I'm going to talk about wardrobes in general, of course because I have a working wardrobe
it will be a little bit from the perspective of someone with a working wardrobe. So the wardrobe
that I currently have is actually not my forever wardrobe and that is because I'm currently not in
my forever home. So for this reason I decided that instead of making my dream closet custom
built I wanted to first figure out what kind of closet do I need? I always wanted to have
a walking wardrobe because I wanted the space, I wanted to have a good overview of all my clothes .
So for me it really made sense to convert one of the rooms of where I live to create this walk in
wardrobe but I had never had a walk in wardrobe before and for that reason I didn't really know
well what kind of spaces do I need? So what I did was that I went to Ikea I just got some basic
standard walk in wardrobe system that you can get from there and then I started playing around with
it, and actually since I've had this wardrobe now for a few years I've changed the interior of it
back and forth. You might not initially know what kind of wardrobe setup you should be having and
you will only figure it out once you use your wardrobe for some time, so that ended up being
a really good choice for me that instead of going straight for a custom built, a fantastic wardrobe
I now have played around with my wardrobe so much that I really really know what I need, what kind of
spaces I need, what kind of shelvings, what kind of storage I need, and yeah in the future once we move
I definitely have a clear idea of how my future wardrobe is going to look like. When it comes to
color or wardrobe I do suggest going in the light direction and that is for a very simple reason
because it's easier to see when it's light versus when it's dark. We need a lot of light to have good
visibility in our closets and if you have let's say a closet that is of the color black it's
going to be a little bit tough for you even if you install lights to always be able to see and have
a clear overview. The downside of having a white closet is the fact that especially if it comes
from Ikea is that it does look like an affordable Ikea closet. I would suggest to go maybe a little
bit more like light wood that usually masks the appearance that it comes from Ikea but for me
because I knew I was going to film a lot from my closet I knew I had to actually just go for white
because that looks always the best on camera. I have a fitted carpet here in my walk in wardrobe
there are many reasons for that the primary reason that I want to share with you is because it adds
the light to the room and I would suggest you to either get a fitted carpet or maybe a large rug in
a light color. Trust me when I say that it's going to brighten the room make it feel bigger but also
improve the visibility in the walk in wardrobe which is so important to have I'm going to talk a little
bit more about that later in this video. Another reason to why I really love having a fitted carpet
in my wardrobe is because it actually helps absorb some of the noise in here meaning that I can
run around and my heels here trying heels back and forth and my husband is not going to get
annoyed that makes so much noise or let's see if I want to I don't know throw some things around
and be just a little bit crazy but sometimes especially when you are in a rush and like panic
packing last minute you just uh so yeah the carpet really does help absorb all the noise
Let me tell you a secret which actually took me a little bit of time to figure out I don't know why
it wasn't as obvious as it actually is and this tip is regardless if you have a walk in wardrobe
or if you have a standard wardrobe but ladies the magic word is lights now that elevates so
much an entire wardrobe because we spoke about visibility just a second ago and that is one
of the key things to think about whenever you structure your wardrobe how good visibility do
you have? Is it organized can you see things do you have a clear view and I must say that before
I installed lights in my walk in wardrobe it looked a little bit miserable but as soon as
I installed lights it's just like everything got so much more elevated and looked so nicer and also
added a lot of joy to myself whenever I looked at my wardrobe because it was aesthetically more
pleasing for the eye and I think it's important that your wardrobe should somehow inspire you.
Not that when you look at your wardrobe you just feel sad, depressed, overwhelmed and angry. Instead
you want to look at your wardrobe and be like oh I love you my little wardrobe, I feel so inspired
now looking at these things. But ladies lights definitely a must, must investment and actually
lights don't cost a lot of money, if you just go to IKEA these are Ikea lights perfect they do
the job. Another tip which doesn't really matter what kind of wardrobe you have but clear shelving
is actually something that I discovered really does help for visibility in a wardrobe. Of course
maybe a little bit more so for a walking wardrobe but even inside a standard wardrobe. So here in
particular because these shelves are above me, it can be hard to see if they were completely white
and colored it would be harder to see what's on top but because they're see-through it's easy
to see from down here. Here you can see that I also have clear shelvings which really does
help to see what's underneath and if we pull this one out you can see I have my collections of thin
belts all beautifully organized here which another standard piece from Ikea you get these organizers
very affordable, but the fact that they're hiding under clear shelves makes life so much easier than
if it was completely white. I'm also a big fan of clear storage, as you can see here these
are also simple boxes from Ikea. I put my thicker belts in them not saying this is the best way of
organizing thick belts so if I have any personal organizers watching me right now who might be
horrified that I'm organizing them in such way but it's just that for the time being it makes a lot
of sense to me because I like to have a clear overview of my belts and this is by far the
best structure for now. So I have organized them in a way where I have basically placed all belts
individually in one box and I just stacked them on top and this way when I just take a step back
and look at my wardrobe I can clearly see all my belts and this is what I would like you ladies to
think about how can you have that mindset in your own wardrobe whether you have a walk in wardrobe
or a standard wardrobe it's about creating a system for you when you have clear visibility
of the things that you use the most. Pay attention the things you use the most because that is really
the keyword. It's not about some stuff that you maybe use once a month that you want to have
perfectly organized for you, in the end of the day you just want to have good organizations of all
of your things, but make sure that your everyday items have priority, that they are the ones who are
organized in the most effective way. I just want to say thank you because a lot of you have told me
how much you learned from my videos on YouTube but I must tell you ladies is that what you'll learn
here on YouTube is actually just a really small percentage of all the things you could know if
you only took the time and allowed me to be your teacher and enrolled in my program The Elegant
Stylist because there I really go deep into everything that I know about fashion and styling
for more information go to elegantstylist.me and find out how you can become my student.
So having peaked into many classy women's closets over the years I have noticed a running theme.
Nobody is mixing their hangers, they all have hangers of the same color and actually these
slim velvet hangers are really popular among well-dressed women. But why is that? First of all
thin velvet hangers are perfect because they don't take up a lot of space regardless if you have a
lot of clothes or not, you do want to have as much space between your items as possible because if
you stacked items too crowded the clothes are gonna get wrinkly, you want to try and get as
much space as possible in your wardrobe. As you can see I have quite a lot of clothes but if you
have a lot of clothes of course there comes a limit where you shouldn't be stacking too many
items next to each other because first of all it will look overwhelming, second of all it will
actually start ruining or affecting the clothes somehow, I would say this is okay but this is when
these thin hangers come handy. The only time time I use thicker hangers is actually for items that
might be a little bit damaged by thin hangers and usually those items are coats or heavy jackets
of some sort or maybe thicker blazers. With velvet hangers it's really nice the fact that they're
non-slip because how annoying is it when the clothes just slip off your hangers from time
to time, the hangers that I never want to see in my wardrobe are the ones from the dry clean
so if you are storing your clothes right now on those metal, thin, dry clean hangers shame on you. Go
and throw them out ASAP as per my advice because they actually do ruin the clothes and they're
not good I hate them. A lot of you ask me but how should I actually organize my wardrobe and I do
suggest that you find a system that really works for you, general rule that I've seen many classy
women apply is that you color coordinate your wardrobe but you also coordinate as per some form
of category, or maybe sometimes subcategory. So here I have kind of it organized depending on sleeve
length color as well. Generally speaking definitely group things at least per category or certain
attributes that are important for you specifically whether that is sleeve length or dress length or
what kind of item we're talking about. So you have to think a little bit how you want to organize
your wardrobe. So I have been waiting for the this moment as you can see I have a few empty holes
here and I've been dying to fill them in with these but I've been waiting until we made this
video just so I could show you, because one of the things that it's very annoying with wardrobes that
are more affordable like Ikea wardrobes is the fact that they have these empty holes and that
really does downgrade the appearance of a wardrobe. So how it works is that you take one of these pegs
and you basically just press it inside a hole and then you do it all the way and it just fills it,
which is a good temporary solution if these holes bother you as much as they bother me but I can
tell you that once you have filled all the holes it will actually make your wardrobe look a little
bit more expensive. I think regardless if you have a standard wardrobe or a walk-in wardrobe you're
going to be having shelves that you have to reach to, something that is a little bit higher up. So I
do recommend you ladies to get a cute little foot stool, not only because of the functionality of it
but also because it looks cute. I want to show you my storage and I think many of you ladies
will have occasion wear that you might have to store away. Here I have my resort wear, I have my
ski wear. Let me tell you a little hack because it's easy to make your wardrobe look crammed,
ugly, messy and that is of course how you organize this area on top. Now of course in an ideal world
we would all be minimalist and have nothing there so it looks really clean and tidy but I
really want to use utilize the space on top of my wardrobe instead of just wasting it, so what I did
was that I ordered this really nice bags, they're made out of linen, and they are from Muji and what
I like about them is that they blend very well into the background. When you enter the wardrobe
you're not directly paying attention to them and that's so important when you think about how your
storage looks like, because one thing that you don't really want to do is to have your storage
like mismatched. As an example you don't want this one to be in a completely different color to the
other one or completely different style to the other one, because when things are mismatched it
starts looking messy. You want everything to be identical that's when it looks organized. So all
of these are identical and I can't recommend them enough for you ladies, so whenever I need
something I just pull them down and easy peasy. So another note on organization, seasonal organization
is key especially if you live in a country with four seasons like I do. The seasons are changing
and so should your wardrobe, meaning that if it's summer all your summer items should be out and you
store away your winter stuff and vice versa and right now I am in the winter season so I have
all my fall and winter items out meaning that on front row you will have all my coats and jackets
because I use them daily. A lot of the items that I currently have out in my wardrobe are everything
long sleeve so everything that's short sleeve or maybe a lighter textures maybe more resort wear
or beach wear, I have stored all of that away and I really want you ladies to make a habit of storing
things away several times a year because it's really going to help you if you think that oh but
you know what let me just put it somewhere in the back of my wardrobe instead of taking it out and
storing it away. I don't recommend that mindset because that's when your wardrobe starts
feeling overwhelming, and especially if you have a standard wardrobe you are very limited of space
so for this reason please don't do that. Make sure you actually store it away in your basement or if
in some other space I have a basement I also have a storage. Best investment ever. I'm not saying now
that you should become a hoarder, no, but mindful storage is okay. Just don't start hoarding.
So a few more comments on organization and let me tell you one thing the organization as a whole is
a massive topic so one can go really deep on it, but I want to speak about how we organize inside
our drawers because that is actually quite important that's really when the mess really
begins. So as I'm currently in my winter wardrobe, I have all my knitwear, sweaters, cardigans out
because that's what I'm using the most right now. But one thing that you must know as an example
knitwear is something that shouldn't really be hung. It's something that should be in your drawers
and here I have organized it as per neckline because that is important to me, I wear a lot of
v-necks but I also do own a lot of round necks but I want to specifically know okay which are v-necks
and which are round next because for me that does matter. So you have to find a system that works for
you you might not really care about necklines so much so you might not need to organize
yours depending on necklines. Here I also have cardigans set aside, and here I have kind of all
my long sleeve v-necks or round necks. I must confess ladies folding garments is not my best skill so
my folding looks a little bit like this, a little bit messy, but this is the best I could do with my
skills. But I do recommend you ladies that you roll your knitwear and I also recommend that you stack
them in this order. We usually stack things on top of each other and put them inside our drawers
and that is a big mistake because that reduces visibility. When you fold things and place them
after each other like this that actually gives you full visibility of what you have and one more
thing that gives you visibility, is when you put notes what things are all the categories should be
marked out important because who knows you might forget one day or you might be a little bit tired
and not remember, like oh wait a second, what is the section, what is that section. But if you have
everything marked out even if it's just for your own eyes, it does help you so much with visibility,
so that's a really good tip I must share with you. Another thing that I like is, when I see gaps
in my storage. Why is that? Because it helps me have a good overview of what I own. So here I have
things organized depending on sleeve length and also on neckline once again. But here I can clearly
see that short sleeve knitwear is something I have a little bit less of than all my long
sleeve knitwear. So just something for me to pay attention to whenever I'm shopping. But when you
have it organized in the system you can clearly see there's a hole here so that gives you this
visibility that aha I have less of that and more of that. I want to also show you my organization
for trousers because I do have the system which I am aware takes up a lot of space. If you have
space then definitely invest in something like this because it really does help you have a good
overview over your trousers. Because what happens otherwise is that trousers get stacked on top of
each other and then you don't really know what you have but if you're able to hang your trousers
like this and you have a pulling in and pulling out system then you're always going to know what
you have and especially with trousers we tend to have all kinds of different variations and some of
them might even look a bit like each other but we know that they're a little bit different still. As
you can see here I have all these white and light colored trousers and that's because they're like
my favorite trousers that I use all the time so I like to have different variations of them. Some
might have a high waist, some might be really long, some might be cropped, some might be very slim in
their structures. So it all depends but you need to have this good overview so if you're not able to
invest in something like this this, and by the way this is something very affordable from Ikea, then
I would definitely suggest to perhaps roll your trousers the way I rolled my knits wear and then
you stacked them one after each other instead of stacking them on top of each other because you're
going to lose visibility that way. Some of you like to maybe hang them on hangers which is also
a possible solution but they will take up a lot of space that way just a little FYI. Now ladies as you
can see that it's not only what a woman wears that makes her well dressed and look classy but it's
also how she organizes her own clothing and in my next video I'm gonna share more tips, actually
genius and so clever things that many classy women who are incredibly well dressed they use in their
everyday life and I want you to take part of those items because they're very affordable
and truly they're gonna save your life. So hop on over to that video because I will see you there.