Storing Seasonal Clothing

Discover how to store and protect seasonal clothes.

Seasonal Storage

Whether you are trying to give order to a pile of wet winter gloves, or stow your shorts and sandals for next summer, how you store them will affect how long they last and how accessible they are when you need them.

Storing Winter Clothing In Season
Coats, hats, scarves, and mittens can clutter your entryway, utility room, and kitchen table all winter long if you haven't allocated a convenient place for them. For coats and scarves, install hooks near the entry door that your family uses most often. Make sure some hooks are at a child-accessible height so your kids can put away their own outerwear. If you hang coats in a closet, allow enough space between them so they can dry, or hang them on the shower curtain rod to dry before storing them in the closet.

To keep mittens, gloves, and scarves in order, place bins on shelves in a pantry, utility room, or closet close to the main entry door. Choose bins with mesh sides to allow airflow to dry damp gloves and hats. Label a bin for each family member and make sure some are low enough for kids to reach easily.

Boot Logic
To keep family members and friends from tracking snow and mud into the house, create a convenient area where they can remove their boots and shoes. Your family will cooperate more readily if this area is just inside the primary entry door. Include a bench or chair for boot and shoe removal. For storage, purchase a boot rack with a drainage reservoir or waterproof mats with raised edges so you don't have to contend with puddles.

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