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Scarf Chaos...how do you organize your scarves?

merwoman

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Hello lovely YLFers!
The whole house is in chaos - kitchen is undergoing a facelift, we have a lovely couple in painting the cupboard exteriors. Gifts to be wrapped and shipped are strewn here and there - christmas decorations are still in boxes ...arrrgggh
I'd like to gain control of a small piece of real estate - my closet! Anyone have some good tips on how to organize scarves so that they can be seen and easily accessed?
Thanks everyone!

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Atlantia

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I saw on Pinterest someone used one of those plastic hanging shoe caddies that go on a door. Seems better to me than the hanging loop kind, because with those, the scarves can still overlap and get confusing. Something to think about if you tend to get dressed before getting caffeinated!

pil

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I use the over the door caddy Atlantia suggested. Mine isn't clear but I can still see what is where. Of course, my scarves sometimes just end up on the chair in the bedroom and don't make it to the caddy : )

merwoman

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Great idea Atlantia - and if it is clear plastic, even better! Thank you!
I had looked at type of trouser rack, but I don't think I would be disciplined enough to keep up with the folding it would require.

merwoman

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Thanks for confirming the caddy idea Pil! And the great thing about scarves is they look lovely pooling in a chair, or "reclining" on the floor!

Isabel

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I LOVE the hanging shoe caddy idea !!! I keep mine in a couple of drawers. I roll them (like a tube )so that I can see each and each drawer is a different season. For my bulkier ones, I have those hanging "shelves" like this :

http://www.amazon.com/Richards.....+organizer

Hang in there !!

Mander

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I keep mine on an over-the-door towel rack on the closet door. Like this!

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goldenpig

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I use this scarf hanger:
http://www.containerstore.com/.....rt_default|0&Ntt=scarf+hanger
It has 10 slots...I think I have about that many scarves. It keeps me from buying more, as I rarely wear scarves as it is...I have too many.

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MNsara

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I wouldn't have the discipline to roll them, or even feed them through a hole

I have an over-the-door set of hooks along the lines of this

http://www.amazon.com/OVER-DOO.....door+hooks

(although mine are two staggered rows of hooks). I hang most of my long rectangular scarves there (probably 10-12)

I think they get some wrinkles set in where they go over the hook and that exact spot is often front and center when I wear them So, my current favorite three are in fluffy little piles on top of plastic bins of neatly folded (and ignored) scarves.

I like Manders towel bar approach. . . and need to think about that. . .

Carole

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I just pinned this on Pinterest the other day, so clever. Just shower curtain loops on a hanger!

http://www.pinchingyourpennies.....r-scarves/

Diana

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I use the over the door hooks like Sara linked to, although I really like Mander's towel bar solution and may look into that. The really ginormous blankety winter scarves are folded up in the bin with my hats and gloves.

merwoman

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So many great ideas!! Thank you ladies!
Mander - looks like you use something like this? I definitely have the required raw material to fill these racks!

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Ariadne

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I love the over the door shoe caddy idea--I think I'm going to do that!

Mander

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Yes, that is exactly the sort of thing I use, Merwoman!

JR

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I am clearly an amateur. I have a drawer dedicated to them, using shoe boxes as dividers. The scarves are folded and stacked according to shape. I can't see them all at once, unfortunately, but I have a decent idea of what I've got, so it's not too big a problem. Every now and then I check to see what's at the bottom of each pile, just to refresh my memory on the seldom-worn ones. And that's about it.

Deborah

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I also have a drawer dedicated to my scarves:) It's quite deep, and I roll my scarves and place them one in front of the other so i can see them all. Works well if I am disciplined to roll them and put them back properly when I take them off:)

Suz

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I remember I started a thread on this last year! I love all of these solutions. I don't have many scarves right now so I have them rolled in one of those IKEA organizer thingies: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/cata...../80107974/

Susie

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Finding a new way to organize my scarves was one of my recent projects. I wanted them in the closet with the rest of my clothes so a drawer in my dresser wouldn't work.

First I had a hanger with multiple arms and I folded 2or3 on each arm. But I couldn't see all of them at once and it was a nuisance to re-hang them.

Then I tried the shower rings on a hanger but they all slid to one end and it was too heavy.

Finally, I got this at container store:

http://www.containerstore.com/.....+organizer

Perfect! I stack 2 in each section. They are easy to see and grab and easy to put back.

merwoman

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So many great ideas - thank you all for your suggestions. Suz - I should probably check the archives before posting! I am gravitating towards the "least work" suggestion - the towel bar may be it for me!

rachylou

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Ya. Ok. This weekend I went to IKEA and bought a sofa table with a shelf for $59. I then went on a mad hunt for 5" tall bins to put on the little shelf, in which I've put all my scarves, hats, and gloves. I've got baskets under the table for shoes. No doubt I will want to put storage stuff on top of the table too.

I was storing my scarves and hats in bins on top of clothing shelves. But that's too high up for things I reach for everyday. Thus the whole sofa table thing.

...I've given up on the idea of decor and am now just going for "put away." I should really hire someone to throw out all my stuff and decorate my teeny tiny apartment. I should get more appropriate furniture for such a small place. On the other hand, they've raised my rent and I expect I shall not live in this silly-size apartment forever. But now I digress...

nancylee

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Some of mine are folded, but the ones I wear most often are hung on a swing-arm magazine rack that I mounted inside my closet. (You can see it on the left side of the photo)

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merwoman

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Great solution Rachylou - form should follow function! I hear you about not being to see on top of shelves.
Is the table going in your bedroom?

merwoman

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Amazing Nancy! I looked at swing racks (made for pants) and thought I would not be disciplined enough to fold the scarves on the racks.
Your closet org is perfection!

Anonymous

I have so many scarves that I use several storage ideas. First I use clear plastic shoe boxes labled by color to store those that aren't in current use. If I do want one, it's quick to pull out the correct box.
Then I use the rolled in a drawer storage for most seasonal scarves.
some of the bulkier or more prone to wrinkle are hung on one of those velvetized hangers for 4 or 5 pairs of pants in the closet.
Finally, the scarves worn with winter coats are hung with the coats in a hall coat closet, easy to grab when needed. I change out the drawer and hanging scarves in the clothing closet each season and clean and store woolen scarves for the summer.

rachylou

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I put the new table at the foot of my bed. It's very convenient, I must say.