You did a fantastic job! All of the color clearly identifies this as YOUR closet! Those hangers are tempting me to upgrade mine.

I love organizing my closet it's about time for another purge because I know there are things in there that I am not wearing.

These pictures are from a few months ago and I posted them before but I'm adding them here.

Great job, MaryK! I love the rainbow of jackets - so fab!

I am infinitely jealous of everyone's closet space! We live in a very old house so my closet is 24 inches wide (and currently without a door because the other one broke) and anything that can be folded goes into the two dressers. I therefore keep my out of season clothes in bins under the bed as well as a hallway closet. Accessories are hung on an over-the-door hanger. My husband has to keep his clothes in his office because we have so little clothing space. But he happens to have the "big" closet so it works out.

I adore closet posts and I will have to check back in later with photos of mine. (I'm at work on a Saturday right now-boo).

Fun closet MaryK, the rainbow organization makes me smile.

Super fun post. I feel like I have visited your homes! I am going to do a before and after shot. I do share a closet :(. But I still get most of it. I am overdue for a cleansing and now feel super inspired to snap to it.

This thread is so fun. You can get a feel for everyone's signatures and preferences so quickly this way. It's neat to be able to see the big-picture themes here like who wears bright colors vs muted, or who owns lots of heels, or a lot of pattern, etc.

I think it's a neat idea to look at that kind of broader stuff, because I know when I personally go shopping, I often fall into that trap of trying to buy new item Y just to match old item X; I bet if I instead asked myself what the general style and color scheme of my closet is, I'd get things that are way more versatile. Thanks everyone for helping me once again!

Wow! Thanks so much for joining in, everybody! I LOVE seeing all these fab closets!

Keep 'em coming!!!

Gorgeous. Reminds me of my artists color wheel!

Wonderful Job MaryK and yes the rainbow look definitely stands out... I don't know about you, but when my closet is organized it is my happy place! I could just go sit in there!
Than again I live in a home with 4 children, a husband, a dog, a rabbit and two turtles...

LOVE looking at these pics!
MaryK- you must feel very satisfied with your super-organised closet right now. I will take a pic later when my DH is awake and out of MY play-ground space

I was finally able to snap my closet pics last night. Here they are! I am a four season climate.

I have a 3 sided closet (the last side is the door and nothing is on it).

The two long sides have 47" bars with a shelf on top, all the space can be used. (photos 1 and 2)

The third side is almost 80" long, but half of the bar cannot be used because it is blocked by the shelves (photo #3).

#1-Spring/summer side, in pretty good shape. Two work dresses hiding in the back, followed by blazers, cardigans, tops and bottoms. The shelf has handbags, the pink container are scarves, and I see my t-shirt stack is getting a little too tall.

#2-Fall/winter side, needs some work. I plan to reorganize and purge once all my NAS items are in and decisions are made. Two handbags, again in their dustbags, on the shelf along with layering t-shirts and sweaters. The far right side are two shoes in boxes, one is special occasion shoe that is worn maybe once a year and the other is a summer work shoe, again not worn often.

#3-This is the unused shelf I mentioned earlier. I purposefully put a hanging chandelier (it's a small one, and brass
with pink crystals on it) so that I am not tempted to use the third
bar. I've thought about putting handbags on there, but truthfully I can't reach that top shelf unless I have a stool! And anything on the shelf interferes with the lighting.

#4-In a bottom corner are out of season shoes. This is mostly my boots and one pair of pumps again rarely worn, are in a plastic bag.

The rest of the floor is clear, except for a mirror leaning against the wall under the chandelier.

#5-Downstairs closet. Hubby and I share a shorerack and in season footwear goes on this. The rest of the closet is coats.

Additional items (gear, loungewear, undy things, socks) are stored in dressers in the bedroom.

Thanks for looking!

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I love closet posts. Jayne, what great shoe storage! I admire all the organization.

My closet is organized, but too full. I hesitate to post pics, but I will share. Maybe this will nudge me into making needed improvements.

1 Overall view when you open closet door. The wide angle of the iPhone camera makes it look larger than it is. The left side is hubs' and the right side is mine.

2 Looking up, you can see the main challenge of the space, the dramatically angled ceiling, plus the wooden beam that runs through the closet, interrupting the space and blocking the light from reaching the back half. Also the dreadful light, which I can't wait to replace. You can see my workout and lounge gear piled on the top shelf near the door, and purses are on the shelf in the back half of the closet. I have an extra little shelf unit that allows me to pile flat bags like clutches and store bulkier bags above.

3 Hanging space, and shoes underneath. Would love to have a two-level hanging solution and better shoe storage.

4 Shelves in the back of the closet hold tees, sweaters, jeans, and shorts. There is a lot of inaccessible space in the corner, which I use to store out-of-season shoes in boxes. Out-of-season taller, bulkier boots are stored with stuffing in boxes in our downstairs (basement) closet.

5 The back of the closet door has a hanging rack I use for belts. I think it's time for a culling.

6 This bureau holds underwear, socks, hosiery, pajamas, and jewelry, courtesy of a compartment in the top -- I lifted the top for the photo so you can see the jewelry storage.

7 The accessory armoire. This piece held all my husband's clothes at our old house, which had teeny tiny closets. Now I use it for jewelry, hats, scarves, some sentimental things of my mom's, travel accessories, and my graphic tee collection. The drawer in the bottom holds out-of-season athletic gear and swimsuits. This could stand a clean out -- I have a very hard time getting rid of jewelry for some reason. In fact, the jewelry box visible in the left side of the armoire was my mother's, and it holds some of her old pieces I will never wear but can't bear to part with.

Lisa, your light fixture puts the biggest smile on my face! And you have the kind of hangers I wish I'd chosen when I changed to "nice" hangers!

Janet, I am DROOLING over your fab accessories armoire!

MaryK, your closet feels like a well organized bag of skittles

Funny how what looks really messy in photos doesn't FEEL messy IRL.

Pics 1-3 are my bedroom closet. Off-season things are stored in plastic file boxes with sachets up top and in the nooks in the side. Also off to the R in the 2nd photo, unseen, is a tall set of plastic drawers.

Pics 4-5 are my off-season coats and shoes, in another closet.

Pic 6 is the coat closet with the family's shoes, coats, and bags. My purses are up top.

Envy those of you with walk-ins with room for everything in one place.

Your closet is so colorful! I envy your collection of pencil skirts

I love peeking into other people's closets! You are all inspirational.

MaryK - your closet is like a rainbow of Skittles! I would just stand there and smile looking at all those pretty things.