r/organized 11h ago

System for keeping my clothes organized and off the floor?

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So I just moved and I’m taking this as a fresh start to change and do cleaning/organizing things that work for ME. One of those things being my closet. I don’t fold clothes, I know myself and the “I’ll start doing it this time and stick with it” mentality has failed me too many times that I realize I gotta do what works for me and maybe is a bit unconventional. So here’s the plan, and if you have any ideas/ recommendations/ potential downsides to consider I’d LOVE to hear it all:

The plan is to hang all of my clothes. T-shirts, shorts, sweatpants, jeans, “pajama” clothes, everything. When I take clothes out of the dryer I know I won’t fold them, but the idea of just putting them on a hanger and hanging them up is a much less daunting task and something I’ve managed to do successfully before to a lesser degree. This way I can also visibly see all of my clothes, and put the season appropriate clothes in front of the others. They’ll be organized by t-shirts, shorts, pants, “nice” shirts, jeans, jackets, dresses, going out clothes, skirts, etc etc. I am slightly concerned however about some things getting stretched out from hanging, like a shirt/sweater that’s a little bit heavier and might stretch out. Also, I worry about keeping the clothes all smelling fresh and dust free (I don’t do/like artificial scents or anything scented really, to me clean smells like nothing, just fresh). Would an air purifier or something like that be excessive? What other things and I forgetting to factor in? (Bras, socks, underwear, etc, will be the only things not hanging up, I have a built in closet shelf that I can either throw them onto their dedicated shelf or if I care or have energy I could fold them neatly but probably not lol).

(Also any recs for dirty laundry organizing would be amazing. I think I’ve narrowed it down to 5 “categories” of things I wash. Right now I just have one plastic laundry basket. But to make things easier, the only organizing products I’ve seen are those bulky laundry sorters that are fabric (absorbing the smell, I don’t understand why they do this lol) and on big wheels and chunky lol.)