A quick closet makeover

Posted on January 15, 2012 6 Comments

I’ve recently become a fan of Apartment Therapy, I and though I don’t have nearly enough time to execute most of the DIY projects, the site itself is a wonderful inspiration source.  Feeling particularly frustrated with my cluttered closet, I decided on my own 10-minute non-permanent upgrade.

I have a pretty good storage system set up for my work clothes, seasonal clothes (jackets, boots, scarves, gloves), travel gear and casual shoes — that is, all the items I moved into this apartment with. But over the years I’ve become much more active, and I’ve found that athletes and gym rats have our own brand of clutter — too many gym shoes to count, bike gear, tote bags from races and for the gym, weights, wraps for various body parts that might become injured, ice packs, watches, iPods, outdoor activewear, special sunglasses, swimsuits, goggles, swim caps, flip flops, little bottles of shower supplies – the list is endless. Everywhere I look, my sports stuff has moved in, taken over, and cluttered up every possible surface, nook, and cranny of my apartment.

Especially my closet, which looks like this:

Closet, Before

As you can see, my gym shoes and gym bags were practically exploding out of the doors. Not only does it look bad, but every inch of floor is valuable in my world and those shoes were taking up way too much space!

The solution: A few clear storage bins from Target to help organize my sports clutter and use more vertical space, as opposed to spreading out all over the floor. I know what you’re thinking — throw some of it out! — and I regularly do donate bags to GoodWill and what you see here is all regularly used. That’s why it’s all over the floor.

Here’s the after photo. Same closet, same stuff, four new storage bins:

Closet, after

The bins cost $33.00 total, for four, at Target. And as a bonus, I can close my closet doors now. Sweet.

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