Shoe Wheel

Just found an awesome item for organising shoes and a great website with other storage units to store both shoes and handbags.

The storage system is called a SHOE WHEEL!

The shoe wheel can has 20 pockets that can fit up to 30 pairs of shoes. They can be displayed well and save a lot of space. The shoe wheel comes in silver, white, black and pink.
It retails at $69.00, (and they do ship internationally) which is a bit pricey but you could look and see if anyone is selling one on ebay for less!

The website is called   http://www.rakkudesigns.com    They sell many other storage items as well!
Go and have a look!

Organising what to keep!

I forgot to start my blog off in the most obvious way possible! Before arranging everything you have to decide what you want and what you do not!

1. The first and easiest thing to do if you are someone with very little time is to take everything in your wardrobe and turn all the hangers backwards. Everytime you wear something turn the hanger the right way round. After a certain amount of time (say 6 months to a year) look at all your hangers and whichever ones are still facing backwards can be taken to the charity shop.

2. The other option is better but may take a few days and a few friends. Start at one end of the wardrobe and take every thing out one by one and try it on. After trying something on you can put it in one of 6 categories.
   - If it is stained or ripped beyond repair then put in the BIN!
   - If you are sure you don't want it then send to CHARITY SHOP!
      ( the other option if you do not want it is to sell on ebay but this does take a while and is not    suitable for very busy people as you need to take good pictures, list item at good time and be free to send parcels during post office hours)
   - If the item does not fit but you really like it then put it in a bag to ALTER or take to TAILORS!
   - If you do not like the item but think one of your friends might suit it then put it in bag to give to   them!  (you could also organise a clothing swap with all your friends but just make sure to only take things you really want as you may end up back where you started!)
   - If you are not sure about the item then put in a bag and leave bag under bed or in attic or somewhere safe and not damp. After 6 months get the bag back out. Sometimes you find stuff you forgot about or really missed but more often than not you did not miss the item and you can take them to the charity shop without the panic that you might be giving away something you really like!
   - And lastly if you like the item KEEP IT! it has earned a place back in your wardrobe.

Remember! If you can't see it then you won't wear it!!

Shoes!

Ok so now onto how to organise your many many pairs of shoes. If you have all the space in the world then you can have the luxury of floor to ceiling shoe shelves. This is a lovely way of displaying all of your shoes so you can always see them. If you have this luxury i would suggest storing your shoes in opposite ways to save space so you can cram as many pairs in as possible.

If you, (like me) are strapped for space there are many ideas out there that you can use. I personally put high shelves all the way around my room and display my shoes on that. If shelves are not your things then you could hang shoes by their heels on a rod or slanted surface attached to the wall. However this does cause them to get quite dusty but dirt never hurt anyone.The benefit to this is that they are always on display so you can pick shoes to match your outfit very easily. If you cannot see your shoes then you won't wear them!

The best way to keep shoes in good shape is to use the clear boxes that you can get in most places or the fabric shoe organisers you can hang in different places in your wardrobe. If you opt for the boxes you can stack them any way you want and if you really want to be organised then you could take pictures and stick them to the boxes so you can tell whats in them without rifling through all the boxes. The hanging show organisers are also great for storage. You can hang them on the back of any doors but you can normally not fit many in.

Overall there are many different ways to store your shoes whether you have little or tons of space. There are more than i can even put in this one post but i will cover them all over the course of the blog.

Basics to wardrobe organising

So... Im going to start with how to organise your wardrobe. I personally organise mine by colour. I start with black and grey and work my way down to white covering all the colours inbetween and making sure they flow nicely. You may also decide that organsing by item is better for you, e.g skirts, dresses and shorts all grouped together.

 I'm a bit strapped for space so i also use hanging separaters from ikea for £4. I try and only use hangers without clips as they take up more space so anything that should be clipped i put in the hanging compartments such as shorts and skirts and if they are folded nicely then you can see them all and they can be easily found when needed.

Also with regards to hangers i try and use the ones with the little dents (no idea what they are called) so that strappy items and loose items do not fall off the hanger when you try and squeeze them into your overstuffed wardrobe. You could also use fabric hangers (usually velvet) as the straps of clothes will not slip off them. I personally cannot use them as i have a huge thing about velvet and i cannot stand it! But this only applies if you are going to buy your hangers but i make sure that when i buy clothes they give me the hanger as these are the best and it also means i don't have to spend extra money buying hangers!

 I also put my jeans on the top shelf folded up as that saves space and they are the easiest to fold and look neatest (and i am all about my clothes looking perfect and neat).

Now you have the basics of how to organise your wardrobe and in the next posts i can move onto accessories and then onto the rest of the house!

Welcome

My name is Jessie Frost and i am here to help you organise your life. I am 20 years old and ever since i can remember i have organised everything in sight, at christmas i would organise the tins of chocolate roses that every family gets (don't deny it) into colour categories and would not let anyone touch them! I am obsessed with keeping everything in order and alphabetise and colour co-ordinate everything in my house (and in some of my friends houses). I am the go to person my friends and families come to when they're moving house to packing for university. I am here to give helpful tips for organising your home whether you are on a budget or have all the money to spend on your home. I will organise the tips by rooms in the house (paying special attention to the wardrobe as fashion is my second love) and try and update a new hint every couple of days.

Hope you enjoy!