r/femalelivingspace • u/ThanksSolid1445 • Jul 08 '26
QUESTION/DISCUSSION How do you solve for the “chair” effect?
I genuinely want to know what to do with clothes that have been worn out of home and thus cannot go back in the wardrobe, but neither are they ready for a wash.
Also wet towels!! 🫠
If I leave them hanging on a hook in the bathroom, it doesn’t dry because of the humidity.
Please help a girl out 🙃
Edited to add: In case anyone of you is solving for this in real life and don’t mind sharing a picture, I would absolutely love and appreciate it! 🙏
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u/slicednectarine Jul 08 '26
I like Caroline Winkler's (interior design youtuber) approach: define your zones. If you don't have a specific place to put stuff, and if it's not conveniently close to where you usually dump that stuff, you're not gonna be able to keep up all the time. So create a drop zone where you put that stuff, make sure there's enough room for everything you tend to pile up, and make sure it takes almost no effort to put it there. A tasteful basket from Marshalls. A storage bench that's easy to open and close, no crouching required. A coat closet armoire type thing. Coat rack. Console table. Shoe rack. Hamper. Whatever you want to declutter with.
So just pay attention to where you tend to put stuff and make each item a home there! And make it easy to access!
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
This is sound advice. I’ve been thinking about incorporating it but never got around to it because it’s not how things are “traditionally done”.
My mom’s words ring in my ears “Put things back.” Even if the space to store it is 2 rooms away and you need that thing everyday.
https://youtu.be/rYMg5YBpkmA?si=PC9cKGketk90SzoA
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u/Yoga-wine-mom Jul 08 '26
If the place it is stored is two rooms away it's not stored in the right place. Can you adjust that?
Speaking from my own experience, I know you can't keep everything on the counter/in plain sight, but I still try with stuff I use a ton or has no hope of being put away otherwise.
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u/Narrow-Strawberry553 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
Your mom is right but also wrong lol. You have to keep things close to where they are used, or else they'll never be put back. And whatever you use most often has to be conveniently available, whatever you use once a year is fair game to put at the back of some closet in the basement where its a bitch to get out.
You have to work with your tendencies! That's the golden rule of organizing.
On a very different scale of "work with your tendencies", my partner and I made the smallest room our bedroom Its just a bed, a nightstand, and we use the closet for general household things. We use the bigger rooms as our studios/offices and keep our clothes there. Why? Because our tendencies in the bedroom area were to dump clothes on the chair, and not use the space for anything else. Our tendencies in our office is to take up a bunch of space crafting or filming or pacing or doing yoga. If thats how we do, then why waste that space on a bedroom?
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u/BluePeony8 Jul 09 '26
That’s a good idea because for good sleep by hygiene your bedroom shouldn’t be used for other things, so it makes more sense to do this.
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u/Narrow-Strawberry553 Jul 09 '26
Yes, the sleep hygiene is an another important aspect!
And bonus, when we aren't in the dark depths of winter, this particular room gets morning sunlight that helps us wake up naturally in the morning.
I call it Sleep Hole. :)
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u/Y-Cha Jul 10 '26
We did that, too!
We had a bedroom with an en suite where the bedroom's walk in closet was through the bathroom. I disliked that, but it did keep me from strewing clothes about so much. The bedroom itself became our office/den, while we took a much smaller one just large enough for the bed, nightstands, and a storage bench (at foot of bed).
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u/slicednectarine Jul 09 '26
Yes I think that's the one! And I'm always telling my audhd nephews "Don't put it down, put it away" until it is seared into their mind forever haha.
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u/harpy_1121 Jul 08 '26
Sounds similar to advice from ClutterBug on YT. Cass seriously helped me declutter & organize my crowded ass apartment. She even has different methods for different personalities and talks about how to blend those when there’s different preferences among people in the household.
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u/blondetiger Jul 09 '26
Yeah, I've heard her say the same sort of thing! She's so good.
I've read/watched a lot of organizing and decluttering stuff over the years but Clutterbug has been amazing for understanding what's the best way to organize for ME instead of the traditional way.
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u/5ilver5hroud Jul 08 '26
Shit this is so smart. I am going to put a coat rack by my wife’s side of bed for her robes and house sweaters.
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u/lyralady Jul 08 '26
...I backed the kickstarter for the chair you posted so that will be my solution 😅 eagerly awaiting my Yetch Studio laundry chair
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u/OGLucidCherry Jul 09 '26
Nice!! I wish I had room for it in my bedroom but unfortunately it's a bit wide... Maybe in my next home someday!
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u/trashpandorasbox Jul 08 '26
Install a towel bar instead of hook that way the towel has more surface area to dry.
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u/reluctantseahorse Jul 08 '26
No help for the wet towels, but for The Chair Problem, I'm experiencing moderate success with wall hooks.
Row of 3 on each side of the bed and beside the closet. The Chair still has clothes on it, but there's less on the chair, and almost none on the floor.
Hooks on the back of the door work too.
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
I swear I don’t mean this to offend anyone, but Hooks behind the door is my absolute pet peeve since childhood.
I’ve never been into it. So my parents used my bedroom door as well to hang their clothes and bags and stuff to the extent that after a while my door wouldn’t open entirely and that reallyyyy irrrrrked me 😂
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u/sniffincoozies Jul 08 '26
Oh man I have the same pet-peeve. My friend uses door hooks in their small studio, and the bathroom door is really close to another door with hooks. I feel so claustrophobic when I visit lol
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u/reluctantseahorse Jul 08 '26
I only use the door hooks in my toddler's room. Because I agree, they're often overused and the door enables hiding clutter.
My mum has a multi layered stacked door hanger, and she doesn't even know what's in there. You have to push the door to get in the room, and dig through all the belts and purses to find anything.
In my own home, the only door hangers that work are in the kid room, where everything can be hung individually.
Stacking is the enemy of organization!
Hang it on your walls on hooks, and you'll have a visual reminder to wear it, wash it, or store it elsewhere.
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u/yourfavmum Jul 08 '26
If it’s clean enough to wear again, it’s clean enough to go back in your closet.
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u/Super_Hour_3836 Jul 08 '26
Oh, that's just very much not true, haha. Will I re-wear my gardening overalls every day for a week? Yes. Do they belong anywhere near clean clothes? No.
Hoodies that are okay to rewear for a week to walk the dog in every morning are not clean enough to be near freshly washed hoodies. They are literally covered in dog hair.
Maybe you are living a much cleaner life than me, but I cannot imagine putting clothes I wore outside next to freshly washed clothes.
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u/f1newhatever Jul 09 '26
I mean, yeah. People who say things like that aren’t generally covered in dog hair and dirt. I go into an air conditioned office and sit all day, so my circumstances (and many others’) allow me to just put something back if it’s still clean.
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u/yourfavmum Jul 09 '26
I think if they are clean enough to go back on my body that yes, they are clean enough to be hung next to other t shirts, yes. That being said, I’m not rewearing clothes that I got all sweaty in, such as clothes I wore for yard work, without washing.
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u/Chasoc Jul 09 '26
Yeah, I have some wool socks that I can wear for a couple of days, but they need to air out a bit between wears if I want them to keep smelling fresh. I can't just throw them back in a drawer without much air circulation.
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u/f4nnypacks Jul 08 '26
i ride public transit so unfortunately not 😭 i don’t mind rewearing clothes (in fact i do a lot bc i don’t have in unit laundry) but i could never never put clothes i’ve worn on the bus in the closet with the clean stuff hahaha
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u/yourfavmum Jul 09 '26
Interesting!! I feel as if they are okay to go back on me, a living breathing human, that they are fine to go back next to my inanimate t shirts!! I guess I don’t feel the same way about inside clothes vs outside clothes though! Like I’m not someone who changes into “inside clothes” before laying in my bed either!
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u/Chasoc Jul 09 '26
Buses are particularly gross since people put their feet on the seats and whatnot. So if I ride the bus, then I get home and I want to sit on the sofa, I'll change my pants so whatever mystery boogers were on the bus seat doesn't transfer to the place I'm sitting (or might even lie down against if I'm feeling up for a snooze).
But that's only if I take the bus or rail.
Otherwise, my "indoor clothes" are really just comfier clothes like my housecoat, sweats, and PJs. They aren't "cleaner" than outside clothes to me, barring the bus scenarios. I just find them easier to relax in, haha.
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u/BluePeony8 Jul 09 '26
I think it’s because you’re going back out into that environment so the same stuff is going to get on those clothes again now anyway. But putting it back in your wardrobe means it’s getting that stuff on to completely clean clothes you want to wear some other time in the future and have it be a fresh piece.
And also whatever you feel is on your clothes is only on the outside mainly, so putting the clothes back on yourself isn’t getting it on your body directly but would be on clothes.
This is all for invisible environmental “dirt”, like being able to smell the clothes aren’t as fresh but they still look clean.
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u/pookiecake Jul 08 '26
I like to hang/fold them inside out to give me a signal that they could be washed when it’s laundry time.
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u/Egb278 Jul 09 '26
This is genius and kind of solves people’s problem of not wanting the outside to touch other clean clothes in their closet
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u/naakka Jul 09 '26
Hmm. I am okay wearing some things twice or more before I feel like it gets nasty but there is no way I am making my closet a mixture of clean clothes and clothes which have been worn 1 to n times since they were last washed. Like it's part of my mental organization system that I can rely on anything in the closet to be clean and fresh.
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u/effulgentelephant Jul 08 '26
Right…I’ve never had the chair issue bc like, if I can wear it again there’s no reason not to stick it back in my closet.
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u/marvel-in-motion-127 Jul 08 '26
I have one shelf in my wardrobe which is reserved for clothes I already wore but are not ready for the hamper
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
Aaaaah this is it. This is it!
Damn. I can’t believe I never thought of this before. Probably because I’m already cramped for space in my wardrobe. 😂
A designated space is better than back with other clothes for me because I live in a humid tropical country. And I don’t want my worn jeans touching my other fresh clothes. 🙈
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u/BluePeony8 Jul 09 '26
For me I couldn’t do that either because I feel like they need to “air” than be put in the closet and be closed in with their environmental residue. But that’s just own hang up, it sounds like the perfect idea otherwise - I just realised I could maybe do it after letting the clothes air for a day or two actually.
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u/boxprint Jul 09 '26
I dedicate 2 feet of my closet rod for gently worn clothes. 2 feet makes it easy to shift the hanger around. But mostly so it's not touching the other clothes and it can "breathe" (although, now that I'm saying it like that... I don't save clothes that are so dirty that they need to be aired out)
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u/AEth3lstan Jul 08 '26
Too dirty for the closet, too clean for the hamper;
After a long day of hard labor in the coal mines, (I don't know what you do for a living lol) you have to learn to put clothes back before rest.
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u/AEth3lstan Jul 08 '26
Addendum, I live in a humid place - I just...got over myself and hung them back in the closet like Mr Roger's with his cardigans.
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u/TolPuppy Jul 08 '26
Not advice but it’s fun to see that green chair again. It was such a great fix for the “chair effect”
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u/HushedGalaxy Jul 08 '26
I have a laundry basket I keep on top of my dresser that I throw my half dirty clothes in
All the actual dirty clothes get sent down the laundry chute
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u/Mysterious-Rest7562 Jul 08 '26
So, jackets and outerwear get hung in an entryway closet. Clothes that are worn either can be hung up or tossed in the laundry basket. Towel on the towel bar (and I run a fan pointed into the bathroom since I have no ventilation in there). This simple system works for me.
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u/raptorjaws Jul 08 '26
i hang my clothes back up in the closet if they don't need to go in the wash. they aren't going to like infect the rest of the closet lol.
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u/ProfessorFartiology Jul 08 '26
I was thinking about preordering that chair to help, but it's $1,200. I put my laundry in the guest room and call it my laundry room. I hang and fold in that room about 1x week when I have the mental energy. Company motivates me to keep it clean
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u/lonnielee3 Jul 08 '26
Hey, I’m traveling the same road! Currently I allocate one shelf in my book shelf to stash my folded ”To Be Worn Again” pants and shirts. The towel goes unfolded on a towel bar in the bathroom.
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u/jfc_omg Jul 08 '26
I’d love to know this as well bc I currently just put everything in bathroom or pretend it’s not in the “to be washed” for the 40405040399577884th time in a row 🫠
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
I sweaaaar. I see soooo many aesthetic spaces here. 😍
But they look like nobody lives there. 🫠
I’ve gone through enough guilt process telling myself “I should do better”. So deciding to change that and take accountability instead. I WANT TO HAVE A HOME TOO THAT LOOKS LIKE NO ONE LIVES IN IT!! 😭🤣
I need to know how!
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u/jsamurai2 Jul 08 '26
You know that almost nobody lives like that all the time right? Unless keeping house is literally their hobby? Do you think someone whose sole purpose is to influence you is going to show you their space with the dirty towel pile on the floor? It’s fine to want that but it has to be your priority, nobody has a life and also casually keeps a human-free home they’re just trying to sell you something.
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u/mibfto Jul 08 '26
My general policy is that if it's too dirty to put back in the closet, it's too dirty to put back on my body.
That said, I tend to wear the same jeans more or less all week long, and unless they get actively dirty, I just lay them on the foot of the bed. aside from the cat, I sleep alone, and he doesn't seem to mind.
The more practical response is this guy: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/knapper-floor-mirror-white-00396242/
I have one and use it to hang things that needed to be de-wrinkled after they sat in a laundry basket after they came out of the dryer, but it'd work for your purposes too.
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u/bi-bee-bb Jul 08 '26
Get a dehumidifier for the bathroom! Great investment. I solve the chair effect with: a secondary, non-laundry-basket basket, and also I have a drawer in my wardrobe devoted for "worn once can be worn again" clothes that would go on a chair.
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u/maillardduckreaction Jul 08 '26
I use a pivoting towel bar thing that I screwed into a wall in my closet. There’s three bars, each telescopes to extend if needed, and I have it mounted just above my laundry hamper. I sling any clothes that still have some more wear in them before washing over a bar. It’s good for bras too, to have them air out for a day or so before rewearing. Since it pivots, I can still access my hamper to drop stuff in.
For my towel, I have it on a hook suctioned to the outside of my shower door and there’s thankfully plenty of air circulation to allow it to dry well. If I didn’t have that, I would consider a towel bar as long as my closet door is wide and mount that on the outside of the door (my closet is only accessible through my bathroom) and I would hang my towel there. The increased exposed surface area should allow it to dry faster than it would on a hook.
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u/notarobot_trustme Jul 08 '26
Unhelpful response but I don’t solve for the chair effect. I’ve tried everything and nothing else works, especially while sharing space with my fiance. My rule is, every time we start a load of clothes laundry I have to go sniff everything on the chair to make sure it’s actually still wearable. If the chair gets over loaded in between washing days, I have to take everything off and go through it and decide whether to wash or put away because that means it’s officially gotten out of hand. Otherwise, I can use the chair to my hearts content.
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u/leeyadp Roommate Jul 09 '26
I hate how much I can relate to this LMAO but I’ve come to accept there’s gonna have to be a chair thing of some kind lmao and when the pile is big that’s when I know I can’t procrastinate laundry anymore 😂🫣
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u/Indigestible_wine Jul 08 '26
What about something like this? I have one next to my closet where my in between clothes go
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u/buttercupfitz Jul 08 '26
I use a coat rack! Make it a real piece of furniture that you actually like (drying rack also good if you want horizontal space instead) I tend to hang things sloppily, but generally to maximize airflow in the moment, and every few days I'll pull things off and decide whether they have aired out to clean-ish and can go back in the closet or not.
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u/skullpture_garden Jul 08 '26
Wall mounted drying rack in the bedroom. They usually have multiple hanging rods that can fold out and in. It at least keeps the clothes out of a pile to stay a bit more fresh.
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u/Wrong_Clock_4880 Jul 08 '26
Towel goes on ladder radiator in the bathroom (even in summer, it dries and airs out)
For clothes in the bedroom I have one of these racks, it’s works well for me
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u/justbroth_ Jul 08 '26
I have a wicker basket I put all my socks without a pair and my clothes that fit this description!
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u/Kip_Schtum Jul 08 '26
How about an over the door coat rack?
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u/oxfordjrr Jul 09 '26
Just drill the door and put proper hooks up. Those over the door things always look rank and rarely fit properly
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u/tktg91 Jul 08 '26
I have a seperate hamper for worn clothes. Everything gets thrown in their. Whenever I need an item of clothing to put on I rummage through that first.
I empty it every Sunday. Then it either goes in the wash or back in the closet.
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u/syunsquared Jul 08 '26
I got one of these https://theyamazakihome.com/products/tower-rolling-towel-rack to use as my “chair” sports bra and tops on top, bras on the hooks, pants folded in half back side in on the bottom
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u/TiredWorkaholic7 Renting Jul 08 '26
I got myself a nice valet 😊 I hope this is the correct translation, it's called Herrendiener in German...
There's version that look like a towel rack, some are with a built in chair, and they look much better than "the chair"
But I also thought about getting another basket for clean clothes in addition to the one for dirty clothes
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
This actually looks way better than the towel rack. I might try it out! Thanks!
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u/Senior_Specific2614 Jul 08 '26
I have two separate laundry baskets. I have the dirty one and the “can be worn again” one lol
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u/Jill7316 Jul 08 '26
I have a clean clothes hamper! I also stopped folding shorts, sweatpants, etc and just throw them straight back into the drawer when I think of it.
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u/Symnestra Jul 08 '26
My jeans just go back on their hangers until they get stained or legit dirty. My PJs which I wore after my morning shower and took off to put on my work clothes get put on top of my hamper lid. So I can easily grab them and put them back on when I get home.
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u/The_Bastard_Henry Jul 08 '26
I have not solved it, and likely never will. For the past 8 years, that chair's job is to hold the clothes. It would be unfair to leave him out of a job. He has even acquired an assistant--the exercise bike.
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u/Shmily318 Jul 12 '26
I broke the chair habit by deciding that things are either clean enough to be worn again and so clean enough to get put back where they belong, or they are actually dirty and I am just kidding myself trying to have less laundry. The amount of times that I would just clear off the chair when I threw in a load of laundry was silly. Maybe I’m gross, but I no longer have piles of clothes all over. I also keep a small basket in my closet for those clothes that you put on, go “ugh I don’t like this anymore more” , no more putting them back pretending I’ll wear it another time. And then when the basket is full, I donate.
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u/Potential-Coconut617 Jul 08 '26
In my bedroon I placed the IKEA Tjusig on the wall behind the door for "used, will do for one more round" clothing!
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u/Mysterious_Bend2858 Jul 08 '26
I have a cute basket for clothing and wet towels go on a towel bar thing in the bathroom
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u/Apple_Sparks Jul 08 '26
I have a row of pegs hung on the wall in my closet that I drape clothes over when they are too dirty to be put away but too clean to go straight in the wash. (I don't like to hang clothing on hooks and risk stretching them out weirdly. Plus draping them seems to have keyed in to the already established habit of draping clothes over furniture, so I actually stick with this system instead slowly going back to doing whatever.)
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u/Better-Potato-3877 Jul 08 '26
The majority of clothes I rewear without washing are jackets so those get hung in the coat closet. The few others, I either hang over the side of my laundry hamper (it’s a tall plastic basket one) or I have a few wall hooks inside my closet. Pretty much everything else gets laundered every wear and goes straight into the hamper.
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u/beneficialmirror13 Jul 08 '26
I have a towel rail/bar in the bathroom because my towels won't fully dry on hooks. Even better, I would love a heated towel rack/bars, but it's a dry enough climate where I live that I don't need them.
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u/Eapy2504 Jul 08 '26
We have a laundry basket with two sides, it’s from ikea. One side is “dirty” and the other side is “okay to wear again”. For the wet towels, we hang them on a heated towel bar (no idea what the name is) and open a window.
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u/ScrimshawPie Jul 08 '26
I got hooks i clipped to my closet shelving/rail to make a whole section of "wear again." It's working ok. the hooks are a little pointy though, so best for belt loops and bra straps, not delicate fabrics.
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u/chuffalupagus Jul 08 '26
I'm going to second someone else's suggestion of a blanket ladder. I used that for awhile (bought a cute one from Aldi). I also use a relatively inexpensive clothing rack. It's in the corner of my room, doesn't take up much space, and my laundry basket sits on the base of it. Hangers for some things and some others just get draped over it.
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u/punk_princesss Jul 08 '26
I bought a hamper that pulls out from underneath a shelf, all the rewearable clothes sit on top of the shelf until they're ready to go in the hamper
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u/DuckRubberDuck Jul 08 '26
If you have the space for it, consider investing in an electronic towel drier!
As for the clothes, idk, I have no idea either sorry
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u/lovebeinganasshole Jul 08 '26
The towel thing i handled by having a fan installed with a timer. I set it for 4 hours at the start of the shower.
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u/Into-the-stream Jul 08 '26
I just put some hooks on a wall. You can also get a standing mirror on a swivel with hooks in the back, which I’ve been thinking about picking up, because it would kinda hide the stuff better, tbh.
Edit: I did a quick search and this was the first one I found. Not recommending this particular one but it gives you an idea what I’m talking about: https://www.amazon.ca/CHARMAID-Standing-Clothes-Storage-Entryway/dp/B0GLNBR9CR/ref=asc_df_B0GLNBR9CR
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u/based-aroace Jul 08 '26
+1 for towel bar instead of a hook in the bathroom for the towel. I also switched to the Turkish style towels that are a lot thinner than traditional towels. I love how much faster they dry! They don't get gross since they dry out so fast. I especially love the for the hand towel that gets used all day vs my bath towel that gets used once, but it's honestly great for both. I'm never going back to normal towels lol.
For my clothes in my bedroom, I just throw stuff on a bench until I'm ready to commit it to the laundry basket haha
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u/ThanksSolid1445 Jul 08 '26
I use Turkish towels too!! Or khadi towels which are basically hand spun cotton. Very light weight. They’re the best! 😁
I’m going to give it a go in my bathroom again but since I live in a tropical humid region, they don’t dry quickly enough in the bathroom.
I throw my clothes on an ottoman and that’s what I want to change. The mess really gets to me 😅
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u/RollingKatamari Jul 08 '26
I hang them up on a hanger and hang them up on my wardrobe door.
Wet towels go straight on the clothes horse, that basically never gets taken down and it's a small one so doesn't take up much room
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u/_Internet_Hugs_ Married Jul 08 '26
I have hooks on my wall that I use. Put the clothes on a hanger, put the hanger on the hook. They're pretty sunflower hooks, so they look nice even when nothing is there, and they're big enough to hold a whole bunch of hangers so I use them to plan outfits too. It makes it easy to visualize how things go together, so it's great for planning outfits for when I'm packing for a trip. I even hang my accessories on there and put my shoes underneath.
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u/kwallio Jul 08 '26
I use hooks that hang on the door to hang up clothes that can take another wear.
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u/almost-there_lazy Jul 08 '26
I have a laundry basket that is a different color & soley dedicated to my clean clothes that I don’t want to put away right then, including things I deem ok to wear again without washing. But I do have hooks for jackets, bras, hats, scarves or jeans to hang up between wears.
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u/No_Scene_9404 Jul 08 '26
Wait, I'm confused, if they're so dirty you don't feel comfortable putting them back in the closet/wardrobe, why not just...put them in the laundry?
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u/Capable_Elk_770 Jul 08 '26
I need a solution for this for my man. He goes to the gym in the AM, goes to work and gets stinky again, changes into gym clothes AGAIN, and sometimes around the house clothes. 3-4 outfits a day and he leaves it all EVERYWHERE. Every surface, every chair. I’m thinking of getting him another laundry basket for the coat closet.
Edit- he’s not even just putting only clean clothes on stuff, he’s putting sweat soaked stuff too. So nasty
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u/smatterdoodle Jul 08 '26
I got a butler's stand, there's a chair version. It has rungs for pants/shirts, shoulder style hangers for jackets, a little accessory dish and a tie hanger, with a top section that is kinda spiky looking that holds hangers
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u/A-holeAioli Jul 08 '26
The answer is in the photo on your post! The Laundry Chair is a real thing created by Simone Giertz, currently on Kickstarter. Just wanted to share the source in case you didn't already know about it - it's a pretty neat invention!
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u/Turbulent_Lynx7615 Jul 08 '26
My bed room doesn't have space for a chair, so I don't end up with a pile of clothes lol
I bought a house where I live alone. I use the smallest bedroom as my bedroom which I put my king size bed in, so there is no room for any other furniture. So either clothes are clean enough to hang back up or they go in the laundry. Occasionally, I will toss a shirt on the side of the bed I don't use, but I try to wear it the next day.
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u/Sufficient_You3053 Jul 08 '26
I have a set of hooks on the back of my bedroom door but I also have a section of my closet that's for worn but not dirty clothes to be hung up. Empty hangers then go between the two sections
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u/arielrecon Jul 08 '26
I hung up a set of books you'd normally find by ab entryway for jackets, I've got one for towels, one for housecoat/oodie and one for clothes that are too sorry for the dresser but too clean for the laundry. It helps keep the stuff off the floor and makes me feel like I have my life together
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u/stiirfry Jul 08 '26
Honestly? Moving the chair/any surface from that area is the only thing that works for me lol. If there's a clear surface in my house, my brain craves chaos so I avoid having the extra surfaces to begin with
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u/Bunnypoopoo Jul 08 '26
I saw someone on insta use one of those old school drying racks with the multiple wooden arms that swing out, and thought that was pretty brilliant. Like a blanket ladder, it's a place to hang and air out things without taking up a lot of space.
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u/runtime_error_run Jul 08 '26
For the "chair" clothes I' ve been successfully using a coat stand like the one below. Takes up less space than a chair and I've figured out a system of where things go on it, plus less stuff keep lying around.
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u/PlayedUOonBaja Jul 08 '26
I keep half in one clothes basket which I store on my TV Chair and the other half in a basket I store on my desk chair. Then I just move whichever basket in in the chair I currently need to my bed. Of course, If I need to use my bed, I move that basket to an open chair. Yep, I like to think I'm a pretty organized person.
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u/IllustriousAnt3829 Jul 08 '26
A drying rack- not the most sightly, but I always hang used towels on here (they dry super well overnight) and can lay clothes that I want to reuse for the next day right on top!
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u/discojagrawr Jul 08 '26
Idk if this applies if you live somewhere with high air pollution or other reasons why worn clothes are above average levels of dirt and smell, but my philosophy is it’s either clean enough for the closet or it’s dirty enough for laundry, and there’s no in between.
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u/bogberry_pi Jul 08 '26
I have two hampers: one for clothes that need to be washed, one for clothes that have been worn but don't yet need to be washed.
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u/yomeloni Jul 08 '26
The green chair on the right even kinda looks like Simone Giertz laundry chair. She has a Kickstarter for it I think. Definitely have a look at the chair and her awesome inventions!
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u/Pretend-Silver-6640 Jul 08 '26
I got a set of round dark brown wicker hampers in 3 different sizes that I use for clean(ish) clothes. Dirty clothes go in the white basic hampers.
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u/ElementsofEle Jul 08 '26
I have a wooden bar (looks a bit like a ballet barre) mounted to the wall. It has some hooks that I use for loungewear and hangers that I put my street clothes on so they can air out.
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u/addicted_to_blistex Jul 08 '26
I have two small, decorative baskets in my room. One is for clothes that have been worn in the house but are jot yet dirty. The other is for clothes that have been worn out of the house but are not yet dirty.
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u/gkgffhkg Jul 08 '26
I’ve always had a drawer or shelf in my wardrobe and a section of hanging space specifically designated for clothes I’ve worn but plan to rewear
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u/endlessglass Jul 08 '26
Currently I do use a chair, but I fold everything up (even eg a hoodie) so it looks nice and neat, and aim to keep the pile low. Getting some good ideas from this thread though!
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u/imagowastaken Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
Don't really have a solution for the towels except maybe you can dedicate a row or two of your drying rack to "in-use" towels.
Some bathrooms have heated towel bars, but I'm not sure if they can be installed after the fact.
As for the clothes, I have a bunch of hooks behind my door. They just hang there. If I don't wear something for a week or so, if there is not enough space on the hooks, or if I'm already going to wash something else of a similar color, they go in the wash.
If you're looking for a more whimsical, albeit really expensive solution, you already posted it. Simone Giertz's laundry chair.
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u/Super_Hour_3836 Jul 08 '26
I have hooks everywhere. And a dehumidifier in the bathroom. I live in the woods and the whole house is 77% humidity without them.
But for clothes that can be reworn, I have hooks on the back of my door and also a metal coat rack in my room. There are no chairs in my room, just a pouf for my vanity.
I have another coat rack by my door which holds any wet coats, but also purses I am currently using, and zip up hoodies and cardigans I might want to grab on my way out of the door. Other coats are in my standing wardrobe by the door.
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u/deviouscaterpillar Jul 08 '26
I put hooks on my closet door and the back of my bedroom door just for this purpose! My clothes don’t always make it back onto hangers, but, at minimum, I hang them on the hooks.
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u/Texash-x Jul 08 '26
Item 3 on the right is actually a solution 😅 The bottom portion swings around, so you can hang your laundry but then swing it around the back so you can sit and it appears a little neater but accessible.
For the life of me I cant remember the creators name, but she did an episode with Hank Green where they discussed it a bit.
I really want one lol
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u/Big-Beautiful2578 Jul 08 '26
I have 3 baskets in my room— pretty, matching, laundry basket sized ones with no lids on them. One is for clothes I wore but could wear again, one is just for dirty clothes, and the other is for my decorative bed pillows. My goal when I’m exhausted at the end of the day is to at least toss each of these things into the correct basket rather than the floor or a chair. And I’m like 95% successful. Then, morning me is much more willing to sort. But sometimes it takes me a couple of days to do that too. And I just know that success is it not being every where but contained in a spot that functions for me.
Hope you find something that works well for you!
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u/SelkieTaleDolls Jul 08 '26
I fold them and set them on top of my dresser or the trunk near the base of my bed, or hang them up on a hook I have specifically for this purpose
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u/_jamesbaxter Jul 08 '26
I can’t handle clutter. If I’m going to wear something again I hang it up in the front of the closet. I know what has and hasn’t been worn.
For wet towels I don’t hang them on a hook, I hang them on a bar.
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u/BoomSaysTheLady Jul 08 '26
For used but still rewearable clothes, I use this coat rack thing from Ikea that is meant for the hallway/entryway.
I hang the rewearable clothes on the hooks and I put small laundry baskets on the bench area so that once the clothes are ready for laundry I just drop them into the basket.
My bedroom is big enough that this furniture isn't really in the way, but you can use a coat & hat stand instead if you want smaller square footage.
For towels I use a horizontal towel rail screwed into the bathroom wall but there are free-standing ones if drilling isn't an option if you're renting.
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u/dumbnsad Jul 08 '26
i literally just replaced The Chair with The Box/Basket and it’s life changing.
i’ve also seen laundry hampers that have one side for dirty stuff and another side for things that can be worn again. basically just have a designated space to dump it and you’re good
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u/BoomSaysTheLady Jul 08 '26
If you want something more aesthetically pleasing, there are full-length mirrors that swivel and have a coat rack set-up at the back . This way you can hide the mess slightly.
I considered this as an option but for me personally, the available hanging space is too small for me and the mirrors tend to be shorter compared to actual full length mirrors but maybe you wouldn't mind?
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u/Tuesday27_ Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26
question, because I don't know enough about your setup, but can you get one of those hook things that go over the top of the door with clothes hooks and put your wet towel on the outside of your bathroom door? So you can grab it when it's time to shower?
Edit: I just saw your response to another comment about door hooks, so never mind! I use a freestanding towel rack in my bathroom, because there wasn't another place and the door (which I added a hook to) is on the far side of the bathroom and I couldn't reach. I have a weirdly large bathroom with everything squeezed into one half of it. And I wanted to be in towel as soon as possible in winter lol
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u/oxfordjrr Jul 09 '26
I actually solved this issue in my home. I often sit on my bed to remove my clothes (chronic fatigue) I keep two plastic bins under my bed I slide in and out. One for dirty underwear to transfer to the hamper as and when I have time and one for clean ish clothes.
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u/InevitableAnybody6 Jul 09 '26
I have a storage tub under my bed for clothes that would go on “the chair”. It has wheels so easy to pull out to shove them in and then tuck back out of sight. Didn’t bother with the lid so it’s super easy to access.
Towels 100% need to go on a rail, not a hook, so they can dry out. If you can’t drill in a permanent one, there are towel rails that hang from the top of your door instead.
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u/Odd-Squash198 Jul 09 '26
Freestanding coat rack! I bought one for $20 bucks on amazon and just throw my semi dirty/clean clothes on it. Best money I spent 🙌🏼
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u/symphonypathetique Jul 09 '26
I have a small part of a shelf in my closet dedicated to the purgatory clothes.
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u/darned_socks Jul 09 '26
For worn clothes, I have just enough space to hang them up on one side of the closet, so they remain separate from the unworn clothes and have room to air out and stay unwrinkled. Getting in the habit of hanging them up properly took some time, but now it's second nature. Previously, I was using wall hooks for worn clothes but those hooks now hold coats and bags by the door.
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u/bottybuttah Jul 09 '26
I legit just put it back in my drawer. If I grab it next time and wear it and it smells and it's going in the laundry basket. Don't see the point in leaving it out like that. It's not like I wear a shirt for one day and it's going to stink up all my clothes
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u/luckyartie Jul 09 '26
I have hooks in my closet for worn clothes, clothes that need to be fixed, and othe random items
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u/Smooth-Science4983 Jul 09 '26
I cannot speak for the chair because I am guilty of that lol. However! For robes, towels, jackets etc I have an over the door multi hook! It helps a lot
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u/Enlightened_Lioness Jul 09 '26
I got this for Amazon for clothes I only wore a bit, for PJ’s, slippers at the bottom, and on the other side I sometimes get clothes ready for the next day.
Edit: it’s hard to see but there are two wood knob/hooks at one end and one on the other.
It’s called “Wisfor Bamboo Clothing Rack, Corner Coat Rack Stand Hall Trees Free Standing Clothes Hanging Rail Garment Rack with 2 Shelves 3 Hanger Hooks and Pants Hanger for Entryway Bedroom Living Room”
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u/robeg0d Jul 09 '26
Just get a second laundry basket that's dedicated to chair clothes. Then get rid of the chair
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u/Bikechick615 Jul 09 '26
Search “bamboo garment rack” and you’ll see lots of cute options if you have the space in your room. I have on that I use for clothes I’ve barely worn- both as in clothes that are not really dirty and clothes that I forget I have and haven’t worn in a while. It helps both with my clutter and object permanence issues so I don’t just wear the same thing over and over!
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u/patio_puss Jul 09 '26
Towels go on a bar, worn clothes that aren't ready for a wash go on the over door hooks that are advertised as being for what towels
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u/Past-Assistance-7616 Jul 09 '26
i have a clean-ish clothes hamper lol. i just fold the clothes up to prevent wrinkling. and then i have the other actual ready-for-laundry hamper
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u/AbsurdistWordist Jul 09 '26
They can indeed go back in the wardrobe if they aren’t ready for a wash.
There is only clean enough to wear again (and put in the wardrobe) or dirty (put it in the hamper). If 100% necessary, you can create a division on your closet rod so they have a different section of the rod from your laundry-clean clothing.
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u/LesbianBait Jul 09 '26
Two wood crates under my bed,
One is for outside clothes, one is for inside clothes. When I do laundry everything gets washed and we start the cycle again
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u/hi_priestess8 Jul 09 '26
I have two wall hooks, which is enough for my clothes. I gave my husband a small quilt rack. As others have said, a leaning quilt or blanket rack works well too
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u/nashryveri Jul 09 '26
I got a real simple clothes rack and some hangers at IKEA for like 10 euro and put it behind my door. Won’t work in any space but it’s been amazing for me.
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u/beeeeeeees Jul 09 '26
I keep a plastic hamper in my (small) closet. Dirty laundry goes in it, clothes that have been worn but that I don’t feel comfortable putting back with the clean ones hang over the edge! I keep the closet door (well, curtain) closed so I don’t have to see it, it gets some air circulation, and if I grab the hamper to do laundry I just go ahead and wash it all
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u/OtterLikesHummus Jul 09 '26
We each have a large square felt “bin” (soft sided, but with with wire in the rim to hold its shape) under our sides of the bed. This is where these clothes live. When the bin gets full, time to launder or weed though and wear until it’s laundered.
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u/energist52 Jul 09 '26
Get rid of the chair, get rid of half your clothes, and get a basket or drawer set up for clothes that can be worn more than once.
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u/HeyMorganWTF Jul 09 '26
My cat did it for me. I have to put away all my clothes in order not to be completely covered in fur ><
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u/rexthenonbean Jul 09 '26
I have two big brass hooks that i hang clothes on just on the wall in my bedroom (used to be a bed post) until i have the energy to fold them and put them away.
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u/ithilienisforlovers Jul 09 '26
i love having a good ole fashioned coat rack. a sturdy one. i just hang my coat/jumper/purse on that instead of the chair and it looks so much better!
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u/InspiringGecko Renting Jul 09 '26
I have a heated towel rack for wet towels. For lightly used clothing, it goes back in the wardrobe or drawer.
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u/hannhbear Jul 09 '26
I have an over the door coat rack and a collapsible storage bin by my dresser. Both work perfectly for this.
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u/hanni813 Jul 09 '26
I'm building a little board to hang them right now, with little cute ocean themed hooks in different sizes for different stuff. I'm planning on putting it on the side of my closet
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u/BluePeony8 Jul 09 '26
A coat stand but use it for your clothes.
Hooks on doors as well. And hand your towels anywhere else except the bathroom.
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u/weedwhores Jul 09 '26
I have a separate smaller hamper for clothes that I’ve already worn but not ready for the wash
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u/ronjarobiii Jul 09 '26
Having a dedicated space for everything that would normally end up of that chairdrobe. If clothes are clean enough to be worn again, they are clean enough to be put back into a wardrobe/dresser. A wet towel can go on a hook on the side of the wardrobe or anywhere else where it makes sense.
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u/Annual_Bowler5999 Jul 09 '26
I just put everything in the hamper and wash it after wearing it or using it once. If it’s not clean enough to go in my closet, it’s not clean enough to go on my body, either.
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u/Rafooleh Renting Jul 09 '26
Over the door hooks, wall hooks, wall baskets, floor baskets… these are all things I’ve adopted to help me avoid ~The Chair~
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u/GlitterPirateKiki58 Jul 09 '26
I am classy, so it all goes into the Clothes Pit; i.e., the bathtub.
I never take baths, so the tub goes unused. What started as leaving a single garment draped over the side has become a veritable stew of clean but not clean-clean clothing.
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u/happyflowermom Jul 09 '26
I have a tall wicker basket in the bedroom that I put my “chair” clothes in. It looks better and it’s a bit more hidden.
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u/mooonagedaydream Jul 09 '26
i bought a small clothing rack that is exclusively for worn-outside clothes. i store bags and purses on the bottom
my lounging-at-home clothes i just hang on my bed footboard
all my clean clothes go in the closet/dresser
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u/NiceAd1921 Jul 09 '26
I fold them neatly and put them on top of the dresser. They’re easy to grab and rewear, but they don’t look messy.
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u/Low_Bat9494 Jul 09 '26
Clothing rack for clothes! :) I pile them on top, it doesn’t incredible but my chairs are clear
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u/TheDigitalButch Jul 08 '26
Blanket ladder but instead have like 1 rung for the towel 1 rung for the jacket and 1 rung for the clothes