Storing Kids Clothes
My sister in law asked me how to store kids clothes without a dresser. Since we have moved a million times and not always had dressers for everyone, I have figured out a few things. My son currently has a pretty small room without much room for a dresser. Actually, there is room for one, but it takes up valuable floor space that he needs to play legos! He also has some built in shelves, so I decided to use those to store his clothes. This is the $1 solution!
It is just a cardboard box covered with some scrapbooking paper. Obviously, not a permanent solution for a destructive child’s bedroom. But it is doing the job and could be a good solution if you are living some where short term or as a stand in while you look for a more permanent solution. And yes… when I fold my kids clothes I sort them into outfits and put them in 2 gallon ziploc bags together. It may seem like more work, but has saved so much time because I don’t have to go pick out the kids clothes every morning, or wash clean clothes that they have left on the floor when I send them back to change out of the wacky outfits they put together on their own. I don’t care that much if they wear wacky stuff out in public or anything like that. It is just that if I have to look at them all day, I really like their clothes to be aesthetically pleasing to ME. I know it is one of those things I will have to let go of as they get older, but hopefully they will have better taste by then!
The boys socks and undies are stored in these cheap baskets from the dollar store. It’s working for now. His room needs an overhaul soon. New paint, new blinds, and some better storage for toys. So I will probably be rethinking all the containers on his shelves and come up with something a little more coordinated.
I also have a friend (with six kids!) who gives each kid a laundry basket that fits into their closet to store all their clothes. Everything is in there together: socks, undies, swimsuits, shorts, and t-shirts. It goes straight from the laundry room to the bedroom closet. She lives in the tropics so the kids wardrobes are a little simpler than living with seasonal changes. I have always kept this idea in the back of my head for use at an appropriate time. But at this point my compulsive desire to sort things has me keeping things in separate baskets, drawers, or tissue boxes.
Thanks for the response, I am currently doing what your friend with 6 kids is doing. Though the drawbacks are many. Like the younger kids dumping out all the baskets to play in them and then the clean clothes getting mixed in with the dirty etc. At least the older kids do the laundry, but I feel bad about all the extra work one little punk is making for them. The plastic bag thing is a good idea, it would also mean streamlining the whole wardrobe choice thing…which is good!
Just found your blog via Stumble! and love it. I started doing just this thing for my 12 yo daughter and she is much happier than using a dresser. Love the tissue boxes too. I think I found my soul sister! keep it up!
hey how are ya? i was thinking about you this weekend.
Keep wondering who B might be. New one for me. But great stuff, keep it coming. I found your blog on Shacklmom’s blog, she happens to be our eldest daughter.