What do you do with your old wedding dress? Like many newlyweds, I had mine cleaned and preserved. It is sealed in a box for the day one of my girls may possibly want it. Yes, it probably will have yellowed but I just couldn’t part with it all those years ago. But that created a problem.
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It's totally normal to have a lot of stuff. After all, we are Americans. For better or for worse, we are massive consumers. Just look at the number of storage facilities there are dotting the landscape. But there comes a time when we have to part with our belongings, usually because we are downsizing.
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The home office can either be the most organized room in the house or a place where all paper goes to die. Everyone has their own systems which can range from everything having a place to piles stacked to the ceiling. It's hard to adapt to another person's methods and take over the reigns.
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Does the idea of dealing with an excess of STUFF stress you out? This can be especially daunting when said stuff is not actually yours. My dear mom passed away last year leaving my dad in our childhood home loaded with memories and 66 years-worth of accumulation, 45 of them being in the same house
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When I started Chics With Tools we embarked on a DIY journey to make the garage a more organized and aesthetic space, embracing an "Industrial Chic" vibe using lots of pipe and wood.
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If you need to get organized, this is the project for you. Customize it to your space. Hang it as one unit or separately, vertically, or horizontally. So many options!
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