What do I love about winter?  I love the woolly sweaters, tall leather boots, hot cocoa, and cocooning under a pile of blankets. What don’t I love?  I don’t love the pile of coats making my four room apartment look extremely cluttered.  We are a family of eight, but not an eight-coat family.  We have heavy winter coats, mid weight coats, Shabbos coats, raincoats.  By the way, I live in a country where there aren’t built in closets.

“NO CLOSETS??  HOW DO YOU MANAGE?”

I utilize a coat rack and over the door hooks.

Not pictured is a third bedroom that has two over the door coat racks like the one pictured above, hung side by side.

Last year I created a “closet” using stacking plastic shelves and a broom stick .

Currently, this space previously used for this “closet” is where the baby’s crib is.  Next year I can re-purpose the space once the crib is not longer in use.

Other popular solutions to the coat dilemma are wall hooks or free standing wardrobe closets.   Regardless of which solution you choose, stick with your system and train your family to use it.  With less time spent hanging up coats, the more time spent enjoying that cup of cocoa.

Thanks for reading.  Stay warm.

Karen aka The Klutter Koach

January 4, 2017