There are many ways you can organize your closet's inetrior.
Organizing your closet allows you to maximize the available space while keeping your clothes neatly stored, preventing them form becoming wrinkled or damaged. How you organize the closet is driven largely by the amount of available space, as a smaller closet provides you with more limited options. You can purchase a closet organizing system, but if you're a do-it-yourself homeowner, you can build an organizing system to meet your needs. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Building a Top Shelf
1. Use a stud finder to locate the studs in the walls in the sides and back of the closet and mark their locations.
2. Draw a straight line across the closet walls at the desired height for the shelf.
3. Measure and cut a 2-by-4 board to fit along the back wall of the closet. Stain the board, or prime and paint it, and allow it to dry.
4. Line it up so the top edge is just underneath the line you drew, and screw it to the walls where the studs are located.
5. Measure the side walls between the front of the closet and the front edge of the 2-by-4 on the back of the wall. Cut a 2-by-4 for each side. Apply stain or paint to the boards and allow them to dry. Screw them to the side walls through the studs.
6. Cut a piece of wood to be the shelf, using the wood type of your choice. Cut the wood 1/2-inch shorter than the closet's width, and as deep as you want the shelf to be. Stain or paint the wood and allow it to dry.
7. Place the shelf into position on top of the cleats (the 2-by-4s on the walls) and push it back against the wall.
8. Install shelf supports for the shelf by screwing one side to the bottom of the shelf and the other side to the cleat along the back of the wall. Use one bracket every 2 feet.
Closet Rod
9. Measure the distance across the closet between the cleats on the side walls.
10. Cut a closet rod that is 1/4-inch shorter than the distance you measured. If you're using an adjustable rod, skip this step.
11. Screw a ring bracket for the closet rod on one of the cleats. If you're using an adjustable rod, install one on both cleats, positioning the two brackets an equal distance from the floor so that the rod is straight.
12. Install the closet rod. If you're using an adjustable rod, place one end into one of the brackets and extend it across the closet to the other bracket. If you're using a non-adjustable rod, place one end in the ring bracket you installed, and slide the other ring bracket over the end of the rod. Move the rod into position so that the second ring bracket lines up with the marks you made on the second cleat, and screw the second bracket to the cleat.
Building and Installing a Shelving System
13. Cut four pieces of 3/4-inch plywood to be the top, bottom and sides of your closet shelving system. The dimensions of the boards will depend on the size of your closet, but the top and bottom pieces must match and the side pieces must match.
14. Assemble the four plywood sheets into the rectangular outer frame of the shelving unit by applying carpenter's glue along the joints and nailing them together.
15. Measure the dimensions of the assembled frame, and cut a piece of 1/8-inch tempered hardboard to match. This will be the back panel of the shelving unit. Place carpenter's glue on the edges of the back of the frame, and lay the tempered hardboard on top. Drive nails through the hardboard and into the frame every 6 inches around the frame.
16. Measure the distance between the inner edges of the side walls to determine the width of the shelves.
17.Cut sheets of 3/4-inch plywood for the shelves. Place the shelves into position inside the shelving unit, and drive screws through the outside of the shelving unit into the shelves.
18. Stain the shelving unit, or cover it with a coat of primer, then paint it. Allow the stain or paint to dry.
19. Place the shelving unit into the closet. Leaving it detached allows you to move it around the closet as your needs change, but you can also attach it to the walls by driving screws through the back panel and into the wall studs.
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