Closets, pantries and Where Do I Store My Stuff?
April 27, 2009
If you look at houses built indifferent eras, you could almost write a history of civilization. First there were armoires, no built-in closets. Then there were smallish closets that you could walk into, but barely. Then there were the closets with folding or sliding doors that allowed you to look at what was inside, but not walk inside. And then there were walk-in closets, some of which were and are larger than many bedrooms in contemporary houses.
Grandma must have had only a few changes of clothes and one or two pairs of shoes. Now we have shoes in every color, high heels, low hells and exercise shoes. Even some very large closets seem overflowing with stuff.
Traditionally Spring is the season to clean house. Closets are a great place to begin. Best procedure is to totally empty the closet and then put back the clothes and items without which you would be lost. Hopefully that is not everything you took out of the closet.
I once saw a home that was on the market that had matching hangers, every item of clothing arrange by color and lots of free space between each item. It truly made an average sized closet look spacious. If you have small closets, organizing them is a good way to reduce the likelihood that a potential buyer will remark on their inadequacy.
It may seem silly, but buyers looking for a home are conscious of the storage space. The word to the wise seller, is empty and dispose and create visual space. It will amaze you to find out how much stuff you can live without. Cleaning out your stuff will even make you feel as though you have more space.
If you look at houses built indifferent eras, you could almost write a history of civilization. First there were armoires, no built-in closets. Then there were smallish closets that you could walk into, but barely. Then there were the closets with folding or sliding doors that allowed you to look at what was inside, but not walk inside. And then there were walk-in closets, some of which were and are larger than many bedrooms in contemporary houses.
Grandma must have had only a few changes of clothes and one or two pairs of shoes. Now we have shoes in every color, high heels, low hells and exercise shoes. Even some very large closets seem overflowing with stuff.
Traditionally Spring is the season to clean house. Closets are a great place to begin. Best procedure is to totally empty the closet and then put back the clothes and items without which you would be lost. Hopefully that is not everything you took out of the closet.
I once saw a home that was on the market that had matching hangers, every item of clothing arrange by color and lots of free space between each item. It truly made an average sized closet look spacious. If you have small closets, organizing them is a good way to reduce the likelihood that a potential buyer will remark on their inadequacy.
It may seem silly, but buyers looking for a home are conscious of the storage space. The word to the wise seller, is empty and dispose and create visual space. It will amaze you to find out how much stuff you can live without. Cleaning out your stuff will even make you feel as though you have more space.
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