Why Am I Filing My T-Shirts?
I am filing my t-shirts because I learned a terrific tip from CPO Alejandra Costello. She stores her t-shirts vertically, so you can get a better view of them. Brilliant! Here is her video explaining how she does it and the tool she uses. If you are too lazy to watch her 4:47 minute video or too lazy and too cheap to order her tool, like I am, here’s what you can do.
1. Grab a sturdy piece of cardboard and cut it to one third of your drawer width by half your t-shirts’ length. About 8 minutes.
2. Place this cardboard piece on the top center of your t-shirt. Fold over one sleeve, as shown. 10 seconds.
3. Fold the other sleeve over, fold the bottom of the t-shirt up, and withdraw the cardboard. 10 seconds.
4. Fold the t-shirt once more and store vertically in your drawer. That’s it. In the right hand photo, you can see what my drawer looks like now. I can now see t-shirts I forgot I had and I have actually gained 30% more space!
What do you think? Is this getting too organize-y for you or does it actually make sense?
Oh Matt.I may try this some day but right now I can see which T shirt is which because I hang them on the closet knobs to dry.
Yes, gotta be honest, Matt, too organize-y for me. But it certainly makes sense to fold the shirts so that they fit in the drawer better, so will use that take-away. Thanks
Folding the T-shirt a second time in step 4 really does the trick. Now I need a tip on how to get my husband to keep them this organized for more than a day.
OK, that works, as long as you don’t run out of closet knobs;-)
That’s the thing. It’s not just about the appearance. There’s more room and easier find-ability.
Sorry, can’t help with that;-)
I do this! Sans cardboard… but it actually works really well for me. Great tip, thanks Matt.
Thanks Alix. Yeah, if you’ve got a good eye, you don’t need the cardboard. It just ensures uniformity so you can fit three rows.
OK… this is pretty cool actually. I’m no fan of doing laundry, but this would bring some of my OCD into a neat folding process. :)
Indeed! It takes the “dry” out of “laundry”