Spring is the perfect season to give your closet a total makeover.

With winter leaving and the warm weather coming, you should look through your closet for things you will not be needing or that you have not worn in a while.

“The purpose of cleaning is to get rid of your winter clothes like thick sweaters and coats,” junior Anna Perez said, “It also makes room for clothes you will get for the spring.”

It is essential to get organized and start fresh this season. Cleaning your room is never fun,  but it is totally necessary. The feeling of being accomplished is worth all the hard work. Here are tips to make it less painful.

Before starting the overwhelming effort of cleaning, set the mood to motivate yourself.

Dress in comfy clothing and blast your favorite tunes. Do not allow yourself to procrastinate.

The earlier you start, the faster you will get it done. By setting the mood, it will be easier to get things done.

A method that never goes wrong with helping you make more room in your closet is the “pile and separate” method.

After dumping out all your clothing and settling down into an area, immediately you will be able to see how much stuff you have. Start by dividing certain clothes into “keep, toss or donate. ”

If items have stains, rips, or holes, add them to the toss pile. When you find clothes that you do not see yourself wearing, add them to the donate pile.

You can put them aside for thrift stores such as Salvation Army or Goodwill.

“After winter ends, I end up with a lot of clothing that I will not be wearing anymore,” sophomore Saud Shah said. “I usually set them aside to donate for those that need them more than I do.”

Donating benefits both you and people in need. By giving your unneeded clothing, you are granting more space in your closet and you are giving back to the community.

The next step is debating how you should organize everything. Everyone arranges their clothes in different forms.

“I organize by grouping certain tops and bottoms together, such as tank tops, blouses, or jeans and shorts,” junior Kadijah Sesay said.

In addition to trying to minimize closet space, you can also switch out your hangers for thin velvet ones.

Velvet hangers allow your clothing to hang in place without slipping off and with its thin design, you can double your closet space.

For items you cannot hang (for instance, pants, shorts, or skirts) invest in storage bins.

By folding and placing them in bins, you provide yourself more room and make it easier to grab and go.

Storage bins are also inexpensive and easy to find. Find them at your local department stores such as Walmart, Target and Kmart.

To get your closet to look neater and make finding your clothes faster, try coordinating the colors of your clothes.

Depending on your liking, you can organize the colors from light to dark or even in the order of the rainbow.

“You can never go wrong with color coding your closet,” sophomore Madison Walsh said, “It makes it so much easier to pick out what you want to wear without having to search through your entire wardrobe.”

The last and favorite tip is to treat yourself. At the end of all your exhausting work, reward yourself by going on a shopping spree and purchasing stuff to fill your now empty and improved closet.

“Usually when I’m done with spring cleaning I use money I have saved up to go find nice clothes preparing me for the warm weather of spring and summer,” freshman Ana Gray said.