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The cold is coming again, even in this halftime moment you start to take out clothes that you had stored, and the chaos begins again.

Clothing can be a tricky task. Little space, lots of clothes and few ideas to organize everything.

This witty prank from a father to his teenage sons got them tidying up their room in no time, and of course, it has gone viral.

Organizing your closets successfully is going to take time, but you can do it definitively by following this step by step that they propose in El Mueble magazine.

1. Empty it all out

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The first advice from the experts in order at El Mueble is that for the order of your closet to be considered a success, you need to empty everything.

Not only the closet, but also any place where you have clothes, so you can objectively see the available space and the clothes you need to store.

2. It's time to throw away what you don't need

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Your closet is full of "just in case" and "I still like it"... But you're not at all objective about the things you really need and want. It's time to clean up!

So nothing, if it's out of style or you know you haven't used it for years, donate it.

3. Divide

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Ordering the closet like a pro requires organization: separate everything by type, pants on one side, shirts on the other, t-shirts, coats.

Each sheep with its partner!

4. Divide even more!

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Once you have the first block ready, continue separating a little more. Within the shirts, divide between short-sleeved and long-sleeved, the dress pants of the informal ones or the short dresses of the long ones.

"More divisions means easier to store, find and keep the closet in order" they say in El Mueble.

5. An objective look

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Fashions change and you change with them, that's why in the last year, you've opted to only have basic pants and a thousand different t-shirts, or you're crazy about sneakers... What does your wardrobe need based on your clothes?

That's the key, more shelves? More bars? A new shoe rack?

6. The more you wear, the more at hand

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It's first order, if you're going to use it a lot, make it easy. Otherwise you will be searching and messing up more.

7. Seriously, Marie Kondo was right, fold your laundry

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It is one of the guru's favorite tips and one of the most efficient, it takes up very little space and the feeling is that everything is very organized.

Use boxes if you don't have many drawers and that way you'll have a plus of organization.

8. Bars or shelves? That is the question

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If you have a lot of shirts, jackets, and dresses in your closet, the more bars the better. It is key to an organized closet, on the other hand, if you prefer T-shirts, sweaters or sweatshirts, you will need more shelves.

Although it is true that it depends on taste, there are people who hang up the shirts to see them better, but you will not optimize the space so much.

9. Better not stack

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The problem with shelves is that they invite you to stack, especially if they have nothing on top or are too far apart. The higher your mountain of clothes, the less clearly you will see your closet.

10. Blessed Hangers

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You have hangers of all sizes and colors and you don't even know why. Enough, recycle your hangers and buy all the same. They make the space equal and everything look more orderly.

11. Prepare your looks beforehand

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At El Mueble, they recommend that you use an extendable hanger to leave the next day's clothes ready, or so that you can let the clothes you just put on air out and are not dirty yet.

It's a way of not piling it up on a chair and leaving it lying around.

12. Leave room for pants

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A trouser rack is one of the best investments you can make for a wardrobe. They save a lot of space and allow you to see and quickly access your pants.

Of course, do not go crazy, put, at most, 2 pants per hanger.

13. Accessories need a place too

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One of the shelves in your closet can be used for accessories, jewelry, sunglasses, caps, beanies and hats. They complete your look, so why not give them space?

14. Underwear also vertically

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Fold underwear vertically and put it in a drawer. If you don't have any, opt for boxes and separate them by type: panties, bras, sports tops.

15. Oh, those socks...

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Roll 'em up! But don't make them into a ball. They occupy a lot and deform. Also rolled up you can store them vertically.

16. Watch out for the shirts

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One horror of cluttered closets is when shirts start slipping off the hanger and wrinkling. A trick is to always fasten the top button.

Organize them by color: from lightest to darkest, or vice versa and remember that you will need a height of about 90 cm for them.

17. Coats and jackets

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Here you may need some sturdier hangers. Remember to keep the coats buttoned so that it does not happen as with the shirts, in addition these garments are much more cumbersome.

18. The other season better packaged

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Another trick to keep your closet well organized is to keep things from other seasons in covers. They do not stain, they are better packed, better organized and you protect them from dust.

19. T-shirts by types

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If you have a lot of t-shirts, put them in drawers or boxes, folded vertically. Remember to separate them by type.

20. Accessories aside

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Bags, scarves, belts... Where do you put them? It is possible to have a tidy closet with them.

For the bags you use the most, a shelf can help. The others can be in boxes, you can also put some hooks in the closet to see the belts and that they do not crack due to being rolled up.

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