I take pride in the overall aesthetic and organization of my closet. After my relaxing morning ritual, I continue to keep stress levels to a minimum when opening my clean closet — clean being the operative word here. A messy closet can add unnecessary stress to your life and waste precious minutes of your day. And not only that, but sprucing up your closet can do wonders for your mind and Read more

Mary Schmidt Amons of The Real Housewives of DC has magnificent taste. After getting a look at her McLean, VA, home in an iVillage house tour, I was wildly impressed. Her family's home is sophisticated, cozy, and unique — not exactly what you'd expect from a reality star. But Amons is not only a stylish decorator; she's also a clever one. To keep her fashionista daughters from borrowing her Read more

I don't know about you, but my closet doors are usually open when I'm in my bedroom; I'm in and out of there all the time looking for something. But most of us don't realize that, try as we might, guests occasionally get a peak at the "internal organs" of our closets. So, we might as well have them work for us! If your room is small and wallpapered, you can expand the visual size of it by Read more

In a dream world, we'd all have a custom-built walk-in closet to ourselves, à la Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City: The Movie. But let's face it: wallets the size of Mr. Big's are few and far between. So, we share. Sometimes, unfortunately, sharing a closet with your better half feels like World War III. To lighten the tension and take the frustration out of making two wardrobes fit into one Read more