Where do you store......

[chloejessmeg]

Hello. Been on a major sort out and house re-vanp/de-cluttering thing since Xmas and still got loads to do. But there are some things I just keep moving from place to place without an actual place it belongs. What do you do with the following? (and feel free to add to my list or ask about your problem things)

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach
• Hangers
• wires that are not in current use
• Travel cots
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into"
• Spare bedding
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)
• Dvds
• Recycling

There are hundreds more, I could go on all day!

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach *Top shelf of kitchen cupboard - in a tin
• Hangers *on the rail or on top shelf of wardrobe
• wires that are not in current use *what wires? extension leads go behind teh setee
• Travel cots *in DD3s nursery
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" *in a spare draw in DDs room - if they are for the next 6m or so. Things beyond that are in teh loft.
• Spare bedding *airing cupboard
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed *airing cupboard, under bed, in loft
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) *in garage (out of DDs reach)
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) *bottom of wardrobe
• Dvds *in a DVD cupboard
• Recycling *on top of george forman until I bother to take it out to bin.

There are hundreds more, I could go on all day!

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach TOP OF A KITCHEN CUPBOARD
• Hangers MOST ARE IN USE; I CHUCK CRAP ONES AND LEAVE THE REST IN THE WARDROBE
• wires that are not in current use NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN? I HAVE A BAG OF LEADS FOR ODD THINGS IN THE LOFT
• Travel cots LOFT
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" LOFT
• Spare bedding I'M LUCKY TO HAVE A BIG LINEN CUPBOARD; I USE VACUUM BAGS TO SQUISH DOWN DUVETS AND PILLOWS
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed IN THE LOFT OR I GET RID IF NEVER USED
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) CUPBOARD UNDER SINK IN KITCHEN
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) WE HAVE A COAT AND SHOE CUPBOARD IN THE HALL. I CHUCK/RECYCLE SHOES GROWN OUT OF OR NEVER WORN
• Dvds STORAGE UNIT IN DINING ROOM
• Recycling WE HAVE A SMALL BIN IN THE KITCHEN FOR RECYCLING STUFF WHICH WE EMPTY DAILY INTO THE OUTSIDE RECYCLING BIN.

We're lucky in that we have quite a lot of cupboard space for storage, but I'm also quite ruthless and declutter regularly!

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach

Wall cupboard in kitchen

• Hangers

Wardrobe as all in use

• wires that are not in current use

In a bag in wardrobe. Regularly used computer ones in the computer cupboard. regularly used mobile/camera ones in bag in kitchen.

• Travel cots

n/a

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into"

Don't have any.

• Spare bedding

In a space saver bag under the stairs

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed

Garage or under stairs

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)

Under sink in kitchen or in utility room

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)

Far too many downstairs in entrance hall. rest in bottom wardrobe. This is our issue currently and considering solutions.

• Dvds

Currently on shelf in bookcase. To be sorted out in next few months as I hate them there.

• Recycling

Paper bag upstairs in kitchen as it is "clean" waste. When full gets put in recycling bin in garage.
Bottles go in recycling bag in garage.
Clothes.materials in carrier bags at bottom of wardrobe or spare room ready to put out as soon as a charity bag thingy comes through door.

Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - we have a lockable cabinet in the downstairs loo

• Hangers - never have any spare
• wires that are not in current use - under the desk in the study
• Travel cots - guarage
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" on a lower rail in their bedroom wardrobe or a drawer
• Spare bedding under the relevant bed (childrens) ours airing cuboard
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - guarage or loft
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) - under sink
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) under bed
• Dvds - unit
• Recycling in boxes outside and we have a double bin. anything to big I pop by the back door and DH takes it out when he is in

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach

in wall cupboard in bathroom or on shelf in kitchen (till jnr learns to climb)

• Hangers

In wardrobe, hanging up or on floor

• wires that are not in current use

In cellar with rest of tools and nails and DIY bits

• Travel cots

Haven't got - but old cot in cellar

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into"

This is a problem - have currently got them in two massive plastic 'sack race' sacks from ELC (v strong) but hate the constant juggling as have got two ds's with 4 yr gap.

• Spare bedding

Mine - in big blanket chest in bedroom - only thing I have ever found that works for this!!
Boys' - in big drawer under bed.

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed

In cellar, conservatory, top bit of wardrobes.

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)

Under kit sink, (lock on door - or will be soon ) or in another wall cbd in bathroom.

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)

Bottom of wardrobe

• Dvds

In a heap on floor - need help with this! Children can't put them away for some reason so we scrapped the little cupboard we had.

• Recycling

In bag on kitchen floor, used to have big dustbin in kit but it was too big when we moved here.

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - HIGH UP IN KITCHEN CUPBOARD
• Hangers - IN OUR LARGE WALK-IN WARDROBE THAT I USE FOR REVOLVING AND SHORT TERM STORAGE
• wires that are not in current use - IN A SEE THROUGH PLASTIC BOX FROM IKEA AT THE VERY TOP OF THE HOUSEMAID'S CUPBOARD
• Travel cots N/A
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" N/A
• Spare bedding - IN AFOREMENTIONED WALK-IN WARDROBE
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - IN LARGE WALK IN HALL CUPBOARD OR IN WALK IN WARDROBE OR IN HOUSEMAID'S CUPBOARD OR AT VERY TOP OF BUILT IN WARDROBES (UP A STEPLADDER)
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) - IN HOUSEMAID'S CUPBOARD
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) - IN WARDROBE OR, FOR CHILDREN, BEDROOM FLOOR IN A CORNER
• Dvds - IN A BOOKCASE
• Recycling - I TAKE IT OUT EVERY DAY

-medecine :highest shelf in the kitchen or I have seen some medicine boxes that you can keep at a lower level but that you can lock.

-Hangers a few spares in wardrobe, the rest to the skip or to a charity shop if they are good ones (not the ones you get with clothes you buy IYSWIM)

-travel cot : in the garage

-clothe to grow into : in the garage in bags/ boxes with the age they might fit in.
spare bedding would keep one in bedroon wardrobe and pack the rest in the garage.Same for anything bulky, spare shoes.

• dvds on a little shelf near tv or charity shop if I do not watch them.

-recycling: in big bins in the back garden (1 for the normal bin bag collection, 1 for grass etc (from the council), 1 combined glass+ cans (from the council), 1 for cardboard. I have a bucket in the kitchen where I put peelings, bread crusts etc.. that I feed the neighbouring horses with once a week with the DCs.

Anna. Please excuse but I need to ask. You don't actually do revolving in your wardrobe, do you - in the manner of Superman - and emerge as a superhero housewife? [girn]

I mean!

Revolving storage, not revolving me - I hang up clothes waiting to be ironed in there, for example.

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach

in a box on top shelf in kitchen cupboard

• Hangers

in wardrobes!

• wires that are not in current use

in a pile on kitchen surface

• Travel cots

under stairs cupboard

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into"

on shelf in big cupboard in baby's room

• Spare bedding

airing cupboard

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed

under stairs cupboard

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)

all cleaning products together in cupboard under sink

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)

bottom of my wardrobe

• Dvds

sideboard

• Recycling

in recycling bin next to normal kitchen bin

Oh that makes sense

I wish I could get to grips with revolving storage. It's so tricky.

I have got clothes on the bedroom floor (in basket) to be washed, they travel to the kitchen, into machine, out of machine and into dining room, take down airer from ceiling, unload dry clothes (usually 24hrs? I think to dry), hang wet clothes, back up on pulley.

Dry clothes to bedroom, into drawers etc.

The thing is, it ought to work, but there are always piles of them in various places at different stages of it.

Liike huge heaps in the bedroom waiting to be put away.

I think my main problem is being up half the night then too knackered to move all day.

When I am rested and have energy I love doing housework.

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - in bathroom cupboard (children old enough to be trusted)
• Hangers - (in wardrobes with clothes on!)
• wires that are not in current use - (I don't think we have any of these?!)
• Travel cots - (long gone!)
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" - (baby clothes long gone, grow into in cupbard above DD's wardrobe)
• Spare bedding - (in top of airing cupboard / cupboard above DD's wardrobe)
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - (in loft storage space)
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)- Iin cupboard under sink)
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)- (at bottome of wardrobes)
• Dvds - (in cupboard under TV)
• Recycling - (in recycling boxes outside!)

My motto is chuck out anything you aren't using and don't need any more

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - Top shelf of bathroom cabinet
• Hangers - On the rails in the wardrobes
• wires that are not in current use - In a compartmented wooden box under the hall console table.
• Travel cots - No longer need them but used to store it under my bed
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" - fabric storage boxes under DC's beds
• Spare bedding - Linen cupboard in hall
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - Loft
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) - Locked cupboard under the sink
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) - shoe rack and boxes in wardrobe
• Dvds - Shelves
• Recycling - We have a three compartment thing in the kitchen

Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - we don't: the dds are old enough not to touch and never touched anyway

• Hangers - wardrobe/clothes rail

• wires that are not in current use - don't think we have any

• Travel cots - not got

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" - loft

• Spare bedding - cupboard at top of stairs

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - back of pantry or under beds

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) - under the kitchen sink

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) - cupboard at top of stairs / shelf on bottom of clothes rail

• Dvds - in the TV unit thingy

• Recycling - utility room

• Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach

we've got child locks on our bedside cabinet/table things, so in there

• Hangers

none to spare!

• wires that are not in current use

got some cupboard doors for one of our bookcases to hide miscellanous crap like that in

• Travel cots

stood on its end, in DD's wardrobe

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into"

hung in DD's wardrobe

• Spare bedding

All in bedding box, with some in those vaccuum bags.

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed

Under bed/top of wardrobe

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)

Under sink

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones)

Top shelf of wardrobe (have few shoes though)

• Dvds

In Ikea storage boxes on bookshelf

• Recycling

Hangs in large bag on the back of the kitchen door and is emptied when full.

will read other answers now for ideas on how to improve!

Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach - in tin on top shlef of kitchen cupboard.

• Hangers - a few spare on rail in spare room.

• wires that are not in current use - filing cabinet in office.

• Travel cots - spare room

• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" - canvas storage bags in loft cupboards.

• Spare bedding - airing cupboard.

• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed - garage.

• Cleaning products (not daily used ones)under sink.

• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) - wardrobes.

• Dvds - don't have many. In TV cupbard

• Recycling - stuff that's collected by council is put in bins outside. Other stuff that we take to recycling stations is under breakfast bar in boxes.

Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach special cabinet in bathroom

• Hangersin wardrobe
• wires that are not in current use understairs cupboard
• Travel cots understairs cupboard(first floor)
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" in their wardrobes
• Spare bedding in laundry hamer in my bedroom
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed first floor understairs cupboard
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) under sink
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) in wardrobe
• Dvds in flip folders in TV cabinet
• Recycling in bin, or DH's van

Medicines that are used frequently but need to be out of reach, top shelf kitchen cupboard

• Hangers, in a basket under stairs
• wires that are not in current use
• Travel cots N/a
• Baby/childrens clothes that is "to grow into" in a big blanket box in my room
• Spare bedding, in pul out drawers under beds
• Anything bulky that isn't used often but can't go outside/in shed, in loft
• Cleaning products (not daily used ones) in cupboard under sink
• Shoes (again, not everyday ones) in bottom of wardrobes
• Dvds- in unit
• Recycling- big blue recycling bin supplied by council