New Wardrobe: Part 1

For more than two years Rob and I have been in a never-ending battle with our wardrobe. It holds immense sentimental value as it was the first piece of furniture we bought together and for that reason we both feel a nagging sense of guilt about how much we now hate it. At the time it was all we could afford but in hindsight a cheap pine monstrosity might not have been the best idea, though it did serve us well in Brighton for nearly 3 years.

The move to London upset the wardrobe and it has slowly decided to fall apart in protest. First it was the railing falling down slightly, then the drawer fronts falling off, and then a complete breakdown, doors falling off hinges, drawers breaking completely and now, I fear it will collapse on me or in on itself every time I go near it!!! It's been so bad that most of our clothes no longer make it into the wardrobe and we simply live out of plastic laundry baskets. Rob has been hanging all his good trousers and shirts on the back of the bedroom door all of my lovely wool coats live in our utility closet getting eaten by moths... I'm fed up!

After throwing many fits and completely loosing my mind I've worn Rob down and convinced him it was time to purchase a new wardrobe... that was 6 months ago! Last weekend we finally bit the bullet and actually bought a new one.

We're still not in a position to get an amazing built-in wonderfully bespoke 'systems' like I fantasize about but the Ikea Pax wardrobe we ordered was exciting and it felt pretty damn good to play around with their wardrobe designer and get exactly what we wanted.

Ever since it's been ordered I've been frantically going over my clothes and keeping only those I truly love. This is what I'm left with...

We'll call this 'Before'

Normally the thought of organising, folding, and hanging all this would fill me dread, not now! By next Sunday I'll be jumping out of my skin to put it all away properly for the first time in a long time!

Next Saturday we'll be tackling the flatpack swedish puzzle... watch this space for the finished product in part 2 and hopefully a lovely clean 'After' picture.