Organized Chaos

Organized chaos, this is what we call an oxymororn. A figure of speech that combines opposite terms. When I think of the girls' closets and the toy closet, this is what comes to mind, organized chaos. It's where the closet can be in complete shambles but you still know exactly where everything is. I've never been one to care too much for structured, presentable closets. Penelope's closet is always in a disarray. She loves to change her clothes multiple times a day, and the unwanted items get thrown just about wherever looks like a great place to home them. I am never phased by this until the day when I go in to look for something, and I can't find it. Then the frustration begins...I start throwing things to one side of the closet, clearing out that side, and then repeat this when I get to the other end of the closet. One big MESSY attempt to find an item that could have easily been found, had I kept her closet clean. This weekend was my last frustrating meltdown. I couldn't find her second plaid rain boot, nor could I find her khaki jacket. After looking for what seemed to be thirty minutes, and finding things that I wasn't even looking for, I started tossing everything out that had been nestled in the back of her closet for who knows HOW LONG! I decided this was going to be my weekend project. So on Saturday morning, I made this my undertaking and stayed in my pajamas until two thirty in the afternoon. My motivation stemmed from my latest pins on Pinterest. I am absolutely inspired and stunned by these exquisitely created and organized closets.
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After I pinched myself and came back to reality, I knew that I didn't have the funds to go out and purchase shelving, baskets, floor storage, or matchy matchy hangers. I did on the other hand, have items in my house that were FREE (I love that word!) and not being utilized. So with pajamas and cape on, Super Mommy committed to OPERATION CLEAN CLOSETS! And may I say, how tickled I am with the end results!

Here is a before picture of Penelope's closet.




And here are the after photos:




I felt an amazing sense of accomplishment after looking at this, and so guess what this little Martha Steward did? I went to the toy closet. That's right. I felt so productive and I wasn't going to stop at just Penelope's closet. Here is a before picture of the toy closet.


And the after:


Last but not least, is the kitchen pantry. It's a work in progress and I continue to work on it, and I am pleased with it as of today. I would love to get wooden crates, but every time I find them, they seem to be more than I'm willing to pay. Maybe this year at Antique Alley I'll get lucky!



Do you see the dangling label hanging from the bottom left basket? That's my failed attempt at putting labels on my baskets. When you have successfully organized a closet, you should stop there. I got too ahead of myself, and this is what I get, a dangling label!

Scarlett's closet is my next conquest. However, I'll be in my pajamas all day for that showdown!