Done, For Now.

After a lot of time spent moving things around, I found a way to make my closet work. It would've been a lot easier if my closet held a closer resemblance to the Teen Vogue fashion closet (to die for), but I think I made the most of my space.

The hardest part was deciding what I really had to have in my room at all times, and what I was willing to store in my brother's closet (he is in college, and when he comes home he doesn't use the closet). Eventually I decided on my swimsuits, sweatshirts, old bedding (stuff that didn't match when I redid my room), shoes I have worn only once or twice, and clothes I couldn't bear to get rid of even though I never wear them, as the things I didn't really need in my own room.

I did have to move some stuff around in my dresser. I folded my jeans a little tighter in my bottom drawer and made room for my tank tops (they used to be in a sterilite drawer in the closet, which took up a lot of space). I also moved my winter pajamas (a lot of big fleece pants and other puffy jammies that take up room) into my brothers closet for the time being. I'm not sure where I'll keep them come winter, but until then it freed up a lot of room.

The thing that inspired all the closet fixing was this shoe rack from Target. I used to have a shoe holder on the back of my room door. It wasn't pretty, but it got the job done. I also had a hanging shoe rack inside my closet, which is what inspired the purchase of the new shoe rack in the first place. The old one hung on the bar in my closet and because it took up so much room, I had to really crowd all my clothing. (Hangers were pretty much on top of each other.)

Anyway, once I moved everything around I placed the new shoe rack front and center on the floor of my closet. It worked pretty well and holds a good portion of my shoes, the only issue I had was that perhaps it could hold twenty pairs of baby shoes, but it could only hold sixteen pairs of my shoes. It is advertised as holding twenty pairs, but it wasn't a big deal. I put my boots (which don't fit on the rack) on one side. On the other side is a bag full of flip flops. I don't wear them much for anything other than going to the beach or walking the dogs, so I figured they didn't need to be taking up room on the shoe rack.

There were a few things I kept in my closet but moved around. I cleared off the top shelf and got all my purses out from the milk crate they used to be in. They had been overflowing from that crate for quite a while, and I was worried about them losing their shape. I put all my little clutches and small bags into the purses I don't use very often, and the rest I stuffed with newspaper so that they would keep their shape. Then I lined them up on the top shelf. The shelf didn't come out far enough for a few of the bags, but it offered enough support that they shouldn't fall off.

The only purse I had a problem with was my fringe bag. It's very slouchy, and doesn't stand up on it's own. I was also worried about the fringe getting bent beneath the bag and being messed up forever. After a while I decided to hang it from the little hook within my closet.

Before putting the bag there, the hook was home to my summer scarves (winter ones are stored in my coat closet downstairs). I took them down and placed them in a cute little box.

The only thing which stayed untouched were my belts, which are still on the other hook in my closet (opposite where the fringed bag now hangs).

My clothes got a little more room to breathe, but for the most part they are also the same. I like looking at color coded closets, but I've found that what works the best for me is to organize by type. From left to right my closet is organized like so; cover-ups (beach cover-ups and bath robes), formal dresses, casual dresses, things that used to be dresses but have become too short (I have a surprising number of dresses that fit into this category), skirts, jackets, sweaters, cardigans, long sleeves, 3/4 sleeves, short sleeves, and sleeveless.

**I'm sorry that this post couldn't include pictures at the moment, but I'm having a bit of a camera dilemma. I'm hoping that once it is solved I'll be able to update with lots of photos.**

PS: For being such a tiny closet, there sure is a lot I can say about it!