Friday, January 17, 2014

Closet in the Morning Sun

Since I purchased my 1953 Rambler in North Minneapolis in September of 2010, I have had a spectacular time organizing, and re-organizing, my home.  I'm sure it's fairly common for folks who go from years of apartment living to years of living in a home with more storage and space.

A few short weeks after I moved in, I began the redesign of the smaller of the two main-floor bedrooms.  I simply needed an entire room to keep my wardrobe, nothing wrong with that.  I painted the walls a cool, Robin's Egg Blue, but haven't bothered making a theme of it.  I love color and would hate to limit myself.




The bedrooms in my home are on the East side of the house.  This makes for the perfect setting in the morning.  While I get ready and pick out my outfit for the day, I (and my diverse collection of thrifted clothing) can bask in the sun shining in from the East facing window.  It just adds to the loveliness of the room. 

While I was standing at my closet this morning, I realized it was looking particularly warm and beautiful.  I snapped a photo of it and would like to share one unique storage idea I'm currently using to organize my collection of vintage and pre-owned scarves.


If you take a look at the scarves hanging on the door, you'll note that they are not all hanging on the same device.  The larger scarves are draped over a typical six-hook, over-the-door rack, but the silk scarves below are hanging on something a little different. 

I have a dog, his name is Archduke Diego.  I purchased a large crate for him a while ago and the crate came with a metal divider, used to separate a female dog from her newborn pups while they are crated.  Because I have a male dog, who doesn't really like being in the kennel, I re-purposed the metal divider and have it hung on my closet door for additional scarf storage.  Below is a photo of a cute little puppy inside one of the crates I'm talking about.  There are usable storage ideas all over your home!  You just have to be a little creative!