The A/W switchover

Where I show you my unchic storage solutions

I have been feeling ridiculously ‘meh’ about posting on social media lately. I have no ideas left, no gems to share, no ideas to style anything new so in a completely predictable moment of procrastination, instead of filming content I switched my entire summer wardrobe over to winter. And decided this would be the content. Ta dah!

Tee: bought in Japan. Trousers: Cos at Thrift+

It is always a hard decision for me to do ‘the switch’ because I love summer clothes so much. I hate layering, I don’t enjoy wearing socks and there are all these bits and bobs like beanies and balaclavas and heat tech that all need somewhere to live.

I also like to eek out my summer clothes for as long as possible, I try and leave a few items (hello white maxi skirt) a little longer to get a few more wears in. But this time I was ruthless: so long shorts, I’ll wear cropped trousers if it heats up again. I have no warm weather trips planned for winter and I know I will now not see these belongings until at least May. And it feels good, because I finally have enough storage to fit everything in.

And I’m sorry (or proud?) to say that my solution isn’t a walk-in wardrobe of lavender sacheted zip up vacuum bags. It’s plain old plastic storage tubs. Not ground-breaking, not chic but very very simple.

I even save on stickers!

I would add that I haven’t just gone and bought these in bulk, these have been built up over a long long time of storing baby clothes, taking leftover ones off my parents and even intercepting someone at the local tip. I really hate to bring a load of chunky plastic into my home without it really having a long-term purpose.

There are no empty tubs in our loft - one always has to be emptied to be filled but this efficiency brings me joy. And anything that is too wintery (snow boots, balaclavas, full on quilted long coats) just stays up there a bit longer until needed.

I also use spare suitcases for big coats and boots. These items have been put back until maybe November time (knitted trousers, jumpers so chunky that barely any coat fits over and take up approx two thirds of my wardrobe allowance).

Disclaimer: I am not 100% sure any of this is a completely moth free solution. I do have some moth holes in my clothes but I honestly think this has happened in my wardrobe than up in the loft? But I don’t think I’ll ever know this answer truly.

THE LOFT

I love our loft: it’s not creepy, it’s somewhat organised and I genuinely enjoy looking at all the things in their place. Having loft space is something I have never taken for granted, it’s my pride and joy and getting it decked and insulated so I can walk up there barefoot is the best thing we have ever done. It has not always been this splendid, it was leaking for the first 6 years of living here with lots of patch jobs and we could only use the first metre of floor space. 8 years and a total roof later, I can say without hesitation that it takes a lot of money to look this good.