…not for hiding in the back of the closet or tucked under the bed.
5 Easy Steps to Decluttering our Shoes …so we can actually wear them!
We’ll spare you the complicated steps because we love simplicity & efficiency. While there is no one size fits all, these are the basic steps we use to declutter & organize our clients shoes and our own.
Tip #1 – Pull them out
Pull all of our shoes out into an open space. No shoes left behind!
Tip #2 – Pair them
Pair all our shoes. Place any missing pairs in a separate pile in case we find them later.
p.s. we told you we’d make it simple… Now on to the next step!
Tip #3 – Categorize them
Let’s place paired shoes into categories. Examples of basic categories are shoes we wear regularly, special occasion, cold weather, hot weather.
Tip #4 – Purge
- Remove shoes that don’t fit us, are ugly on us, we never wear, we don’t like, are overworn.
- Decide to let go of the missing pair pile. #RIP
- Place all removed shoes into a trash bag for discard or donation.
- Take discards to our trash area and donates to our car or put aside for donation pick-up.
Let’ s not complicate this!
Keep the Good.
Get rid of the Bad, the Ugly.
Trust our initial gut reaction.
Be Honest.
Tip #5 – Put them Away
Put our shoes away in a designated area.
A basic option is to look for space in one of these common areas: closet floor, shelf or under the bed.
…or we can upgrade to a shoe organizing product.
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With so many options, it can be hard to know which is best. We narrow down our choices with these factors in mind:
- How many pairs of shoes are we keeping?
- What is the size of space we are placing the shoe organizer in?
- Do we prefer to have shoes visibly displayed or contained and out of the way
- Which fits our taste(color, design, texture, etc…)
Efficiency is a Must. The “right” product is the one that fits well into the layout of our closet/room/space and allows us to easily access the shoes we wear regularly. -db
