Closet Angst – Three Organizing Tips

Posted on February 20, 2009 
Filed Under The Ottawa House, Valerie Zinger

If you have seen the movie Sex in the City then you know that every woman dreams of having a big clothes closet.  When you are selling you house, there are some ways to appeal to the women buyers by maximizing what space you do have. 

1.  Declutter – take out everything that you have not worn for the past 12 months, box it, label it and pack it away.  You want your closet to look like there is space for clothes.   Keep the closet for clothes only.  Do not store your wedding gown, your comforter, your puzzles or your kids’ toys in the clothes closet.    

2.  Hangers – throw away every single wire hanger you own.  Not only do they ruin your clothes but they bend and twist and look cheap.  If you have money and enough space, buy wooden hangers for everything.  If you cannot do that, buy the best quality white plastic hangers that you can afford.  Hang all your clothes on the hangers and, if you are like me, have all your hanger hooks facing in the same direction.

3.  Buy and install or have a company install organizers.  At minimum, you will want at least half the closet to have two rods, one very high and the lower one high enough off the floor so that you can hang your skirts/ folded pants and/or jackets.   This will double the hanging space.  The other half of the closet can have one high rod with enough space below for shoes and boots.  The more space and money you have to invest in the closet the more elaborate you can get.

A well organized, clean and spacious closet helps sell a house.  Really.  Next time you go house hunting see if you don’t scope out the closets. 

Size matters.

Valerie Zinger ~ Ottawa, Ontario ~ Ph. 613-723-5300 ~ Email vzinger@royallepage.ca

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