A New Closet for the Boys

I hate, hate, hate washing clean clothes. Every Saturday the boys would bring down a monstrous load (their designated wash day) and I would find clothes still on the hanger or folded. I can not begin to tell you how frustrating this is.

So I brainstormed and Don put my vision into existence. We are on Day 3 of this new system and I have to say it is absolutely wonderful. My 6 year old can now find what he needs and get dressed by himself without coming down without something missing. Putting clothes away is a snap and even I do not mind doing it for them because it takes seconds. I can actually see what they have, what they need and what we can do without. NO excess flowing out onto the floor. I actually ended up with a garbage bag of clothes that were so old and stained that they only decent place was the trash and I came away with two bins of winter clothes to pack away to get out in a few short months. Each boy has 10 slots and each slot holds, shorts, shirt, undies and socks. The bin above holds PJ's, slippers, a box with their toothbrush, toothpaste and dental floss.

This closet holds clothes for 3 boys (12, 10, 6). I am getting ready to design the closet that my 15 year old and 1 year old son share. He will need something bigger to hold his clothes since he is bigger. Thinking, thinking, thinking.

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