Organize Your Closet Like a Pro!
by Kristie Griffith December 28th, 2011 at 3:19 PM
ShoesTV sat down with professional organizer Suzanne O'Donnell to get the top shoe organizing tips she shares with her celebrity clients. With a few simple tricks, you can transform your closet into one fit for a screen queen.
We interview celebrities on the red carpet, film inside their closets and know what shoes they are wearing. We also know that there is a team of people behind their glossy exteriors making sure their lives run smoothly. O'Donnell is part of that team and we found out some of her top tips.
Celebrity shoe organizer Suzanne O'Donnell.
ShoesTV: What is the number one mistake people make when storing their shoes?
SO: They don't establish a home for them.The key to organizing is to establish a home for everything.... I walk in closets, I look in closets, I open doors to closets and I see shoes on the floor, shoes on the shelves and in all different kinds of places.
ShoesTV: What's your best tip in terms of storing shoes?
SO: When you buy shoes, keep the shoe box. It's about respecting your purchase. If you love your shoes, take care of them. I can pull out a pair of shoes I haven't worn in eight months and they are not dirty or scuffed.
ShoesTV: How should shoes be organized in closets?
SO: I go to The Container Store and buy shelves and boxes or I have someone come in and build shelves... At the container store they have these fantastic acrylic shoe drawers that you can stack that look like glass.
Clear shoe drawers from The Container Store.
O'Donnell loves this two shelve shoe organizer from The Container Store.
O'Donnell recommends being creative when it comes to storing shoes--she sent this picture to a client as a storage idea.
ShoesTV: How do you label the boxes?
SO: I use a P-Touch [label maker] and put the label on the bottom right hand corner because I don't want to lose that view.
ShoesTV: Any final words of advice?
SO: I tell people to get boxes and think outside them.