budget.
I picked up a few packs of solid shelf dividers from The Container Store. They are sold in two packs, and while they recently changed the style of the dividers a bit, the ones linked to function just the same as the ones I have {and you can now choose between short and tall shelf divider options}.
I slid the dividers on to the shelf above one of my hanging rods, and placed two or three purses between each.
This shelf never really had a function before, and always ended up as a catch all for random items {in other words, it was always a mess}. Now the shelf has a defined purpose! Not only does this solution keep my purses off the floor, it also allows me to see all of my bags so that I am more likely to use them all.
I know I’m not the only one out there whose heart skips a beat to see things organized by color, and making the row of purses looks pretty helps keep me motivate to put them away each time. {That was another one of my 10 Steps to Get Organized and STAY Organized – Make it Pretty to Keep it Pretty}.
My closet is still a work in progress, but its coming together one five minute project at a time.
Here are a couple of other five minute closet organizing projects you might be interested in:
