Remove all the big shirts and other items that do not belong to the boys.

Then take everything out. and put it on the beds.

The decision on how much to keep depends on how often you wash clothes. If you wash once a week, the boys need far fewer clothes as I see here. Seven outfits per week with a few spare outfits for playing outside is enough if you are traveling on vacation. Call it ten. That's is probably enough for each cold and warm season if you really want to reduce what you have to store. I see about 100 tee shirts. Can the boys choose ten each?

Socks are quickly outgrown at ages 4 and 5, sort them out every six months.

That looks like a neat closet unit.

I agree that removing anything that doesn't belong to the boys would be a good place to start.

How about some kind of baskets or bins that can slide into the shelf and hold the t-shirts? If you were to do something like that, you could potentially fold the shirts and stand them on edge (Marie Kondo style) so you can slide the box out, pick any desired shirt, and replace the bin. We have done this with DD's jeans in an under bed box. They use to be stacked in the box, but now that they are folded and filed so you can see them all at one time, it is much better.

As apple_pie_order noted, if you can thin the selection of shirts, that might be helpful too, though my DD never wanted to part with much of anything and I figured that she would outgrow them eventually. As she has gotten older, I've made a point of not overstocking clothing for her. She does like to have a nice selection, but the number is dictated by the space she has.

Thank you all

I think yes i should start minimizing the contents of the cabinet yet its all the kids stuff in there nothing but their stuff clothes and linens

Dihn what do you store in the dressers to the left and right?

With a 8&9 yo here I know how many clothes kids can have..socks, underwear, undershirts, pj's, swim wear, tee's, button up shirts, golf style shirts, jeans, dress pants, shorts, hoodies, I mean the list is endless. LOL. I have the same problem with how to orginize kids clothes to get the max use of space. Good Luck.

The brown drawers have their shoes and school stationary

You have far too many clothes in there for two children. I'll bet they tend to wear whatever is in front, on top. If you took out half the shirts and put them in a box, would anyone miss them? Doing that might help you pare down significantly.

I would add shelves, so less stuff is stacked. If you can't do that, I would find tubs that are half as tall as the shelf, so you can have one on the bottom with a lid, and an "in use" tub on top. With 5 shirts in a pile instead of 15, you could more easily find what you're looking for. I think I would use all the shirts in the top tub, then rotate to the bottom one. That way, all the clothes will get used.

Even better would be 4 tubs per shelf (though I realize tubs don's come in an infinite range of sizes). That would allow you to put off-season clothes in the back, and current clothes in the front - where they can be found and used.

How many shoes in the dressers? Check out this pic..not mine but this is what I do. You won't believe how many kids tee shirts can fit in a drawer folded this way..and having them stand up you can see which is which.

I would try this with the tee shirts...put the shoes somewhere else.

Do you have a main linen closet that you could move the boys bedding to?

Dihn, I don't think you should feel as if you need to get rid of some clothes, they cost money..you just need to figure out how to orginize that best fits the boys and your needs. I have two boys 8&9 grands I'm raising, they have a lot of clothes..I'm always shuffling things around making better use of space..than there's a growing spurt and I have to donate a bunch of clothes...than one boy doesn't have enough lol.

My youngest daughter is turning 21 this summer..do to a serious and chronic medical condition she has problems gaining weight...she wears the same size as when she was in 5'th grade...talk about a LOT of clothes LOL...yes we do donate, but not enough apparently as her walk in is no longer walk in. Haha.

I am about to start her closet soon..donating...

The boys I clean their clothes out spring and fall..I pack up the fall clothes that Iknow will fit one of them next fall and donate the rest. Same in the spring I pack up what will fit next spring and donate the rest...I store their seasonal packed up clothes in bins in the back of their closet. Lets not EVEN talk about how to orginize toys LOL