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My name is Jamie Hord.
I am the founder of Horderly Professional Organizing,
and today we are going to provide
you with some tips and tricks to get your
small space closet organized,
along with your dresser drawers.
Before we dive in and start tackling the space,
make sure you have Post-its, Sharpies, trash
bags, and cleaning supplies to wipe down
the space once it's empty.
Let's go check out the before space.
So this is a good example of a closet that doesn't
have the proper systems put in place.
First off, it looks like it needs a little
bit of a declutter or an edit, but there's
also no containment, no labels, a mixture
of hangers, products aren't streamlined.
We are going to take you through our
process and show you how we would organize
this space.
The first step in our Horderly process
is to take everything out.
And we mean everything.
We want to start with a blank canvas.
Sort piles with likes with likes.
This way you can see how much you have of each item.
But make sure you're not jumping ahead to
the editing step just yet.
We're just doing a full pull out and sort.
We know it might feel a little daunting to
get that space organized, but you have to
start somewhere.
So remind yourself that it's going to get
a little worse before it gets better.
So as you're pulling everything out and making
your sorted piles, use your Post-it notes
and your Sharpie to label those piles.
Once you've pulled everything out of the closet,
give everything a good wipe down.
Next step is we are going to edit, which means
deciding keep, toss, donate.
At this point, you should have everything pulled out
of your closet, your closet wiped
down, and everything into sorted piles.
You can now see how much you have of each category.
This way you can really consider that while you edit.
If you're really short on space, use MakeSpace to
store your off-season items.
This is the part where it can really feel
like it's getting worse before it gets better.
So don't let this stuff overwhelm you,
and be sure to stick with the process
to avoid any overwhelm.
Now that everything has been pulled out of
the closet, sorted and edited, it's time to
put everything back.
Containment is key.
So use baskets and bins to give
everything a proper home.
All of our products that we used here today
are from the Container Store.
Consider what's prime real estate and what is not prime real estate.
Prime real estate is going to be any area that's
super easily accessible for you.
And you want to put items there that you are using most often.
Be sure to label these bins so that you remember
exactly what's in them.
At Horderly we love using the Brother P-Touch
Cube Plus label maker.
There's no such thing as over-labeling.
Label everything to create those new habits
of knowing where to find something.
And more importantly, where to put it back.
To maximize your space, even more, utilize
vertical space, wall space.
So here we hung a hook to hang our go-to bag.
After tackling that closet, keep the momentum
up and try tackling your dresser drawers.
Three of our favorite tips for the dresser
are file folding, using drawer dividers, and labeling.
And this is the after of our closet.
So a few tips that we did here.
We always want to make sure the floor is as
clear as possible, so we tried to get everything
up off the floor.
We created a bag full of bags with a suitcase.
And then you always want to make sure your
products and hangers are streamlined.
So use all matching hangers.
Getting organized is so good for your mental
clarity of knowing exactly what you have in
your home and knowing where to find those
items when you need them.
Thanks for watching.
We hope you enjoyed organizing your space with us.
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Happy organizing.