Spring weather can be a confusing time, as seeing what to wear is never easy. However, many, if not all of us have already started organizing our closets in anticipation of the warmer days to come. As we all know, winter clothes are never easy to store, especially because they are usually large and complicated to store, especially since we would like to keep our clothes in good condition until the next cold season. You should, therefore, familiarize yourself with the following 16 tips to help you store your winter clothing in the easiest and most efficient way.
Before you start packing your winter clothes for storage, you should thoroughly clean them all - put your clothes in the washing machine, send your coats to the dry cleaners and clean the shoes you’re not going to use. This will prevent surprising and unpleasant odors or stains come winter.
Don’t throw out the plastic cover you get from the dry cleaners! You can use these covers to store a number of items together and keep them protected. To further protect them from mold caused by moisture, just pop a silica gel packet (those little white bags that often come in packages) into the cover.
Any garment made of heavy, flexible fabric may stretch and lose its shape after a long period of being hung. Therefore, it is recommended that your sweaters and knitwear be folded and not hung.
In general, it is recommended to roll the clothes instead of folding them, whenever you intend to store them for a long period of time or not. This reduces the amount of wrinkling and saves a lot of storage space.
If you have a large number of shoes and don’t have where to store them you can use this simple method. Just do not forget to clean the boots well before hanging, so that they don’t stain or dirty other clothing.
Pool noodles cut to size will help your boots stay up and prevent wrinkling and fold marks in the fabric.
This one is a twofer! You can make sure your shoes keep their shape and make extra storage space by keeping your winter socks in your winter shoes!
Sprinkle a little baking soda into your shoes to keep them dry and odor free.
Use a soda can tab to hang hangers on each other doubling your hanging space.
You can save space in your closet if you store clothes in a suitcase. The video above will show you just how to fold your clothes to make for maximum storage!
These little wonder bags will protect your clothing from moisture accumulation and keep them fresh until next winter.
Tie your scarves onto hangers to clear up drawer space
If you want to protect your delicate fabrics from pests until next winter place a number of cotton balls dipped in lavender oil in small plastic bags around your closet.
If you keep your winter clothes in large plastic boxes, make sure to make holes in them to prevent moisture from accumulating, which will cause mold to develop. Another option is to throw a few packets of silica gel into them.
Use a vacuum cleaner to clean your wool blankets and keep them in a pillowcase made of fabric and not in a plastic bag. The same applies to down blankets. Although many would recommend that you keep them in a vacuum bag, you should avoid this because they will lose their flexibility and volume when you take them out months later.
If you’re struggling to find space to store your clothes it may be time to consider getting rid of some of it. The best thing to do is to donate, as there are many families in need of clothes, especially come winter time. As difficult as it may be to part with the items in our closet, the feeling you’ll have once doing so is worth it. To help you figure out what’s worth keeping and what should be donated ask yourself the following questions:
Answering no to even one of these questions is ground enough for donating that piece of clothing.
