Organizing Scarves

"Big organizing projects are what we all aspire to accomplish, but what about the little guys? You know, the things that you often take for granted every day, but could make a big difference in your overall mood." 

Let's look at a very simple project: organizing scarves. Many of us own them, some of us a few, and others...a few more... So how do you store them? Some people like to fold them in a drawer. For me, this has never worked. First of all, they never remain folded for any meaningful period of time, and second of all, I forget to wear them...out of sight, out of mind! So the obvious place for me to store them is hanging. The problem: the “solution” that I bought was suppose to solve all my scarf woes. A nifty hanger with holes to pull all my scarves through. Perfect for hanging in the closet. Perfect right? Not so much actually. Once the scarves were on the “solution” hanger, it was difficult to add more to the lower holes without getting everything all tangled.  What ended up happening in the end was a pile of scarves tossed over my bedroom chair...

The solution: a multi-tier over the door towel bar. Cost: minimal. Usability: super! I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of over the door hangers (for myself). I prefer things to be put away, that said, I was looking for function over form for this, and I think it is the perfect solution. Even professional organizers have to take their own advise and remind themselves to find systems that work for us...