Making a Customized Closet System

Kelly and Jennifer Foster love enhancing their dwelling, however their closet has them stumped — what’s good for him isn’t essentially good for her. So, we’re making a customized closet system to maximise space for storing in a pair’s divided closet.

The Initiatives

Construct new shelving

Step one in making a customized closet system is to take away the previous wire shelving. These builder-grade wire cabinets are frequent in newer houses, however they’re not very user-friendly. The slats are the suitable dimension for hangers, nevertheless it’s inconceivable to slip them to create more room. 

After the cabinets are out, we patch the holes left behind and arrange Kelly to color the closet partitions and Jennifer to pre-paint the shelf boards we’ll be utilizing for the brand new storage techniques. 

The shelving unit on Jennifer’s facet of the closet is simply too massive to assemble exterior, so we put it collectively contained in the closet. It consists of area for purses, folded garments, and cubbies for bins.

To create area for shoe storage, we take away the hanging towel cupboard and use it as a base for extra cabinets.

For Kelly’s facet of the closet, we set up double horizontal rods to get double the quantity of hanging area. 

For his shoe rack, we construct a smaller model of the shelf unit Chelsea constructed earlier. However due to its dimension, we are able to assemble this one fully within the storage.

Set up laundry chute

Each time Kelly and Jennifer stroll into their closet, their eyes are instantly drawn to their soiled garments hamper.

Since their laundry room is on the opposite facet of the wall on Kelly’s facet, we set up a laundry chute so the soiled garments can go straight to the place they must be. 

By reducing a gap within the wall, we are able to create a laundry chute and a linen cupboard that may be accessed from each rooms.  

To complete the opening, we construct a field that precisely matches the area and provides trim on one facet so we are able to slip into place and add trim on the opposite facet.

Then, we add cabinets to inventory clear towels. This one opening serves as each a linen cupboard and laundry chute. 

For extra particulars on the way to construct this laundry shoot, watch the video in 2 Methods to Construct a Easy Laundry Chute.

We additionally:

• Moved the present cupboard to the ground
• Eliminated the door

Put up-Manufacturing Ideas

Kelly and Jennifer have a spacious closet however there was little or no about it that was environment friendly or handy. The wire cabinets solely supplied the naked minimal to make the most of the area out there to not point out the truth that there was nothing “fairly” about them.

However now, the area feels even bigger due to a customized closet system that options shelving that organizes and shows the contents of the closet for each ease of use and visible enchantment. And the addition of all these horizontal surfaces hasn’t lowered the hanging area in any respect as a result of the double rods we put in have made up the distinction. 

Plus, the brand new laundry chute/linen cupboard combo is the definition of effectivity. 

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