Staging Your Closet

Why camouflage valuable living space! Cleaning the house by stuffing the closets is like throwing money away! Clean and stage your closet! Staging closets involves cleaning, repairing, organizing, brightening, and glamorizing!

Closet staging is perhaps the simplest chore when preparing a house for sale, but, is probably the most dreaded chore! Closets have doors which tend to hide many unwanted and unnecessary items! Who doesn’t have clothes that haven’t been worn in the past 6 months? One reason clothes linger in closets is because they are “outgrown”. Another common space waster are the clothes treasured because of some sentimental journey, but never worn for any number of reasons such as being torn, stained, out of style, etc. Shoes are much like clothes. Well worn shoes are too comfortable to part with, and those shoes bought for that special occasion are too good to discard! Any clothing not used is wasting space, making the closet seem smaller, more cluttered and potentially turning away buyers!

The first step in staging a closet is to remove everything! The second step is to clean, clean, clean! Clean the walls, the floors, any shelves or drawers, and even clean the doors! Third, brighten the closet with updated, more energy efficient lights. Consider making the closet bright enough to perform a task inside. Next, patch any holes and paint. This makes the closet look fresher and brighter! Then consider organizing your closet space. An organized closet looks and feels more spacious! Have a closet stuck in the 70’s, with little more than a shelf and a pole? There are many options to consider when updating the closet organization system. Of course, mahogany or cherry wood cabinets and shelves would look fabulous in most every closet, but an economical option is plastic coated wire shelving. It looks good, allows for flexible storage options, and allows light to pass through it. This helps to brighten your closet space. Last, but not least, glamorize! Oh, you don’t have to spend a fortune! Just take a look at the outside closet appearance with the doors closed. Do the doors hang properly? Are the knobs or levers attractive? Do the doors need painting? Would new doors make the room appear more contemporary, or save space?




When returning items to your closet, return only the items actually worn in the past 6 months. Removing and reevaluating the need for each piece is often quite helpful in realizing that there is more junk than previously thought. Replace shoes only if they are in top condition, and expected to be worn in the next month or so. Once organized, keep the space organized! It is much easier to find everything in a clean, organized closet space, and potential home buyers will love the bright and organized closets!