For those of you who don't want to watch the video but want to know what we're talking about (sorry I'm so late to the game), here's a summary of Anna's new video. Cue the sweet_tea rant.
Wardrobe Organization Hacks That Will CHANGE Your Life!
After the train wreck that was this last week's fashion choices, Anna has decided to post a video on wardrobe organization. Oh, the irony.
Intro: Says, "I'm going to talk about wardrobes in general, of course because I have a working wardrobe it will be a little bit from the perspective of someone with a working wardrobe." LOL. (Terrible grammar, and we're not even 10 seconds into the video yet. *Sigh* *Braces myself*)
Claims that her wardrobe is not her forever wardrobe because she's not in her forever home. That's one of the reasons why she doesn't have a kuhstom wardrobe yet. Includes shot with Ikea screwholes in the shelves.
Tip #1: What Kind of Closet Do You Need?: Yes, that's what the tip is called. Boooorrrring.
Says she wanted a walk-in closet. "So for me it really made sense to
convert one of these rooms where I live
to create this walk-in wardrobe." Did she just admit to not having a closet in her home?
ADMITS HER CLOSET IS FROM IKEA!!! I feel so validated lol.
Tip #2: Play Around With the Layout: Yeah, no shiz-la-whiz, Sherlock.
Claims that because she's switched up the layout so many times, she has a very clear idea of what her future wardrobe will look like. Yawn.
Tip #3: Choose a Light Colored Wardrobe: By this she doesn't mean light colored clothing, but for shelving.
Says that she recommends this because (and this is a direct quote), "It's easier to see when it's light versus when it's dark."
My...my mind...is blown! I did not know that it's easier to see in the light rather than in the dark until Anna taught me! Thank you Anna for helping me become a more eleghant ladieyyy!
Anna says that the downside to having a white closet, especially Ikea, is that "it does look like an affordable Ikea closet". No freakin' way.
*not sponsored by Ikea* appears momentarily on the screen.
Says light wood is better because "it masks the appearance", but she had to go for white because she films a lot in her closet and white looks better on camera.
Tip #4: Include a Light Carpet: She means light in color this time. Says her carpet is fitted. Tattle has proved otherwise.
Claims a light carpet adds more light into the room, makes it look better, and improves the "visibility" of the room (no clue what that last one means). Now, I'm no interior designer, but this sounds wrong to me. Tattle ladies with experience, what are your thoughts?
Tip #4b: Carpet Absorbs Some of the Noise: Says this is helpful because she can try on her heels or throw her clothes around without her husband getting annoyed. Body language immediately tenses up, leaving me to doubt if said husband even exists.
Validates her throwing clothes around saying that she does it when she's in a rush, panicking, or packing last minute. I'm sorry, but I thought eleghant ladieeezzz never do these things?
Tip #5: Lights!: Says that this took her a really long time to discover and she's going to let us in on the secret. "The magic word is lights." Lights elevate the wardrobe because of the "visibility" (still don't know what she means by that). Claims her Ikea lights are perfect and recommends them.
Key thing to ask when organizing your wardrobe: "How good visibility do you have?"
What the actual heck does that mean I'm getting angry arggghh
Tip #6: Clear Shelving: No, she does not mean shelves, but the cheap clear plastic bins that you get at the discount store (or in her case, Ikea. She's admitting to a lot of Ikea purchases today). Helps "visibility" because they're see-through, so you can see-through them. You can't see through non-see-through bins because they're not see-through, but you can see through see-through bins, and that's good because you can see what's in you bins. Because they're see-through. Make sense?
Tip #7: Clear Storage: Literally the same as tip #7. Points to the exact same boxes as tip #7.
Says organizing a wardrobe is about having a mindset that creates a system for you where you have visibility. I still don't know what that means.
Tip #8: Pay Attention to the Things You Use the Most: *Slow clap*
Tip #9: Make Sure Everyday Items Take Priority: *Slow clap*
Plug for the Elegant Stylist
Tip #10: Use the Same Hangers: Says that having "peaked" (as per the captions) into many classy wardrobes, she's noticed that each closet uses the same type of hanger. I'm sorry that all you got was a peek, Anna.
Slim velvet hangers are really popular amongst well-dressed women, apparently. I thought they were just cheap and space-saving, but OK.
Advises her followers not to hang clothes too close together because they will wrinkle.
Are Anna's followers really that ignorant?
Tip #11: Color-Coordinate Your Wardrobe: I'm not entirely sure what she means by that, but she says classy women do it so I'm sure she's right.
Tip #12: Group Items by Category: Or even sub-category. For example, group shirts together, and keep short- and long-sleeved shirts together. Maybe even group by color! I know, life-changing.
Tip #13: Anna's Insider Tip: She's been dying to fill in the holes made by the screws in the Ikea shelving, but she's been waiting until this video. NOW she takes the pegs (pronounced "pigs") that come with the kit to fill in the screw holes. Says the holes bother her and this is a good temporay solution to make your wardrobe look more expensive.
Tip #14: Buy a Footstool: Did you know that a footstool can help you reach things on high-up shelves?
Tip #15: Have Identical Storage: She has more storage units that are
LiNEn
and from some random Chinese brand for 11 Euros. They're for her off-seaons clothes. Mismatched storage looks messy, ladieezz!
Tip #16: Seasonal Organization is Key: This is because "the seasons are changing". Rotating clothes for warm and cold weather is something only eleghant ladiezz know how to do.
Tip #17: Store Clothing Away: When you rotate clothing seasonally, you put have some storage to put the off-season clothing in. Innovative, isn't it? She claims she has a basement with more storage. Huh?
Tip #18: Do Not Hang Knitwear: Another common knowledge tip that she is sharing with us. Everybody knows not to hang sweaters. We don't need a self-proclaimed eleghant stylist to tell us that.
Tip #19: Do Not Stack!: Stacking things on top of each other in drawers is a big mistake because - you guessed it - it reduces visibility (I'm starting to get an inkling of what visibility means). Instead, place them in horizontally so that you can have full visibility.
Tip #20: Label Your Drawers: How dumb does Anna think we are? She's recommending that we put labels on our drawers to remind us what category of clothes is in each drawer. I don't know about her, but I am perfectly capable of remembering in what drawer my undies are, thank you very much.
Tip #21: Pay Attention to the Gaps in Your Wardrobe: At this point, the amount of times she has said the word "wardrobe" is exhausting. Is saying "closet" only for Plain Janes? Is "wardrobe" the only acceptable elegant word to use?
Oh, and we should see what we have less of in our closets so that we can remember that when we go shopping. Gaps give us visibility and AHA moments, apparently.
Tip #22: Invest in a Hanger Sliding System: For trousers, she has a hanger system that slides in and out, because it gives her an overview of what she has. Half of what she has is variations of the white trouser.
Guess where she got this hanger system? Ikea!
Watching that word salad of a video make me tired. I need a nap.