Closet makeover

Hello lovers! Happy weekend! I hope you are all making it a great one. I had literally nothing on my agenda for the weekend and have thoroughly enjoyed filling it with purely fun activities. Mornings filled with Sex and the City marathons and evenings spent shopping for ball gowns with the best friend and cooking delicious tomato basil soup. And it was a very successful trip considering we found a hunter green gown that is simply stunning on her! She will be a real life princess dancing the night away with her prince charming hubby. And we might have maybe even tried on some hiiiiideous dresses that should never be worn by anyone. For a whole 5 minutes I got to experience what it feels like to be a cupcake swathed in an overload of tulle, pink (I know, even I didn't think that was possible) and pearl-like baubles. It was a glorious experience :)

So unfortunately Fashion Challenge Friday was not able to happen this week as I am without a photographer until the wonderful mother returns. I admire you ladies who can take your own pictures, but that is not a talent I possess. But don't worry I have some photos that I am fairly certain will make you laugh and feel infinitely better about your life and make you forget all about the fact that I didn't post yesterday. Oh how devious I am :)

I am pretty much mortified to share these pictures with you, but I did promise to show you the before and after closet shots and it would just be rude to break that promise to you. But you have to promise not to think that I am a horrible pig because I swear I am totally not. My closet had gotten so beyond bad, but it is wonderfully clean and organized now and it makes me smile when I stand in front of it, whereas before I made the face shown above. Ok so now I bear my (horribly messy) soul to you and pray you won't judge me and disown me. Here's hoping...

 

Eeek seeing them again makes me shudder. I vow to never return to this state of messiness ever again! There were clothes on the floor, no pattern or organization method whatsoever to how the clothes were arranged within the closet and the shelf space was not being used to its maximum potential. The shoe rack was a disaster with things strewn everywhere. Something had to be done. And since my very first Resolution Sunday set me down the path of closet cleansing, it was time to get my fashion life in order. Now my closet still isn't nearly as cute as the lovely pink design I was drooling over that day, it does feel sooo much better now.       

The finished product. It may not look like there any fewer clothes, but my closet is now three trash bags lighter and the clothes are organized within each section by type: jackets/blazers, skirts, dresses (organized by sleeve length), shirts (same thing), cardigans and pants. Makes getting dressed so much easier. 

Now that you can see the floor again (yay!) the space is being utilized to display purses. I have so many purses I love but I tend to use the same one everyday, because they weren't sitting right in front of me. Now I will have no excuse not to make better use of my purse collection.  

And the shelf space is now serving a much greater purpose, housing my boots/wedges and taller shoes that don't fit comfortably in the shoe rack. I have to do something about the boots flopping over though so that they don't lose their shape. Suggestions? 

A much more organized shoe rack. 

Well there you have it dolls. I realize that it was almost a waste of time to organize everything right before I move, but I just needed to get everything in order. Plus, I think it will make it easier once I go to pack everything. Ok beautifuls, enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Bisous!