How Do You Handle Guest Coats Without a Closet?

[Anonymous]

How many coats have closets?

[Anonymous]

Mudroom + spare bedroom or office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I remember growing up as a kid with big events at my grandparents house, which only had a small coat closet. Coats went on the master bedroom bed.

Now, as an adult, I find that kind of gross--some people don't wash their coats frequently enough, coats will brush against other gross things (like the walls of a subway car, etc.) I don't want that on my bed!

You could buy something like this
https://www.target.com/p/heavy-duty-garment-rack-brightroom-8482/-/A-87373732#lnk=sametab
and some hangers. You might even know someone who has one and will let you borrow it for your event.

Oh my gosh! I'm a grandmother and have never before thought about what you said. Have been putting guests' coats on our bed for years. Will definitely need to come up with another plan!

Girl, you’re a grandmother and have been doing this your while adult life with no harm and now you have to change because of an alarmist rando on DCUM? 😂

[Anonymous]

We have a coat rack on wheels that it easy to take apart. If you don’t have a place for something like downstairs, just put it at the top of the stairs and leave all the bedroom doors closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I remember growing up as a kid with big events at my grandparents house, which only had a small coat closet. Coats went on the master bedroom bed.

Now, as an adult, I find that kind of gross--some people don't wash their coats frequently enough, coats will brush against other gross things (like the walls of a subway car, etc.) I don't want that on my bed!

You could buy something like this
https://www.target.com/p/heavy-duty-garment-rack-brightroom-8482/-/A-87373732#lnk=sametab
and some hangers. You might even know someone who has one and will let you borrow it for your event.

I agree, gross to put them on bed. OP

So neurotic. I would never overthink like this. Big deal. Put them on the bed. No one will catch a disease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many coats have closets?

what

[Anonymous]

FFS. If you're that concerned about your bed being sullied, put a bedspread on it and launder the spread after your guests leave.

Some of you people are ridiculously precious.

[Anonymous]

Is there an area of your house, on the same floor as the party, that you don't want guests wondering to? For parties, we set two standing coat racks in our hall. It keeps people from wondering down to the bedrooms.

[Anonymous]

Omg! This reminds me when my parents had parties at our home. My sister and I would be in charge of their jackets. We ended up just laying them on our beds. 😜...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many coats have closets?

what

Misplaced modifier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg! This reminds me when my parents had parties at our home. My sister and I would be in charge of their jackets. We ended up just laying them on our beds. 😜...

I bet you had all sorts of terrible diseases from the coat cooties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I remember growing up as a kid with big events at my grandparents house, which only had a small coat closet. Coats went on the master bedroom bed.

Now, as an adult, I find that kind of gross--some people don't wash their coats frequently enough, coats will brush against other gross things (like the walls of a subway car, etc.) I don't want that on my bed!

You could buy something like this
https://www.target.com/p/heavy-duty-garment-rack-brightroom-8482/-/A-87373732#lnk=sametab
and some hangers. You might even know someone who has one and will let you borrow it for your event.

Oh my gosh! I'm a grandmother and have never before thought about what you said. Have been putting guests' coats on our bed for years. Will definitely need to come up with another plan!

Girl, you’re a grandmother and have been doing this your while adult life with no harm and now you have to change because of an alarmist rando on DCUM? 😂

PP here. Good point! Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your solution is what people have done for ages. They go on a bed in the most easily accessible bedroom. Close all the other bedroom doors.

As much as you’d like to control this, someone will go upstairs without you knowing and get their own coat.

I didn't think that. Will have all upstairs bedroom doors closed and have the coats on the stairway. Thanks

On the stairway, I.e. the floor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your solution is what people have done for ages. They go on a bed in the most easily accessible bedroom. Close all the other bedroom doors.

As much as you’d like to control this, someone will go upstairs without you knowing and get their own coat.

I didn't think that. Will have all upstairs bedroom doors closed and have the coats on the stairway. Thanks

On the stairway, I.e. the floor?

Yes. Have to keep those nasty coat germs out of the bedroom. We spray them all down with Lysol too. Can’t be too careful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Omg! This reminds me when my parents had parties at our home. My sister and I would be in charge of their jackets. We ended up just laying them on our beds. 😜...

I bet you had all sorts of terrible diseases from the coat cooties.

Germophobes are mentally unwell.