I know gals who have walk in closets with built in drawers and shelving...some are bigger than my bedroom!
I live in a bungalow built in 1913 when I imagine women had maybe 2 or 3 "house dresses" and a Sunday Best outfit for church, weddings, and funerals.
I have more clothing than the imagined woman of 1913 who might have lived here, a woman who like myself would reside in a Humble Bungalow.
Humble in size, hence cost and living on a relatively humble income.
I have quickly and not very artfully snapped a few pictures to give you a visual here.
Behind the curtain....
The left hand side, my longer clothing, including coats and jackets.
Right hand side shorter clothing.
In the middle 2 shelves for sweaters
Baskets of shoes
Wardrobe clothes storage downstairs
Out of season and dressy clothes.
As you can see my space for garments is very small.
I find it a challenge but really it is a great exercise in minimalist wardrobing.
I have the new Stickley cabinet which holds my lingerie, some jewelry, tank tops and scarves.
I blogged about this awhile ago, see earlier post.
I keep my colour palette to neutrals and of course black, white and greys for the basics.
and with a few exceptions I add colours and textures through accessories.
When I shop I ask myself;
Do I need this?
Does it work with most of my current clothing?
Does it look like it will date or is it a classic?
Do I love it?
Is it well made?
Does it fit me and is it flattering?
and
Do I have room for it?
I almost forgot...I have a plastic bin under my bed for my cashmere sweaters...once the moths ate an entire Banana Republic cable knit scarf in only 2 months....
and it was my favourite chartreuse green :(
I hope that you can see these photos as my Blogger has been incredibly persnickety today.
7 comments:
I dont think it matters how much storage one has....we will fill it!
I agree with Suburban Princess. If you build it they will come.
The first question I ask when pondering a purchase is "will I have room for this?" The answer is always no. So then I have to figure out what I'll get rid of so it will. This is a crazy game I play all the time.
~janet
Those are good questions to ask when buying new items - think I will adopt these and apply !! Damn moths - I hope they were very sick or at least had painful stomach ache - extrememly greedy - a WHOLE scarf!
We're really tight on closet space as well, but it's not too bad while Pater keeps most of his clothes in our Vanc'r condo. Once he retires, though, I think he's planning to use some of my (reluctantly, I admit they might be "our") closet space. I try to tell myself this is European living, but I'd love another few feet of closet. Your editing rules make very good sense.
Hi there. I came on over from Jeanne's blog to investigate yours, intrigued by the name! I live in a townhouse, we're a similar age, and I have a townhouse cat and just wish I had your back garden! Look forward to reading more.
You really have arranged your clothes nicely. And you have so much to wear. I have no problem with my closet. I have only a very small fraction of the clothes you have and I share the closet with my husband. If I were you, I´d do one final checkup and calmly remove clothes that I´m not in love with. I´d pack them, and take them away forever.
We seem to have a lot in common here!
Kerry- Welocme to the Bungalow!
Metscan- I do share the closet I just did not photograph his stuff!
I will take your advice and get busy culling...it's very liberating to pare down...and I do have a few things that I do not love.
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