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Why a drawer can smell by itself

Short answer: Wood, glue and lacquer release volatile compounds for years. In a closed drawer they collect in the air...

How odour moves between garments in a wardrobe

Short answer: Odour molecules are volatile. They evaporate from one garment and settle in another, especially if the ...

A system in the wardrobe that lasts

Short answer: A system only lasts if putting clothes away correctly is easier than doing it wrong. If there is a free...

A wardrobe shared between two

Short answer: Divide the wardrobe by type rather than by person. All t-shirts together, all trousers together. It use...

When the wardrobe is too small

Short answer: Move seasonal clothes out of the wardrobe, stand your clothes upright in the drawers and hang only what...

How much space a basic wardrobe takes

Short answer: A basic wardrobe of thirty items takes up about one metre of shelf space and half a metre of hanging ra...

A change of clothes in the bag all year

Short answer: A t-shirt, a pair of socks and a set of underwear in a small pouch take up less room than a book and so...

A set of clothes kept at work

Short answer: A complete set in a cupboard at work saves the day when something goes wrong. Swap it out every third m...

Clothes left in the car

Short answer: A car gets very hot in summer and cold in winter. Clothes that lie there for months lose colour in sunl...

A bag for the dirty laundry when travelling

Short answer: Use a cloth bag and not a plastic bag. Dirty clothes give off moisture, and in plastic that moisture is...

Packing a weekend bag

Short answer: Two sets of underwear, two tops, one bottom and something to sleep in. That is all two nights require, ...

Packing a suitcase so the clothes do not crease

Short answer: Roll the soft things, lay the stiff things flat at the bottom, and fill the gaps so nothing can shift. ...