Every home has at least one chair that no one can sit on because it is cluttered with clothes. Apart from the aesthetic factor, the dreaded “clothes chair” is quite harmless. Yet for many people it is a huge source of shame.
This needs to change.
The Clothes Chair is anything but shameful, and when used strategically, it can actually make your life easier.
As everyone learned last year, working from home streamlines everyday fashion, to put it nicely. The Clothes Chair was designed for this moment. When your wardrobe is limited to business jumpers and night jumpers, having these two outfits on hand at all times is incredibly convenient. Instead of rummaging through drawers or the wardrobe, you can just grab something from the clothes chair and go. Personally, this has been a lifesaver for me, as my 110 year old wardrobe door doesn’t lock; if I want to get something out, I have to move and replace the kettlebell that holds the door shut. It’s not an impossible task, but it’s much more tedious than retrieving something from the back of a chair.
You don’t have to work at home to appreciate a good clothes chair. It’s the perfect place for clothes that aren’t clean enough to go back in the drawer with their freshly washed mates, but aren’t dirty enough to go in the hamper either. Anything that you wear several times between washes, such as jeans, sweatshirts, overalls, pyjama trousers and bathrobes, should be placed on the chair. When you get dressed the next morning, half your outfit is already out and ready to go. I mainly wear jeans with alternating T-shirts, football shirts and jackets, so the chair suits my needs perfectly. If your outfits follow a similar pattern, it will work for yours too.
Like any landing zone, the clothes chair can quickly turn into chaos. To avoid disaster, keep an eye on what you’re actually wearing and put everything else away. The idea is to keep the outfit essentials close at hand – not to create a graveyard for dirty laundry. If you notice you’re slipping into the graveyard, it’s time to make a wardrobe change.
