Walk-in Closet
One of the more recent changes to home design is the necessity of a walk-in closet. In my little girl bedroom, there was a small door in the wall with a horizontal pole that held my few hang-up clothes. My shoes were lined up on the floor underneath and there was a small shelf above the clothes that held hats. My mother was a brilliant seamstress and made most of my clothes and those of my siblings. Quality made up for quantity.
Gotta go shopping
One of the issues with having so much room in a modern closet is the need to fill it. A half-empty walk-in closet looks lacking. It becomes just as important to have enough clothes to look like you can afford a home with a walk-in closet. When there are more clothes, you need more shoes, and so on. Instead of having to think about what piece of clothing you need to add to your wardrobe, you can purchase anything that suits your fancy. You might even buy clothes without a specific plan in mind on where or how to wear them.
Organization is important
Originally, walk-in closets were meant to make it easy to organize all of the clothes needed for a modern life. Work clothes, workout clothes, dress-up choices and casual wear are all required to look the part. The clothes of my youth didn’t have themes. Except for the school uniforms. The modern closet makes keeping clothes organized a pleasant experience. The different sized poles and designated areas make it easy to see every stitch. The stuffed to the brim closets are a thing of the past. Shoes and gloves and bags all have a dedicated home. As my fourth grade teacher would say, “a place for everything and everything in its place.”
Does your closet reflect you?
My closet is a reflection of what I wear to demonstrate my place in the world. Most people like comfortable clothes and only wear uncomfortable clothes for fancy events. In correlation to how much time I spend in each type of outfit, my working girl clothes should take up the most space. My workout clothes and casual clothes have joined forces and hang out together because they are worn the rest of the time. I am happy to say that most of my closet became a victim of the kondo phase. I got rid of most of what I deemed unwearable and never sparked anything but a need to start a bonfire.
Is your closet overstuffed? Can you finally join the ranks of grown ups everywhere and leave a little space in that walk-in for the future? An empty shelf screams possibilities. Are you open to staring at it enough to see into the future?
