No More Wire Hangers and Other Changes for the Better

If I'm going to get this house looking good, I decided I should start by thinking up new ideas and systems for keeping the clutter and other things that drive me crazy under control. One thing I hate is wire hangers. I gather them and toss on a regular basis. I also find myself hunting all over for hangers when I do laundry (when being the optimum word). Well, I begged my husband to install a rod in our bathroom closet for storing hangers. It's working out well so far.



Here is a zoomed out picture so you can see it from the larger perspective. It spans the depth of the closet and is located down low. I see my husband has allowed some baby hangers to be added to the mix. I will have to fix that. I store them in a seperate place her my daughter's room.



Next, I went to the dollar store and bought three baskets. I was sick and tired of all the various shampoos, shaving cremes, razors, etc taking up permanent residence on our tub. So, I separated each persons belongings into their assigned basket. This has worked out fabulous too. I had to remind me husband a few times, but he started following the system because I think he, too, hated all the stuff on the tub's edge.



I want to find an inexpensive and orderly way to store all the medicine and toiletries we have in baskets in the upper portion of the closet. Any ideas are welcome. I hate to spend big bucks on the fabric storage units or metal bins - but I want it looking orderly. Another reason, is because every time we need to enter the attic, we have to remove a panel that is located behind the shelves in this closet. Ugh! It makes a mess. You shoudl have seen how bad it was before I had baskets!!

Update on Kitchen

NeedCo is working on the 3rd plan for my kitchen. We have definitely decided to go with the Integrity Line of cabinets because they are inexpensive and look good. My husband visited the showroom and gave the thumbs up on their construction. Yay!

Now I just have to decide the following:

• Do I definitely want to go two-tone? We had decided either stained wood cabinets on bottom and white on top OR black cabinets on bottom and white on top. I figure a black and white kitchen is timeless.
• Or, do I want to go all white? Mr. Buzzkill said that he would feel as if he were walking between two icebergs if we went with all white? Ahhhhh me.....crazy talk! I have heard of plenty of husbands being tentative about all white kitchens, but then being happy about the final outcome. In looking through a book of 500 kitchens last night I didn't see a single one with black on bottom and white on top. If I went that route, I'd want carrerra marble or look alike counter which equals expensive from all the research I've done. The one solid surface countertop I found that looked very much like marble was in the highest cost category. Wouldn't you know it? I'm thinking if we went with all white, then we could go with a different color of countertop that would be less expensive. Also, I think my husband will see that the iceberg feeling will go away once we have stainless steel appliances and some decoration and art work to give the white kitchen some character.