Confessions of a Color Coder

I’m not the most organized person. I usually lean towards the chaotic side of organization.  This is especially true with my clothes. I love clothes. I love my shoes and jewelry and makeup.

But when you’re getting ready and changing your outfit several times, or you have to change clothes throughout the day, it can be difficult to take the time to clean up.

I’m the kind of person that has to change a couple times a day, whether it’s from normal clothes to sweats or school clothes to a date outfit. I can’t stay in the same outfit all day.

Consequently, my closet is always a mess.

I had a spare minute this week and thought hey, wouldn’t it be crazy if I actually hung up all my clothes? And while I was hanging up all my clothes and putting things away, I kind of wondered about the color balance of my wardrobe.

So I did something I’d never done before in my life. I color coded my closet.

And honestly, it looks awesome. Initially, this idea came from someone mentioning that they color-code their bookshelf. I could never do that because I have too many series of books that contain several colored covers. Hence, the closet.

Now you might look at my closet and think, why the heck does she need so many clothes? I look at my closet and think, my mission to replenish the blue and green in my wardrobe is complete, now to focus my efforts on dark purple and coral pink.

Color coding your closet not only helps with knowing what colors you need to stock up on, it also helps you figure out what to wear faster. I usually walk up to my closet knowing what color I’m in the mood for, so having each color together helps me choose an outfit faster.

My closet looks way cooler now, but I didn’t organize my closet for other peoples’ admiration. I’m the only one who sees my closet, thankfully. But it’s fun to have your own little corner, especially when you have a roommate or a spouse and you share everything. My closet is my space and I want to make it my own. I want it to reflect my personality for the sole purpose of making me happy.

I have more plans to personalize my closet. Right now I’m planning on hanging more things on the walls, like long necklaces, scarves, and pictures of my sisters. I’m also hoping to paint some flowers along the base of the wall to test my artistic skills, and also because I’m a shamelessly girly.

So have fun with your clothes. Do something different. You might find yourself adding things to your shopping wish list that you never expected. And we’ll see how long I can keep my closet organized…no promises.