7 Craft Room Ideas to Inspire Your Creativity

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That spare room in your home could be better utilized in many different ways.

Converting it into a guest room, walk-in closet, or home office are all good uses of the space, but here’s another idea you may not have thought of – creating a craft room.

A craft room can also be known by other names, such as a hobby room, sewing room, or art room.

Whatever name you give it, this room has one main purpose and that’s to provide a special space within your home to nurture your creative side.

A craft room to explore your creative interests

Perhaps you’ve had a longtime passion for a certain hobby that’s fallen by the wayside over the years, simply because you just lacked a properly set up space to enjoy it in.

Or maybe you’ve had a long-simmering interest in a specific creative pursuit that you’re looking to explore.

If so, a craft room is the perfect environment in which to begin or rediscover a hobby that provides a healthy outlet for your creativity. Having a dedicated crafting room conveniently allows you to easily resume working on a project whenever you have free time.

A craft room can accommodate a wide range of creative interests such as:

  • sewing and knitting
  • painting and drawing
  • scrapbooking
  • playing an instrument
  • ceramics
  • model building
  • gift wrapping
  • horticulture

The health benefits of creative activities

Many psychologists believe making time for creative activities clears your mind, heightens your mood, and generally provides health benefits.

No doubt, you’ve heard about the benefits of kids staying creative. Adults can also certainly benefit from indulging in their creative side.

After all, what could be healthier than escaping from the hectic pace of life with a little “you time” that revolves around one of your interests or passions?

Time spent in a craft room doesn’t necessarily have to be all about a solitary creative experience, either. This dedicated space can also be used to facilitate more fun family time working on collaborative projects.

It’s the perfect time to add a craft room

Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and hobby-specific blogs and websites are a bottomless source of rich information and inspiration for the creatively inclined.

With so much access to these creative resources, it’s no wonder “old school” pastimes like sewing and knitting have seen a resurgence in popularity.

Tesco, the UK’s biggest retailer, announced in 2016 that sales of sewing and knitting pattern kits aimed at kids had increased by almost 500% in their stores in the past year.

Just earlier this week, actress Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad, Netflix’s Jessica Jones) was on The Daily Show talking about how cool it was to knit.

There couldn’t be a better time to invest in a space that allows your creativity to flourish. Utilize these seven craft room ideas to help you create the most creative of spaces.

1. Choose the right craft room location

Choosing the right location for your craft room should be one of your first considerations. If you have a lone spare room, there’s not much of a decision to make. But what if you have a few more options when it comes to free space in your home?

If the latter situation applies to you, certain parental responsibilities may need to factor into the location of a craft room.

A parent with younger kids may not want to set up their new hobby room in, say, the basement. A more centralized home location that better accommodates close supervision and availability would make more sense.

However, if you don’t have kids or your children are older and more independent then picking a more private space for a craft room is ideal. You’ll be able to focus more on your hobby without household distractions, which should aid your creative process.

It might seem that a room with more natural light would be more conducive to creative thinking, but not necessarily. Some studies indicate that a darker environment helps some people be more creative.

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Customize your craft room to your hobby’s needs.

2. Customize your space for high functionality

Wherever your craft room ends up, you’ll want to get the most out of your dedicated creative space. Working with professionals like the design consultants at Organized Interiors will help you to have a room designed that’s optimized for high functionality.

High functionality and customizing your space so it aligns with your hobby’s needs go hand in hand. If sewing is your passion, you’ll need plenty of flat work space that can accommodate a sewing machine and room for everything involved with your current sewing project.

A sewing room can also include:

  • pullout shelves with spool holders for organized storage and easy access to threads
  • drawers with dividers to keep supplies like scissors and marking tools organized and close at hand
  • a wall-mounted pulldown ironing board that saves space

Tailoring your craft room to your hobby and how you work could also include adding an island with hidden storage, designing an L-shaped work surface, or creating a peninsula-style work surface that juts out from your desk and has open space on three sides.

These different designs may be more suited to crafting spaces where more than one person at a time will be working on the same project.

3. Create zones for a multi-purpose craft room

A craft room doesn’t have to be limited to a single activity, of course. Having your room designed to cater to multiple creative pursuits for yourself or other family members makes even smarter use of the space.

Two or even three zones in the craft room each be customized to a specific hobby. For example, a scrapbooking hobbyist could have file drawers incorporated into the lower half of their custom cabinetry design to store their scrapbook collection.

Designing a multi-purpose space with craft room zones will minimize the likelihood of disorganization within the room and create an effective workspace for all participants.

4. Keep comfort in mind

Investing the time, money, and space in having a craft room designed and installed ideally means you’ll be spending plenty of time within the space. Some of your projects may involve spending hours at a time in the same working position, so your comfort is important.

An extremely important decision when setting up your craft room will be your choice of chair. It’s worth it to spend a little more on an ergonomically correct chair that will save your back from fatigue during long crafting sessions.

Choosing the right height for your main work desk also goes a long way towards making your creative time a more comfortable experience. You could even have a standup workstation added to the design of the room, providing an additional workspace option that lets you stretch your legs.

Lighting will also play an important role in your crafting room’s comfort level. Find a good balance of ambient lighting and task lighting that suits your needs. A lot of crafting tasks require fine attention to detail, so effective task lighting is a must to minimize eye strain.

5. Make the most of your custom cabinetry options

Physical comfort is important. So is mental comfort. A relaxing, welcoming space fosters more creative energy and how that environment looks will play a large role in how it feels to you.

Being able to customize your craft room cabinetry will allow you to have a room designed that provides great functionality and matches your personality and design tastes. That means your new room will also mesh well with your home’s existing décor.

Make the most of your ability to customize countertops, shelving, cabinetry doors, drawers, and cabinetry hardware. Here are a few custom cabinetry and storage craft room ideas:

  • use wire mesh cabinetry doors for an eye-catching see-through look that also lets stored fabrics breathe
  • choose solid panel cabinetry doors to keep stored items hidden
  • build shelving space to store reference books and magazines or display a sewing machine collection
  • use deep open shelving with dividers for storing baskets with fabrics and materials
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Handy pullout shelves keep your thread collection easily accessible and well-organized.

6. Add tasteful finishing touches

Creative minds typically have an appreciation for the smaller, finer details in life. Things like nice finishing touches in a new room.

A craft room provides lots of opportunities to include tasteful personalized finishing touches that add design flair, character, and functionality.

Strategically placed lighting can be functional and add effective accents to your custom cabinetry to create a dynamic look. Cornice molding seamlessly integrates your craft room cabinetry with your existing room design for a clean, modern aesthetic.

Adding a tack board or magnetic white board to the craft room wall provides an area for posting project notes, reference photos, inspirational quotes, shopping lists, and other helpful reminders. Accessories like pullout valet rods and hooks provide handy hanging options.

Plants, artwork, and a nice rug can personalize your space even further.

7. Create useful craft room closet space

The benefits of an organized closet aren’t limited to just the bedroom. Organized Interiors specializes in creating spectacular closet spaces for any room in your home, including the craft room.

Whether you need hanging space for ongoing sewing projects or extra storage for craft room materials, a smartly designed closet enhances any craft room with its efficient use of storage space.

Make space for your creativity!

Schedule your free in-home consultation to learn more about how we can design a personalized, one-of-a-kind craft room for you that provides a valuable space for nourishing your creativity.

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Building Closet Storage Anywhere With create-a-closet®

When you think about building closet storage, you might envision an expensive, logistically complicated process.

For bigger, more elaborate closet projects, that may be the case. But what if your closet building needs are more modest and constrained by important factors like room space or budget?

Adding high quality closet storage anywhere you need to is exactly what makes create-a-closet® so appealing.

For anyone looking for versatility and cost-effectiveness when it comes to adding closet space, create-a-closet® is the perfect storage solution.

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The need for building closet storage space

If you don’t have the luxury of having a spacious dressing room/walk-in closet, adding supplemental closet storage to your traditional closet space can be very helpful.

Perhaps your needs aren’t even about adding supplemental closet space – it’s about having any closet space. This may be the case if you live in an older home, which can have little to no closet space.

There are a few options available, but not all are ideal. Some people buy a clothing rack that sits in a corner, which doesn’t allow you to keep your clothing out of sight.

Others may buy wobbly portable mesh storage wardrobes with zipper openings. Unfortunately, both of these storage ideas end up looking as cheap as they cost. They also contribute to a room’s cluttered look.

A custom wardrobe works much better in a room, as will create-a-closet®.

No mess and no framing

The process of installing create-a-closet® is quick and easy. The door-to-ceiling closet storage space involves no framing and no drywall to sand or paint. That means there’s virtually no mess.

In less time than you might think, your new closet space will be installed and functional. Right away, you can begin enjoying the benefits that building closet storage for a room provides, whether it’s in a bedroom, home office, basement, or laundry room.

Customize your closet space

Having the ability to customize when building closet storage is important, which create-a-closet® allows you to do. This ensures your new storage addition effectively complements the décor of its surroundings.   

The closet size can be tailored to your available free space and installed to fit perfectly. The doors are an important part of your closet’s design and we offer sliding, solid panel, and mirror doors (which we manufacture ourself) for you to choose from.

You can have a say in how the open storage space in your closet overheads is laid out. Closet accessories like a shoe rack or pullout valet rod can also be incorporated into the design to enhance the closet’s functionality even further.

Building closet storage reduces clutter

The clutter in a room is minimized or even eliminated if there’s ample closet space. Using create-a-closet® as supplemental clothing storage helps ease the burden on your existing closet space. 

Not only will you have more room for storing things, you’ll also be able to hide your belongings from view with the closet doors. This helps to maintain the clean aesthetic of a space.

Enjoy the freedom that building closet storage space provides

create-a-closet® is a practical and cost-effective solution to add valuable closet space to a room in need of more storage options.

Whether its building closet storage or improving your home with our other organization and storage solutions, Organized Interiors can help.

Schedule your free in-home design consultation with us to move forward with your home improvement plan.

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5 Fast Facts About Fireplace Feature Walls


Adding a feature wall to a room is great way to update your home’s décor.

Feature walls can be designed any number of ways, whether it’s a bold or more subdued decorative statement you’re looking to make within a space by highlighting a particular wall.

There are a wide range of feature wall ideas worth considering, including:

  • feature walls using paint
  • feature walls using wallpaper
  • artwork or photography collage feature walls
  • feature walls using materials like wood, stone, or tile
  • fireplace feature walls

Fireplace feature walls are a great way to not just update a home’s look, but to add some practical usefulness to a room. They’re the perfect marriage of style and functionality.

Here are five fast facts about fireplace feature walls that show why they make sense for any home.

1. Fireplace feature walls create a home showpiece

A fireplace changes the look and feel of any room. Along with the cozy warmth it provides, the look of the flames also add an appealing aesthetic that livens up a space.

Surrounding that fireplace with a stylish feature wall only enhances its attributes. Feature walls can elevate a room’s dull design by adding a different aesthetic in one part of the room. When done right, this design choice won’t clash with your existing décor, it will complement and harmonize with it.

Fireplace feature walls can be more than just the focal point of a room, too. In the hands of a skilled designer, a fireplace feature wall can become a stunning home showpiece.

But what if a room’s space limitations or your design tastes dictate a more scaled-down approach to a feature wall? That’s certainly doable, as fireplace feature walls don’t necessarily have to be a room showpiece, either.

A room corner with a smaller electric fireplace set within a smaller feature wall still adds a stylish touch to any room.

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A fireplace feature wall can be added to a room’s corner.

2. Fireplace feature walls are highly customizable

Making sure your fireplace feature wall corresponds with your décor is important. So when deciding on what type of material your feature wall will be designed with, a high level of customization should be a priority.

Melamine panels offer great design flexibility to help you achieve your desired look. At Organized Interiors, our Design Studio offers hundreds of melamine panel styles, textures, and patterns to choose from.

You’ll also want plenty of options when it comes to choosing the type of linear wall-mount electric fireplace that’s set within (or hung on) your feature wall.

The size needs to be just right and you’ll want to be able to choose a model with all the convenient electric fireplace features that cater to your specific needs.

3. A fireplace feature wall can be added in various rooms

Most of use would envision a feature wall as something best suited for the living room or family room. But because fireplace feature walls are able to be designed in a wide variety of layouts and sizes, they can be added to a number of different rooms.

Fireplace feature walls are ideal for a finished basement. They can dramatically improve the ambiance and look of a space in the home that is typically dark and drab.

The supplemental heating provided by electric fireplaces also makes them well-suited to cold basement areas, especially during the winter.

Your bedroom or home office are additional areas where fireplace feature walls can be added. Even smaller feature walls incorporated into these rooms’ design can make a big impact on your comfort level.

4. Electric fireplaces are convenient and virtually no-maintenance

Unlike high-maintenance wood burning fireplaces, one of the biggest benefits of a feature wall’s electric fireplace is that it’s virtually no-maintenance.

Say goodbye to wood cutting (or paying for firewood delivery) and cleaning up messy ashes. The most maintenance you’ll face with an electric fireplace is simply wiping down its front glass once in a while, or replacing one of the fireplace’s bulbs occasionally.

The other notable convenience of electric fireplaces is that you can start a fire instantly with the push of button. You can also control the heat output with the fireplace’s thermostat and even change the fireplace’s colour theme to suit your mood.

5. Enjoy cost-effective supplemental heating

Fireplace feature walls provide you with the ability to use cost-effective supplemental heating for your home. Depending on its temperature setting and your hydro rates, an electric fireplace costs approximately 14 to 18 cents an hour to operate when using the heater.

Part of that cost-effectiveness extends to the fact that you can also lower your home’s thermostat and set your feature wall’s room to a comfortable temperature while you’re spending time in it.

Electric fireplaces can also be used during the year’s warmer months to provide an ambiance boost with its lifelike flames, but without the heat turned on. On this setting, it will only cost a few cents per hour to operate the electric fireplace.

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A feature wall doesn’t just look great – its low-maintenance electric fireplace also provides cost-effective supplemental heating.

Take your room’s look to the next level

Highlighting a wall in either a big or small way with a beautiful fireplace feature wall is one way to take your room’s look to the next level.

Add an electric fireplace to the mix and that aesthetic boost becomes augmented with convenient, enhanced functionality.

An Organized Interiors design expert can visit your home to provide guidance on where a fireplace feature wall will work best in your home.

Simply schedule a free in-home design consultation with us today.

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Why Clothing Moths Appear In Closets (And 7 Tips To Avoid Getting Them)

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One day you open your bedroom closet and are disheartened to discover your expensive cashmere sweater has several small holes.

You check through the rest of your clothes and soon realize many of your finer garments are similarly damaged. There’s only one explanation for the cause of this wardrobe calamity – clothing moths.

Clothing moths can do thousands of dollars in damage in your closets and throughout your home if they’re detected too late. In addition to the ruined clothes that will need to be thrown out, you also might need to spend a lot on dry cleaning.

For particularly bad infestations of clothing moths, professional pest control services may be required.

Clothing moths have expensive taste

Part of the costly expense of dealing with a clothing moth infestation comes from the fact that they target your most expensive clothes. Yes, the refined, expensive tastes of the clothing moth mean they thrive on natural fibres including:

  • wool
  • cashmere
  • silk
  • fur

Basically, anything made from animal fibres and hair is favoured by clothing moths. Synthetic and cotton fabrics typically are ignored by the little pests, unless the materials include a blend of animal fibres.

And the appetite of these moths goes beyond just clothing. Anything made from natural textiles, such as carpets, rugs, curtains, and furniture upholstery is susceptible to damage from clothing moths.

How to identify clothing moths

The first sign you have a problem are those telltale holes in your clothing and also seeing adult moths flying around in your closets and home.

The adult insects can be harder to spot because they’re only about a quarter-inch wide. They also have a brown colour, which makes them difficult to see in a dark space.

These adult moths don’t actually eat your clothing, however – their larvae do the damage. The tiny caterpillars dine on your clothing over the course of the week-and-a-half period they’re in this stage of their life. The overall life cycle of clothing moths lasts between 2-3 months.

If you do notice moths in your house, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re clothing moths. In fact, it’s unlikely. There are thousands of moth species, but only two types that are categorized as clothing moths. The most common type is known as Tineola bisselliella.

Why your home might have clothing moths

Clothing moths can enter your home on a piece of clothing you were given. Buying something from a second-hand clothing store can also transport the larvae into your home.

Clothes moths don’t like light and are typically found in dark, warm spaces. Closets or wardrobe corners, the backs of closets, and up high on closet shelves are all common nesting spots for the insects.

Disorganized closets with clothing clutter provide more opportunities for them to find a textile that suits their diet.

Warmer spring temperatures can also help clothes moths thrive, especially if it gets unseasonably warm quickly.

7 tips to prevent getting clothing moths

Clearly, you’ll want to take some precautionary steps so you won’t have to face the dilemma of dealing with clothing moths in your home. Use these seven tips:

1. Keep a clean, organized home

Keeping your home clean and organized is one of the best ways to minimize your risk of getting clothing moths.

Vacuum and clean your entire home regularly and make the effort to give it an even deeper cleaning twice a year. And be sure to pay particular attention to your cupboards and closets.

If your closets and home contain less clutter, you’ll be more likely to tackle cleaning tasks on a regular basis. And you’ll be able to clean more thoroughly, such as vacuuming underneath furniture and getting to your closet’s darkest corners.

It can be a lot of work, but emptying your closets every few months and shaking out your clothing outside can help reduce future problems with clothing moths. Do this task during the day, as the moths and larvae hate the light.

2. Wash second-hand or borrowed clothing

It’s imperative that anything purchased from a vintage or second-hand clothing store be washed as soon as you get home.

Run the clothing through a wash cycle in 100-120 degree hot water to kill any possible active moth larvae.

Borrowed clothing, even from a close friend or family member, also puts you at risk for introducing clothing moths into your home. Remember, it only takes one infested item to cause a huge headache later on!

3. Wash your dirty clothes

Leaving dirty clothes lying around can also attract this particular type of moth. It goes without saying that sweaty clothes and clothing with food stains should be dealt with sooner, rather than later.

If you have left some dirty clothing sitting around for longer than may be advisable, wash them in 100-120 degree hot water to be safe.

4. Use mothballs

Mothballs are probably the first thing that comes to mind as a way to prevent getting clothing moths. While they can be effective as a way to repel and kill moths, mothballs need to be utilized properly to deliver the best results.

Nowadays, mothballs can be found in more pleasant aromas (like cedar and sandalwood) than the icky traditional mothball smell that seemed to permeate any item the smell came in contact with. Cedar-lined chests are another popular solution for protecting against clothing moths.

The drawback of mothballs is that they need to be used in an airtight container or bag to be effective. You also have to use the right amount of them to deliver a high enough concentration of the moth repellent. They can also lose their potency after a while and need replacing.

Another big drawback of mothballs is their toxicity. They’re essentially a pesticide, so you need to take care with how you use them and handle them. Toxicologists recommend wearing gloves and adhering to the manufacturer’s guidelines when handling mothballs. Or you can use chemical-free mothballs, which are a little pricier.

5. Use pheromone strips

The pheromone strip is a clever and effective newer method for preventing clothing moths from breeding. The strip lures male moths with a female moth pheromone in powder form that sticks to the males.

The strip, also known as a moth trap, effectively cuts off the breeding cycle, as the male moths now appear to be female to any other moths. Pheromone strips are a safer, non-toxic alternative to mothballs that only cost around $10-15.

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It’s the clothing moth larvae that leave holes like these in your clothing.

6. Store clothing in airtight containers and bags

One way to prevent moths from ruining your delicate clothing is to store them safely in airtight plastic containers and vacuum-sealed garment bags.

Just make sure your sweaters or finer fabrics being stored this way have been properly washed or dry cleaned first. Naturally, you’ll want to do this with items of clothing you won’t be wearing for a while, such as a cashmere sweater during the year’s warmer months.

7. Try dried lavender

Scientists are somewhat skeptical of its effectiveness in warding off clothing moths, but some people swear by dried lavender as a moth deterrent.

Typically, the lavender is sold in small bags that can be put in closets, drawers, cupboards, and pantries. Along with their pleasant smell, lavender is also a natural way to potentially keep moths away.

What if I already have clothing moths?

If your wardrobe is already showing signs of noticeable damage from clothing moths or you can see them flying around, you’ll need to enter elimination mode, as opposed to prevention mode.

Depending on the severity of the infestation, professional services may be required to completely rid your home of the pests. If the problem is more manageable, you can take a few measures to tackle the problem yourself.

Using any of the tips above should help you to clean up your moth problem. Most importantly, give your home a thorough cleaning and shake out all your clothing outside.

An additional way to kill moths or larvae that you know are on certain items of clothing is to use the freezing method. Put the clothing in plastic bags, leave them in the freezer for a week, and any signs of life on the clothing should be gone.

It’s a little unconventional, but it’s a method that works.

Organize your closets to help prevent getting clothing moths

A closet that’s kept tidier with a high-quality closet organizer makes it easier to detect the early warning signs of possible clothing moths.

Whether it’s your closets or other areas of your home you’d like to keep cleaner and more organized, schedule your free in-home consultation with one of our design experts.

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Too Many Clothes? Here’s How to Take Back Control of Your Closet

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The psychology behind why we own too many clothes explains a lot about why our homes are filled with far more clothing than we ever use.

Data from a OnePoll survey of American women showed that their closets contained an average of 103 items. Other surveys reveal that the majority of the items in closets are rarely (or never) worn, however.

Most of us own too many clothes

10 Yetis, a UK digital public relations company, surveyed 2,137 U.S. women and determined they had an average of $550 worth of unworn clothing sitting in their closets.

A National Association of Professional Organizers study estimates 80% of your clothing is only worn 20% of the time.

Unless you’re in the minority who adopt the minimalist approach and keep a small wardrobe, chances are you’re one of the many people who have a few items (or a lot more) of clothing tucked away at the back of your closets with price tags still attached.

Along with the money that’s wasted buying clothes that are never worn, having too many clothes makes it much harder to stay organized. So why do we own too many clothes?

Here are nine reasons that will provide some clarity.

1. Cheap sale prices

One of the biggest reasons our homes have too many clothes is that it’s too hard for most of us to pass up a bargain. Even for strong-willed consumers, a too-good-to be true sale price on a piece of clothing that appeals to you can be awfully tempting.

We don’t even have to be completely won over by how that clothing looks, either. Great prices are always alluring, even for something you’re only casually interested in.

Our judgement can get clouded by the thrill of taking advantage of an incredible bargain. And the more prestigious the brand name is on the sale item, the more appealing that deal looks, even if you don’t really need the item.

2. We wait too long to return items

Even after trying on shoes or clothing at the store, sometimes you get the item home and your opinion about it changes. That could be because:

  • it doesn’t fit quite as well as you thought it did
  • it’s not as comfortable as you’d like when wearing it for longer periods
  • the store lighting or mirrors made it look more slimming
  • you have a change of heart about the style or colour
  • the clothing doesn’t go with anything else you own

If you’ve waited too long to come to the realization about any of the above, it may be too late to return the item. Clearance items also commonly have an “all sales final” policy that can eliminate any chance of getting a refund or store credit.

3. We picture our future selves

Another major reason we own too many clothes is that we too often hold onto or buy clothing in anticipation of who we hope to be.

This idealistic vision of our future self sometimes becomes fully-realized. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t.

A very common example is the “I know I’ll fit into it one day” mentality. Clothing that hasn’t fit for years clogs up your storage space because you hold onto the hope that you’ll manage to drop enough weight to fit back into them.

A study by Ellen McKinney and Elizabeth Bye found that 85% of the women they surveyed admitted they had clothing in their closets that didn’t fit.

We also sometimes buy clothing for a lifestyle that we want, but never attain. For example, a fancy dinner dress is purchased for social events you want to attend and never do, for whatever reason.

Or maybe you’ve bought a new outfit for working out, but just lack the motivation to do so, or never have the time.

4. The clothing is now out of style

The clothing you bought quite awhile ago that was in style then may not be fashionable when you finally find it at the back of your closet three years later.

Not every type of clothing has the timeless fashionability of the white t-shirt.

At that point, a return is out of the question and that aforementioned embarrassment about your wasteful spending causes you to hang onto the item you’ll never wear longer than you should.

Suggestion: that pair of skinny jeans you bought a year ago and haven’t worn? Get your money’s worth out them now, because you never know.

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Not every type of clothing has the timeless appeal of a plain white tee. (Photo credit: chuttersnap on Unsplash)

5. You’re in the wrong frame of mind when buying

It’s a common thing for people to go shopping as a way to cheer themselves up when they’re feeling down.

It’s such a common thing that the phrase “retail therapy” was coined as a shorthand name for it. Needless to say, retail therapy might provide some short-term comfort, but it also contributes to owning too many clothes.

The ease of online shopping only makes it easier to buy clothing when you’re in the wrong frame of mind. And that includes being too tipsy.

Yes, drunk online shopping also leads to bad shopping decisions made late at night when your inhibitions are a little too relaxed from drinking.

6. Shame

We hold on to too many clothes we’ll never wear because we’re too ashamed to admit we made a mistake when we bought something that was barely worn or never worn.

Unworn items bought long ago with price tags still attached are the hardest items to let go of. Tossing or donating clothing that hasn’t delivered a worthwhile return on investment for you is embarrassing and also just feels so wasteful.

You’d think that you’d want to get rid of something that was a reminder of a bad buying decision (sometimes a very expensive one)!

7. Your storage space wasn’t taken into consideration

Buying clothes without having an adequate amount of storage space for them just causes more closet clutter. A disorganized closet makes it harder to find your clothing and can lead to wasteful duplicate purchases.

According to a OnePoll survey, 61% of the women polled who had a hard time finding anything in their closet just ended up buying new clothes. Naturally, this only contributes to the vicious cycle that makes your closets even more disorganized.

Having a smartly designed closet that includes a high quality closet organizer makes it much easier to manage your wardrobe. Not overfilling your closet with too many clothes is still your responsibility.

A good closet organizer and some helpful closet accessories can definitely make life easier, though, and help you maximize your closet storage space.

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An organized closet helps you easily visualize what‘s stored within the space, allowing you to get more use out of your entire wardrobe.

8. Sentimentality and obligation

That favourite pair of jeans you’ve had for years can’t last forever. Every piece of clothing has a shelf life and at some point it’s just time to let it go if you can’t wear it any longer.

You might also feel the obligation to hang on to something you never wear because it was a gift. That ugly, uncomfortable sweater your aunt gave you in 1998 that was worn exactly once?

Get rid of it and lighten your closets and drawers of the burden of too many clothes.

9. Fashion peer pressure

Buying things you think you should have just because of fashion peer pressure can lead to owning too many clothes. Maybe all your friends are buying the thing that’s all the latest rage, so you do, too.

The problem is, that in-style piece of clothing just isn’t really you and subsequently never gets worn.

There are certain “fashion staples” you’re always hearing or reading that you should have in your wardrobe. Examples include black pumps, classic white tees, wrap dresses, and ankle boots. But maybe none of these items fit your style or fashion taste.

Try and stick to buying clothing and footwear that reflects who you are.

Liberate yourself from owning too many clothes

Being more choosy with the clothes you buy and making an effort to declutter what you already have will simplify your daily routine.

A decluttered wardrobe makes it easier to find things to wear, which saves you time and from getting frustrated.

Having a smart closet storage and organization system also helps make your closets more functional.

If you’ve decided you’re tired of owning too many clothes and could also use better closet organizers in your home, schedule a free in-home design consultation with Organized Interiors.

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