| Having trouble finding your favorite jeans? Can't seem to locate
that cute little top for tonight's dinner party? You probably are
not losing your memory or eye sight, you most likely are experiencing
closet trauma. If you're part of the 90% of homeowners living with
a single rod with a shelf over it, which spans the wall (or walls)
of your closet, you are not the only one. This configuration is the
equivalent of dry white toast for dinner. Your closet may actually
be boring, confusing and lacking in originality. Spice it up a bit,
and you will most likely double it's capacity and may even find it
pleasing to look at when you open the doors. |
Your closet may actually be boring... |
| The shelf and rod has
two major shortcomings. First, good closet design takes advantage
of all available space, especially vertical space. Most homes are
built with 8-foot ceilings, which gives the opportunity to double
hang clothes. Put one rod at 7 feet and the other at 3 ½ feet.
Congratulations, you've just doubled your useable hanging space,
and you still have a foot of storage above the top rod! This double
hang section also allows you to separate and better organize your
clothes, which introduces the second shortcoming of the shelf and
rod closet--lack of order. |
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Smart closet design not only increases the capacity of your space
by up to 200%,
but also can separate your stuff and keep it organized.
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Good closet design helps you organize your clothes so you can
put away and find your items. First take inventory of your items
into categories (short hang, long hang, folded, business, casual,
shoes, and accessories). Next, design your closet layout to break
up these categories for your eye. You want to be able to quickly
see your different categories. One of the big disadvantages of
the shelf and rod closet is that everything is at one level and
there is nothing to break up your different categories of clothing
for your eye to see. While many people start with their shelf and
rod closet organized, it quickly gets disorganized as you begin
to wear and put clothes back into the closet since there is not
a specific area for your eye to locate. As you add more new items,
your rod gets packed with clothes and it is hard to even work with
the hangers. The closet shelf or rod hits an overload capacity
and, if installation was done poorly, you have a big mess as your
rod or shelf can no longer bear the weight and comes crashing down.
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Smart
closet design not only increases the capacity of your space
by up to 200%, but also can separate your stuff and keep
it organized. The goal of any closet design is to have a
place for all of your belongings. That way, when you need
that perfect top for your evening out, you'll know exactly
where to find it. |
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Need additional help with your closet? Call 1-877-2UPDATE. My
Custom Closet has a solution for every room and budget. Call today
for a free consultation and estimate. Written by Bryan Fulop owner
of My Custom Closet, located in Collegeville, PA. |
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