How to Store All Those Winter Accessories

I can’t be the only mother in the world who feels overwhelmed by the winter accessories or better yet, the inability to find them when you need them. Realizing that there has to be more women like me, I decided that I would share my new organizing system for winter accessories that has proven to work perfectly for our home. We have a total of six people in our family, ranging from 3 to over 40 years old. Some of us know how to take care of things better than others, yet we still seem to misplace a glove here or there. While contemplating what system I wanted to implement, I needed to consider our space, number of family members and functionality of the system.

Purchasing the Right Bins for Your Family’s Needs

Prior to purchasing the bins, you will need to decide a few things for your individual family and the situations for your home.

How many bins are necessary to accommodate your family’s accessories?
What kind of bins do you need? Open bins, bins with lids, square bins, rectangle bins, tall bins, short bins, clear bins, or colored bins
How organized should each bin be? A bin for hats, gloves, scarves, ear muffs, etc.
Where will be a convenient place for the bins when cold weather requires their use?
Where will you store the bins when warmer weather allows for them to go in storage?

Organizing the Bins for Easy Use and Storage

Now that you have the bins that are right for your home and the storage options that you have available to you, you can begin to gather all those wonderful accessories into one place. I encourage you to get the children involved and helping to find them and put them in the new bins.

Here is how we did it in our home:

We purchased 2 clear rectangular bins with lids
In one bin we put all the gloves (we have a lot of these in all different sizes and colors)
In the other bin, we put all the hats, scarves, and ear muffs

During the months we need them, the two bins fit perfectly in the closet downstairs, making it easy to retrieve when needed and replace when they are finished being used. Then during the warmer months, the bins are easy to transfer into the attic, allowing items that we use during warmer months to take the available space in the downstairs closet.

This system has made it so much easier for me to get the children warmly dressed before going out of the house, saving the frustration of looking for one glove every time we go outside.

Do you have a system that works for your family’s winter accessories that differs from this one? If so, I would love to hear what works for your family!

Guest post from Dollie Freeman

Comments

Katrina says

March 27, 2013 at 9:05 am

I have all of our stuff in an overflowing basket by the door. And then I have to move it all to a bin in the basement for summertime. I like the idea of just moving the bins! And the small bins look so tidy! I don’t have a coat closet, but I think I can figure something out… Thanks for the tip 🙂

- Dollie @ Teachers of Good Things says
  
  March 27, 2013 at 9:11 am
  
  Katrina, your welcome! I’m a busy mom, so the easier the better. These kinds of tips, as simple as they are, really make a difference in organizing between seasons.
  
  Thanks for the comment!
  
Katie B. of HousewifeHowTos.com says

March 27, 2013 at 1:35 pm

I have some linen-lined wood baskets that I picked up at Michael’s 15 years or so ago, so I store our out-of-season stuff in them. They look nice, and I have a big ledge over the closet off of my bathroom where I store them. The only problem is that I have to get a ladder out to get into those baskets, so I have to be extra certain the season has officially changed before I bother with it.

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