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    What's the best way to store underwear?
    Robert Rybarski
    Organizational Specialist
    Robert Rybarski is an Organizational Specialist and Co-Owner of Conquering Clutter, a business that customizes closets, garages, and plantation shutters to ensure organized homes and lifestyles. Robert has over 23 years of consulting and sales experience in the organization industry. His business is based in Southern California.
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    There are drawer dividers that you can get that would separate your drawer into sections. Then you can put your underwear into the different sections, and maybe categorize them or organize them by color. There are also dividers you can get that expand. You pull a center partition out and it opens up that square area for larger items, like socks.
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    What's the best way to store shirts on shelves?
    Robert Rybarski
    Organizational Specialist
    Robert Rybarski is an Organizational Specialist and Co-Owner of Conquering Clutter, a business that customizes closets, garages, and plantation shutters to ensure organized homes and lifestyles. Robert has over 23 years of consulting and sales experience in the organization industry. His business is based in Southern California.
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    A lot of shelving sections don't have enough space in them height-wise, so if you have to stack five to eight shirts on top of each other, it's always a problem pulling the bottom one out because it tends to take the other ones with them. The best thing to do would be to get more adjustable shelves or some smaller cubbies that would fit the shirts and then you can stack up to 3-4 per shelf or cubbie at the most.
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    How should I store my ties in my closet?
    Robert Rybarski
    Organizational Specialist
    Robert Rybarski is an Organizational Specialist and Co-Owner of Conquering Clutter, a business that customizes closets, garages, and plantation shutters to ensure organized homes and lifestyles. Robert has over 23 years of consulting and sales experience in the organization industry. His business is based in Southern California.
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    You can get a tie rack to drape your ties on. Another option is to dedicate a small drawer with dividers in it to your ties. You can roll your ties up and put them in the dividers.
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    Why do I need to repair my clothes?
    Community Answer
    Repairing your clothes is a cost-effective alternative to replacing them, which many people cannot afford to do.
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    How can store many clothes in a small space?
    Community Answer
    You could just fold your clothes into rolls like a roll-up sandwich. Maybe you could even put the clothes in an organizer labeled with the types of clothing they are.
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    What can I use to remove chewing gum from clothes?
    Community Answer
    Use an ice cube to freeze the gum and a butter knife to scrape it off.
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    Does mixing two different stain removal products together result in better results?
    Community Answer
    It might, but check the labels of your products first, many will warn you not to mix with other products. The combination of certain chemicals can produce dangerous reactions.
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    Why do we need to sort our clothes?
    Community Answer
    It is possible that the dye used to color darker clothes will bleed onto lighter clothes. Also, using bleach to whiten whites will damage clothes with colors.
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    What's the importance of clothing maintenance?
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    If you maintain your clothes properly, they will last longer, and you will not have to buy new clothes as frequently.
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