[Bettiboop]

Originally Posted by Pturner

Getting rid of "stuff" is the best solution but definitely not the easiest.

I agree lol. I've been sorting through things for two years now and it seems like I'm going around in circles.

Wish I could hire that guy on television (can't remember his name) who helps people downsize their "stuff".

Hopefully I can manage to get it done before our move to TV!!! I don't have a choice.

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by 2AFRetSNCOs

OMG! We're going to have to get serious about getting rid of all our stuff. No way do we want to NEED all that extra storage and no way is our car NOT going to be in the garage. No offense intended. By the way, this is my first post. We hope to buy our CYV in a few months and move in by the end of 2012.

I think about half of the folks in our villa neighborhood do NOT put their car in the garage. This is not Minnesota. You might well change your mind. Hubby did.

[brostholder]

In our CYV, we are replacing all the kitchen cabinets with pullouts, converting the closets to "california closets", having a large pantry cabinet put in by the entranceway, adding cabinets to the laundry room and having an attic ladder put in. We have a little sign on our refrigerator that says "If it isn't useful, beautiful or joyful, throw it out". However, we find it easier to post the sign than to live by it, but we are trying.

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by brostholder

We have a little sign on our refrigerator that says "If it isn't useful, beautiful or joyful, throw it out". However, we find it easier to post the sign than to live by it, but we are trying.

Your sign is nice and general. I like that. All my junk fits in those categories so I have specific signs all over the house and in my shirt pocket and still fight myself to obey them. The junk is part of our collective history of being on the planet so throwing it out is like throwing out a part of myself. Each piece bring back a certain memory of acquisition or good time. Maybe when I get in my 80's or 90's I'll do better when I start forgetting where I got them!

[getdul981]

Originally Posted by Trish Crocker

did it change names????

No, we changed houses. We now have a Lily.

[hdh1470]

Found nice product for flooring in attic ezattic.com

[herbaru]

Originally Posted by hdh1470

Found nice product for flooring in attic ezattic.com

Looks interesting. Do let us know if you try it.

[graciegirl]

Someone told us when we were trying to decide which and what was to buy as much space in a home, square footage, as you can comfortably afford. Some cottages are the same price as designers. Some cottages are the same price as villas. Some villas cost the same as designers.

We are still LIVING and DOING and yes bringing stuff home. Think about the size before you commit. There is much said about villas and enclosed backyards and dogs, but I see a lot of folks walking dogs in my neighborhood. The dogs like it, I like to see the pups walking by and the owners are getting exercised.

Just had to say that we are glad we took the advice and bought a Camellia for our first house here.

My husband put shelves to the ceiling in our garage and added shelves in our interior closets. We have nightstands with drawers and hall furniture with drawers. We filled an entire St.Vincent de Paul truck before we left Cincinnati. AND I am not a keeper or a hoarder.

The getting rid of stuff is hard to do...but don't get rid of everything you love....like Christmas stuff. Christmas still arrives here.

[rubicon]

Its a losing battle for me because while I keep explaining to my wife we are in the liquidation phase of our lives she continues to buy things because they are great "sales". and to add insult to injury I still can't get her out of the habit of saying " you just don't know when you might need this." So despite a major reduction of furniture, et al when we moved from Minneapolis area and I am talking about many truck loads I find myself going nuts again finding places for her to store stuff. I am admittedly prone to organization and don't like to see much of our stuff.

so like many of you I added extra shelves in the closets. I purchased furniture with an eye for storage. I installed white cabinets in my garage to hide everything including brooms, etc. I still have plenty of room for my two cars and golf cart. By the way a neighbor of mine had the habit of leavng his car parked outside until he discovered rats were using it at night.

I also had space over my garage attic I install additional cabinets in the laundry room. finally like many of you I continue to reconfigure each and every area of storage to determine if there is a better pattern. God this be patient and please the wife venture alone should get me into heaven.

[tommy steam]

Originally Posted by LvmyPug2

I would love to hear from my fellow TVers what creative ideas you have come up with to add storage to your home. We are thinking of adding an attic stair. But other than replacing those darn half shelves in the kitchen cabinets with pullouts and buying a stackable washer and dryer, I'm stumped. Any suggestions?

I wonder why the builder does not offer more storage , attic pull down stairs and all the things that people add to their homes after thy move in.

[hotrodgirl]

I think the attic flooring and EZ stairs may be offered as an upgrade if you are building. I did ask that and was told it is doable... Don't meet with the design team for a bit het, but that is a definite on my list. Perhaps some of those who are meeting with them soon could post a reply. I think Sara (Shalomaul) is there this next week...

[George Bieniaszek]

Most of the CYV's have a 1.5 car garage. Our Ford Escape along with the golf cart make for a snug fit width-wise so if you have to park your car in the garage, you cannot count on the garage as a storage place for too many things. We also have our washer/dryer in the garage as well.

[Beatit]

Yikes! We are scheduled this Monday to start the design process. Just found out our designer will be Phil Haskins. Does anyone know anything about him or had him as a designer?

Thanks.

[jimbo2012]

I use this in my home now and love it.
You can raise or lower it, no ladders.

Increase the storage potential of your garage with the Racor 250 lb. Heavy Lift Storage Platform, delivering a way to load and lift heavy items to the ceiling without use of a ladder. This platform offers storage for things like file boxes, outdoor furniture, lawn mowers, canoes, tires, ladders and more. Heavy duty steel support beams and vinyl coated steel cable ensure quality performance and a hand crank helps eliminate the physical strain associated with storing heavy objects out of the way.

Ceiling platform supports up to 250 lb. for heavy-duty storage
Constructed from heavy duty steel with support beams for reliable durability
Hand crank lets you raise and lower platform with ease
Lift can lower 8 ft. from the ceiling for easy loading
Includes heavy-duty support beams, 4 ft. x 4 ft. platform, winding axle, vinyl-coated steel cable and all mounting hardware

Not sure what the ceiling height in the garages are there, anyone know offhand?



they are about $150, also w/o the lift for about $60



And they make one for bikes

[perrjojo]

My husband had lots of photos, placques and awards from his 40 years in the aircraft industry. We have removed all the photos from the frames and taken photos of the placques and awards. I have then scanned them and am making them into a Shutterfly book. He will still have a record of all the memories without taking up all of the space. I had many family potraits on the walls and am doing the same with them.