I know, I know…it’s only September. Why talk about hats and gloves and admit that fall, then winter…are coming??? Well to be honest, we moved into our new townhouse at the end of last March and a GIANT box of hats and gloves has been sitting, unopened in our entry way closet and it was DRIVING ME NUTS! So I finally decided to tackle the feat of unloading it. I mean, it is September, a whole 6 months after we moved in!!
I say it is a feat because we moved from Minnesota. So we are equipped with MANY hats, gloves, scarves, glove clips, full face masks, ear warmers, and headbands. I mean we have waterproof ones, we have light weight ones, we have matching sets, we have mis-matching sets, we have thick ones, thin ones, wool ones, suede ones, oh and all of the above in 3 different colors! Not to mention snow pants and snow suits.
I first thought bins but then the gloves don’t stay together that way and you can never see what you all have in that bin sitting there in the bottom of the dark closet. They have to be down low so that the boys can reach their stuff. If I had a bin for hats and another for gloves/mittens it would never stay that way. Everything would eventually get dumped in the top bin out of convenience. Soooooo….enter an over the door shoe organizer! I had already one that I was not using at the moment so I snagged that out of my closet and this little organization project cost me nada!
I matched the boys’ hats & mitten sets…
…and there is a spot for an Umbrella and Ice Scraper. Handy to have on hand! I have headbands/ear warmers together, hats together and gloves.
I love it. You can see everything you have and more importantly every color so you can always match :) You *might* find me opening that closet now, just so I can see how nicely organized it is :)
I hung my scarves and the snow pants on one of these, which I also already had on hand in my closet also!
I urge you to get your hats and mittens organized before the weather gets cold and all of a sudden you are needing gloves, can’t find them and your kid has to go to school with two different colored mittens! They are like socks…they always seem to lose their mate!
Happy Organizing!
Comments & Reviews
slr5803 says
We will be doing this! Not yet though…I’m not ready to accept that winter is coming yet :)
Cheryl says
I know it is early but that box in that closet was driving me nuts!!! And it happened to be filled with hats/mittens! I feel better now that it is done but still not looking forward to winter!
Kristiana Clark says
I think I’m going to do that this winter. Last year we tried a bucket by the door, but we always seemed to be digging around for what we wanted. Seeing them up and all organized is a great idea!
imklvr says
I live in Arizona……what’s a mitten? hehe
Laura @ Laura's Crafty Life says
I live in Arizona also, but we actually get snow where we are at! Mine are all in one of those three drawer plastic sorter things. The shoe organizer seems like it would actually work better!
jeni25 says
Great idea & use of space! I have these on evrey door they will fit. I use one in the office for school supplies. The one in the hall foyer I rotate by season…cold=hats & gloves and hot=swimsuits & goggles, etc… Oh, one of the most helpfulfor me was keeping up with kid’s sports stuff…especially soccer socks! And…”Where’s my baseball?” questions! Love your site. Just discovered you. :)
Cheryl says
Great idea for sports stuff. I love that idea!!!
Michele says
Okay, I saw this and thought “DUH! Why didn’t I think of that before?!” My method is so NOT WORKING. Thanks for the oh-so-simple idea!!
Cheryl says
Michele, you wouldn’t believe how many times I say that also! That’s why I think even it it seems so obvious, I should share it because sometimes life is a bit hectic and the obvious gets lost! I hope it works well for you…I have tried it all, bins, baskets, benches, hooks…
Maureen says
Just out of curiosity, how do you deal with the sopping wet ones after a day in the snow? They can’t go back in the organizer or they’ll never dry, but I don’t want them laying around on the floor, either (picky me!).
Cheryl says
Maureen…those go straight into our bath tub to dry…then into the laundry or the organizer! Boots, mittens, snow pants and scarves all in there to drip!
Nancy Black says
Loved your blog with photos for storing hats, mittens, gloves, etc. I have been suggesting these for years.
I have re-pinned them at pinterest.com/organize3ht
Cheryl says
Thanks so much Nancy!! I adore the idea of using those shoe hangers for other uses!! And keeps my floors cleaner from all the clutter!