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Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 13, 2009
The psychology of storing a fancy heeled shoe...
You have finally found the perfect dress shoe for all your upcoming events. You get home after a long day of shopping, take them out of the box, admire them for a moment – applauding yourself once more for your fabulous taste, and then veryyyy carefully put them back into the box or dustbag that they came in and store them in the bottom of your closet until it’s time to wear them.
Now doesn’t that sound silly?! Consider all the time and money you invested into these shoes!
Not to mention that you’ll only be showing off your spectacular purchase for a few hours each month during your special occasions! No shoe lasts forever - Why not flaunt these shoes all year round? Conserve the floor space for your boots!
There are plenty of ways to display your shoes while making sure they stay looking brand new. Clos-ette can help you showcase your shoes on you and off!
XOXO
Clos-ette
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Dry Cleaner
My new favorite Garment care website, talks to you about the reality of getting whites white and tough stains out...
love it!
The Dry cleaner...found him on Twitter!
This is my kind of website. Jerry Pozniak, the author of the blog owns the below high end dry cleaners and tells it like it is!
XOXO
Clos-ette
love it!
The Dry cleaner...found him on Twitter!
This is my kind of website. Jerry Pozniak, the author of the blog owns the below high end dry cleaners and tells it like it is!
XOXO
Clos-ette
Monday, May 18, 2009
Choosing the right safe...
How to choose the right safe or safety locks for drawers, closets or cabinets?
Our jewelry, precious papers and items need to be secure and although the closet is the right place for them often times people go outside the closet for more security- like their
Safes are something we install into our clients homes all the time. We do several Custom safes, besides the typical Empire safe or the pricey Traum safes which are the daily bread of the high-end residential closet world.
What does a good safe provide?
Bolted steel casing locked against theft, fires and floods.
Decorative and custom interiors can also provide beauty and organization.
Hides well behind beautiful cabinetry or wall space so it is hidden from plain sight.
What does a safe cost?
A behind cabinet safe should cost anywhere from 6k- 40k
Custom and Traum safes start at 25k and can go sky high into even the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
What is a good and less expensive alternative? I have a few.
Fabulous digital wall safes and simple safes sold at hardware stores which aren’t necessarily bolted down, can cost anywhere from between $500- 2000k and these safes can accommodate small amounts of jewelry and papers for safe keeping. Often these safes only lock and they do not protect against fire or flooding.
Bio Locks
Another option which I prefer to use the bio lock as an alternative to the less expensive less secure safe or the super high-end custom safe. I install them on my client’s cabinets or drawers. These locks can be hooked up to a light switch or even your in home security panel and are not visible from the outside of the drawer or cabinet. They are of course less conspicuous than a simple locked drawer but also stronger.
If broken into and hooked up to your alarm system, (most good bio locks hook up to most home security systems) it will set off the alarm. Bio Locks are great alternative to either of the above options and they can fit very easily into most storage and closet designs built out of cabinetry or existing cabinetry.
XOXO
Clos-ette
Saturday, May 9, 2009
How to Pack up your Winter Wardrobe
LSD- this is for you!
Ok so hopefully it is officially time to put the heavy wools and cashmeres away, send the furs to storage and make room for the sarongs, shorts bathing suits, wide brimmed hats and sundresses!
How and where do we put these things. to start where do you live? A city- off site storage? an apartment? A home? with a basement or an attic?
finding the appropriate storage is key. temperature control is also key, otherwise mold, moths and water damage and oxygenation can foil your fabulous plans to "make room" in your closet!
Find your storage and then go from there. If you're keeping your items at home and have secured climate controlled storage either under your bed or in your attic or basement then let's talk about packing stuff up!
Make sure everything is clean before you fold it, or hang it up. I prefer natural fiber boxes and garment bags to plastic of paper ones. Plastic, although it protects from wetness, seals out some much needed air for many fabrics such as cashmere and silk leaving them to do that nasty "yellowing" we all know and HATE!
If you're gonna use plastic for anything, use it for your big cotton and wool sweaters, coats and pants and make sure you suck all the air out of them so they're as flat as possible.
Boots, shoes and handbags are an even bigger pain the butt, because they're bulky, come in odd sizes and cant be smushed! Try to store boots with boot trees in them and standing tall and I prefer to have my shoes on a shoe rack rather than in boxes however, if there is the possibility of dust of wetness best to box them. Make sure to label them either with a photo or a written description of the shoe in order to easily identify them if you need to get to them (i.e. a trip to Patagonia or skiing in chile in the summer!) I also stuff my purses and put them on a shelf and/or put shoe trees into them.
Some off site in NYC- Manhattan Mini Storage(more economical and more do-it-yourself)
Garde Robe NYC (with locations growing!) much more expensive and white glove service!
XOXO
Clos-ette
Ok so hopefully it is officially time to put the heavy wools and cashmeres away, send the furs to storage and make room for the sarongs, shorts bathing suits, wide brimmed hats and sundresses!
How and where do we put these things. to start where do you live? A city- off site storage? an apartment? A home? with a basement or an attic?
finding the appropriate storage is key. temperature control is also key, otherwise mold, moths and water damage and oxygenation can foil your fabulous plans to "make room" in your closet!
Find your storage and then go from there. If you're keeping your items at home and have secured climate controlled storage either under your bed or in your attic or basement then let's talk about packing stuff up!
Make sure everything is clean before you fold it, or hang it up. I prefer natural fiber boxes and garment bags to plastic of paper ones. Plastic, although it protects from wetness, seals out some much needed air for many fabrics such as cashmere and silk leaving them to do that nasty "yellowing" we all know and HATE!
If you're gonna use plastic for anything, use it for your big cotton and wool sweaters, coats and pants and make sure you suck all the air out of them so they're as flat as possible.
Boots, shoes and handbags are an even bigger pain the butt, because they're bulky, come in odd sizes and cant be smushed! Try to store boots with boot trees in them and standing tall and I prefer to have my shoes on a shoe rack rather than in boxes however, if there is the possibility of dust of wetness best to box them. Make sure to label them either with a photo or a written description of the shoe in order to easily identify them if you need to get to them (i.e. a trip to Patagonia or skiing in chile in the summer!) I also stuff my purses and put them on a shelf and/or put shoe trees into them.
Some off site in NYC- Manhattan Mini Storage(more economical and more do-it-yourself)
Garde Robe NYC (with locations growing!) much more expensive and white glove service!
XOXO
Clos-ette
Monday, April 27, 2009
Custom Safes...How does one get one?
Custom safes are very cool because not only can you tweak the interior but also the exterior for a super custom fit. What does that mean for you? Well, instead of fitting a closet or build out around your safe, you can fit your safe around the built out furniture it will sit inside.
Custom safes are not that easy to stumble upon, you need to have access to a sub who uses the correct locking mechanisms and knows how to also make them secure, fireproof them etc.
A few custom safe features:
* beautiful custom drawers and trays with
* wood and enamel drawers and trays
* watch winder
Clos-ette can create the custom safe you need and want and so might your high-end residential architect. We suggest you make sure you go with a consultant who has done several custom safes and can references their locking system, do CAD drawings of the safe and mock-ups.
XOXO
Clos-ette
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