Do you ever have something on your to do list that seems almost impossible to check off? For me, I’ve definitely had several of these since the pandemic started, but a big one was tackling Honey’s closet. It became a massive catch all for all of her clothes (obvi!), accessories, hair stuff, toys….the list goes on and on.
I actually started collecting baskets/bins/organizers in early 2020 and some of them were put to use and have been awesome, but then the clutter piled on top of it. So while *some* were functional during this time, accessing them was another story. I also bought some cheap peel and stick wallpaper for this small space to give it a little touch of style (and pink, of course!) back in 2020 too. Thankfully it was right where I left it…in the bottom of her closet 🤪
Last week I finally got motivated after we came home from her preK graduation. She can’t be going into kinder in 2 months with her closet in such disarray! 🥹 I’ve talked about this before, but one of the biggest hurdles of starting any organizing project sometimes is just starting!
So, I decided to dive in! I began by clearing everything out and disinfected the shelf and dusted what was on top. I only did this to the left side (the right isn’t as bad, but could probably use a little TLC). I hung the wallpaper and lined the shelf with a similar peach colored paper and purged anything we weren’t using or was too small. TIP: It helps when you make 3 piles when going through a space that you want to reorganize: keep, toss, donate.
I also added this white frame with a cute/fitting saying for her (Sweet Like Honey), and an antler wall hook that I’ve had FOREVER that C painted blush for us to hang her necklaces from. Her other jewelry and hair accessories all went into my fave containers with lids. TIP: it helps when everything is uniform. I understand organizing products can be pricey especially if you need a bunch at once, so spacing out purchases helps. When everything you use is the same style/type, it really makes the final product SO much cleaner looking.
I keep her shoes, hats, purses + overnight bags in these canvas bins below her clothing. They’re a game changer! They come in multiple sizes and styles, which I love. I use them in our primary closet and the other kids’ closets, too. It’s easy to maintain these too since they’re not on “display” and you can toss them back in when they’re done and no one can see ☺️
I also added her fairy door (the one I used is sold out so I linked two similar ones HERE) because her room is pretty crammed. Furniture covers a lot of the wall space and there isn’t much open, so I thought having it in her closet would still be magical!
Like I said, I still have to tidy up the other side of the closet + go through some more clothes that she’s outgrown or we are saving for Colly, but I am so pleased to have this project done! She can finally use her closet the way she needs to and that makes me one happy mama!!!
Remember that maintaining is important and a major key to keeping your space/kids space organized. It takes some work on both of your parts (taking the time to put things away when they’re clean, and showing them that putting things back where we got them from is important!) but I promise, it’s so worth it!
