Make Over Monday, The Closet

AsSalaamu Alaikunna and Good Morning, Insha Allah today is Make Over Monday and we will continuing in our quest of "Calming the Chaos". Being organized has so many benefits, from saving you time to saving you money. Saving you money!? How does being organized and clutter free save us money? Here is the deal a little secret I will share with you, but you probably already know you just haven't thought about it. Have you ever purchased a new item, took it home, prepared to put it away only to discover that you already had that item or something similar to it? Well this is how we waste our money and time. This is common for us women not all of us but many. We all have clothing and maybe it is not so neatly organized, we can't really see or know all that we have. We have Hijab all over the place stuffed in drawers, hanging off hooks anywhere and everywhere. Not to mention other clothing items. Well today sisters we are going to save some time, and money, and figure out a way to make our excess work in our favor in both this life and the next. Insha Allah. May Allah grant us his Tawfiq and put barakat in our work, Ameen.

The Closet 

That's right sisters we are going to get those closets into shape today and at the same time if possible earn some barakat by giving sadaqa.



Tip 1

Clear it out

Distinguish clothing and shoes that you wear and items that you don't wear. You can do this by the golden rule of closet organizing: If you haven't worn it in a while, or it doesn't fit anymore put it in a pile to be given away as Sadaqa. Let's try not to throw any thing out unless you know for certain it is worn out and can't be given in charity and you yourself won't be able to wear it either.


Tip 2
If the shoe fits

If you are keeping your shoe boxes, label what is inside. Alternatively, invest in clear shoe boxes with drawer-front pulls; they allow you to see what's inside so you can easily access your shoes. If you are tight on space you can purchase over the door shoe racks. These work great with keeping things neat and orderly and they are see through so no searching. Insha Allah you don't have too many shoes, you certainly don't want to be excessive.

Tip 3
Get hung up

Use every square inch of your closet. Hang shoe racks on the back of your closet door. Classic belt hangers with multiple hooks are also a good solution for hanging camisoles, bras, or Hijab. Use wood hangers for your Jilbab they hold the shape better and keep them form falling off. You could also use plastic hangers and pin them to keep from sliding off. Also try coordinating your wardrobe. Sort by color, and hang like-types of clothing together (i.e. skirts, pants, blouses, etc.).





Tip 4
Don't Sweat the Sweater
Sort sweaters, T-shirts, and other folded clothing by type. Always remove sweaters from hangers and fold them. Hangers will ruin the shape of sweaters over time.

Store sweaters on shelves in manageable-sized stacks or if possible, store them in sweater boxes with well marked labels

Tip 5
Seasonal change
It's possible that no matter how much you try to edit and organize, you just have too much stuff to fit in your closet. If that's the case, then you need to resort to a seasonal system by rotating your fall/winter clothes with your spring/summer clothes. Covered clothing racks can be filled with out-of-season clothes and kept in your attic or basement. If you don't have and attic or basement you can store in flat boxes under your bed.


Insha Allah we are well on our way to "Calming the Chaos" and just in time for Ramadan. Let's try and have everything de-cluttered and organized so that our focus can be more on gaining beneficial knowledge and Barakat this Ramadan and less on cleaning big messes. "Enjoy cleaning out your closets and enjoy your day".