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Referrals Attic - Holliston
BEFORE GARAGE-GURU MAKE-OVER
This client's large attic, separated into several usable rooms, had become unmanageable.
Childhood keepsakes, old college notebooks, seasonal decorations, childrens toys, future to-do projects ... all sorts of things
had found their way up the narrow attic stairs. The client had attempted to bring some order to this space, which was
a start, but she was quickly overwhelmed with the immensity of the project. She also envisioned using part of the area
as a future living space to be finished at a later date, so permanent structural changes in the main attic room for the sake
of storage did not make sense at this time.
AFTER GARAGE-GURU MAKE-OVER
Keeping in mind the future building plans of the client, the Garage-Guru dedicated the 'true' attic space solely
to storage, practically doubling the area by building convenient shelves right into the rafters. All seasonal decorations,
household files that had to be kept but were rarely referenced, and childhood keepsakes (boxed and labeled) slid neatly onto
these new shelves. Once these types of items had been sorted and filed into the customized cubbies of the smaller attic
room, the contents of the remaining two liveable attic rooms were itemized and organized into easy-carry boxes marked for
'disposal', 'donation', or 'use elsewhere'. Any items not falling into any of these categories remained in the
attic at the client's request, conveniently located for quick and easy access, while leaving a major portion of the attic
open to the children for dress-up and rainy-day play.
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