A couple of weeks ago, I decided to transition all four of our closets into one. I have been having a difficult time with arthritis in my knee and have been a having a hard time with stairs lately, so I decided that cutting back on the up-and-down to and from the kids' rooms would be helpful.I have read on a couple of other blogs that I read, about the "Family Closet". It seems that each family has different reasons for doing it, but here are mine:
1) No more going up and down to collect dirty laundry (all of our dirty clothes go in one hamper in our bedroom)
2) No more going up and down stairs to put clean & folded laundry away. (everything goes in the same place, which is EXTREMELY convenient!)
3) No more going up and down stairs to get clean clothes for Jaden during the day.
4) No more having Caleb yell downstairs, "I can't find any underwear!"
5) Easy bath & bedtime in our Master Bath, followed by getting into PJs that are easily accessible in our Master bedroom Walk-In closet (the Family Closet)
6) Easy getting ready in the morning. (Everyone's stuff is in the same place)
7) Overall, LESS STUFF/CLOTHES/SHOES/ETC... (I definitely had to consolidate everyone's clothing, shoes, bags, etc, in order to fit it all in our space.
David and Caleb have one side and Jaden and I share the other. Amazingly, we have plenty of space for all of our hanging clothes and for Jaden and Caleb's socks, underwear, PJs, t-shirts, shoes, etc. (That is what is in the pink & blue & white baskets on the shelves.) David and I still each have a dresser in the bedroom for ours non-hanging clothing.
So far, we are all loving it!
doing the same, soooo much easier :-))
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous. I'd love a family closet but it's just not feasible right now.
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea! I've always wanted a family closet also.
ReplyDeleteI have read about so many having this too and I think for the first floor master it's a GREAT idea. I don't think it would make much sense for me at all being that I have a laundry chute upstairs and I'd have to walk up there to get to the "family closet" anyway. But it's funny b/c when I read about this idea, I actually thought of you b/c of your knee. Glad it's working.
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Interesting idea! I can see where this would be great, especially with a 1st floor master. Currently, Zoe brings her clothes into my room every morning to get dressed!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds great. Let us know how it's going!!
ReplyDeleteIt really is perfect for the 1st floor Master... the other thing that is really nice about it, it that it becomes really obvious when you are running low on certain clean items...underwear, t-shirts, etc...
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