Teen bedroom organization... hooks instead of a rod for clothes?

Question

I'm redecorating my 16 year old's bedroom and she has always had a problem keeping her clothes organized. The problem is that she is constantly trying new outfits on from her closet a ll day and she never puts it away, than all her clean clothes get mixed in with her dirty clothes and it's "too much work" to separate them so she just doesn't do laundry when she should. To solve this we have talked about putting in a big row of hooks for her hoodies and a few horizontal dowels out of the wall for her pants, than she'd have her dressor under her hooks in her closet with a few baskets on it for further organization, and of course she'd have all the drawers for her T-shirts and all that. She is kind off a tomboy in the way she dresses so doesn't really have many delicate clothes or sweaters, so do you think this system could work? Also, for her laundry, I'm thinking about having 2 baskets.. 1 for dirty- need to be washed, and a second for worn once, can wear again, maybe one for clean...

Answer 1

She is 16. Assign laundry duties to her. Not only is she required to do her own clothing, she has to do whatever other laundry is in the bin on Tuesday PM.

And, Wednesday at 5pm is "floor day" where anything on the floor that should not be on the floor is collected and donated to charity, or ends up in the trash. A couple of those days and you'll see some improvement right quick!

No one lives for free. Time to teach her the lesson, and require her to perform some service to the people who support her through food, transportation and housing.

As for hooks and rods, you'll run out of space very quickly, AND she will still throw clothing on the floor. Perhaps a clothes tree would be better.

Answer 2

Sounds like it might work. It will save her the time to actually put the clothes on a hanger etc.

But.. is she disorganized or sloppy and lazy? If this is the case all the hooks and dowels aren't going to work.

I'm a mother and my kids are grown and on their own, and I had the same problem with them while they were teenagers. So I'm not trying to be mean, as I completely understand. With many teens  the Clean Genes don't always kick in til they start living on their own.

But give it a try.. it can't hurt. It's definitely a unique approach,

and a great idea. Good luck!

Answer 3

Assign laundry duty for the whole family, it will surely work.

Answer 4

i think this is a great idea.  I actually have my own organization business and I can give you a few helpful hints.  First, in her closet you can also put shelves that she can lay sweaters or shoes or things like that on.  As far as the laundry baskets.. GREAT idea.  That way she will know which are which.  You could even buy different colored ones to help her out.  I know she is a teen but if you remind her that if she picks up her room every night before she goes to bed she wont have to spend so much time cleaning it at one time.  but yes, i think the hook are a FABULOUS ides!!! also check out some great closet ideas at http://www.thecontainerstore.com