Take time to revamp a closet in detail for a good outcome.
One important way to keep a home neat is to create adequate closets with shelving. If you have space for large walk-in closets with shelving, this is ideal. Every closet will have lots of wasted space with improperly spaced shelving. A good plan to utilize storage space will require figuring what items you will store in each closet section. Take time to draw a closet in detail, so you can maximize even tiny spaces on the top, sides and bottom of each closet. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the closet interior. Figure out the length, width and height. Plan to add wider doors to make shelving more accessible, for example. Install standard interior doors on closet space, if you have lots of floor space. Measure all furnishings in the room, so that you can devise other door options if there is limited space.
2. Sketch the closet to define every section of it. Draw room for hanging rods for clothes or a chest of drawers before you begin planning shelf space. Sketch shelving that will fit around hanging space for clothes, if hanging rods are needed. Draw one or two shelves across the entire width of the upper part of the closet. Define shelves to hold shoes or baskets of items at the sides and bottom of the closet.
3. Take down all closet accessories already in place. Remove rods, brackets and hardware. Paint the closet interior. Build the wood shelves by using 12-inch wide boards or wider, for example. Paint shelves before securing them to closet walls with shelf brackets. Add rods to closet framing or framing that holds shelf structures in place after you install the shelves.
4. Buy baskets and bins to fit on shelves. Label each container so that you can locate stored items easier. Use see-through plastic containers for small items you need to locate quickly. Purchase closet storage containers in a uniform color scheme to make shelves look neater.
5. Glue vinyl sheeting or fabric to wooden shelves to make them smooth. Use shelf covering so that folded blouses or sweaters, for example, won't snag on the wood. Add wide wood molding to the front of shelves to form a "lip." Build this border lip to keep boxes or bins from tumbling off the shelves.
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