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Storing "Half-Clean" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

Kay SD — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:49:58 GMT

Hoping you might have some great ideas about a specific storage dilemma I have all the time. Maybe I'm the only one who has it, but here goes:

I tend to be pretty organized, which to me means that everything has a place it belongs. (Even if it isn't IN its place all the time, it has one.) But I can't find a place for clothes that I've worn once, and I want to wear again before I wash them, but not necessarily in the next day or two.

My closets are on the small side, so there isn't a separate section I can set aside for this use. Besides, with the exception of some of my jackets and sweaters, I don't really want to put these things in with my clean clothes.

So I always seem to have a half a dozen shirts and pants and things sitting out or hanging on the door or something, looking messy. Sometimes they end up in the wash just so I have a place to put them. Silly! And wasteful.

What do all you clever people do with your "half clean" clothes?

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

Dominosmom — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:00:21 GMT

Get a door hook and hang them on the back of the closet and on the back or front of the closet or bedroom door.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

dew81 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:14:51 GMT

I have huggable hangers (HSN)and use Sapphire Blue hanger's for my clean clothes and I have a dozen Turquoise hangers for anything that I want to get a second wearing out of before I wash it. Everything goes in the closet.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

KJPA — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:16:49 GMT

On 8/24/2014 dew81 said:
I have huggable hangers (HSN)and use Sapphire Blue hanger's for my clean clothes and I have a dozen Turquoise hangers for anything that I want to get a second wearing out of before I wash it. Everything goes in the closet.

Brilliant idea!

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

Kay SD — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:31:19 GMT

Hey, dw81, that is a great idea. Duh! Why didn't I think of that? I use that kind of hangers, too. And if all the designated hangers are full, it's time to wear 'em or wash 'em, right?

Do you also hang the things you normally fold when they're clean?

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feline groovy — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:37:21 GMT

On 8/24/2014 dominosmom said: Get a door hook and hang them on the back of the closet and on the back or front of the closet or bedroom door.

Yep.

But I use single hooks and an expandable or multi hook over-the-door rack.

You can also do this with towel items in the bathroom.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

willdob3 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:47:36 GMT

In my closet, I have a section to one side for clothes that have been worn once but can be worn again before washing. I use huggable hangers for my clothes and use hangers that are different as dividers for different sections of my closet.

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Pagan — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:03:35 GMT

I don't do any thing differently except to turn things inside out and put them back on the hanger from which they came. That's how I tell.

I air them outside the closet overnight, then hang them back in the closet still inside out. Next time I get them out, I know this is the last wear.

I also have a basket for other similarly worn once clothes/underthings that you don't normally hang.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

curlywhitedog — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:10:50 GMT

Kay SD:

If it's clean enough to wear a second time then it's clean enough to be put away with the rest of my clothes is how I feel. As long as the item does not have an odor of any kind it goes back in with the rest and waits its' turn again.

However, if you feel you want to segregate them from the rest, set aside a small part of your closet and keep those already worn clothes together in that place.

Maria

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

luvdoodles — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:33:20 GMT

My husband is famous for throwing his half clean clothes all over the bedroom. It drives me crazy. I never know what is clean or dirty. Funny thing is he never seems to wear them again. I just hang mine back in the closet if only worn for a few hours.

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dew81 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:34:38 GMT

Hi Kay SD yes I hang everything that is awaiting a second wearing lol even those thing we are supposed to fold. I have run out of hanger's once or twice lol...don't turn me into the laundry police.

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Another new name Sue — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:37:32 GMT

This is an excellent question. I've enjoyed the answers. I always try to remember if I've worn it before, but I'm not always sure.

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151949 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:38:12 GMT

I agree with curly white dog - if it is clean enough to be worn again it is clean enough to be put back in with the remainder of the clothes. If it is not clean enough to hang back into the other clothing then it should be washed. I rarely wear anything more than once. I like to wear clean clothing every day.

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goodstuff — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:40:27 GMT

I hang them in the closet to be pulled out when I want to wear them again -- or if it's an item I plan to wear again in very short order, I just drape it neatly over the back of the loveseat in our bedroom or hang it on a hanger in the front of my closet where I'll see it first thing. When I've worn it again and am ready to launder, I put it in the dirty clothes hamper for the next wash.

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JavaQueen — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:53:45 GMT

Half clean? To me, they are either clean or dirty. If you really don't think them clean enough to put with the other clothes, then you launder. If they don't pass the "sniff test, then launder. I prefer clean clothes. Sometimes it isn't possible.

I like the idea of hanging inside out and airing before putting in closet.

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willdob3 — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:59:25 GMT

I like the idea of getting a different color of HH for once worn clothing. I'd still keep it is a separate section. I don't want to hunt all over my closet for things when I do the laundry. I like to check things.

I also air clothes I've worn before hanging them back in the closet. I used to wash everything after wearing only one time but, after reading here about how it is unnecessary & hard on clothes, I stopped doing that.

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chessylady — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:02:05 GMT

With the exception of coats, jackets, sweaters, bras and PJs, I do not wear a garment more than once before washing. Just like the idea of putting on clean clothes in the morning.

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ivey — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:46:29 GMT

Hooks inside the closet. If the clothes need airing, I put them on a hanger and hang them in front of a box fan I have in one room.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

Kay SD — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:53:53 GMT

Lots of good ideas, thanks. The extra batch of colored hangars is the one I'm going to try next--easy to do and hard to make a mistake.

For me it's not about things with a smell or visible dirt--I do wash such items. But sometimes I only wear something for a short time. Other things just don't seem to need to be washed each time they are worn, like jeans. And too-frequent washing does shorten the life of some things. In addition, water is expensive and sometimes rationed, so I try not to use more than I need. Still, I don't want to forget and leave things "half clean" for too long.

I appreciate the variety of viewpoints. And truly, my opinions are no better than anyone else's opinions--they're just the one I have at this moment.

Re: Storing ""Half-Clean"" Clothes -- Any Clever Ideas?

CinNC — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:18:49 GMT

On 8/24/2014 dominosmom said: Get a door hook and hang them on the back of the closet and on the back or front of the closet or bedroom door.

I do the same thing!