| The typical male closet varies greatly from the typical | | | | create enough storage space to hold all of the shoes |
| female one. The types and sizes of items needing | | | | you own. Even one stray pair without a place can lead |
| organization, such as ties, belts, and slacks present | | | | to abandoning your organization scheme in the future. |
| men with different closet storage needs than females. | | | | -Ties: Ties are the seemingly insignificant accessories |
| The approach to an organized closet involves first | | | | that are often overlooked in closet organization. But |
| removing all items from the closet to assess which are | | | | any item that can create clutter needs a permanent |
| worth organizing and which are beyond usability and | | | | place, and ties are no exception. Tie racks are |
| need to be donated or thrown away. Here we | | | | excellent for organization purposes, but also keep ties |
| examine some solutions for organizing the items that | | | | from creasing while simplifying the process of selecting |
| are often unorganized or strewn about in men's | | | | a tie. |
| closets: | | | | -Belts: Like ties, belts need a belt rack or other logical |
| -Clothes: Men's wardrobes often consist of a | | | | means of storage. Leaving belts in pants is not a good |
| hodgepodge of pants, dress shirts, suits, blazers and | | | | idea for organization, as they are not easy to find and |
| casual attire arranged in no particular way. Having both | | | | can cause pants to lose their shape. One option is to |
| an upper and a lower clothes hanging rod is a good | | | | invest in a combination belt and tie rack, which keeps |
| strategy, since the lengths among different types of | | | | accessories together and streamlines the selection |
| male clothing tend to be similar. Establish order by | | | | process. |
| grouping clothes in categories, such as slacks together, | | | | -Miscellaneous items: Most men have more than just |
| similar shirts together, and so on. To protect the shape | | | | the items in the categories above stored in their |
| of garments and maintain an orderly appearance, | | | | closets. Think about the other closets and storage |
| button as least the top button of button down shirts | | | | areas throughout your home that may provide |
| and use matching hangers. | | | | alternative storage for items that do not necessarily |
| -Shoes: Though females are notorious for having an | | | | need to be stored in the bedroom. Regardless of |
| abundance of shoes, many men have their own vast | | | | which space you use, just make sure to create a |
| collections, spanning from flip flops to tennis shoes to | | | | permanent place for everything. |
| dress shoes. Shoes can be organized in numerous | | | | Once your closet is neatly organized, you are ready |
| ways, on a shelf above hanging clothes, an over the | | | | for the hard part - keeping it that way! Develop good |
| door shoe organizer or low stackable shelves, to | | | | habits of returning items to their designated spaces, to |
| name a few. The key to remember is that you must | | | | prevent going through this process again all too soon. |