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Top Tips for Organizing Children's Closets

Mike Merritt • May 30, 2019

Thinking about the messiest areas of your home, do your children’s bedrooms spring to mind immediately? Children are adorable, sweet, spirited, and have many wonderful qualities... for many of them, however, a natural affinity for neatness is not one of them. If you are nodding your head, we understand! Designing an organization system for young children (or even teenagers) can be a challenge. Your Life Uncluttered closet design specialist can help you come up with a strategy to teach your little ones how to stay organized. Here are some ideas that might work for you.

Custom Kids' Closet Installation

Lower the Hanging Rod

Imagine being under four feet tall and being told to hang up your jacket on a clothing rod that was far over your head. Many times, children cannot physically reach to hang up their items properly. Even worse, when they go to remove the hung items, they often need to pull on them, stretching out clothing, bending hangers, and knocking other items onto the floor. By the end of a week, your child very well may have a heap of clothing on the closet floor or even creeping out into the main area of the bedroom.

Having hanging rods installed that your child can reach easily just might be the key to your child being self-sufficient when it comes to hanging and taking down clothing. We can lower the rod to a more child-friendly height. The best part is that because children’s closetsare adjustable, the rod can be pushed up as your child grows.

Think Past Hangers in Children’s Closets

It could be that hangers just aren’t a good option for your child at all. If he or she wears mostly t-shirts, sweaters, and jeans or if they just aren’t interested in taking the time to put something on a hanger properly, giving them other options for putting their items away might be the best option. Shelves with dividers to resemble cubbies are one option; they can put a stack of folded jeans or sweaters in each cubby and voila, the job is done. The dividers will help prevent the stacks from toppling over.

Another option is to consider hooks on the wall for certain items. Jackets, hoodie sweatshirts, and similar items can be hung on hooks rather than on hangers or folded in drawers or on shelves. Hooks are also a good option for backpacks, tote bags, and purses.

Kids' Closet System Installation

Reconsider How You Group Clothing in Drawers

Most people put away clothing in drawers like this: The top drawer is for underwear, the second drawer is for socks, the third drawer is for tops, and the fourth drawer is for pants. While this might make the most sense in terms of separating by type, to a child, it can result in lots of rummaging around and creating a mess in the closet or on the bedroom floor.

Instead, what if you put together full outfits with your child’s help at the start of the week? In a drawer that is easy for him or her to reach, put out seven full outfits. Each little pile should include the appropriate undergarments, a top, a bottom, and a pair of socks or stockings. Place each stack of neatly folded items in the drawer and watch your child’s independence blossom. This will not only reduce rummaging but it will also help them simply get dressed in the morning without having to make last-minute decisions or complaining that they can’t find the shirt they had wanted to wear that day.

Make the Closet Fun to Use

No matter the age of your child, making the closet appealing will go a long way toward encouraging them to use it. Consider child-friendly finishes that might inspire neatness and tidiness. Providing a place for the special treasures of childhood can help, too. For example, if your child loves hair ornaments, be sure that there is a special drawer where she can store the clips, barrettes, and ribbons. If your sports-minded child has a baseball cap collection, a shelf or hooks where they can be stored might be just the fun touch that is needed.

Another way to make the closet fun to use as well as create extra storage space is to include bins, baskets, or boxes that the child can use to store whatever items are desired. Whether it is filled with the cards that arrived for a birthday, colorful leaves collected on a walk home from school, or memorabilia from movie theaters and amusement parks, these items will go a long way toward personalizing the space.

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Be Patient and Consistent

While it can be annoying and frustrating when you encounter messes and mayhem in your child’s clutter, remember that the overall goal is to teach them the organization skills that will last a lifetime. Be patient and kind as you explain (more than once) how to put items away. Check your child’s bedroom and closet on a daily basis and encourage them to pick up items that are haphazardly thrown on the floor or otherwise not being stored properly. As time goes by, you will see improvements in how neat your child can keep his or her closet.

If you are looking for storage solutions in your child’s closetand you live in the Kansas City area, contact Life Uncluttered. One of our professional closet designers can go to your house for a free consultation to take a look at the space and make suggestions as to what we can do to help your kids stay more organized in this area.

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