When you’re dealing with a messy closet, the problem often comes down to how you put away your clothes. Organizing your closet space takes strategic planning. If your aim is to declutter, it’s important to know what you should hang and fold. The guide below details how to best store your garments.

Hanging Vs. Folding Your Clothes

Hanging

Many find hanging clothes to be easier and default to this method to save time, but overcrowding hanger space can lead to wrinkled garments and snagging. Make sure your hangers are evenly spaced to prevent this. Always hang delicate materials, such as satin, silks, velvet, lace, and chiffon. These can become crushed or crumpled when folded. Use suit hangers to keep outfits together and maintain the form of jackets and coats. You can hang trousers with clip hangers, over the wooden rods of suit hangers, or on sturdy, individual hangers. To store skirts, use adjustable clip hangers.

Folding

Certain garments can be distorted by the pull of gravity and should always be folded. Avoid stretching out your knitwear, jerseys, and elastane by neatly folding them away. You should fold any type of clothing with weighted designs like beads or gems, including dresses or blouses, to stop uneven sagging. If the garment is made of a delicate material, use as few folds as possible and store it in its own individual space. For any type of apparel, lay the garment flat before folding to prevent wrinkling.

Both

Durable materials like jeans, khakis, t-shirts, polyester, and corduroys can be either hung or folded. In these cases, your decision should be focused on decluttering your closet. Individual closets contain a varying amount of shelving and rack space, so consider where you need to prioritize. If you have fewer shelves, for instance, fold materials susceptible to stretching and distortion first.

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