Bobby Meyer
I told my mom I would help her get these looking good so she could gain some more storage, and Christmas pillows wouldn’t fly out at her whenever she opened the doors. Christmas is HER THING and you can see how she dresses her entire condo up from top to bottom over in this post. Since she doesn’t have extra storage in her city home, 75% of the the built-in space holds Christmas items.
I assured her I wouldn’t leave her with a terribly messy room while we figured out this project.
As we went, my mom ended up getting rid of some stuff, including extra decor, blankets, pillows, some exercise equipment, and more. I knew she had lots of wrapping paper, ribbons, and gift bags but I did not understand the extent of her supplies.
Holy smokes, the woman could wrap a gift for every person in Chicago and still have supplies leftover. Now, I wasn’t about to make Jan get rid of her precious Christmas decor, so purging was out of the question.
Before, they were stuffed in big garbage bags and they’d tumble onto your head when you opened the doors.
I decided to bring my “As Seen On TV” dreams to life and vacuum seal all of her Christmas textiles. Instead of taking up half of the closet space, these are now neatly arranged up high on one shelf. Once we purged, we slowly put items back in place and realized that we needed to buy a few containers.
They fit the bottom three shelves perfectly and corral all of the kids’ toys and their bath supplies. Now, the grandkids can open up this cabinet, without fear that something might fall down on them, and find all of their favorites within reach.
I know I share my underwear drawer here on the blog, but I told Jan she didn’t need to show you guys all of her secrets!
The entire right cabinet is Christmas Central, with decor, pillows, rugs, and wrapping paper. My mom will rarely need to get into that cabinet for everyday items during most of the year, so it’s nice to have the little chair in front. Up top, in the wicker baskets, my mom now stores her ribbon and beloved gift bags!
On the left, we’ve got a bit more Christmas, wreaths all stacked nicely, and then the kids’ toys. The saga of my mom allowing me to organize her bedroom built-ins, even if it did get a little messy and chaotic for a minute.
