Parade of Homes featuring the best of new homes in Manitoba, Canada
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The first step for any new homeowner is to determine how they're going to organize their many belongings in the many rooms of their house. While the need for structures designed to hold stuff is growing, home buyers often forget to work them into their budget. "A lot of people, because the closets are the last thing that they do, they don't have any money left," Boisselle says. "But if you don't have properly done closets, you hardly have a home." Organization has become such a hot topic these days that cabinetry companies like Rosehill Woodcrafters (with locations in Winnipeg, Brandon and MacGregor) are also getting on board. Rosehill sales and design consultant Taunia Grantham credits websites like Pinterest for the everything-in-itsplace boom. Taunia Grantham – Rosehill Woodcrafters "People just have more stuff, and there's more information out there that you can see what everybody else has," Grantham says. "Like Pinterest for example has 1,001 ideas on how to organize stuff. There's creative ways without having to get into cabinetry, but I think because it's more accessible to us we can see what the options are out there." Rosehill works with customers to determine their organizational needs, and then sends measurements off to a company called Stor-X, which prepares a 3D illustration of the potential space. Of course, the first step for any new homeowner is to determine how they're going to organize their many belongings in the many rooms of their house. Here's a roomby-room collection of helpful tips to keep your new home from looking like a locker on Storage Wars. Mud Room "The mud room is really important because that's the room where everybody walks in and walks out," Boisselle says. That means you'll need spots for winter must-haves like shoes, mitts, tuques and gloves. You'll also need hooks for your keys and a charging station for your electronic devices. Another useful tool is a message centre consisting of a corkboard or a dry-erase board where family members can pass reminders along to each other (Soccer practice at today at 5 p.m.). Grantham also suggests a kindergarten-style cubby for each family member and a bench for tying up shoes. Cont'd on page 124 Parade of Homes Fall 2013 123