I am looking at a place to move to. It is full at the moment of a second person's property in boxes, so difficult to see the space on offer, but has a study for paperwork, and a weird second bedroom which would do for sewing and knitting machines, with a mezzanine floor/sleeping platform which would be good for storage. More space for stuff- is this a good idea? (Rhetorical question.) I can buy before selling, so decluttering becomes a moving process.

There is a strange distribution of storage, though. Two cupboards near the front door which looked suitable for coats turn out to house the gas boiler with pipe work which looks like intestines, and shelves - the adjacent space is full of washing machine and tumble dryer. MIght be room in the loo, though. Lovely big airing cupboard. Built in cupboards in main bedroom. Understairs cupboard doesn't have a side access, but at the end only - so the shallow bit will be difficult to reach. I had my eye on it for a larder, but the central heating pipes have been put up through it near the door. Wonder how well they can be lagged. There isn't enough space for food otherwise. There's power in the garage, so if it's big enough, a freezer could go out there.

I had a teacher who used to go on about a place for everything and everything in its place - she never pointed out that the first part is as important as the second.

Penny