I have always liked and have at times implemented a family closet system..
Recently I did this
the kids clothes are hung, paired in outfits, on color coded hangers. the white bins are boys socks, undies and pajamas. Pink are the girls. The kids have a set number of outfits at any given time.. I try to keep at 7 each but there are exceptions. for example Jacob and Quinten have 2 sets of church clothes and a scout shirt.. in addition to their daily outfits.
the brown desk is where I put the clothes fresh from the dryer. I sort here and the kids put away their own clothes. Outfits without mathches hang out on tha table till thier partner shows up. My husband and I take out clothes to our room to put away and the 2 year old puts away the wrags and pot holders and the towels are folded an put on the red shelf. The grey bucket under that black table is crafts, the one under the wood table is sheets
I dont recall where I got the idea but a few years ago I started folding sheets like so. I fold the top and bottom sheet and second pillowcase if needed and store them inside the pillowcase.. They stay neat and tidy and I always have the set handy.
With this system laundry has been a breeze to keep up with.. Its only been a few days but thats all it takes to find out in a house like this!
I like the idea of folding the sheet and second pillow case and placing it into the other pillow case.. I will have to remember that...
ReplyDeleteI'm working on doing this with my girls... They LOVE their pretty dresses(although you'd never know it by the fights we've had lately getting dressed on Sundays) and they still fit, so I let them keep 4 dresses each. (And I freecycled a huge bag full of size 4-6 dresses that they had outgrown or didn't make the cut!) Now I'm working on their everyday/school clothes... So far they each have 6 hangers that I put their "good" school clothes on. Next I need to go through their "play" clothes drawer and purge. I don't know if I am ready to cut it down to 7 outfits each yet, but if I can go from 6 drawers stuffed with old t-shirts and what-not to 6 hangers each plus a drawer of play clothes, it will be a HUGE improvement in my clutter!
ReplyDeleteif you dont want to get rid of them just box up and store.. at least they are not circulating.. they are being stockpiled :D
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