Coats should be spaced out in a closet to prevent crowding.
A coat closet can help to organize coats and jackets, but it can also help protect your investment in clothes. Storing coats in an orderly fashion, especially wool garments, will preserve their wearability over time. Create enough space to properly hang coats with enough breathing room, such as installing a double hanging rod. Invest time to place all other items on shelves or pegs to make these items easy to find. Use cedar hanging accessories to curtail moths, and make sure the closet has proper venting or louvered doors to keep excessive moisture under control. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Review home design books to gain ideas for creating closets. Look at home remodeling magazines to acquire information about shelving systems and other storage options. Go online to review closet systems and accessories. Make notes about ideas that are appealing.
2. Measure the space available for the coat closet. Borrow space from a nearby hallway or adjoining room if the closet needs to be large enough for all family members to store coats there. Design the hanging rod to be a double rod system if the closet is less than 48 inches wide. Plan to hang a top rod about 15 inches from the ceiling and another rod about 48 inches from the floor. Consider placing a top shelf across the entire closet, as you face it, for boxes to hold hats or gloves.
3. Review options for wire shelves that take up 12 inches of space from floor to ceiling vertically. Consider storing boxes of scarves or gloves in this vertical space. Plan to use cedar hangers for wool coats or jackets or garments containing some percentage of wool to control moth invasion. Design a space for a container of moisture-absorption crystals in the bottom of the closet if the house has a lot of moisture.
4. Figure a way to add lights to the closet area if an outlet or light fixture is located nearby. Review ways to install overhead track lighting if the closet is 36 inches or deeper from front to back wall. Consider building recessed lighting into the closet ceiling if the coat closet is large enough to be a walk-in closet. Place the light switch on the wall outside the closet. Plan to paint the interior of the closet white or beige to reflect more interior light.
5. Consider installing carpet in the bottom of the closet if heavy items or boxes will be stored on the floor. Prevent injuries to hardwood flooring when pushing or moving items stored in the bottom of the closet by adding a piece of carpet that is removable.
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