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of a wardrobe

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lifestyle

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Organised wardrobe:
A well organised wardrobe with accessories that make life desiring

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our wardrobe is where you start
your day. If it's organized, you
can get going quickly. If it's not,
finding the right outfit could be
the start to a rushed, confused day. When
trying to organize your life, the closet can

the first step to coordinating everything in life

be a great place to start. By taking just a
few steps, you'll be able to start your day
knowing you can find everything you need
to get dressed.
by Kelly Perry

1. Separate your clothes by season. It's

much harder to find the right outfit
if you're constantly rummaging through
sure they're out of the way in the back of the
closet.
December's sweaters. You don't have to
pack your out-of-season clothes away,
unless there are space concerns. Just make 2. Don't cram everything in! Hangers
should fit easily between other
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Wardrobes&Closets built
deliver sophisticated wardrobes for a
and

unveils award
multistoried building in Ikoyi, the building
accommodating expatriates staff of a

winning wardrobes
multinational company in Nigeria.
, the Nigeria’s
foremost furniture company with special
of the year expertise and experience in designing and
building state of the art wardrobes delivers
on the provision of wardrobes and special
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garments. If you're having trouble cont’d from the cover
getting everything into your
closet, it's time to take something
out. You can either put the excess
clothes in storage, or get rid of
them entirely.

3. Make every garment worth it.

This includes special occasion
outfits, everyday wear, and even
socks and underwear. Get rid of
clothes that are out of fashion,
even if they have sentimental
value. Give away anything that
doesn't fit – and no planning to
diet until you can wear it again!
Many of us have sworn to lose ten
pounds and fit that pair of jeans
again, but they almost always
just clutter up our wardrobes. If a
garment is too worn for anything
but wear around the house, save
it for rags or get rid of it. You only
need a few "scrungy" outfits.

Get rid of
clothes that
are out of
fashion, even
if they have Installed wardrobe and cabinet by Wardrobes&Closet Furniture

sentimental Consider having a friend over to your closet for a year, the chances
value help you choose what should stay
and what should go.
are good that you won't wear the
garment again before it goes out
of style. While it's always good

5. Cull your shoe collection.

Over time, we collect more
shoes than we can wear, especially
to have some basics for special
occasions, holding on to old
bridesmaids' dresses, "date night" Inspection in progress by your

4. Organize your wardrobe in
small bursts. This can be a
big project for a lot of us. Clothes
accumulate over the years, and
without a regular closet cleanup,
organizing them can be a daunting
task. That's why you should just
work on a little bit at a time.
as they go in and out of style. A
few basics are all you really need
to accessorize most outfits.
6. If you haven't worn it in a year,
let it go. Sure, some clothes
are seasonal or special occasion.
However, if it's been sitting in
outfits, and clothes you just don't
like uses up valuable space and
forces you to spend time searching
through clothes you'll never wear
to find the ones you do.
Organizing your wardrobe is
one important step to getting your
whole life organized. If you don't
Chris Ajayi (Managing Director)
have to spend valuable time
trying to figure out what to wear,
you can get on with your morning.
Don't spend your days in a rush
because you couldn't find the
right shoes or jacket. Instead, pare
wardrobe
down to just
what you need, and take time
to enjoy yourself. Organizing
your wardrobe is the first step to
coordinating everything in your
life.

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closets for one of the best towers
in Nigeria situated in Ikoyi, Lagos.
After the delivery of the
wardrobe solution and other
first class interior decoration,
the apartment attracted a
multinational company
with head office in
Lagos, and the
building was
rented and now
accommodates
some of the
expatriates of the
first rated company.

is the leader and one of

the pioneers in developing
built-in wardrobes for many
years. With fine design, we
offer not only beauty but also
maximum functionalities blend
with harmony of convenience
and comfort.
All details of materials and
layout of all components are
to international standards.
In any area of your home,
looks
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Wardrobe challenges and solutions
Real life revelation
of a wardrobe
mismanaged lifestyle
Many years ago, the following
I
was my closet situation:
would wake up to find
Friday night’s blazer and
jeans tossed over my chair,
or worse, sprawled out in a
rebellious fashion on the floor. In
disgust, I would make my way to
my closet to find a chaos of dress
shirts, jeans, and sweaters, some
of which were last worn a decade
ago.
Stressed out by the mere sight
of it, I would abandon any hope
of a creative, high-caliber outfit,
and go for the most familiar shirt,
jeans, and jacket—one of my
“favorite,” safe, and uninspiring
looks of the month.
Fast forward
to the present
day:
I wake up to find the floor of my
bedroom is immaculate, clear of
any pieces of clothing. I open my
closet to a collection of classic,
robust, and daring pieces which
are organized into professional
and casual, type of clothing (pants,
tops, etc.), and grouped by color.
Inspired by my perfectly ordered
wardrobe, I easily pull out and put
together each piece to create a
bold outfit. It sets the tone of the
day.
Here’s how I did it:
DIAGNOSIS
One of the greatest reasons
why most men don’t know where
they’re at with their style is
because they don’t have a clear
picture of their wardrobe. How can
you fix something you’ve never
diagnosed properly?
When you have a poorly
organized wardrobe, everything
starts to get lost in it. Not only
can you not find what you need
whenever you need it, but as you
rummage through it the mess
gets worse - and you continuously
build up a negative association
with getting dressed every day.
Less clothing in your closet =
more possibility
This single philosophy is
responsible for transforming
my wardrobe. Contrary to the
common belief that we experience
with more, in this case, having less
gives us more.
If you’re like me, you probably
love saving clothing. For the
longest time, I always believed
having more clothing in my
wardrobe would expand my outfit
possibilities.
Wrong. Like a backlog of to-dos
or new year resolutions, my closet
just became a total mess. The mess
Hack #5: Completely
Outsource the design of your
closet: you design, they ship.
3. Plan a system of organization
One way to split up clothing
is by types (and maybe even
creating a professional and
casual division: i.e. suits,
shirts, ties, etc. // jeans, shirts,
sweaters, etc. Another way is
to bunch them by entire outfits
(so you can conveniently pull
them out when you need
them).
Hack #6: Use a shoe hanger
like these:
Also: for accessories like belts,
I use a belt hanger like this
(never roll your belts as the
A very chaotic wardrobe makes living difficult leather will warp).
created stress, and eventually, I
found myself utilizing less and 4. Start hanging (or folding)
less of the outfit “possibilities” in What clothes do you hang,
order to avoid the stress. In the and what do you fold? Hang
end, it didn’t expand my outfit all your collared shirts, jackets,
possibilities but significantly and even pants. Personally, I
limited it. usually fold my pants because
Having a few spectacular pieces I don’t like the crease that
is better than having a hundred you get on the leg when
mediocre ones. you hang them. Always fold
It’s only after my total overhaul your sweaters, or any heavy
that I began to mix-and-match garments for that matter made
effectively. After I threw out over of thicker material like wool
50% of my wardrobe, and invested (gravity is their worst enemy).
in a few amazing pieces, I began
creating my best outfits. Make sure you use wooden
hangers (get rid of all wire
hangers as it will damage the
THE CURE shoulder line).
Phase 1: Triage
1. Take out everything –
Getting a pair of trouser could take a whole day
Hack #7: Fold like a pro in 2
especially anything that has seconds with this amazing
nothing to do with clothing Japanese method:
from the closet. Vacuum the
floor, papers, nails, dust, etc.
PREVENTION
2. Ask yourself these crucial Once you build the system, stick
questions: Have you worn it in to it no matter what
the last 2 years? Does it fit? (Do Only a few days of not putting
you have Bad Fit Disease?…). your clothing in its proper place
Is it flattering? Do you have too will make your entire closet system
many of the same thing? start to regress towards chaos.
Hack #1: Try Peter Walsh’s When you’re tempted to throw
(43Folders) clever hanger trick your clothing over the top of your
to determine what you don’t chair, your bed post, or floor, take
wear. the 20 seconds to put away the
Different channels to relieve the wardrobe outfit in its rightful place. You will
3. Deciding the fate of each thank yourself the next day.
piece: For clothing that passes They say it takes 30 days to totally
the crucial questions from
Trash it organization. Here are some
unique closet “tools” that you
implement a habit. Challenge
Phase 2: Organize your new yourself to abide by your new
previous step: may not see in your typical
wardrobe: wardrobe organization system for
1. Place in new wardrobe pile home furniture store:
1. Start with the basics – Start 30 days. It should become second
2. Place in canvas box for Hack #3: Checking out this
with the basics. For some, this nature by that point.
other seasonal clothing amazing setup of “magnetic
will be sufficient. By “basics”
I mean the classic, timeless, clothing hangers
For clothing that fails the Plan according to your
and staple pieces upon which Hack #4: Get rid of your typical
crucial questions from wardrobe before you go
almost 80% of your outfits are hooked hanger system all
previous step: shopping
going to be build around. This together and try “flying hooks”
by :
is going to be more casual for Proactive shopping is the key to
3. Donate (donate clothing you
some, and more professional dishing out tons of coherent new
haven’t worn for over 2 years)
for others. outfits, saving money, and keeping
Hack #2: Donate your unworn
clothing to the charities that your wardrobe organized. Don’t
2. Build a proper infrastructure
accept clothing donations buy a new piece before knowing
& tools – An efficient and
such as the salvation army. at least one full outfit that you can
effective closet space is the
foundation of your wardrobe integrate it into.
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shoe racks for women and men
STEP 1
MEETING WITH CLIENTS (briefing)
Our design team made up of architects meets with potential clients, because nobody knows what kind of
cloths storage you need better than you.
We help you to express yourself, define your lifestyle and get better organized.
STEP 2
SITE SURVEY
This process includes getting to your site to measure accurately the dimensions of the room where the
wardrobes are to be installed; it could be an existing apartment or a building under construction
STEP 3
PRELIMINARY DESIGN
Once the detailed measurement is taken, the design team comes up with a design plan which interprets
the client’s vision of his wardrobes – sketch up design and AutoCAD
STEP 4
PAYMENT
After approving the design plan and all the details agreed upon, the client makes financial commitment
after which a contract is signed on delivery date.
STEP 5
PRODUCTION
After the financial commitment, all the design details are sent to the factory, where the fabrication and
productions are customized for the client.
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STEP 6
DELIVERY
The delivery process starts from the factory where the materials are load onto our delivery trucks; we can
deliver either in panels or fully connected as stand-alone wardrobes.
STEP 7
INSTALLATION AT CLIENT’S SITE AND FINAL PAYMENT
Once the wardrobes are delivered, the final installation process is done at the site and handed over to the
client, and the final payment is made