DIY Affordable Week Day Clothing Organizer - upcycling project

With my kids and my busy schedule, we have gotten into the habit of doing laundry weekly. Here are a few posts about my laundry room (Affiliate Link) process. Laundry Room Closet Organization Laundry Chore Organized and Finished! To help my kids and me prepare faster in the morning, I experimented this school year by making a DIY weekday clothing organizer.

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How we experimented.
Issues arose with the DIY weekday clothing organizer experiment.
How to make a DIY weekday Clothing Organizer.
Write the day of the week on the wine tags.
Hung the wine tags over the thick plastic hangers.
The big reveal of the DIY weekday clothing organizer:
Other DIY Week Day Clothing Organizer Tips
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How we experimented.

We matched our outfits on Sundays for the weekdays and hung them in the closet. It worked nicely for my daughter, but my son didn't think it was necessary, so he stopped. Boys will be boys. After a few months, it seemed to work pretty well, but I noticed some issues, especially with my walk-in closet.

Issues arose with the DIY weekday clothing organizer experiment.

I noticed that if I gathered the clothes for the week together, I couldn't fit them all in one place. They were really bulky. Even if I placed each day's clothing on one hanger, my garment bar couldn't hold the weight. There were way too many clothes.

And, even though my clothes were sorted by day, I was still thinking about which clothes to wear because I didn't have a way to label (Affiliate Link) the hangers. This wasn't helpful since my goal was not to think in the morning. So, I decided to find something I could use to make hanger labels (Affiliate Link). This is what I came up with.

How to make a DIY weekday Clothing Organizer.

I was at Target and noticed these wine glasses labels (Affiliate Link). They were very sturdy and had a place to write on them. I had the liquid chalk marker from a previous DIY Project. So, I thought maybe this would work to keep my clothing organized. So, I purchased them. It was really affordable. It came in a pack of six labels (Affiliate Link), but I really only needed five-day labels (Affiliate Link) (Monday through Friday) for the week since I don't organize clothes for Saturday and Sunday.

This gave me an idea. Why not use these rings for your hangers? Here is how it looks now. It would also work for children that hang their clothes as well.

Write the day of the week on the wine tags.

I opened them up and wrote the day of the week on each tag. Letting it dry before handling it helped; otherwise, it would smear.

Hung the wine tags over the thick plastic hangers.

Then, I used my thicker hangers to hold these wine tags over my outfits. These plastic hangers were easy to find. I got them at Target and Walmart.

The big reveal of the DIY weekday clothing organizer:

Well, here they are. What do you think? I think they turned out great! The thicker hangers worked well for these wine tags since the holes were larger.

Now, I can add these labels (Affiliate Link) to the hangers on Sunday for the entire week, and all I need to do is pull the pants from the pants section of my closet and the shirt from the shirt section. This eliminates the need to make room for all these clothes in one area of my closet. I plan on returning and getting a few more sets for my daughter's closet.

Other DIY Week Day Clothing Organizer Tips

After I made these and other clothing organizers, I have more tips.

Buy them already made.

For babies, you can buy ones by size (Affiliate) to organize the clothing/hand-me-downs more easily. I used something similar for my son and daughter when they were babies.

You don't want to hang the clothing, so use cubbies.

If you don't want to hang all your clothing, a Monday-Friday Clothes Organizer cubby system works great. There is a variety of them. Some are for boys, girls, and even adults. I love that it includes pockets on the outside for shoes (Affiliate Link).

Cubby Systems by ClosetMaid 1290 Cubeicals Organizer, 12-Cube, White

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Recap:

All in all, the experiment was a success. I still use them in my closet. The kids developed their methods to organize their daily clothing. But at least they have a system to save them time in the morning. I think it is a win-win!

I hope this inspires you to think outside the box when organizing your clothes in your closet. What is your favorite tip when organizing your weekday clothes? Please leave a comment below.