Today we did the big switch from cold-weather clothes to warm-weather clothes. For the three girls, anyway; we still have four boys to go. Now I need a break from looking at piles, boxes and sizes. So I retreat to my computer to share some pictures of our less-than-halfway accomplished state, plus a few extras.
Ta-da!
We keep all folded shirts, pants, shorts, sweaters in these wonderful storage cubes. (They also come in blue
Dresses are all hung in the closet. Yes, we actually have clothing dividers just like the kind seen in stores. We write their names on them. They are similar to these
See the cute red checkered baskets (IKEA) on the bookshelves? They discretely contain socks and undergarments.
The shared dresser is for nightgowns, belts, hats, tights, and ballet clothes. Another cube set holds large dolls and doll clothes. And notice the beautiful dollhouse, Writer’s heirloom gift from her Gram.
A closer look, just because it’s so pretty. ;-) The dolls are American Girl mini dolls. Those are the ones we can afford!
Under the bed, each girl has a large “Grow Into” bin with her name on it. The fourth bin contains shoes that we’re saving for someone to wear, someday.
A post about the girls’ room wouldn’t be complete without a picture of the girls!
FYI on sleeping arrangements: Writer has the top bunk to herself, while Bubbles and Strawberry share the full-sized bottom bunk. This week we also removed the heavy winter bedding in place of a simple fitted sheet and a few throw blankets. Anything more than that is too hot for this time of year, and the children love not having to deal with cumbersome bedding when making their beds in the morning.
Curious as to how we do the “clothes sorting / storing” thing? Click here to read about our reasonably easy system. “Reasonably” because I don’t think a *truly* easy system exists. But comparatively, it’s the easiest and most manageable system I’ve found.
Looks lovely! Does each girl have three cubes then? I have 3 boys in a room together right now and having three dressers in there is killing me, so I am looking for some clothing storage solutions. Is it more difficult with larger sizes?
Hi Annette, each girl has four cubes, and they hold a lot! Each cube measures 13″ each way, a large capacity, but they don’t take up much space. They are more full in the winter, with more jeans/sweaters and all, but we’ve not lacked space yet. :-) They are kid-friendly too – open, visual, and easy to access.
Thanks so much– I’m definitely going to look around and see what we can get around here tomorrow.
Thank you! We’re hoping to move bedrooms around before the baby arrives. I think we may consider using some of those cubes. I hope it will encourage the younger ones to be a little more neat.