Owners! What goes in that closet?

[Mermaid]

For nearly two decades my husband and I have been hauling the kids down to the beach. We've come across our fair share of locked closets with the label: "OWNERS CLOSET - PRIVATE."

Now that we've crossed the great divide into ownership ourselves, what the heck are in those closets? I've never been privy to what lurks behind the closed door. The curiosity is almost killing me. We're getting a brand new hefty mortgage this Friday...and keys.....

What do you keep in your OWNERS CLOSET?

 

[RiverOtter]

Mostly staples. Garbage bags, paper goods, spices, fishing gear, golf gear, booze. The stuff you take down every time and would not spoil if you left it there.

 

[Beach Runner]

My Peacock Alley linens (not that I want to deprive my guests, but the rental companies require that you use their linen pool)
Thick, thick bath towels
Beach towels
Expensive down pillows
Embroidered linen hand towels
My nice napkins
Expensive candles
Sterling napkin rings
Off-season d?cor (fall/winter items or spring/summer items)
Wustof knives (in the $100 per knife category)
My George Foreman (don?t trust anyone else to clean it properly)
Refrigerator with staples like ketchup, mayonnaise so we don?t have to buy these items every time we?re there
Other staples like salt, pepper, aluminum foil, Cokes, beer, wine, alcohol, non-perishables, etc.
The expensive pool toys (like the Frontgate $125 floats)
Swimsuits, beach clothes, shoes so if we wanted to drive down and not pack, we could
Pre-cut plywood, ladders, and screws for boarding up
Paint and caulk for unboarding
Tools for repairing items damaged by our guests
Light bulbs
Lawn equipment and RoundUp for doing landscape maintenance
An extra set of pool equipment since every summer at least one guest breaks the ones we leave by the pool (I guess they let the kids play with it)
Our beach chairs
Etc., etc.

 

[Kurt]

My Peacock Alley linens (not that I want to deprive my guests, but the rental companies require that you use their linen pool)
Thick, thick bath towels
Beach towels
Expensive down pillows
Embroidered linen hand towels
My nice napkins
Expensive candles
Sterling napkin rings
Off-season d?cor (fall/winter items or spring/summer items)
Wustof knives (in the $100 per knife category)
My George Foreman (don?t trust anyone else to clean it properly)
Refrigerator with staples like ketchup, mayonnaise so we don?t have to buy these items every time we?re there
Other staples like salt, pepper, aluminum foil, Cokes, beer, wine, alcohol, non-perishables, etc.
The expensive pool toys (like the Frontgate $125 floats)
Swimsuits, beach clothes, shoes so if we wanted to drive down and not pack, we could
Pre-cut plywood, ladders, and screws for boarding up
Paint and caulk for unboarding
Tools for repairing items damaged by our guests
Light bulbs
Lawn equipment and RoundUp for doing landscape maintenance
An extra set of pool equipment since every summer at least one guest breaks the ones we leave by the pool (I guess they let the kids play with it)
Our beach chairs
Etc., etc.

:shock: Sounds like an owners CARRIAGE house.

 

[ktmeadows]

For nearly two decades my husband and I have been hauling the kids down to the beach. We've come across our fair share of locked closets with the label: "OWNERS CLOSET - PRIVATE."

Now that we've crossed the great divide into ownership ourselves, what the heck are in those closets? I've never been privy to what lurks behind the closed door. The curiosity is almost killing me. We're getting a brand new hefty mortgage this Friday...and keys.....

What do you keep in your OWNERS CLOSET?

That's too funny, Mermaid! :laughing1 I remember wondering the exact same thing before we got our place a few years ago! Now the answer is all clear....we basically keep anything we don't feel like dragging back and forth, i.e., our bicycles, beach chairs, umbrellas (we keep another set of each in another "open" closet for our guests). Also, shampoos, soaps, toiletries, cleaning products, etc. so we don't have to shop each time we come down.

Have fun in your new place....and filling that closet!

 

[Kimmifunn]

I know ours is filled with half-full shampoo and conditioner bottles, old coffee, old chips, anything food-wise that you can look at and wonder when you left it in there... Usually you can't figure it out so you just put it back and it's there for another season.

My dad hides Malibu Rum in there (he doesn't like people to know he drinks it!) and we keep a hairdyer...because we always forget one. It's always a mystery when you open it up. It's like Christmas!

 

[Beach Runner]

I know ours is filled with half-full shampoo and conditioner bottles, old coffee, old chips, anything food-wise that you can look at and wonder when you left it in there... Usually you can't figure it out so you just put it back and it's there for another season.

My dad hides Malibu Rum in there (he doesn't like people to know he drinks it!) and we keep a hairdyer...because we always forget one. It's always a mystery when you open it up. It's like Christmas!

Too funny! That's why I label everything with the date I opened it because it's hard to remember when you haven't been there for a while. I mean, even ketchup goes bad!

 

[Kimmifunn]

That's so smart! We always hear someone reach for something in the closet then spit it out! Classic. :shock:

 

[Mermaid]

I'm beginning to think it's a good thing those closet doors are locked!

 

[Kurt]

I always thought that's where the 2nd-home skeletons were.