How Much Clothing/Bedroom Closet Space Do You Have?

Our 1970 house has a double closet with bi-fold doors in each of the three bedrooms. Another in the family room and a single closet by the front door.

We moved from a 1940 house that only had single closets in the bedrooms so it felt like a step up at the time. In the previous house I always used to imagine the original occupants, her with her 4 dresses and him with his two suits and an extra shirt and pants.

Since I don’t think H has gotten rid of an item of clothing since probably 1970, I let him use the double closet in our bedroom and I have a small free standing wardrobe. The opposite would have had me looking at his clothes everywhere and being driven bonkers. We both have dressers also.

And I have two large cloth wardrobes in our finished basement. I just rotate a selection of current clothes to the wardrobe in the bedroom. Fancy occasion clothes, rarely worn warm clothes (we’re in the South) etc. stay in the basement wardrobes.

That’s how it was for 20+ years. But now that the nest is empty I actually use the now “guest bedroom,” as the walk-in closet I’ve always wanted. Finally!