city centre new builds this is what is happening

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

You need to be pretty organised and cut out the clutter. We have managed to clutter up our house amazingly in the 10 years we have been here. I am sure that we would simply have thrown more rubbish out (and be the happier for it!) if we had less space. As it is, in my office now, you have to look carefully where you put your feet.

I got rid of everything I owned when I sold my house. I didn't see the point of carting all my accumulated cheap junk about, paying out for storage fees, not knowing how many years it'd be in storage. Also, it would have been in storage 100-200 miles from where I ended up living.

I decided it was cheaper to buy everything new once I was settled, rather than paying the cost of goods into storage, storage, goods out of storage - only to find when they're taken out that they're shabby, nothing matches and nothing fits the new space.

I decided it was time I started with lovely new stuff next time I buy. I did save a few important items - stored in 1/3rd of the bottom of a wardrobe at my parents' house, hardly any space at all. And I've picked up one or two items over the past year from there. It's surprising just how quickly you have to accumulate more stuff though. Essential stuff really. I still have no clutter/junk though.

superstylin

I think a lot of the new build flats have storage problems. All the show flats are lovely to look at but once you get in and realise that one of the bedrooms won't fit a wardrobe in then you're a bit stuck. We have underground parking that has enough space to store things but no one is allowed to because it contravenes the insurance policy on the building.

Thankfully we're moving from our place at the beginning of the year into a flat that was built in the 1950's. It has a far better floor plan with 2 good sized bedrooms. In fact i'll have to buy more useless junk just to fill it up