How to prolong clothing life and track its use in a small closet

Sometimes you wear something and you don't sweat. You can wear it again without washing it. It's better for the environment, it saves you money, it'll also make your clothing last a bit longer. Here's an easy way to track articles of clothing, categorize them, and easily identify what needs washed/ thrown out.

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Step 1: Things you'll need.

Acquire all of the hangers and Mini binder clips that you'll need.

In this example I am using two colors of wire-hanger, (one for regular clothing, one for winter clothing) and some pants hangers.

dalovedr says: Feb 26, 2012. 11:42 AM

I love it! Simple and quick to initiate. I have often thought it would be nice to have a system to do exactly this, but i end up daydreaming of possibilities and spend more time thinking then it would take to do it. Thanks.

liquidblackout says: May 24, 2009. 4:54 AM

How about flipping the hanger so that the hook is facing towards you and flipping it back after you've worn it?

noelle_tan in reply to liquidblackoutMay 24, 2011. 11:05 PM

Hassle to take out.

Gamer917 says: Mar 4, 2009. 6:24 PM

i wore the same underwear for 4 days

Soxbleed says: Aug 31, 2008. 8:48 PM

Threadless tee ^_

DIYDragon in reply to SoxbleedNov 14, 2008. 5:56 PM

First thing I noticed about the picture as well.. I'm now in love with Threadless. : )

Erulisse (author) in reply to SoxbleedSep 1, 2008. 7:14 AM

:-) Plenty of those in the closet!

tweeder82o says: Aug 25, 2008. 11:23 AM

i, too, save shirts if they are not dirtied in the few hours i wore them. however i'm always too lazy to hang them back up. they end up on a chair.

Browncoat says: Aug 22, 2008. 7:27 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't get how this system helps "fit a Huge amount of clothing in a very small closet" as you said in your last step.

Erulisse (author) in reply to BrowncoatAug 23, 2008. 5:33 AM

I have aproximately 50 shirts and 12 pants crammed into a 2.5 foot space. They are all easily identifiable because of the color coated hangers.

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mikeasaurus says: Aug 21, 2008. 10:26 AM

Great idea! I also have a small closet, and since I work in an office I have loads of these clips kicking around my apartment! Now all I need is to find me some colour hangers, all I have are the crummy bare metal ones from a dry cleaners. :(

Erulisse (author) in reply to mikeasaurusAug 21, 2008. 11:40 AM

you can find them at any dollar store or mart :-)