Organizing your home can be a huge chore, but getting your closets organized can increase the storage spaces throughout the rest of your home immensely. De-cluttering your home by creating better storage options can create a more relaxing space and adding storage adds value to your home. You can even use some of these closet organization tips in other areas of your home as well. Let’s take a look at eight cool closet organization tips that you can use today.
- Unconventional Storage Systems – Many home improvement and storage stores carry easy assembly storage systems designed for industrial tools. These systems can easily be fitted into a closet to hold games, sporting equipment, shoes and more.
- Use Drawers – People think of drawers mainly for storing things like clothing or office supplies. Drawers can also be excellent for storing books, crafting supplies and many other things. Larger drawers can be divided with custom storage systems.
- Seamless Floors – Whether your floors are carpet, wood, or tile, continuing the same material from the main room into the closet can make rooms appear larger. This seamless transition can also create a whimsical look in any room.
- Hanging Storage – Even small closets can serve a dual purpose with the addition of hanging storage. Rods can be mounted slightly above and slightly below a wall mounted cabinet or desk to create space on either side to hang clothing.
- Adjustable Feet – Especially if you’re in an older home, floors are often not perfectly level. This problem is easily solved with adjustable feet on your storage systems. Look for cabinets and shelving that will allow you to adjust to compensate for imperfect flooring.
- Organize Items – Your most-used items should be stored at eye level in your closet, allowing for easy access and saving time spent searching. Place less used items low, and the least used items high.
- Use Vertical Space – Many closets come with built in rods, but that doesn’t need to limit your storage capacity. Utilize shelving above and below hanging rods to double or even triple your storage space.
- Ditch the Doors – If your living space is small, you can save a lot of space and create more convenient closet storage by replacing traditional swinging or folding doors with curtains or custom screens.
Closet organization tips may seem out of our usual wheelhouse, but we wanted to take today to address an issue that many homeowners discuss with us. A lot of homeowners choose to build home additions to increase the size of the closet spaces and storage rooms. We often build or remodel garages to include more storage or build additional bedrooms with large closets. Organizing the closet isn’t necessarily easy regardless of the size of the room. We hope some of these ideas appeal to you and that you can more easily organize your home.
The team here at Hendren Construction is comprised of homeowners, so we completely understand the issue of storage – and how to address it. Give us a call at 505-991-0063 if you’re in the greater Albuquerque area and would like to discuss existing spaces in your home, storage options, and remodeling to make your home more efficient.