Walk-in Closet Design Guidelines
Walk-in closets offer a sense of luxury because they are rooms dedicated to housing just your clothes and shoes. The designs of walk-in closets are important so that you get the most use of the space. If you are planning to construct your own walk-in closet, follow a set of guidelines that dictates appropriate locations for shelving, clothing bars and shoe racks. Does this Spark an idea?
Preparation
Review the type of clothing you have the most of to begin understanding the best design for the walk-in closet. For instance, if you generally wear professional clothes for work, you want a space with many clothing bars so you can keep your nice garments neat.
You have a couple of options for shoes holders. You can either use basic shelves that will double as clothing shelves when not in use or install shoes racks specific to the purpose. Either option is optimal for holding footwear but you have the benefit of extra shelving if your shoe collection diminishes.
If you do not have dressers in your room or you would like to get rid of them following the walk-in closet installation, consider adding drawers to your design. Drawers are ideal for socks, undergarments and other small pieces of clothing. Most walk-in closet inserts have the option of adding drawers, so consider adding a couple even if you do not want to put clothing inside. The tucked away space is nice for keeping items out of sight.
Design Guidelines
Clothing bars are best placed along the middle of the shelving unit so that the bottoms of your hanging clothes rest near the floor. Putting the clothing racks above the shelves creates an awkward location for you clothes because you would have to bend down to access them.
By hanging clothes at this level, you can remove the hanger without much bending effort. Although shoes are associated with the ground, consider placing the shoe holders above the clothing racks. This design concept also prevents you from bending down just to view your collection.
Place drawers at waist height or below. If you have space near the floor you need to fill, add drawers. Because you must open a drawer and peer down into it to access what is inside, it's useless to place it above your sight level.
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