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#1 2014-05-15 02:16:43
- Kingston1an
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Storage considerations and clothes
Many on here seem to have large amounts of clothing, or buy stuff on a frequent basis.
So where do you keep it all? What do you do with it?
Hanging space soon fills up. Ivy Jim used to talk of boxes of clothing that he stored - often unworn.
William Wardrobe seems to have unlimited walk-in storage space but he does not live in the UK and he is the sort of man that takes a steamer trunk on a weekend break.
I wonder what Crompie does? (freebie opportunity with local provider of built in furniture, purveyor of wooden crates?)
I suppose this question is more relevant on a small island where accommodation space is at premium. If you live on a ranch in Utah, not so much.
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#2 2014-05-15 02:46:24
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
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#3 2014-05-15 02:53:47
- Kingston1an
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
^ I count at least 16 jackets there. Those always need to be on a hanger unless you are travelling.
What about coats? Jumpers?
Trousers can fit on those hangers that take three or four pairs, or could just be folded.
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#4 2014-05-15 02:59:05
- Moose Maclennan
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
Most coats seem to fare OK on hooks. Grandads tweed Crombie is bagged up on a hanger next to the kilts.
On the subject of IKEA, they do a good suit hanger for the money.
#5 2014-05-15 03:21:52
- fxh
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
I'm not sure what others have but I have 2 X wardrobes for hanging 5' L x 6' H plus shelves top and bottom + Drawers 4' X 3' in bedroom and another wardrobe in office 8'L x 7'H includes drawers. None of it fancy. All large broad shoulder wooden hangers, but odd old school assortment. I hang two trousers in reverse on each hanger. 3 shirts on each hanger. Fold jeans (all 2 pairs) chinos and OCBDs. Many dress shoes in boxes on top of wardrobe.
Working outdoors clothes, boots, etc and bike clothes hang in laundry. Working boots, gardening clogs etc on large back deck/verandah
Block of land is 70 ' X 200' or so. House, medium size - Front verandah, large back deck verandah, 3 bedrooms, studio, office, TV room, large rear cooking facilities plus living room, bathroom, toilet, laundry. House on front of land. Driveway, Garage.
#6 2014-05-15 08:07:17
- woofboxer
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
Woof Towers is a modern house and has ample storage including double built in wardrobes in the two largest bedrooms. We have no children so I’m able to use the second bedroom as a dressing room. I’ve filled the wardrobe up in that room and have started to encroach on Mrs Woof’s, much to her annoyance. However I still find it necessary to pack my winter clothes away, I put them in the loft and bring the summer ones down, then reverse them again in the autumn.
I bought several packets of wooden hangers (Tesco I think) so I could have my shirts and jackets hanging with the shoulders in a straight line that is pleasing to the eye.
My shoes are in a line of Skubb shoe boxes from a well-known Swedish furniture shop, I like them as you can see the shoes through the windows on the front which assists you in those problematic footwear selections.
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#7 2014-05-15 08:29:57
- 4F Hepcat
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
I am afraid in my household, despite three floors, it is a constant battle for storage space and I mean against the fellow occupiers!
Shoes get removed from cupboards and reappear in far corners of the house, even coat hangers are fought over. Wardrobes are filled to the brim and take on a tardis like quality and then all of a sudden a strange white furry coat will appear that leaves a residue of white fluff on my jackets that proves difficult to remove. Then there's the priority, obviously my sartorial space requirements and access comes last in the pecking order.
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#8 2014-05-15 08:52:47
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#9 2014-05-15 09:11:14
- Kingston1an
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
OK, well I think Moose is a role model for Caledonian/Germanic efficiency.
Hep's situation would not seem unusual for many Brits. Hence the boom in storage space rentals in recent decades.
I become aware of this if people say "New coat?" and I have to reply " No, I have more than one". That means a couple of raincoats, a couple of sheepskins and three Crombies, plus my Dad's ( God rest him) old M &S coat.
I got to thinking if I had a family in the house I could not waste cupboard space like this.
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#10 2014-05-15 09:40:52
- ZarJazz
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
I live in an Edwardian 2up/2 down terrace house with my wife and 7 year old daughter so space is very valuable - especially when I own over roughly 4000 12" records.
I have a one in one out policy when it comes to purchasing new clothes.
This keeps my wardrobe well thought out and to a manageable minimum.
#11 2014-05-15 10:06:06
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
"We close our sto' at a reasonable hour because we figure anybody who would want one of our suits has got time to stroll over here in the daytime." - VP of George Muse Clothing, Atlanta, 1955
#12 2014-05-15 10:28:31
- 4F Hepcat
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Re: Storage considerations and clothes
Some of the new houses in the UK are shockingly small, the proverbial no room to swing a cat. But I suppose apartments in places like New York are like that as well.
In any event, whatever space you've got, you're likely to fill with stuff.
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