Storage Space

Getting more useable storage space is often a reason people find their current home inadequate and want to move to a new house.

When you look through a home you are considering - don't just look at the bedroom closets and think about your clothing and shoes.

Where will you put the sheets, towels, cooking utensils, flower vases, holiday decorations, craft and project items, games, electronics, books, etc - all those things that you are collecting that make you uniquely you?

Tools currently take up about the space of a 1 car garage now in our family - car tools, carpentry tools, gardening tools, etc.  These are also usually heavy and unusually shaped making them some of the hardest objects to move!

Many years in the military with many moves makes me regret how much I left behind, gave away & threw out.  Although, giving to a variety of charities all across the country has been rewarding both personally and financially for tax purposes.  After experiencing Hurricane Hugo in Charleston, SC in 1989, I gave a large amount of clothing and other items to people who had everything they owned swept away in the flood waters.  My next move to California was the easiest because I had fewer boxes to pack and unpack.  Identify the items you must keep and move particularly if you are downsizing.

A good way to do a storage comparison of homes is to count the number of closets you currently use, and compare the size and number to the new home you are considering.  Also, do this with the Kitchen cabinets and pantry area. 

Our old Kitchen seemed smaller than our new one, but the number and size of the cabinets was the same with some in the new home smaller or more difficult to reach.  This resulted in not being able to store as many items as before.  I have ended up with some good crystal under a bathroom sink which is not used often.

In a bathroom, a pedestal sink may look great and be very modern, but it means that there isn't any storage space underneath it for towels, cleaning products or even toilet paper!

Make certain there is at least a linen closet close to this bathroom to store those items.

The value of a home with lots of storage space cannot be underestimated!