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DEL.ICIO.USWhen it comes to closets, should women get the lioness’ share?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Before I purchased my home, I lived in a fantasy that I could afford a three-bedroom abode, which I would convert into a two-bedroom, one giant dressing room home. All four walls in this space would be lined with sleek, sexy bright-white built-ins, with glass doors for my dresses. A black crystal chandelier would hang from the ceiling, and in the middle, I’d place two gray velvet (with hot pink piping) slipper chairs.
Fast-forward to reality, I have two small, yet walk-in-able closets off my master bedroom. In one, I keep pants, shirts, skirts and shoes. In the other, I keep coats, dresses, bags and, well, more shoes. In this not yet crowded space, where is a potential future hubby to hang his hat?
Allow me to submit my belief that a glamorous closet is the holy grail for many women (and a few guys, too.) The “Sex in the City” movie confirmed my belief when Carrie opened the doors to her new closet and the theatre erupted in a synchronized gasp. One glimpse of the sparkling white marble floors and endless hang-up space and sky-high shoe racks and we knew: heaven exists, no wire hangers are allowed.
But then I thought — wonder how much space belongs to Big?
For those of you who share closet space, what was your biggest challenge and how have you solved it? Should the person with the larger wardrobe have more room, or when it comes to closet space, is it separate, but equal?
(Photo of Mariah Carey’s wondrous wardrobe.)
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By Melissa
June 16, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
Our master suite has a decent sized closet and my husband’s clothing takes up more of the closet than mine. I’ve never been a “clothes horse.” Right now our closet is FULL and in much need of a purge to charity! All I want is organization - hanging space, shelving, shoe racks, etc. With organization you maximize space, which is what we need!!
By LOL 21
June 16, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
Two closets are best. In a single, shared closet, women will inevitably encroach.
By Perkle
June 16, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
My husband and I have been married 10 years. Ours has always been about half & half. I regularly clean out our closets for charity. Between the 2 of us we used to own about 5 pairs of shoes. We now have enough for some reason for me to buy a shoe rack to get them organized.
By HS Teacher
June 16, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this
I have not shared a closet in more than 30 years. DH always had his own. Since he passed, I use all THREE closets in the house. The master bedroom has a walk in closet with split rods. It has my current wardrobe in it. The 2nd bedroom has out of season clothing. The 3rd bedroom which is an office has bedding and suitcases; some things hanging on the rods.
Some of my clothing is more than 20 years old. I’d rather have 5 good outfits than 20 items that will not last more than 3-4 years. Thank goodness for the Talbots Outlet here in ATL since I get things at 70-90% off. Buy quality, take care of it, and it will last a long time.
By HS Teacher
June 16, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this
I have not shared a closet in more than 30 years. DH always had his own. Since he passed, I use all THREE closets in the house. The master bedroom has a walk in closet with split rods. It has my current wardrobe in it. The 2nd bedroom has out of season clothing. The 3rd bedroom which is an office has bedding and suitcases; some things hanging on the rods.
Some of my clothing is more than 20 years old. I’d rather have 5 good outfits than 20 items that will not last more than 3-4 years. Thank goodness for the Talbots Outlet here in ATL since I get things at 70-90% off. Buy quality, take care of it, and it will last a long time.
By lovelyliz
June 17, 2008 7:24 AM | Link to this
In the world of middle & upper middle classdom, men can get away with the following: 1 black suit, 1 gray suit, one navy suit and if yu want to push it a brown suit. Add the white and blue shirts, the black and brown loafer and you have their work wardrobe.
No woman of the same socio-economic class could get away with this.
By jocelyn G
June 17, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
From time to time, I will read this blog and giggle a little. Gaining little or no real perspective on anything significant to real life. First the TV, now the closet. There are certain things that when you share your life with someone, whether that be marriage or simply cohabitating, you learn to compromise. I find it so difficult to believe even an ounce of your happiness is measured by having to one day share a closet. If it is truly that vital to your bliss, stop fantasizing about spending all this money on other irrelevant items and have a new closet built. I hardly think Mariah Carey’s life and or closet should be a realistic measure of how large or small yours is