You can see, it isn't pretty. There's a good foundation, but somewhere around...ah, who am I kidding...it's a mess in there!!! Another place that when the door gets shut, I instantly forget that it exists.
I placed the plastic containers with his books (which, were organized earlier in the challenge) in here as well as two with his stuffed animals. Plastic containers are good wranglers and keep these items from slipping between the wire tines of the shelves.
To get a handle on the closet's contents, I began by emptying it out. It seemed that a clean/clear canvas was needed. While doing that, I started to make piles...this time it was 3: keep, donate and trash. Once that was done, the "keep" was then separated out further into like items. School uniforms were put on the lower rack for easier access while other hang-able clothing, up top. Baseball memorabilia got its own shelf and was neatly displayed while the books and stuffed animals took lower (again, easily accessible) shelves.
Every school year I open a new storage box for all the items collected throughout the year like art projects, etc. I label the front of each box with the school year and teacher so that we can "look back through the years." The boxes are alike; however, I realize that through the years their availability might become nil - so, next time I'm at the store, plastic storage containers (12) are on the list for purchase. (I like clear containers because they are easy to see through, but realize others may dislike them for just that reason.)
When I was done:
...the harps played. This was a spot that for months, I wanted to tackle...so happy it's finally done.
