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Closet Organization Systems
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on April 3, 2008
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Hi Everyone! We recently moved to the Palatine area and are remodeling our home. We're to the closets, which we ripped apart and rebuilt to prepare for new closet door...
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- We used Closet Works and they were a lot cheaper than California Closets and a few of the other ones. They all use the same materials so we didn't see a difference in ...
- I've just had 3 types of doors MADE for my utility area and 2 closets. I wanted louvre doors for utility area. Wood with slats on the top and solid wood on the bottom....
- I agree that the Container Store's ELFA system is great. I had two of our closets designed and priced. The price was more than my budget could handle. My husband is...
Oak Park-Lkg for Closet Organizer Installation Services (Wire Ok & Affordable)
Asked by G.R. from Chicago
on July 26, 2006
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Would love to get closet organizers to maximize our bedroom closet space. White wire organizers are ok as we may add on to house and don't want to invest a lot in the...
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- Hi G., I installed new closet organizers in all of my closets. I would suggest going to The Container Store to have all of your closets designed. Then take the desig...
- We checked out a few services along these lines, also hoping to go the white wire route. We never found someone willing to install the white wire for us, but we did fi...
- Hi G.. I looked at California Closets and also at having The Container Store install for me, and both were outrageously priced (at least in my opinion!). I ended up bu...
Halloween Custom!
Asked by H.I. from Dallas
on September 13, 2006
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Halloween is coming up, and I don't know where to get a custome for my baby for a good price...It's her first halloween !!!
Can you help me find good stores???
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- I am not sure where you live, but Cutie Patootie in Frisco on Main and Teel released 350 used baby Halloween costumes today at 10am! You could probably find a great de...
- I've had good luck with babycenter.com and onestepahead.com. The plus side is you can read the reviews and find out how the costume really turned out for other pare...
- I have a cute ladybug costume 6/9 months in size. Let me know if you are inetereted. I can email you pictures, I would say $5 would be ok with me. My daughter wore it...
Standing Closets and Toddlers' Rooms
Asked by A.F. from New York
on September 24, 2011
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My husband and I bought a house a year ago with very limited closets. In fact we only have three closets in the entire house. Right now one closet is for me and one is...
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- what about just building something yourself. Then you can go solid wood and still spend less. This webpage, knockoffwood.com has some great plans with nothing but s...
- just be sure whatever you buy, you bolt to the wall. I had a terrible accident with my son at 3 yrs old with a dresses falling. So I am talking from experience. My son...
- I like Armoire but they can be way too pricey. I did this in my daughters room when we lived in a crappy apartment for work purpose, it didnt have a closet at all. I h...
Which Is the Best Consignment Option?
Asked by A.P. from Kansas City
on February 2, 2009
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I've read about Just Between Friends in OP, Here We Grow Again in Olathe, and Kids Closet Connection in OP. I have baby clothes size 12 months to age 4 inclsuing many ...
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- I've been a consignor with Kids Closet for 5 years now. I LOVE it. I always make about $500 per sale (even after the 30%). I like it better than other sales because th...
- A., I have sold thru several shops and I can tell you they all take a pretty good cut, if you actually have the time and want to make back some of the money...put it o...
- Hi A., My first experience with consignment events was this past fall. I attended one of the Kids Closet Connection events and it was absolutely the best children ...
Displaying Completed Scrapbooks???
Asked by P.S. from Houston
on July 11, 2009
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I have 20+ huge thick scrapbooks which I've done over the years and I'm having a very hard time finding a way to display them nicely. My main problem is I can't find ...
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- Those suckers do take up space, don't they? Congrats on having completed so many, that takes a LOT of time! :) How about rotating them? I would box up most of them...
- My aunt is a Creative Memories consultant and talked to me about this. Getting all that nice work scanned in, digitized and printed in light-weight books is one option...
- I purchased two tall bookshelves at Ikea. They were pretty inexpensive. They have adjustable shelving and you could store an elephant on them!! They also come with har...
Vera Wang Wedding Gown
Asked by L.M. from Houston
on September 2, 2008
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I purchased a Cinderella Ball gown years ago for my wedding day and now I hate that I even spent so much for it. It just sits in my closet. My husband thinks that one ...
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- I bought my gown on ebay and sold it after the wedding. My daughter will want her own gown. She is nontraditional, much like her mom and we like it that way.
- I have 6 sisters/sisters-in-law plus me. We all bought our own. Sell it. :)
- If I could have fit into my mother's gown, I would have been happy to have worn it. But, when she married she had a 17 inch waist! The last time I fit into it I was ...
Ways to Organize/make Better a Small House with Lots of People
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on October 10, 2010
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Our family size keeps getting bigger, but our square footage does not. The house we currently live in is somewhat old and needs a LOT of work. We have already done a...
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- we are four - in a 800 sq foot mobile home - to say we are cramped is an understatement! like you my kitchen is in such a state it is awful - I did paint it though, I...
- First, your guest are lucky they don't sleep down the street...it is very nice of you to put them up especially if you don't have the room. I use a 2-hole punch a...
- i use file cabinets for end tables and they are cheap with lots of storage. you can hang cooking utensils on the wall or cieling. I use a hope chest for a coffee table...
Birthday Party and Potty Training Help
Asked by K.S. from Las Vegas
on May 3, 2007
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My Son will be 3 in a couple fo days and he is potty trained. he is trained in the sense that he doesn't mess in his pants. if I tell him to go potty he will go in the...
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- As far as the potty training, my suggestion would be to put a little potty in there (so you won't have such a mess) and maybe put one in the bathroom. That way he will...
- You are a busy mom! Well, I remember when my firs son was 3, he would always use my computer chair as the potty. What I did is that I put up a poster board in the ba...
- Looks like you've gotten lots of good advice about the potty issue. So sticking with the party.... The fact that you are having a pool party takes lots of pressure ...
Crafter's Dilemma
Asked by A.R. from Houston
on August 31, 2010
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I have given handmade crafts in the past which were discarded. The two most painful examples are a baby quilt I made for my nephew which was thrown in the trash. The...
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- They ARE special gifts. Some people don't keep things because it doesn't fit with their decor; but there is no excuse for throwing it in the trash nor for putting it ...
- I can't imagine ever throwing away something someone handmade for me, regardless of whether I like it or not. Handmade gifts are so special, it's sad that your family...
- I can totally relate! I have spent months knitting or crocheting baby blankets or gifts and did not even receive a thank you email or card! It is really frustrating. I...
