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Closet & Home Organization & Laundry Room Trish on 05 Dec 2008
Day 5: Honey, I Shrunk The Clothes!
I have had plenty of wool sweaters and “dry clean only” items go into the wash and come out of the entire laundry cycle much to short, too tight, or just plain tiny – more appropriate for my kids and their teddy bears than for me. I think my husband was just trying to get out of doing a lot of the laundry. It worked.
He checks the tags now and if a garment says “hand wash” or “dry clean only”, it goes into a pile to wait for me. But, now it’s MY turn to shrink the clothes! (And the bedding, towels and whatever else I can reduce) Continue Reading »
Bedroom & Closet & Home Organization & Q&A Trish on 03 Dec 2008
Q&A: Shoe Storage for Larger Men’s Sizes
Questions: What shoe cabinet can fit men’s size 14 shoes. I like the pull down one (shown at left), will that work?Answer: I am not positive as to how long size 14 men’s shoes are – it does depend on the type and
the brand. But I did some searching online and found out this conversion chart (shown at right) on About.com.
the brand. But I did some searching online and found out this conversion chart (shown at right) on About.com.I asked my husband to measure his 11 1/2 shoes and coincidentally, they were 11 1/2 inches long – but they did have thick soles that stick out some in the back.
The door to the white shoe cabinet you are asking about is 14.75″ high. The maximum width between the door and the 1st divider is 3.5″. The same goes for the maximum width between the 1st and 2nd dividers. The width between the 2nd divider and the back of the pull-out drawer is 3″. Please keep in mind these are maximum widths. The dividers are not adjustable (only removable) and they do taper down to a narrower width as you get deeper into the cabinet.
If we assume at the absolute MOST each shoe is 14 inches long and not more than 3.5″ tall, they should fit just fine in this cabinet. You may only be able to fit 9 pairs in the cabinet instead of 12.
I also measured the cubby dimensions of the Stack-a-Shelf shoe organizers. The cubbies each measure 4.5″ x 6″ x 11″. You may only be able to fit one shoe in each cubby unless they are soft or flat (like flip-flops). The same thing goes for hanging shoe organizers – one shoe per cubby. I would not recommend overdoor shoe organizers with wire arches for individual shoes. They work wonderfully for women’s shoes, but for men’s shoes, the arches are set too close together (this is based on men’s size 11 1/2).
I hope this helps to answer your question. Happy Organizing
Closet & Home Organization & Q&A Trish on 29 Aug 2008
Q&A: Hanger Storage Solutions?
Question: I’m looking for a plastic hanger holder that I saw at my daughter’s house but she doesn’t know where she got it from.
It’s white plastic and your extra hangers slip over the top of it and store your hangers neatly one on top of the other rather then trying to store them on a closet shelf where they get tangled. It’s triangular in shape and has a name on it: Ganga Danga or Danga Ganga. She bought 2 of them a couple of years ago. I would like to get several of them. Continue Reading »
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