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More Closet Shelving Thoughts

There are many decisions to make once you decide to design shelving for your closet, and you have to act quickly before the clutter takes over the room and your mind. Think things through before you start and you will have less trouble down the cluttered road to organization. Read on, if you dare. Wire Rack and Shelving Units There are two basic organizational structures that work well with closets: wire rack shelving and shelving units. In the former, a system of prefabricated hangers and brackets hold lightweight wire shelving coated with rubber. They are similar in design and available … Continue reading →

Closet Shelving: It’s Time!

Can you find what you are looking for whenever you open the door to your dreaded closets? If your house is anything like mine, even the skeletons in there are cluttered, and it’s time to wake up, smell the coffee and be counted (or something like that). Read on for some tips, if you dare. Designing Your Closet Shelving This step should be done before you go out and buy supplies and will save you time and money if you do so. Like all journeys, closet shelving begins with a single step and in this case, it involves making a … Continue reading →

Closet and Wardrobe Care

It is said that clothes make the man and we can only assume that means the woman as well. But what do we really do for them? Their care is very important for it insures their longevity and possibly even our own. (There’s a price one pays for nudity, I hear.) In any case, here are some tips to keep those duds of yours sparkling, fresh and as cool as the day you bought them. Read on, if you dare. Fresh Fragrance Hang some lavender in your closet. Wrap some sprigs in a piece of muslin and tie it with … Continue reading →

Cleaning Out the Closets: Horrible Adventure For The Whole Family

I can always tell when the spring and autumn have arrived at my house and it has nothing to do with budding flowers or falling leaves. It concerns, instead, the cycle of life that revolves around summer and winter clothing. Every year I harbor secret fears about what might be found in the back of my closets. As a writer of horror fiction, the possibilities are endless. Everything is so cluttered that for all I know everything and everyone missing for the last six months might have found a temporary refuge there. The real tragedy is that if they have, … Continue reading →