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18 - Real Estate: The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A pril 5, 2006 SANDRA O'CONNOR D p fA A f M 90 5 -333-3500 sandra.oconfior@r8m3X.n8i J sN * W I ttC x Barden City Realty Inc. Creating more closet space For most people the ideal clos et is the size of a room with ample space to hang clothing, lots of shelves to tuck and stash away things, and a place where you can walk around and assess all your personal belongings. In reality, m ost people's closets fall well short of this ideal. And few of us stop to consider the full potential of the closets we do have, tiny as they may be. To understand their true poten tial, take a good objective look inside the closets you already have and the empty spaces that could be turned into closets or cupboards. Closets are not the sort of thing most of us like to face. By their very nature, they invite us to avoid them. As long as the living space looks good, what's inside the closets doesreally matter. It is said that both home and self-improvement often start with your closets. The more effective and organized your closets are, the more effective and organ ized you feel. The m ain things to consider when organizing your closets are budget, space and lifestyle. Even the tiniest closet can be maximized, and not necessarily at a high price. Also, the contents of a closet don't necessarily have to fit the con tents of a room. A hall broom closet can be turned into a pantry; a kitchen nook can be turned into a place to hang a wardrobe. And you don't have to just hang things in closets. You can add shelf units, baskets, bins, or whatever fits, to store things in. Consider an air plane, a boat or a mobile home, where space is at a prem ium . Storage spaces are found above, below and to all sides of furnishings. piece used for storing clothes back when there weren't builtin closets. It's still a popular and practical item in many homes today. · Try turning an entire wall in a room into a storage area. Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. There are many systems avail-- able th a t can be easily · Try to incorporate a variety of . installed. You can close them up by shelving units in a closet. These give adding doors, or keep them open you space to store small items such and airy. as shoes, scarves, handbags and even · Kitchens are where you can be books. m ost creative in finding extra stor · Ceiling space in closets is sel age space. To get the best use of dom used. Consider adding a shelf kitchen closet space, store as much or a com partm ent to store bulkier as possible outside the closets. That items such as luggage or blankets. means hanging anything th at can · Before re-organizing a closet, hang from the ceilings and the take everything out. Set aside any walls. Custom -design closets and thing you haven't worn or used in a cupboards for the specific goods year. Consider donating these iterhs each will hold. This may include to charity. Those you no longer use drawers for knives, shelves for dif but want to keep should be stored ferent size cans, jars, etc. separately in the attic or some place · Adding a shelving rack to the out of the way. Clearing out a closet inside of a closet door can make is the first step in creating more even the shallowest closet seem space. deeper. · Invest in a shoe rack that can be · In a child's room, don't limit incorporated" into your closet. yourself to the space inside the clos W hether it sits on the floor or hangs et. Use lots of bins, stacking baskets from the door or is part of a shelve and shelving units throughout the unit, a rack will not only keep your room to store and toss things in. shoes together it will give the whole Diane Dawtrey is an award-win closet a more organized appearance. ning agent with Royal LePage Real · Plan to store your out-of-season Estate Services and can be reached clothes out of the way in boxes or at 905-849-3257. You can find more elsewhere. Use the closet only to inform ation on h er website at keep those items you wear regularly www.DianeDawtrey.com. This arti during a season. cle is intended as general reference · If you dislike the smell of m oth only and was supplied by the balls but want to ensure your closets O ntario Real Estate Association smell nice and don't attract moths, (OREA). try hanging a sachet of dried rose mary flowers or a mixture of cinna mon and cloves. There are many fresh-smelling deodorizers and per fumed papers to choose from on the m arket as well. · If closet space is still tight and there are few open spaces in your home that can be turned into clos ets, try adding an arm oire or wardrobe. This was the furniture www.homesofburiington.com 2064 ASHMORE DRIVE $579,900 OPEN HOUSE SAT 2-4 NEW LISTIN G Beautiful West Oak Trails Executive home offering approx 3500 sq ft of living space. Great floor plan, stunning kitchen, four large bedrooms. Thousands spent in upgrades including, hardwood floors, solid wood staircase, granite, pot lighting, appliances, ceramics and so much more! Hurry, this one won't last! 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As a Marketing professional, Oliver managed the design, development and roll out of the company's Corporate Identity, Brochures, Web Site, and Advertising Strategy. He received a Bachelor of Business Management from Ryerson University in Toronto and has grown and developed into a skilled marketer and tireless negotiator. Oliver developed a love for Real Estate having personally achieved rapid success. Three years ago he made the decision to become the Real Estate Professional he has now become. Having already made a num ber of sales, Oliver is a big believer that the more value added for his client, the better the result. As an example, he partners with his wife Ania who is an Accredited Home Staging® ProfessionalTM. Check out Oliver's AD in every Wednesday's Real Estate Section of the Oakville Beaver and his website: www.realestateoliver.com. He looks forward to being a positive addition to the Oakville community. Oliver invites family, friends and associates to visit him at his office: 251 North Service Road West, Oakville or call: 905-338-3737 and looks forward to becoming your professional home consultant! Oakville's Best Real Estate ^ H llllllllllllllllllllllll Here are a few more ideas to consider. · Make your closets serve a vari ety of purposes. Try adding a shelv ing unit to a clothes closet where you can store pantry goods and other items. 'orran Ian M 6 p o rra n · Assoc. Broker MUmK Sales Rep. J Abi w m m Glugosh W m JK §L H Jackie £ 1 J . Robinson Sales Rep. Carissa Spithoff Sales Rep. 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