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Decluttering Clothing: Is It Hanger Worthy?

October 25, 2016 By Dana White | 2 Comments

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I was hanging clothes as I took them out of the dryer.

I came to a top. My top. My new top. A top totally worthy of one of my favorite velvet hangers. A top in need of the anti-sliding, anti-unintentional-closet-floor-cluttering characteristics of those beautiful, beloved hangers.

But I couldn’t find an empty hanger. 

After searching in all the places I might hope to find an empty velvet hanger, I scanned the hanging bar in my laundry room.

What was less hanger-worthy than the new, somewhat-flattering top?

I saw this beloved top. Beloved in theory, but proven not-worthy-of-love when someone posted a photo of me wearing it last spring.

Y’all, I should have tossed that ridiculously unflattering top the moment I saw the photo. Or at least the moment I got home after seeing the photo. Because, y’know.

But I didn’t. I justified keeping it for all the reasons I thought I loved it before. I like stripes. I like the cut (in theory). I like the length. I like the colors.

Just enough I likes to let me talk myself out of sticking it in the Donate Box.

So yesterday’s turning point was just what I needed to get it out of the house. I only have X number of velvet hangers. I have more clothes than I need. I definitely do not need to buy another set of 30 velvet hangers for a new top when I have one I’ve know for a fact looks awful on me. Besides, 30 more hangers would exceed the natural limits of my closet/container. 

It’s the one-in-one-out rule with an extra reality-check.

Is it hanger-worthy?

The new top was definitely hanger-worthy, so I just had to find something less hanger-worthy.

Yay for reality checks.

 

Do you have velvet hangers? I bought mine at Costco, but here is my affiliate link for some on Amazon. There are lots of options there, so I just tried to choose one reasonably priced with mostly good reviews. You might look around to see what you need. I earn a teeny-tiny commission on anything you purchase on Amazon after you follow my link, so feel free to shop for furniture while you’re there. 

Do you have my book? LOTS of reality-based decluttering strategies laid out in it for you to use in your home! Find out more about How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind here. 

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  1. Wendy says

    October 25, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    LOVE my velvet hangers! I think I finally have everything transferred over to them. I have MANY in 2 different colors! My next goal is to organize my fall/winter clothes onto 1 color and spring/summer onto the other. It just seems like an organizing thing to do! lol. Btw…….ordered your book over the weekend!

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  2. Stacey says

    October 27, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    I also have the velvet hangers – I was surprised when I converted all hanging tops that I had used up the Costco box of hangers. Now if I buy something new, I have to retire/donate something. Keeps things under control!

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