Relentless pruning and vertical restraint


The title refers to a clothes search based on the Konmar principle. This requires written assistance. I read Marie Kondo's "KonMari - The life-changing magic of cleaning" and I was inspired to apply the lessons. I spent about a working day pruning and reorganising. I gathered all the t-shirts on the floor and selected only the nicest ones and the ones I actually wear. Same with all the pants, all the long sleeves, dresses, skirts, shorts, etc. All the selections have to be made so that you can see the garments in one category at a time.

And more specifically then it's a choice of whether or not to go through. I'll reveal my method: my secret dream is to be a dancer. So I chose the clothes to go on based on whether I felt like a dancer wearing them. It may sound a bit silly and unrealistic, but it gives me satisfaction. Of course, not every piece of clothing produces a huge I-am-a-modern-dancer-feeling, but it does guide the possibility in that direction. I mean, it steers my thinking in that direction.

To make clothes can be folded upright, you need a cabinet with drawers. When you pull open the drawer, at a glance you can see all the options AND they are easy to access from there. According to the instructions, the clothes are still arranged in light to dark order.

Suspendable on hinges clothes are the same, from light to dark, with shirts, dresses and jackets hanging down.

Well after this has made the effort, the question arises as to whether the order will be maintained, whether it is worth the effort. Well, it is! And it is! For six months now, the clothes have found their place back in the drawers, folded upright. Anyway, you have to cut the clothes somehow when you take them off the clothesline, so the same amount of effort goes into this style. 

I got involved in this for a conmari-style clothes sorting, as I wanted all the clothes to fit in the space allocated to them. The undeniable benefit of organising is that I know what clothes I own. No more rattling around in the back of the closet at the bottom of the closet. Unnecessary clothes can be recycled. For that job I still need another energy box, now the shelved clothes are waiting in the boxes. This is very much related to interior design, as it affects the functionality of the home, the amount of storage and my own flow of movement. I encourage you, get your clothes in order. Read the guide as a primer. Consult if getting started bumps you up. The job wasn't as big as I feared beforehand. The time saved in hindsight is not having to pick and curse at clothes and pack loose piles of unzipped clothes back "in place". A job well done is rewarded with a feeling of satisfaction.

This is what vertical slash means. So here's the "show you my wardrobe" part.
In the jeans department. Oh, how easy it is to pick and grab a pair of trousers.


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