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My boys share a bedroom which has built-in shelves. This is how it was when we bought the house & in an old house with very little other storage I'm so thankful! At first, of course I dreamed of an actual built-in closet, but this really works well - because they can both see & get (& in *theory* put away) their own clothes.
Hug's clothes are all on the left & Lovely's are on the right. Long pants are on the bottom shelf, shorts on the next shelf up, then long tops, then t-shirts and, finally, vests & occasional things. They each have a basket which holds their underwear and socks.
The shelves above here hold the soft toys that they don't use everyday. Coats & dress-shirts and that type of thing hang from a simple rack on the back of the door. There is a dresser between their beds that has drawers which hold their pj's.
It's a little hard to see in this photo but I made little labels for each shelf / each boy. Maybe I can photograph these & add them later? Basically, each is a laminated circle made of card with a drawing of the item (e.g. shorts) with the child's initial in the middle. That's H or L in this case.
Now, it doesn't always look quite this tidy but not far off ;)
EDIT: After Lovely's nap I went in and took some pix of the shelf labels. Please excuse the sketches - all very 'organic' ;)
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And here is the hanging rack on the back of the door. I have another of these in the playroom to hold the dress-ups. Please note that the only reason that it's relatively easy to keep these clothes under control is that I only have out the clothes that fit / are in season / that I like (which basically means - no logos or characters). This means there isn't too much stuff to mess up & that I pretty much don't mind what they choose to wear! They mostly choose their own clothes (esp. Hug) & I think they always look pretty sweet:)
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Thanks for the book idea - I put in a request at the library for it. can't wait to see what other ideas; the closet idea is a good one!
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Hi Cathy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog. That really is a fantastic book. I am really inspired by Tim Seldin & I just love how accessible this book makes Montessori.
I actually first discovered it at our local library & kept it for the longest time (I renewed it as many times as they would let me & then re-borrowed it ;) & then asked for a copy as a gift at Christmas.
I always found it much easier to dress my boys than my daughter. lol... I love how all the clothes go together! Girls, they have patterns, etc. I have the same clothing criteria as you (no huge logos, and no popular characters) and so that makes it even easier. Your set up is just stunning! I love the little labels. So adorable! My 19 mos old may eventually benifit from me looking at your blog. You have a great idea here. :)
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