Closet or Boutique
This week I made a video on IGTV about organizing my closet, after a handful of friends asked me about it. Earlier in the day I had mention on my instagram story that I try to keep my closet looking like a boutique, I didn’t realize how vague that sounded until the questions started flooding in. Here are some tips mentioned in the video:
I try to hang outfits together.
I like to try to plan outfits out as far in advance as possible, I usually try to set aside a few hours each month to plan out a few casual and dressy outfits to grab on the go, and then hang them all together in my closet. Ex: a cami hanging on the same hanger as the leather jacket I’d wear with it. I also showed in the video how I would hang several button downs together that I could potentially wear with the same jacket, near that jacket. Working smarter, not harder is the goal. Sometimes I’ll hang scarves with a jacket, or accessories (if it will hang on a hanger), with the outfit as well.
Put mismatched patterns together.
This will surely drive someone crazy, I shared that I used to color coordinate my clothes, or hang similar clothing items together, but I realized I spent so much time figuring out what to wear with what, and I was often bored with what I had. What I like to do now, and what I’ve found really keeps me inspired, my clothes feeling fresh, is putting different patterns/textures together in my closet. The best example of this is at 4:10 in the video.
Fold sweaters, sweatshirts and hoodies
When you walk into a boutique, some clothes are hung and some are folded. I like to utilize shelves by putting sweaters, sweatshirts and hoodies on them. The neater they look, the more “fresh” and welcoming your closet will feel.
Tray of perfumes & accessories
If you have room in your closet, I love to have my perfume in there on a shelf. We’re building our first home (eeep!) and I don’t think I thought of shelves in our closet, I may need my bestest most sweetest husband ever ever ever to build me some. I love having perfume in my closet because 1.) it looks beautiful, and smells amazing and 2.) it’s a lot cleaner than the bathroom counter and more private
Keep your favorite smelling candle in your closet.
DON’T LIGHT IT lol I definitely don’t want to be blamed for someone’s closet or house burning down. Candles smell so good if you keep the lid off, (sometimes I put it back on to keep it fresh, then I take it off again). This keeps your closet smelling so good and not like a musty closet.
The original video from my instagram:
