Closet organization

And now for something totally non-serious and non-birth related: my closet. We have one L-shaped walk in closet shared between the two downstairs bedrooms. I forgot to take before pictures, but it was a mess. I blame it on poor closet/shelving organization. Our shoes were heaped up on the floor. All of my husband's pants, sweaters, and t-shirts were piled on top of the waist-high shelf above the lower closet rod, which meant we couldn't hang anything on the upper rods.


I finally decided to remedy the situation this week. I removed an 18" wide shelf/rod unit (which was on the right side where the shelves now are) and moved it to an empty spot at the back of the closet. You'll see winter coats hanging on it now; it's to the left of the hanging shoe rack. Then I put in floor-to-ceiling shelves.


I got the shelf brackets and supports for next to nothing at a clothing store that was going out of business, and the shelves are from Home Depot. I cut them down to size last night once Zari was sleeping and had a great time putting everything away in its proper place. I really enjoy seeing neatly folded, orderly rows of shoes and clothes. And I love being able to see our closet floor for the first time in 6 months!