How to Find Space in Closets
Oct 12, 2009 Interior Design Tips
Every woman wants more closet space—and she can have it if she knows how to store her clothes properly. Here are tips for arranging your closet for-maximum space usage:
• Take note of where the clothing pole in your closet is placed. Often it is placed in the center of the closet, neglecting the space in front and at the back.
See if you have enough space for two poles, by moving the “single” pole forward or backward and placing another one in front or at the back.
• Is there space above your first clothing pole for a pole placed higher up, for blouses and jackets? Many women have placed such a pole above the first clothing pole for shorter garments, and have found it very useful.
Garment bags take up space because they are often bulky. You might be better off keeping your garments in the plastic covers that come from the cleaners.
• Use thin hangers in your closet. The old hangers are wide and bulky and take up so much space.
• You can store shoes in several ways. You can just place them on the bottom of your closet, in rows. You can purchase a shoe stand that has raised prongs for each shoe. You can also use shoe boxes and label them clearly on the outside, so that you know what is inside. Then place them one on top of the other on your closet floor or on a shelf. You can also buy a shoe bag and place it on the inside door of your closet.
• Buy an over-the-closet door attachment which has a metal piece that fits neatly over the door top and has an attached metal garment rack that will hold as many as a dozen lightweight garments.
• Buy old-fashioned coat hooks in your hardware store and place them on the sides and in the back of your closet to hang up bags or lingerie.
• Notice the shelf up above your closet. Can you extend it forward by adding another board? Can you place another board above it for more space? The second board above the first should be recessed for easier accessibility.
• Try to arrange your closet so that your outfits are coordinated. For example, place the dress, then the shoes that match it and the bag and the scarf that you wear with it, either above or below the dress.
• Save space by storing some items in boxes that can be placed under your bed.
If you follow the above tips you will never suffer a lack of space in your closets again.
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