Cleaning My Kid's Closet
Last week I cleaned out and totally overhauled my son's closet. He's five and so his closet does quadruple duty as storage for me, clothing for him, dress-up gear stash and of course toys. He has a big walk-in closet, rare for a home built in the early 70's. The weird thing about his closet is that it's tucked in an alcove behind his bedroom door. So to open the closet door, I have to shut his bedroom door and then do a little side step.
To be clear, I love the size of the closet and I'm so happy to have the space. I'll certainly be able to make good use of it as he grows. And it's hard-to-get-to nature makes it the perfect place for my son's hide out or a club house when friends are over.
But everyday, I find myself squeezing through the awkward door layout and catching my shoulder on the corners of the doorjamb. I've thought about all sorts of ways to reorient the closet structurally, going so far as to even have a contractor come over and take a look. Now I'm thinking about someday getting a ready-made closet for his far wall. Something like one of the slide wardrobes seen below:
To be clear, I love the size of the closet and I'm so happy to have the space. I'll certainly be able to make good use of it as he grows. And it's hard-to-get-to nature makes it the perfect place for my son's hide out or a club house when friends are over.
But everyday, I find myself squeezing through the awkward door layout and catching my shoulder on the corners of the doorjamb. I've thought about all sorts of ways to reorient the closet structurally, going so far as to even have a contractor come over and take a look. Now I'm thinking about someday getting a ready-made closet for his far wall. Something like one of the slide wardrobes seen below:
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| Ascot Slide Wardrobe |
Just an idea.
For now, it's livable... I'm just tired of the continual shuffling.