5 Clothes Closets With Storage Ideas to Inspire
Built-in organizers, wall-mounted shoe racks and a pull-down rod help corral these wardrobes
The new year is a great time to tackle organizing projects at home, and your closets can be a good place to start. If your bedroom closet is overflowing or its contents no longer suit your life, why not capture the momentum of January’s fresh start by decluttering and reorganizing? You may even want to work with a professional organizer, who can help set up systems to keep items corralled and easy to find.
You don’t need a ballroom-size closet to keep your wardrobe organized. These examples show smart strategies that work in standard-depth bedroom closets and modest walk-in closets — or, if you’re lucky enough to have one, an unused room.
You don’t need a ballroom-size closet to keep your wardrobe organized. These examples show smart strategies that work in standard-depth bedroom closets and modest walk-in closets — or, if you’re lucky enough to have one, an unused room.
2. Mountable Shoe Racks
This closet has plenty of built-in storage, which, depending on your space, may or may not be something you can emulate. But what really stands out in this photo by Fotograf Camilla Ropers is the shoe storage wall. Simple wall-mounted racks offer space for 32 pairs of shoes and provide a neat, attractive way to display them.
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This closet has plenty of built-in storage, which, depending on your space, may or may not be something you can emulate. But what really stands out in this photo by Fotograf Camilla Ropers is the shoe storage wall. Simple wall-mounted racks offer space for 32 pairs of shoes and provide a neat, attractive way to display them.
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3. Closet Without Doors
This is a standard-width closet without the standard sliding doors. If seeing all your items at a glance would help you streamline your morning routine, going doorless could be for you. The strategy might work best in rooms where the closet is tucked away in an area not visible from the bed. This custom closet is from Tailored Living of Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex in New Jersey.
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This is a standard-width closet without the standard sliding doors. If seeing all your items at a glance would help you streamline your morning routine, going doorless could be for you. The strategy might work best in rooms where the closet is tucked away in an area not visible from the bed. This custom closet is from Tailored Living of Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex in New Jersey.
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4. Pull-Down Rack
This closet in Mill Valley, California, by Precision Cabinets has a lot of custom built-ins, but the pull-down clothing rack is the feature that stands out. It takes advantage of the closet’s vertical space to include double rods and makes garments on the top rod easier to reach. This feature could work in a smaller walk-in closet as well.
This closet in Mill Valley, California, by Precision Cabinets has a lot of custom built-ins, but the pull-down clothing rack is the feature that stands out. It takes advantage of the closet’s vertical space to include double rods and makes garments on the top rod easier to reach. This feature could work in a smaller walk-in closet as well.
5. Spare-Room Conversion
If you have the space, turning a spare bedroom into an expansive closet and dressing room can create more than enough storage space. Here, an unused room in a Portland, Oregon, home serves as a full-fledged dressing room with custom boutique-style racks. This remodel project is from design-build firm Arciform.
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If you have the space, turning a spare bedroom into an expansive closet and dressing room can create more than enough storage space. Here, an unused room in a Portland, Oregon, home serves as a full-fledged dressing room with custom boutique-style racks. This remodel project is from design-build firm Arciform.
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Turn That Spare Room Into a Walk-in Closet
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Find a professional organizer near you
Find storage and organization products
A network of shelves, drawers and rods makes room for all manner of clothing in this reach-in closet by Built-Rite Closets in Westchester County, New York. There are hanging rods for pants, dresses and blouses, as well as shelves for T-shirts and cubbies for scarves. The key to such thoughtful design is assessing possessions and determining the best way to store them, then tailoring your storage solutions to fit the items you own.
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