His & Her Closets, After the I Do There’s an old joke that says: “What’s mine is hers and what’s hers is hers…”, the implication being that, after the ceremony, women gain ownership of everything, including the closet space. But that’s so 1970s… These days, men’s fashion is a billion dollar industry and men are paying more attention to what they wear, and how they wear it. So in the interest of sharing ‘half and half’, and starting a marriage on the right foot with the right shoe on, equality in marriage means equal everything, including closet space. --Merging two closets into one means it’s time to toss a few items In order to get two closets worth of clothes and shoes to fit into one, perhaps bigger but nonetheless single closet, the key is to triage. It’s time to go through each closet and decide what stays, what goes and what might need to go into storage for a little while. The dress you wore to your high school prom? You might want to toss or store that. The suit that you wore to a wedding last month? Keep. The jeans you were hoping would fit again one day? Toss. Your lucky espadrilles? Keep. It’s a long process that you have to be willing to endure without too much in the way of emotion: if you think with your heart, instead of your head, you’ll end up keeping everything. Once you’ve done the triage, it’s time to design a closet that works. --Take inventory of what needs to go into the closet Look over everything from shirts and shoes, to handbags and ties. While a Closetmaid survey has said that women typically have 132 items in their closet, versus the 43 that men have, those numbers are changing. Do you need several drawers for socks, underwear and lingerie or will two do the trick (one each)? Do you need high rods for suits and dresses or is the bulk of what both of you both wear more in the jeans and khakis department? Take stock to decide what you need. #livingtogether #marriages #engagments #sharingiscaring checkout ModularClosets.com follow @modularclosets #organize special thanks to #prgroup #promopost #endoursed
