At this time of year, as I do laundry I begin to store 'out of season' clothing. I live on the East Coast so we need to start eliminating sweaters and long sleeved items from our closet.
I do laundry in the basement, and we store our off season clothes down there too. When I empty the dryer and see a sweater or long sleeved item, I put it on a hanger and find a place for it in the storage area. This way they are not brought upstairs to make the closets cluttered and tight.
When I eliminate a winter item, I reintroduce a summer item to my closet. A simple idea which works great as you go.
By Edith from CT
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Store out of season clothing in a garbage can topped with a round table top and cloth. This can serve as a side table, night stand, etc.
Since I have the space, I keep my late fall and winter clothes on one side of the closet and the spring, summer, and early fall clothes on the other side.