But my house does have one amazing storage feature going to it: double entryway closets.
That's right. Eat your heart out.
Since they are pretty much the only storage we have on the main floor, they are used often, for a hodge-podge of items and get messy quickly – so of course they were on my purge 2014 list.
Closet 1: The coat closet
Before:
I wanted to maintain this closet as a seasonal closet. I went through it several months ago and donated a lot of items, so this time around it was mainly about organizing. I even brought Audrey's coats and snowsuit down from her closet, to join in the fun.
After:
And I even have room at the top of the closet for additional goodies.
Closet 2: The pantry/storage/cleaning closet
Before:
This is the closet that I've had difficulty closing on more than one occasion. As you can see, things just sort of fall out when you open it. This is our catchall closet, and while I didn't want to change that – I knew there was a bunch to say goodbye to.
First off, I knew we had a lot of cleaning supplies, but holy geez.
Once I ditched some of those, I decided the shelf of cleaning supplies needed some order.
I know a lot of people keep kitchen and bathroom cleaning supplies, well, in their kitchen and bathrooms – but until Audrey is older, I'd prefer them nice and high up with all the other cleaning products.
I'm really happy with the new system, and I think it will be easy to stick to, as everything has a home...a very obvious home.
Other items that received containers were items I had in bulk: light bulbs, small light bulbs, baking decorations and Yankee candles.
After:
And a terrible iPhone photo of an angle I cannot capture on my camera:
I love that my brooms and mops are now hanging up. Now I don't have to worry about a random broom attacking me. You can't see it but a broom and two dust mops are hanging up on the frontside of the closet.
Such an easy weekend project that made such a huge difference.
Great job! Doesn't it feel good to tidy up those small spaces?
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