Our house is pretty typical of old houses. Ours was built in 1939 and has tons of character. We have three full baths which I suppose is strange for a house of that era. We a small kitchen which also seems odd. Anyhow, what seems right in line with my impression of older houses is the fact that the master bedroom closet is small. I suppose that folks in 1939 had a few outfits, suits, etc and that was pretty much it. A small closet would have suited them fine.
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We do not have excessive closet needs but we do have some closet needs. Emily uses the closet in the master bedroom (which is smaller than the closet I had as a kid) and I use the one (of the same size as Emily’s) in the spare bedroom next door. I guess to differentiate the master closet as special, the original builders included a pull-chain light in her closet. My closet, however, being only a guest closet, was not likewise equipped.
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We’ve been doing all sorts of projects on the house and this weekend, as part of another bigger project, I decided it was time to remedy my pitiful light-less closet. You see, a happy closet is one that has a light and a switch…not just a pull chain. I am proud to say that I have the happiest closet in the house. Emily’s closet, though once a happy closet, is now feeling switch envy. I suppose it won’t be far behind mine as its owner won’t tolerate the closet’s whining for long.
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Anyhow, for a short time at least, I have the happiest closet in our old house and another of my dreams is fulfilled!