What Does a Sustainable Closet Look Like? Inside the Closets of Eco Bloggers
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Closets come in all shapes and sizes, and sustainable closets are no different. Some are small with capsule type wardrobes while others, like mine are the sign of a maximalist who doesn’t subscribe to the one in: one out theory.
How My Closet Came to Be the Size It Became
Many of you know that my husband and I bought a home two years ago that we spent just over a year renovating. It was a complete overhaul which means we got to decide the new layout. When faced with a dirty attic that was previously used for storage I took one look at it and said, “We don’t need the storage. Let’s make a closet.” This is how my wardrobe came to be roughly 250sqft. It is a big walk-in and I know it! But the space afforded me something I have always wanted: a non-seasonal wardrobe.
Living in New England layering is a must. Heavy coats, rain boots, snow boots, hats, scarves, shorts, tank tops, blouses etc. Growing up we were taught every six months (give or take) to pack things up, put them in storage, and then bring them out again when the temperatures either rose or fell. I have always disliked this approach to wardrobe organization. Boxes were inevitably misplaced or never opened each year. And, having moved so many times I had boxes and bins spread over several locations. So when I finally got the chance to design my own closet I went for an all-inclusive approach. Never again did I want to pack and unpack. My closet is now non-seasonal. Winter coats sits next to workout gear which sit next to summer tops. I can see everything in one place and never have to worry about playing the guessing game of “where is it?”. Being able to see everything also holds me accountable for not only how much I own but how I often I wear certain pieces.
Design Challenges
While using an attic is a great way to maximize the space you have it presented a few challenges. Lighting, room height, and existing structure were just a few. Putting in skylights wasn’t an option in a home from the 1700’s – at least not an option that maintained the historical character. I opted for LED recessed lighting. In the future tube lights may be an option. There was also nothing to be done about the room height. To compensate for the space, we recessed the shelves into the eaves allowing for the center of the room to stay open giving the allusion of height. But, in reality I have to bend my head down to get into many of the spaces. One of the things I love most about this house are the original beams but they proved a challenge when designing the room needed for hanging and shelves. Instead of covering them up we chose to work with them, highlighting their charm and originality.
As you can see my closet is far from finished. The floor needs attention and the shelves need a final overhaul. But, like the rest of the house my closet is a work in progress.
There are non-eco items everywhere
Yes, there are. I strive towards a sustainable closet and lifestyle everyday but that doesn’t mean I didn’t once have bad habits. My hangers are plastic (although to be fair most of them were found at yard sales and *gasp* in other people’s trash – why would they throw something out that was brand new?). My perfumes are hangovers from the days when I hadn’t yet ventured into the world of clean beauty. I refuse to throw things out if I am still using them or just because someone or some article says so. There is an accumulation of clothing, shoes and bags from fast fashion companies. Some of these have been thrifted in recent years but the majority are quite old. I will freely admit that for a couple of years, about eight years ago, I definitely had a bad fast fashion shopping habit. The oldest purchases, still in my closet, go back almost 15 years. I still wear them so why get rid of them?
The most sustainable thing we can do is to wear what we already have and my closet is a reflection of that. I have no qualms about wearing older items that weren’t made in a sustainable manner. Moving forward with purchases I now know better, but I didn’t always. Instead of dumping these items in the trash or sending them to already overwhelmed thrift stores I choose to keep and wear them with pride and a tinge of nostalgia.
If my closet is full of non-eco items how can I call it a sustainable closet?
I’m not sure I would classify my closet as sustainable. It’s not full of items that have only provided fair labor and wages and are good for the environment. It is bigger than the average closet meaning that one day, these items will end up either in a landfill or at a thrift store. It is however, full of items I love. There are shoes which have scuff marks on them from years past yet I still wear them as if they were brand new, with pride. There are dresses from my mother and hats from my grandfather. There are bags from strangers I will never meet. I could categorically tell you about every item in my closet. I can also tell you every purchase I make moving forward is a reflection of a sustainable closet.
On average I buy about 10-20 new items a year. These are mixed and matched with previous items. As I mentioned, I don’t subscribe to the one in: one out philosophy. It’s a philosophy that has never sat quite right with me. If I still wear the pieces and I have the space for them then why should I discard them? Instead I wear and re-wear items with a sense of love and history. Each garment and accessory tells a story that is unique and personalized.
How to build your own sustainable closet:
You don’t need 250sqft of space for a wardrobe. Most importantly work with the space you have and keep it organized.
Wear what you have. Love what you own.
When it comes to sustainability wearing what we already own is the number one thing we can do. We’ve all made shopping mistakes in the past. It’s what we do with those items that matters now. Moving forward, we need to learn to love what we own. Not in the trendy sense but in the true sense of personal style. The same holds true for new purchases. If you’re not sure about an item in the store your mind won’t change once it is in your wardrobe. By bringing in items you truly love you will wear them over and over again, year after year.
Thrift
For me, thrifting takes on three different meanings. Essentially it is clothing or accessories that are second hand. These could be borrowed from a friend, bought at a thrift store, or handed down from friends and family.
Materials Matter
Will the shirt be worn out in just under a year? Can you get the shoes resoled? Pay attention to the materials and their longevity. If you’re bringing in only the items you love, you’ll want to know that they can be repaired and patched down the road and don’t wear out quickly.
Take Care of Your Items
If you love your pieces, you’ll want to care for them. You’ll want to know that they are folded neatly into their individual spaces. Closets with clothing piled up on the floor or on the dresser are a sign of items that aren’t loved. Sure we all have our days (I absolutely detest doing laundry and thus a pile builds up every once in awhile) but on a whole we treat the items we love with respect. Our clothing is no different.
Buy Consciously
Buy new items with intention. Do you really need it? What purpose does it serve? How was it made? What is it made from? Who made it? Where did it come from? How long will I want to wear this? What will I do with it when I no longer want it? I understand this can feel like an overwhelming amount of questions to ask – after all it’s just clothing. But, clothing is more than just a garment we throw on each morning. It is an outward symbol of who we are, what are values are, and what we stand for. Buy consciously with intention; take a stand.
A sustainable closet doesn’t look any different on the outside. It is what is on the inside that makes it unique: how we treat each item, what we bring in, and our attitude towards those pieces. A sustainable closet is built with a particular mindset not with budget or space.
Want to see how other eco bloggers approach a sustainable closet? Head over to…
Leah at Stylewise: I KonMaried my Conscious Closet | A Closet Tour
Jen at Honestly Modern: Peak Inside The Closets of Ethical Style Bloggers and Creatives
What a dream! Loe it, such a great idea, well done!
Thank you. <3
Dream!! so perfectly organized. So you get dressed in the attic?
I do! But the staircase is opened to our bedroom so it feels more like an extension of the room rather than a creepy attic.
This is such an excellent post! I absolutely agree and am quite horrified when people are just throwing all their clothes away that aren’t ethically and sustainably made when the best thing they can do is to get use from the item and as many wears as possible to justify the resources used to make it. I love how your wardrobe looks like, so spacious and cosy!
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I really enjoyed reading this and particularily resonated with your reasoning behind keeping things because you have the space and still love your clothes. I will never understand how a minimalist wardrobe is sustainable if one wasn’t minimalist to begin with… and has to get rid of things first. As a tiny house dweller and not necessarily a minimalist, your closet is a dream too! I’m inspired!
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The broad grip seated cable row works just like dumbbell rear delt rows but is much easier because it’s accomplished in a extra snug seated position. This takes some stress off your decrease back and leaves you free to give consideration to working your rear deltoids and upper again. You can do that train on any commonplace seated cable row machine using an extended lat pulldown bar.
Focus on partaking your back muscular tissues, particularly the latissimus dorsi. Before you start pulling, set your scapula by pulling your shoulder blades back and collectively with out bending your elbows. This creates a stable platform, permitting your lats to generate extra drive. Imagine making an attempt to hold a pencil between your shoulder blades to ensure most contraction. To get the most out of your Seated Cable Row, guarantee your type with abs engaged and preserve a neutral place throughout the movement.
There’s nothing advanced about this motion, which is great as a end result of it’s effective and doesn’t require a lot setup. When comparing the machine excessive row to these two exercises, they can look a bit comparable however not quite. As mentioned earlier than, the high row sits in the center of these and in a way, gets the best of both worlds. The DB row will emphasize the lats barely, and you’ll wish to use a neutral (palms in) grip. They are additionally an efficient approach to educate the physique tips on how to fireplace the lats and enhance the mind muscle connection. Stay in management at all times and don’t let the pressure of the burden transfer you.
Limit their involvement and lift the load along with your back muscles instead. If biceps are fatigued while performing seated cable rows, technique may need adjusting. Make positive the motion starts and ends with retraction and protraction of shoulder blades quite than pulling with the arms. Nevertheless, the previous requires you to stay bent over, which engages your core stabilizer, whereas there is fixed tension on your back throughout the range of movement on the latter.
Furthermore, utilizing heavier weights will additional challenge these muscular tissues resulting in larger features in energy and measurement over time. When carried out accurately, they might help to construct power and muscle mass whereas additionally offering stability to the core. The barbell row can be considered one of five exercises in our sample back exercise.
In push, pull, legs exercises, you’ll embody the train on your pull exercise days. It will typically be the second or last row variation performed throughout your exercises. Once More, it isn’t unusually to see this listed as the first train of a pull day although. Whereas it’s often seen as a secondary or accent lift for the back, it can be used as a primary train relying in your objectives and particular person exercise needs. There are not many back workouts that provide the emphasised muscle stretch that the seated cable row does.
Many skilled lifters carry out each movements in the identical workout to bias hypertrophy and construct energy. Since the Smith machine barbell works along fastened rails, many lifters favor it over the traditional barbell row. The fastened motion trajectory of the bar eliminates the function of core stabilizers, permitting you to focus on your lats. Exercise variations can be an efficient way to keep your workouts from going stale and guarantee total growth by training your muscles from different angles. Variations and alternatives can also allow you to break via muscle and strength plateaus. It is the reason why you hardly hear of people getting injured on machines or cable pulleys.
The train also prompts stabilizer muscles like the erector spinae and core muscle tissue, that are necessary for sustaining a impartial spine and stopping damage. Moreover, they engage the trapezius, rhomboids, and posterior deltoids, enhancing upper again strength and posture. Guarantee your row kind keeps your back straight and your core engaged to stop injuries and preserve correct muscle activation. Absolutely extend your arms and pull the handle all the way in which to your torso, making certain that the entire range of movement is utilized.
Focus on pulling back out of your elbows and higher arms, as this can assist you to to drag extra along with your again muscle tissue than together with your biceps. Done with a wide, overhand grip, the bent-over row additionally delivers a superb posterior deltoid and higher again workout. That said, you will need to work onerous to keep up the correct position and avoid rounding your lumbar spine. Grab maintain of both aspect of the handlebar attachment with an overhand grip and lean back slightly, so there’s rigidity within the cable machine before beginning each rep. This variation involves performing the exercise with one arm at a time, which increases the depth of the exercise by partaking extra stabilizing muscle tissue.
Many back workout routines, such because the Deadlift, place a great deal of pressure (intentionally) on the decrease again. Start with a light-weight weight and low reps. As Soon As you are able to do the train with good form, increase the burden and reps. Manish is a NASM-certified fitness and nutrition coach with over 10 years of expertise in weight lifting and fats loss fitness teaching. He focuses on gym-based coaching and has plenty of data about exercise, lifting method, biomechanics, and extra. Nevertheless, combining energy training with a nutritious diet and cardiovascular exercise is important to shed weight. Cable row may be part of a weight loss program because it helps construct lean muscle mass and increases general calorie burn. Cut Back the weight and ensure you have a full range of motion for this exercise.
Decrease the weights back to the starting position and repeat for desired reps. This train is a perfect alternative for these looking to add variation to their shoulder routine. Bent over rear delt raises are an effective way to goal most of the similar muscular tissues as chest supported rows with out utilizing any tools in any respect. Lat pulldowns are a fantastic different to chest supported rows for concentrating on the identical muscular tissues. This exercise is performed by sitting at a cable machine and gripping the bar with an overhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width aside. With your elbows bent and tucked close to your sides, slowly bring the bar down till it reaches chin level whereas squeezing your shoulder blades collectively.
This train helps with shoulder extension and exterior rotation, making it helpful for general shoulder stability and energy. Proper range of movement might also prevent stubborn injuries and enhance overall muscle density. Ditch your ego and opt for mild weight, slowly build up within the weight plate numbers. Sustaining good type with abs engaged is essential for a safe and effective exercise. All The Time maintain your chest up, shoulders back, and maintain a impartial place. Pull your shoulder blades again and together with out bending your elbows.
If you don’t, you can find yourself utilizing your lats more than your rear delts and upper back. If you are on the lookout for an different alternative to the TRX row there are many different workouts that work related muscle tissue such as bent over rows, pull-ups and inverted rows. The motion requires you to tug your physique up against gravity whereas maintaining a bent-arm position, which engages the biceps and other muscular tissues within the higher arm. The erector spinae is a protracted strip of muscular tissues that spans the length of the vertebral column and ends within the decrease back. This takes place when you bend at the waist and move your torso backward.
This variation is much like the eponymous row of this text; actually, the only distinction is the burden. The Pendlay row is a variation of the barbell row but carried out with the back perfectly parallel to the ground. This is extra of a power motion and is sort of like a “deadlift row”, in that you’re bringing the bar to the ground to a lifeless cease every rep. Every of the exercises will work the identical muscle tissue in slightly other ways to construct strength and endurance.
You ought to brace and interact your abdominal muscular tissues and hold your core tight as you carry out the train. You can also do it on a seated cable row machine or by pulling a resistance band. This exercise is extremely efficient for folks which have issue sustaining their torso at forty five levels while performing the barbell row.
The seated machine row can be modified up to maintain workouts contemporary, goal muscle tissue in a special way, and permit for continued growth and strength gains. Allow your shoulder blades slide ahead over your ribcage somewhat. You shouldn’t let them come so far forward that the load is pulling directly on your shoulder joint/connective tissue, or inflicting your torso to lean to far forward. A few sets of band pull-aparts may also assist wake up your shoulder stabilizers to make any upper physique workout extra productive and safer. By utilizing your personal body weight as resistance while suspended from a TRX strap or comparable system, you’ll find a way to carry out this train with minimal tools in any setting.
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That stated, back pain sufferers should still wish to use an alternative. So, if you need to build a back you may be actually proud of, you MUST embrace loads of rowing exercises in your pull-day exercises. The cable standing row w/ V-bar can be trained heavy however in comparison with the primary compounds, it doesn’t compare. Subsequently, it’s extra of a hypertrophy exercise rather than a strength-focused movement. With the machine high row, all of these issues disappear as you either need to alter the pin if it uses a weight stack or throws on some plates if it’s plate loaded. This is particularly good if you’re doing your rows after some heavy deadlifts and you’re exhausted.
This large muscle spans from just below your shoulder blades down to your decrease backbone and helps you pull your self up when performing a TRX row. The primary muscle tissue focused by TRX rows embody the latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, and trapezius. With proper kind and execution, this train can help improve posture whereas also building muscle in the back space. This train is an excellent various to the straight arm pulldown and can be accomplished using dumbbells or a barbell. The straight arm pulldown exercise is a good way to improve posture and core power.
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