Organizing Purses
At a party I recently attended, I watched an elegantly dressed woman surreptitiously slide her everyday purse behind an overstuffed chair as she entered the room. When she caught me watching, she confided, “I just couldn’t find the purse that matched this outfit. I actually have two that would have worked fine, but I just couldn’t find them. I have to do something about that, but how in the world do you organize purses?”
Purses are hard to organize. They can take up a lot of space and many purses are so expensive that we are reluctant to discard them---just in case. In case they come back in style, in case we find ourselves without another purse in the closet and are forced to use the one with the broken handle, in case their is a prize someday for the woman who has the most purses, or a hundred other rationalizations. The first step to organizing purses is to rid yourself of out-of-date, broken, or worn purses that are still in your collection. Then consider donating or selling purses in good condition that you never use or really don’t like.
After you have culled the undesirables from your herd of purses you are ready to select a method of storage. The type of storage depends on the number of purses you have to store and the space available for storage. If you have floor space available, Park A Purse is a 10 section storage bin with purse-size compartments that can be found at http://www.blogger.com/www.Organize.com. Neat Containers also makes a storage system with various size clear plastic boxes that are interlocking and can be removed without disturbing other containers in the system. The boxes come in various sizes and can accommodate all kinds of purses.
When wall space is available, an expanse of pegboard with weight-bearing hooks of varying sizes is a great way to have your purses available at a glance. This has the added advantage of allowing belts and other items to be hung in the same space.
If you decide to use a shelf to store your purses, wire shelf dividers keep them from falling in a heap together and can serve to separate colors and styles. If your closet rod is not filled to capacity, there are several storage systems that hang in the closet. Whitmore and Jokari both make hanging storage with clear plastic bags and ample pockets for purses.
For those really challenged for space, there are over-the door purse organizing systems that hang on doors and hold up to twelve purses per hook. Check out a couple of examples at http://www.blogger.com/www.Amazon.com
Get those purses organized and you will never be forced to hide a fashion faux pas from the observant public. I just might be watching!
Beverly and Kristen
Key Transitions
Purses are hard to organize. They can take up a lot of space and many purses are so expensive that we are reluctant to discard them---just in case. In case they come back in style, in case we find ourselves without another purse in the closet and are forced to use the one with the broken handle, in case their is a prize someday for the woman who has the most purses, or a hundred other rationalizations. The first step to organizing purses is to rid yourself of out-of-date, broken, or worn purses that are still in your collection. Then consider donating or selling purses in good condition that you never use or really don’t like.
After you have culled the undesirables from your herd of purses you are ready to select a method of storage. The type of storage depends on the number of purses you have to store and the space available for storage. If you have floor space available, Park A Purse is a 10 section storage bin with purse-size compartments that can be found at http://www.blogger.com/www.Organize.com. Neat Containers also makes a storage system with various size clear plastic boxes that are interlocking and can be removed without disturbing other containers in the system. The boxes come in various sizes and can accommodate all kinds of purses.
When wall space is available, an expanse of pegboard with weight-bearing hooks of varying sizes is a great way to have your purses available at a glance. This has the added advantage of allowing belts and other items to be hung in the same space.
If you decide to use a shelf to store your purses, wire shelf dividers keep them from falling in a heap together and can serve to separate colors and styles. If your closet rod is not filled to capacity, there are several storage systems that hang in the closet. Whitmore and Jokari both make hanging storage with clear plastic bags and ample pockets for purses.
For those really challenged for space, there are over-the door purse organizing systems that hang on doors and hold up to twelve purses per hook. Check out a couple of examples at http://www.blogger.com/www.Amazon.com
Get those purses organized and you will never be forced to hide a fashion faux pas from the observant public. I just might be watching!
Beverly and Kristen
Key Transitions
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