Do you have a place with no attic?

[IHeardMummyDissingParcelforce]

Just curious as we're hopefully moving to a really nice place that has three floors, and no attic.

I'm used to a rubbish, damp cellar - everything goes mouldy - and have not had a proper attic before, so in a sense I'll be no worse off.

But can you tell me how you manage it in terms of storage? Things like our large tent, and the Christmas decs, and all that kind of stuff you don't use very often - where do you keep it?

Thankyou

I have a humungous under the stairs cupboard that thinks it's the bag of Mary Poppins!

Oh that sounds epic

We've not got one of those, because we're top two floors - so there are stairs where it would be.

There is one big fitted linen cupboard on the top floor. There's also a sort of halfway landing, to the top floor, which isn't full height but we could fit some kind of storage in there I think. I wonder if there might be any eaves cupboards.

Wondering about having a huge wardrobe in my bedroom and putting the stuff in the bottom of that.

We have rather nifty eaves storage cupboards. Some are easy access and some are screwed shut and fab for Christmas Decorations etc.

We also use the Garage and the In-laws attic!

Yes!

I am very good at not hoarding and keeping clutter.

We have a huge cupboard which we keep suitcases in, and the tat I do keep.

We have a spare bedroom, so keep excess clothes, bedding etc in there.

Other than that a huge summerhouse in the garden which stores non perishable stuff.

Aha, I'm very glad I asked as these suggestions are brilliant

Thankyou ever so much.

Will look for eaves cupboards when/if I get a second viewing (only been in once - other family members have seen it again though)

There is a large shed in the garden, which currently I don't have so all the tools etc can go in there...but a summerhouse is a FAB idea.

Things like pushchairs, fabric stuff, that will go mouldy or get eaten in the shed, could go in a building like that.

No garage but a super garden.

I feel a bit better about it now. The house ticks all the other boxes really.

Also the boys' rooms are going to be super big, so their excess clothes (to hand down, grow into etc) can probably go in there, too.

Excess/outgrown clothes go under my kids beds in those nice ikea underbed storage box bags (quite cute actually). You can get eaves cupboards put in if they aren't there already, it's not massively complicated, and they are handy! We have a wall to floor built in cupboard on our landing which keeps all sorts of things (sleeping bags, tent, spare duvets) out of the way.

DD has a massive wardrobe (Ikea, 236 high with two drawers at the bottom). We fitted two rails in it. Bottom one and two drawers are her current stuff, top one is her too big stuff, precious clothes I can't bear to get rid of and all our formal clothes bagged up as well as my wedding dress.