CLOTHES are no doubt my biggest clutter next to paper! I LOVE clothes, shoes, hats, purses, jewelry. Some refer to that as a clothes horse. ;)
I have vintage clothing dating back to the 1800's. I have high school clothing of the 50's & 60's. I have clothes in the barn, in containers in a utility closet, over chairs, railings, and actually hung up in the closet~ !!
Professional organizers say... get rid of the clothes you don't like first. HUH? What's not to like? I don't buy anything I don't like. Get rid of anything that doesn't fit. Ok, there they have me! But... the sentimental side says "Oh, remember when we wore this to ...." or this material is so beautiful I just have to keep it to look at.
I have a new book "Buried in Treasures" that I hope will help me overcome this attachment to my clothing.
A lot of shoes have already gone to GW so that is a start. My hats are all in beautiful hat boxes sitting on top of two tall bookcase/dressers. Purses are in a closet all contained. I have started sorting the jewelry.
One of our spare bedrooms was being turned into a 'dressing room' for MY STUFF. Then, we had to put a bed in there which cut down on most of the available space. We took the sliding doors off the double closet so I could reach the double rods better and SEE what's in there.
Tip: paint the insides of all closets and cabinets gloss white so the light reflects better and you can see what's inside. Most people paint the closets to match the room. That is a mistake. White Gloss is the best. Especially for low cabinets under a sink or hard to see areas.
I guess I'm a Clothes Archivist as well as a Clutter Archivist!
2 comments:
I enjoyed reading of your love for clothing and "everything fashion". : )
I believe every woman in America can relate to those issues you raised. Best of luck as you continue to address the things that you've "archived", and please keep on writing!
ps. I'm still "following" but this week the icon disappeared from your blog... I don't know what happened or how. There must be a setting on my account that needs to be changed. any ideas?
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