6 Simple Ways To Store Your Winter Clothes

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As winter makes its way to India, it is proper time to restructure the wardrobe for the warm clothes. In this post we tell you how to store winter clothes such as like sweaters and coats properly.

Many of us take a casual approach when it comes to maintaining seasonal wardrobes. The end result is, of course, a cluttered closet. Cleaning up and re-organizing the winter wardrobe seems a tiresome errand. But, by trying out these best ways to store winter clothes you will make up your closet in no time.

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We have seen our parents adhering to certain techniques to store winter clothes. They often stack up winter sweaters, segregate woolen items based on their sizes and colours and also putting some moth balls in order to keep the insects and bugs at bay. These are the tried and tested methods which mostly everyone follow. However, with some more simple storage ideas your winter clothes will be neat, clean and odour-free. The idea behind storing winter clothes properly is hassle-free maintenance. So, don't wait and get going with tips on how to store winter clothes!

Give non-winter clothes a rest:
Put away the clothes which you do not require for the cold season. This will not only help in adding more space to your closet but will also make you find your winter daily wear. You may consider storing them in an entirely separate closet or you can dedicate just top shelf of the wardrobe for the winter clothes.

Classify:
Arrange your winter daily wear according to colours, sweaters, tops, coats, pants and other accessories. This is the easiest way to manage your winter wardrobe. You can also group the winter clothes based on the style wear. Place your fashion wear in one compartment, accessories such as beanies, winter hats, scarves, gloves in other. Categorization of wardrobe will also save you few extra minute when you are running late.

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Folding heavy winter wear:
Refine the art of folding as most of the winter clothing tend to be on the heavier side. The best way to store winter clothes is to fold and stack them up neatly. Arrange according to 'most-used' wear. Keep your favourite sweaters or pants on top and those which are used once in a while can be kept in the bottom.

Hanger Rescue:
Using hangers instantly adds up space in your wardrobe. You also easily spot the wearing items you need urgently. Moreover, it gives the closet a neat look.

Fix hooks and racks:
Imagine you are getting ready for an urgent meeting and you cannot find tie or belt. It is frustrating. So in order to avoid this, it is better to install hooks and racks. Use them to keep hang ties, belts, hats, scarves and even jewellery!

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A booty affair:
Winter boots and shoes can be segregated by using racks or bins. The ones you wear regularly keep them in most visible area of the wardrobe as you can access them easily.

By following these winter clothes storage tips you will have an orderly and sleek closet. You can also consider putting few moth balls in the corners of the compartment to avoid any invasion by insects and bugs. Also placing wardrobe freshener will remove odours and will leave fresh air inside the closet.