We asked three professional organizers which items you shouldn’t store in your closet.
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However, Di Popolo says you should count your closet as an off-limits area for these products.
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Not only will these items clutter a closet, but they can leak or spill onto clothes.
Limit your purchases to ones that can fit in your bathroom cabinets or utility rooms.
Saltman especially warns against using wire hangers from the dry cleaners in a closet.
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“These hangers are flimsy and dont support your clothing well,” she says.
She encourages her clients toinvest in matching hangers.
Unwanted Gifts
Closets are often the places where yourunwanted giftsfrom well-meaning friends and family go to retire.
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Di Popolo encourages you to quit holding onto these items out of guilt.
“[Unwanted gifts] clutter your spaceand create unnecessary mental baggage,” she says.
Then, determine what needs to be tossed, donated, and reorganized back into your closet space.
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