This week, a friend and I were discussing closets–namely the insufficiency of them. It seems we have too many clothes, and too little closet space. She told me of her grandparents’ houses–one had no closets at all; the other had only one very tiny closet in the whole house.

My own mother speaks of having just two or three dresses for many of her grade school years. Certainly spacious closets would be unnecessary if we had only an "everyday dress" and one "Sunday-Go-to-Meeting" dress. For such a simple wardrobe, a hook on the wall would suffice.

I’m grateful for our bounty, and enjoy having different outfits for nearly every day of the week. Still, it does pose problems, and garment variety comes at a "price". In today’s age, buying the clothes often isn’t where the cost often hits hardest. The "cost" can be in maintaining and storing our garments.

In my own home, we’ve recently noticed it with the children’s wardrobes. We have three girls in one room and the two boys in another. With bunk beds, we easily have room for the children; It is finding room for their clothes that stretches us! The small closet in the girls room is bursting with dresses!

I do limit clothes by keeping to a "family style" for our small children. Having a variety of styles means many different accessories. If I buy my daughter the straighter more contemporary looking skirt, it won’t work well with the bloomers she typically wears, and will require an investment (and storage) of tights or leggings.

I need weed-out some clothing and focus on more versatility in my children’s outfits. In addition, we are saving for a free-standing-wardrobe for the girls’ bedroom.

If, like me, you find your family’s clothing needs to be reassessed, here’s a great article from Biblical Womanhood to get you started!

 
Domestic Chaos Tamer and Homeschool Mom of five, Dell enjoys writing about home, hear, and hearth.