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Storing clothes for the season

bargainsgirl — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:28:38 GMT

How do you store your summer clothes? I used to pack them all away in flat tubs under the bed but then I would need to wash them all again before wearing. Now I just hang some things like fancier tops and nice pants in a different closet and pack the rest away. Then I switch out for winter and do the same. I think I need to thin my wardrobe since I am retired and wear fewer things over and over.....

Re: Storing clothes for the season

gidgetgh — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:42:50 GMT

My clothes, for all seasons, stay in the closet. Summer tops on the left, winter tops on the right. Pants and jeans straight ahead. I have a large closet.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Kachina624 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:45:10 GMT

I recently made a new discovery which I intend to use.

Amazon has some very big bags with zippers made by Ikea of their blue fiberglass-like plasticy material which is pretty much indestructible. You could probably get most of a summer wardrobe in two of these bags. They're inexpensive, have web handles and can be pressed into different odd spaces. They'd be water, dust and insect proof. They could just be thrown in the bottom of a closet.

These would also be great for moving.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

RedTop — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:49:21 GMT

I've been retired 9 years, and all the clothes I own are in a 6 drawer dresser and on 10 clothes hangers in my husbands closet.

My "seasonal" clothes are 5 pair of shorts, 2 tank tops, 2 long sleeve shirts and a pair of corduroy pants. Everything else I wear until it looks bad and gets tossed in the trash. I HATE spending money on clothes!

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Desertdi — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:50:15 GMT

PHOENIX: No need to store summer clothes

Re: Storing clothes for the season

ECBG — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:56:10 GMT

@bargainsgirl

I wash everything that I wore and have labeled plastic tubs in our full basement.

In the next season, I don't have an issue finding anything because everything is separate and labled.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Biftu — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:56:48 GMT

I don't mind too much storing summer clothes, it's the storing of winter clothes that I dread. Storing winter clothes is time consuming because I want to insure my cashmere and wool sweaters and blazers are protected so I store them in space bags before I put them away. Years back I would store my off season clothes in plastic tubs and put them in the attic which was a hassle. I finally purchased long storage benches for my spare bedrooms and store most off season clothes in these benches. Not only do they look nice they also hold a lot. I also move summer clothes to different closets. The whole proccess sure is time consuming. Admittedly I have way too many clothes, yet I am pretty good at donating but some things I just can't part with.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

SilleeMee — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:58:52 GMT

Most of my stuff can be worn all year long. I usually buy things that can be layered during the cooler months. I don't store clothes away b/c I wear them year-long.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

ALRATIBA — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:59:23 GMT

Some stuff is in boxes stored in bottom of closets. Some stuff is moved to the back of the closet.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

mspatmac — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:00:06 GMT

@Kachina624

Thanks, just bought them and will be here tomorrow. Will fit my needs for more than summer clothes.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Lucky Charm — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:07:41 GMT

We relocated into a much smaller home (happily!), so I had to pare down a lot of my clothes. Not too many fancy things any more. I can still put together a few formal outfits, but just a few.

Problem is, I've never really needed winter clothes before, only when visiting up north.

Now I think I may need more winter clothes, don't know if I have enough.

Everything stays put though, no packing or unpacking boxes or bins. I'll make do with the closet space I have. (My upstairs closet is probably bigger than my kitchen.)

But all summer long, clothes that I would wear in cold weather are at the ready. Not in our bedroom, but the room I usually dress in anyways.

The only things I really have to unpack and/or store are seasonal decorations. That's enough of a pain, I would hate to have to do that with clothes, too!

Re: Storing clothes for the season

kate2357 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:19:30 GMT

I only store away my linen items in drawers, everything else is left hanging in my closet. My closet is sorted by type of clothing (pants, jackets, blouse, etc) and by color.

I do clothes purges a couple of times a year and don't tend to keep clothes I don't wear or don't fit. Lost two sizes this past year and don't really have very many clothes left to sort.

I retired last year and the hard thing for me is to only buy clothes based on my current needs/lifestyle. I love clothes, but I don't need power suits anymore, as I'm no longer giving presentations in front of hundreds of people. But it does make for simplified organization.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

shoesnbags — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:22:03 GMT

No packing or unpacking of seasonal clothes. Just hanging in different parts of a very, very big closet. Gotta say, most of my clothing is warm weather oriented anyway. Coats & jackets, for which I have a weakness even though I have not so many occasions to wear, are in a hall closet.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Kachina624 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 02:42:40 GMT

@mspatmac wrote:
@Kachina624

Thanks, just bought them and will be here tomorrow. Will fit my needs for more than summer clothes.

@mspatmac They'd be great for storing linens, blankets and comforters, Christmas and other seasonal decor, even excess kitchenware. I can think of many uses.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

drizzellla — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:07:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I recently made a new discovery which I intend to use.

Amazon has some very big bags with zippers made by Ikea of their blue fiberglass-like plasticy material which is pretty much indestructible. You could probably get most of a summer wardrobe in two of these bags. They're inexpensive, have web handles and can be pressed into different odd spaces. They'd be water, dust and insect proof. They could just be thrown in the bottom of a closet.

These would also be great for moving.

MANY MANY years ago my husband bought bags that looked exactly like the ones you showed from Fuller Brush Co. The ONLY difference was they were white. But zippers, handles and shape is the same.

The ones he bought from Fuller Brush have to be over 25 years old. And they look the same as when we first got them. They are such a nice shape and as you said indestructible. The one bad thing, was he tried to buy more and they did not have them available.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

alliswell — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:26:40 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@mspatmac wrote:
@Kachina624

Thanks, just bought them and will be here tomorrow. Will fit my needs for more than summer clothes.
@mspatmac They'd be great for storing linens, blankets and comforters, Christmas and other seasonal decor, even excess kitchenware. I can think of many uses.

Thank you, @Kachina624 - that's what I was looking for! As @mspatmc did, I ordered them & they arrive tomorrow.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

haddon9 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:56:46 GMT

I don't pack away clothes. Most of my things fit into my walk in closet. The few things that don't I will store in my Dd's old room's closet. I just switch out for the season.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

qualitygal — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:00:39 GMT

I have a running closet. The only variants are weight of material and sleeve length. It really works just fine for me. Retirement helps a lot.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Meowingkitty — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:41:30 GMT

No switching out clothes. I too live in Arizona. Winter is all to short. My long sleeved stuff is hanging one rod and short sleeved is on another. Pants hang all year and shorts are in a drawer.

Re: Storing clothes for the season

Bri369 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:55:01 GMT

No switching out clothes or storing them in bins. We have a large walk in closet so everything is accessible all year long.