Organizing a closet with wooden shelves allows you to create storage that is customized to your needs.
Closets are an asset in any home. You can never have enough storage space and closets are a versatile way to store food, clothes, linens and other household items. If you have a closet that does not exactly suit your needs, it is relatively easy to remedy that situation. Knowing organize a closet with wooden shelves will help you turn any closet into a custom storage solution. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the width and depth of your closet so you know what size you will need to cut the wood for your shelves.
2. Measure the height of the items you will be storing in your closet to determine the amount of space you will need between your shelves.
3. Cut the plywood using a table saw or circular saw to form shelves sized to fit inside the closet. Cut the shelves the exact width and depth of your closet for a tight fit. If you have trouble inserting the shelves, or if your closet is not entirely square, trim the shelves an 1/8 inch at a time until you are satisfied with the fit.
4. Paint or stain the shelves and allow to dry.
5. Mark the wall on the inside of the closet to show where the brackets should be installed for the shelves to be at the proper height. Use a bracket as your guide and mark the location of each screw hole for each bracket.
6. Drill all of the screw holes that you have marked.
7. Screw the brackets in place and set your shelves on top of the brackets.
8. Place your items on the shelves taking care to place the most frequently used items at eye-level and toward the front of the shelves. Place less frequently used items on the top and bottom shelves or stored behind more frequently used items.
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