{"id":6502,"date":"2018-11-27T15:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=6502"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:27:48","slug":"how-to-organize-a-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/how-to-organize-a-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize a Closet for Showings and Stage It Like a Gorgeous Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2014\/mar\/21\/health\/la-he-keeping-stuff-20140322\">typical American household contains 300,000 things<\/a>. So, dear homeowner with three Christmas trees and a shopaholic\u2019s shoe collection: Show us your closets. We dare you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve actually had clients who will turn around and walk out of a house because there\u2019s not enough closet space,\u201d says top-selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/cincinnati-oh\/top-real-estate-agents\">Cincinnati, Ohio<\/a> real estate agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/agents\/jon-bowling-oh-hl0000082\">Jon Bowling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI personally worked with a woman who would walk to the nearest bedroom, open a closet, and say \u2018Nope, we can leave.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That means you need to sell buyers on every square inch of closet space your home has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019ve got shallow reach-ins in every room or a Carrie Bradshaw-inspired master haven, let\u2019s break down how to organize a closet 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