Comments on: Getting the most out of your storage closets http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:27:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jen http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-28132 Jen Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:32:15 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-28132 My comic book collecting husband was amazed your collection was so small :) Here's what we've found on Princeton Files: http://www.carrmclean.ca/CategoryGroupBrowser.aspx?CategoryID=315&GroupNo=2709 Of course, he just keeps his in cardboard magazine files from Staples. My comic book collecting husband was amazed your collection was so small :)

Here’s what we’ve found on Princeton Files:
http://www.carrmclean.ca/Categ.....oupNo=2709

Of course, he just keeps his in cardboard magazine files from Staples.

]]> By: Shelly http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-27890 Shelly Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:52:39 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-27890 ALSO...we don't want to put an arm and leg into it either :) ALSO…we don’t want to put an arm and leg into it either :)

]]> By: Shelly http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-27887 Shelly Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:32:13 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-27887 i could use some advice...my husband and i just bought a new home and the only storage closet is very narrow and long when you walk into it (30"x50") the ceiling is very high though so we don't want to waste that space. we love to be organized and to declutter but we are stumped on how to make this space as functional as possible. most shelves are too wide and make it hard to walk in and see what is on the shelves. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks!! i could use some advice…my husband and i just bought a new home and the only storage closet is very narrow and long when you walk into it (30″x50″) the ceiling is very high though so we don’t want to waste that space. we love to be organized and to declutter but we are stumped on how to make this space as functional as possible. most shelves are too wide and make it hard to walk in and see what is on the shelves. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks!!

]]> By: knitwych http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-27776 knitwych Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:58:40 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-27776 Thank you for including this in "A Year Ago on Unclutterer." This is precisely what my office closet needs, and I've got most of the supplies on hand to do it! Thank you for including this in “A Year Ago on Unclutterer.”

This is precisely what my office closet needs, and I’ve got most of the supplies on hand to do it!

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]]> By: Rue http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-19845 Rue Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:51:29 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-19845 @PhilM: Try this: http://www.demco.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?PROCFUN+LWDCWEB01+LWDC065+PRD+ENG+FUNCPARMS+ZZWGOTOPG(A0800):BLK252 It's the first thing that popped up in the Google results for "princeton file" (no quotes). @PhilM: Try this: http://www.demco.com/CGI-BIN/L.....00):BLK252

It’s the first thing that popped up in the Google results for “princeton file” (no quotes).

]]> By: jon http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-8659 jon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:23:15 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-8659 Sorry for the off-topic and plug but... Hey Erin! You're a German Gamer! Excellent, they're so hard to find in the wild. Have you tried www.boardgamegeek.com ? You play Settlers and PoF, but you're not a user on BGG? Cheers, Jon. Sorry for the off-topic and plug but…

Hey Erin! You’re a German Gamer! Excellent, they’re so hard to find in the wild. Have you tried http://www.boardgamegeek.com ? You play Settlers and PoF, but you’re not a user on BGG?

Cheers,
Jon.

]]> By: Erin Doland http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7934 Erin Doland Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:47:51 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7934 @Elena -- Just a few days ago I e-mailed Dan and asked him if he would be interested in writing a guest post for us on that very subject! He has accepted, so stay tuned for a full-blown post on the site. @Elena — Just a few days ago I e-mailed Dan and asked him if he would be interested in writing a guest post for us on that very subject! He has accepted, so stay tuned for a full-blown post on the site.

]]> By: Elena http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7931 Elena Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:22:43 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7931 @Dan Ridley - I've been looking into getting my photos scanned, but I'm scared that this will inevitably be the package that gets lost in the mail. Any advice on how to find someone local? @Dan Ridley – I’ve been looking into getting my photos scanned, but I’m scared that this will inevitably be the package that gets lost in the mail. Any advice on how to find someone local?

]]> By: Megan @ Disorder2Order http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7880 Megan @ Disorder2Order Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:59:29 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7880 Fantastic! Simply Beautiful! If only all closets came with shelving we all wouldn't have to think too hard! Thanks for sharing! Fantastic! Simply Beautiful! If only all closets came with shelving we all wouldn’t have to think too hard! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Christine http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7806 Christine Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:28:56 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7806 I have had putting shelves up in my closet (I rent, but I don't care) for awhile now. I'm debating on Elfa v. the superstore brand standards. I have 4 closets in my tiny 1 br...but they're all laid out weirdly, in a way that makes you wonder about how they're supposed to function! So I'm taking the one that is 3+ ft deep in my living room (w/a rod--coat closet? 3 ft deep?) and putting shelves at the back. I envision something like this, but on a smaller scale. I have had putting shelves up in my closet (I rent, but I don’t care) for awhile now. I’m debating on Elfa v. the superstore brand standards. I have 4 closets in my tiny 1 br…but they’re all laid out weirdly, in a way that makes you wonder about how they’re supposed to function! So I’m taking the one that is 3+ ft deep in my living room (w/a rod–coat closet? 3 ft deep?) and putting shelves at the back. I envision something like this, but on a smaller scale.

]]> By: Dan Ridley http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Dan Ridley Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:08:59 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7765 You might want to consider outsourcing the digitization of photos. I've been slowly whittling away at my collection of family photos for years, and I finally packaged everything up and sent it to ScanCafe. $400 later, my "stuff" is many pounds lighter and my entire extended family can look at 50 years of our history on Flickr. (I sent them a fairly small set of photos first, which was both cheap and let me test the results.) This was one of those cases where I found it to be *really* worth it to outsource the job. You might want to consider outsourcing the digitization of photos. I’ve been slowly whittling away at my collection of family photos for years, and I finally packaged everything up and sent it to ScanCafe. $400 later, my “stuff” is many pounds lighter and my entire extended family can look at 50 years of our history on Flickr. (I sent them a fairly small set of photos first, which was both cheap and let me test the results.)

This was one of those cases where I found it to be *really* worth it to outsource the job.

]]> By: MamaBird http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7702 MamaBird Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:55:54 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7702 Oh my! It really IS Mary Poppins' closet! Totally inspiring. I need to get to work on mine... Oh my! It really IS Mary Poppins’ closet! Totally inspiring. I need to get to work on mine…

]]> By: kch http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7670 kch Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:47:37 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7670 Wow! Multiple fiber interests! I knit, crochet and spin. Haven't tried tatting or weaving yet, but I'd love to try both - I just need to carve out the time to do it. Wow! Multiple fiber interests! I knit, crochet and spin. Haven’t tried tatting or weaving yet, but I’d love to try both – I just need to carve out the time to do it.

]]> By: Erin Doland http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7660 Erin Doland Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:09:55 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7660 @kch -- Knit, crochet, tat, and spin ... I'd have a loom if they didn't cost as much as they do and take up such a large footprint ... @kch — Knit, crochet, tat, and spin … I’d have a loom if they didn’t cost as much as they do and take up such a large footprint …

]]> By: kch http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7658 kch Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:16:30 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7658 I remember you saying previously that you were a knitter...are you a spinner as well? Seems like you have an impressively organized - and reasonably sized - stash! I remember you saying previously that you were a knitter…are you a spinner as well? Seems like you have an impressively organized – and reasonably sized – stash!

]]> By: Ethel http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7655 Ethel Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:03:33 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7655 This is why we are trying to buy a home regardless of whether prices are rising and falling. The only reason we currently have a garage is for storage - since we have no car. But we also have very little closet space inside our rental. The lack of organization is driving me crazy - I'm dying to put up shelves all over (we aren't so hot with closets, so we would take the eyesore for the better functionality). I'd like to have shelves in every room holding the things we use in that room and then have our "used once a year or less" items in storage (probably in the attic). This is why we are trying to buy a home regardless of whether prices are rising and falling.

The only reason we currently have a garage is for storage – since we have no car. But we also have very little closet space inside our rental. The lack of organization is driving me crazy – I’m dying to put up shelves all over (we aren’t so hot with closets, so we would take the eyesore for the better functionality). I’d like to have shelves in every room holding the things we use in that room and then have our “used once a year or less” items in storage (probably in the attic).

]]> By: Dianna http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7654 Dianna Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:26:22 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7654 Not enough room for yarn! jk Not enough room for yarn! jk

]]> By: Erin Doland http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7652 Erin Doland Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:42:23 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7652 @Marge -- The boxes are clear so that we can see inside of them without having to pull every box out and see what's inside of it. Much less mess this way, much quicker access time. In this situation, we're all about utility since no one sees these except for us. @Marge — The boxes are clear so that we can see inside of them without having to pull every box out and see what’s inside of it. Much less mess this way, much quicker access time. In this situation, we’re all about utility since no one sees these except for us.

]]> By: Marge http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/comment-page-1/#comment-7645 Marge Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:28:03 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/06/getting-the-most-out-of-your-storage-closets/#comment-7645 I get it. Organized. And man am I. But this is just not pleasing to my eyes. Obviously it is better if then if the stuff were just half hazardly put on the shelf in no order at all but all the bins are just plain and not very exciting. I know that pretty/fancy organizers are more expensive but I think we day do more with our storage to express ourselves and our home's personality then just clear plastic. BRAVO on getting this far though, most people aren't even close! I get it. Organized. And man am I. But this is just not pleasing to my eyes. Obviously it is better if then if the stuff were just half hazardly put on the shelf in no order at all but all the bins are just plain and not very exciting. I know that pretty/fancy organizers are more expensive but I think we day do more with our storage to express ourselves and our home’s personality then just clear plastic. BRAVO on getting this far though, most people aren’t even close!

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