Jan 25 2010

Attic Inventory

Published by Court at 7:13 am under Simply Live

Ok, I know it sounds a little crazy. Who has an attic inventory? Or an inventory of anything really? I’m aspiring to create these little catalogs and have a few in the process:

1. Inventory of “stuff” in each room of our house (for insurance purposes)

2. Inventory of manuals - Binders that hold manuals for our “stuff”

  • Kitchen: holds the instruction manuals for appliances, like the KitchenAid Mixer, Toaster Oven,                 Microwave, etc.
  • Electronics:  Instruction manuals for the camera, mobile phones, iPod, and Xbox
  • Home: Receipts and manuals for furniture, ELFA closet shelving, etc.
  • Garage: Manuals for the lawn mower, garage door opener, power tools, etc.

When storing the Christmas boxes and bins back in the attic, earlier this month, I had this “nesting” desire (Yes, I am 9 months pregnant) to make a list of what we store up there. This inventory is in process, as I’ll wait until it’s warmer to spend some more time going through boxes and bins in the abyss.

Just a thought, but…

…usually, if it’s in the attic, you’re not using it. Obviously, you’re not going to be wearing winter gear in August, or leaving Christmas decor up all year, but we ALL have things we’re holding onto that just take up space. So, my first step to staying on top of that: an inventory.

Attic Treasures Jigsaw Puzzle 6175

Here are my categories:

  • Baby/Kids
  • Camping
  • Christmas
  • Clothing/Shoes (seasonal)
  • Crafting
  • Decor/Artwork
  • Luggage
  • Seasonal
  • Sentimental/Keepsakes
I am thankful to have an attic - storage is not an issue for me. However, when looking at my list of categories, I can tell there are things that I need to purge. If I have craft supplies/projects in the attic, will I ever use them? What is my limit for storing “sentimental” items? I’ll share my thoughts on this going forward, but how do you keep a handle on all your stuff - that which is around your house, and even more so, that which is stored way out of sight?

2 Responses to “Attic Inventory”

  1. # Allion 25 Jan 2010 at 10:15 am

    I don’t have much of my “stuff” abroad with me right now, but that’s an interesting position to be in. We have a small storage space packed full and there’s definitely stuff in there I actively “miss” (wedding china!). But there’s probably stuff in there that I’ve forgotten about already. It’s also sort of telling to look at the things we’ve chosen to buy here, the things that for us are truly essentials.

  2. # beautifullyused.com » Spring Cleaning Bugon 14 Apr 2010 at 12:35 pm

    [...] Tackling the attic while the weather is still cool, purging items that are collecting dust and creating and updating an inventory [...]

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