When it comes to storage, no one is tougher than Marie Kondo!
We've already told you about this storage pro and her ultra-efficient method.
Marie Kondo's revolutionary technique is vertical folding .
Instead of laying your clothes flat in a drawer, the trick is to stand them up!
Not only do you save a lot of space, but in addition it allows you to find your clothes in the blink of an eye!
In addition, your clothes are much less creased than with normal folding.
And rest assured, this type of vertical folding is very easy to do.
Here are 5 magic tricks to fold all your clothes like Marie Kondo . Watch:
1. Lay your socks flat, layering them on top of each other.
2. Fold the socks from the toe upwards, leaving about 2 cm of margin (just below the elastic).
3. Fold again from the bottom of the socks towards the center.
4. Fold in half to store your socks upright.
Use this technique to fold panties, briefs and swimwear bottoms.
1. Lay your underwear out flat in front of you.
2. Fold in two parts in the direction of the height, from the crotch to the waist.
3. Fold in three equal parts, widthwise.
4. Make a final crease from the crotch upwards, so that your underwear is stored vertically.
1. Lay your t-shirt flat in front of you.
2. Fold the right side towards the center, with the sleeve lying flat.
3. Fold the sleeve outwards, so that it does not protrude.
4. Make the same folds on the left side, not forgetting to fold up the sleeve, so that you get a large rectangle.
5. Fold the collar towards the bottom of the t-shirt, leaving a margin of about 2 cm.
6. Fold back to the center of the rectangle.
7. Make a final fold in two equal parts, so as to store your t-shirt vertically.
1. Lay your sweater flat in front of you, with the sleeves spread outwards.
2. Fold the right side towards the center.
3. Fold the sleeve down the sweater, vertically, to form a triangle.
4. Do the same folding for the left side, without forgetting to fold the sleeve vertically, so as to form a large rectangle.
5. Fold into four equal parts (or in three parts, depending on the thickness of the knit) from top to bottom, so as to store your sweater vertically.
1. Lay your pants out flat in front of you.
2. Overlap the two legs.
3. Fold down the crotch, so as to form a straight line.
4. Fold in half, leaving a 2cm margin.
5. Fold into three equal parts upwards, until your pants hang vertically.
There you go, you now know how to fold all your clothes vertically like KonMari :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, right?
It's still better organized than in a ball in the drawers!
In addition, it allows you to harmonize the colors of your clothes in your closets and thus choose your outfit more quickly.
And it works for all the clothes in your wardrobe:pants, t-shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts, but also panties and socks.
