Two years ago ago my closet looked like this…
So many clothes.
I used to pride myself on having this many clothes. I loved fashion. I loved bargain hunting. I love being well dressed. In reality, I still love those things, but enough is enough. Both for spiritual reasons as well as practical ones, I cannot own so many clothes ever again.
I have always been good about cleaning out my closet and getting rid of clothing I never wear, but at same time I was always accumulating more and more and more. I would add clothes to my closet with no rhyme or reason, testing out a new trend or buying something just because it was good deal.
Thankfully, I think I’m past that stage in my life. I have a new goal: a small, well curated closet where everything looks good and fits right. Where all the items match my overall style and can be mixed together easily.
In the picture above you can see the short sleeve/tank top section of my closet on the upper rack. On the far left you can see the very start of my long sleeve section and then my short sleeve section goes on for days to the right. So many tees and tanks crammed in there.
This is my short sleeve and tank section of my closet today…
Drastic difference, huh?
Everything goes together. Everything feels like me. I always have something to wear because I’m comfortable and confident in any of the shirts you see in that picture. The collection may be small but it’s a good one.
So what does that mean for the rest of my closet? As you might know, I’ve already sold a bunch of it over the past year, and I’ve also been to the Goodwill more times than I can count. But now I’m on the final stretch… We are having a garage sale next weekend and my goal is to have my closet {and our whole house} down to its minimal best by that time.
I am going to do one last big sale on Instagram this weekend. You can find my shop on @thecuratedcloset. The sale will be auction style and will start on Saturday morning {tomorrow!} and end at 3pm PST on Sunday afternoon. There will LOTS of stuff, my friends. Good stuff. But just not stuff that I need in my own closet. Hope to see you at the sale!
P.S. Pants. I haven’t really looked at most of my pants in the past year. Last night I finally pulled them all out and tried them on. There was literally dust on them since most of my pants have never left their hangers since we moved into our house last summer. Between pregnancy, my changing body shape, and the fact that it’s summer six months out of the year here, I just don’t wear pants very often. So this former rainy Washington dweller has pants galore for you {mostly sizes 6/8, 28/29}. Get ready!
I really need to do this and minimize the clothes on my side of the closet! We are way in over our heads with laundry, its crazy!!! I might need to get some tips from you about having an IG account to sell some of mine!
What an amazing difference! Thanks for sharing the story of your closet 🙂 Also, love recognizing the Seahawks jersey in there 😉
I'm so bad at cleaning out my closet. I love the idea of curating my clothes, but I get so emotionally attached to them.
Such a nicely pared down closet is something that I long to achieve.
I am coming to AZ on Wednesday.. Goodness, I would love to see your leftovers, lol. I am bidding on a few things tonight though. 😉 Trade for some photos? hehehe…
My life is a constant process of trying to get rid of clothes, stuff from my house etc, however I feel like I am losing the battle sometimes. I envy those people who can pack their life up in a trailer load or less. Your effort here is impressive- I have just done a wardrobe cull and, despite my best efforts, don't feel like I have been as effective as you. Baby steps….