{"id":123,"date":"2016-01-25T08:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peggywbarnes.nbweb.dev\/confessions-of-an-organizer-closet-clean-out-the-final-results\/"},"modified":"2016-01-25T08:09:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T13:09:00","slug":"confessions-of-an-organizer-closet-clean-out-the-final-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of an Organizer: Closet Clean Out – The Final Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the last post about my epic closet clean out.  <\/span>

<\/span> I don’t post any before and after pictures on my website because I think they are unrealistic.  Anyone can get an area cleaned out for a period of time, but the most important thing about organizing any area is not to make it clean but to make it organized and functional.  If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times – we don’t live in magazines.  We live in houses where real people live, doing real life, so organize your closets, your home, and your life accordingly. <\/span>

<\/span> With all that being said, I am posting my before and after of my closet clean out because I actually cleaned it out and organized it in a way that makes sense for me. <\/span><\/p>\n

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BEFORE<\/span><\/div>\n
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AFTER<\/span><\/div>\n
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I have never been a person that wanted or needed matching hangers.  For some reason, I was ready to have my hangers look more cohesive.  I did not change them all but I changed most of my pants, dresses, jackets and coats.  The blouses and skirts are still on basic hangers with a few nice plastic hangers mixed in – not the hard plastic, white hangers, but the hangers that are found in department store hangers.  <\/span><\/div>\n

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I will say I don’t love the hangers that have the “velvet” feel to them because I am one that will quickly pull something off a hanger and the “velvet” hangers won’t allow for that.  <\/span><\/div>\n
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All the “stuff” is off the top of the closet shelf.  I realized it had just become a dumping ground because it was available, out of the way space.  <\/span><\/div>\n
When you\/I have an area that is a dumping ground it is usually because you\/I don’t want to make a decision about something so you just put it aside to deal with later and later never comes. <\/span><\/div>\n

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I actually did the whole closet clean out about 1 month ago and it still looks just like this.  There may be one piece of clothing on the floor today, but that is it.  <\/span><\/div>\n
When you have things organized in a way that makes sense to you and you have less to deal with, it makes it easier to maintain your space.  <\/span><\/div>\n

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There you have it.  My closet clean out.  <\/span><\/div>\n

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What questions do you have? <\/span><\/div>\n
What is keeping you from doing your closet clean out? <\/span><\/div>\n

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I would love to hear how it is going and what problems or successes you are having! <\/span><\/div>\n

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Did you miss the beginning of this process?  Here are the links to blogs showing how this whole thing transpired! <\/span><\/div>\n
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Confessions of an Organizer – Closet Clean Out<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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Confessions of an Organizer – Closet Clean Out – The Process<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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