As the weather gets cooler, many people have started taking out their winter clothes. If you haven't planned the storage process in advance and haven't started putting away summer items, your wardrobe and drawers can quickly turn into a mess. Improper storage causes clothes to be lost and deteriorate faster.
To store heavy clothing properly in a closet, thorough preparation is necessary. This not only helps maintain cleanliness in the wardrobe but also extends the service life of the items themselves. Below are five methods for properly storing winter items that will help keep them in perfect condition.
How to organize winter clothing storage:
After clothing has been in the sun, it should not be stored immediately. It is recommended to let it sit in the sun for a while to get rid of musty odors and deter insects. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to wear items just taken out of the bed.
The first step is sorting. You need to decide exactly which winter items are worth storing. Since more than half of the items take up space in the closet but are rarely used, it is worth considering statistics: a study by the National Association of Professional Organizers showed that 80 percent of clothing is worn only 20 percent of the time.
How to store clothes in a wardrobe?
Heavy winter items should not be stacked on top of each other in the closet, as all other sweaters may fall when one item is removed. It is also not recommended to tightly pack the clothes; instead, winter items should be separated and placed individually. Sweaters, jackets, and scarves should be kept properly apart from each other. This prevents lint transfer from a sweater to a jacket and facilitates the search for the desired item.
It is important not to hang wool sweaters on hangers, as this can lead to shoulder deformation. Hanging sweaters often look stretched out, which is unsightly. Hangers are only suitable for jackets or scarves, although even they should not be hung for too long. Long coats and jackets can be hung to prevent creasing.
Heavy winter jackets should be carefully folded and placed aside in the closet. This method preserves both the shape and the fabric quality, ensuring a long service life for the item. The washing and storage methods for jackets differ significantly from the care methods for sweaters, so they should be stored separately in the wardrobe.
Small accessories, such as socks, scarves, and hats, are often difficult to find in winter. Therefore, they should be collected together in special storage boxes. These boxes can be placed in one corner of the closet, and with each placement of clothing, small winter items can be neatly put into them. This will make it easy to find things and keep the fabric in new condition for many years.