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Storage: Living with kids & Living in GA

  1. Tanjowen

    nectarine / 2521 posts

    @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: our last home had very limited storage. We utilized the guest bedroom closet for all items I couldn't store in the attic due to the heat. It works, but you just can't store a ton of items! Most people in our neighborhood and in my area use their garage as storage and park in the driveway, but that is going to depend on your HOA.

    We have 3 cars and one stays in the driveway. We usually only have cold enough weather to ice windows in January and February, and sometimes a few days in March. It's a non issue. Growing up in feel like we experiencing quite a few tornadoes, but the last one I can remember getting close was college, over a decade ago!

  2. looch

    wonderful pear / 26210 posts

    We don't have a basement either, and I'll be honest, I miss it for the storage. Our attic gets very hot and with the pull down stairs thing it is a pain to get our stuff up and down. If we had a basement, I would simply use it for storage (I have no desire to have living spaces in the basement) and have it set up with shelving.

    My husband isn't a packrat and purges stuff on a regular basis, but we still have a lot of things around, especially in the garage since we don't have a shed either.

  3. Modern Daisy

    grapefruit / 4187 posts

    Our house has super tiny closets and we switch things out seasonally and have big dressers. The most annoying thing is not having the hanging space.. You can always add more drawers but hanging space is at a premium. Having a garage, walk up attic and huge basement help but I dream of one day living in a house with huge closets in the bedrooms.

  4. Mrs. Lemon-Lime

    wonderful pea / 17279 posts

    I must have worn DH out because he said we will rent a storage unit if needed.

    @Modern Daisy: yep, hanging space is at a premium. There's one bedroom closet in particular that's just tiny. I slept on it last night and figured we could always use wardrobes with hanging space for that room.

    I still like the idea of shed for outdoor gear. Something about a shed in Georgia feels right.

    Since DH doesn't think he'll be able to install a pull up bar in a GA home die to construction differences there may be a bit more space for storage in the garage.

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