Maximize house and performance in a reach-in, step-in or walk-in closet with a Modular Closet System! Learn to measure, assess, configure, and assemble for minimal funding and energy.
Our bed room closets are modest in measurement and as our ladies develop, it was time for an overhaul! Small attain in closets, like our daughter Adalyn’s, can shortly fill with litter, particularly in the event that they’re fitted with an ordinary rod and shelf, squandering precious house!
As Adalyn has grown, so have her garments – and wishes. She was prepared for a refresh and I used to be excited to create a closet to meet a teen lady’s desires.
A modular closet often known as a closet system is cheap, straightforward to put in, and provides precious storage to a bed room closet. There are a big selection of choices for minimal and maximalists. I’m diving into all the small print you might want to know to decide on a closet system that works for you!
Select a Closet System
Measure
Measure top, width and depth of usable house with a tape measure. Chris and I lean into the saying “measure twice, minimize as soon as” for accuracy.
- Top – Measure ground to ceiling, accounting for lighting, and molding.
- Width – Measure the again wall of usable house, factoring in baseboards and moulding for a seamless match.
- Depth – Measure the aspect wall, factoring in trim.
Assess Wants
I all the time take a earlier than picture so I can reference as wanted. To seek out one of the best closet system and options, take time to evaluate how you employ your closet, together with:
Hanging Storage
- What you grasp (or wish to)
- Size of things that grasp to find out sort of hanging storage
- How a lot hanging storage is required
Folded Storage
- What’s folded
- Storage desire – open cabinets, drawers or bins
Equipment
- Footwear, jewellery, luggage, purses, hats, and belts
- How a lot house or sort of storage is required for every
I additionally take a notice about what at the moment isn’t working, like litter that collects, any items that really feel misplaced, tough to see or accumulate mud to deal with.
Configure
There are an abundance of modular closet methods which might really feel overwhelming to sift by. Modular closet methods provide quite a lot of handy choices to customise.
There are 2 forms of set up, wall-mounted and freestanding. We have now built-in each into our house. Freestanding closet methods are constructed with rods and cabinets in a body. Like furnishings, they’re straightforward to maneuver and work each in and outdoors of closets.
Wall mounted closet methods require set up to safe it to the partitions in a closet. Wall mounted closets have extra choices to customise, together with drawers, slide out cabinets and extra.
I wish to configure our closets in Canva, Google Docs or any primary software program to design. Closet shops and IKEA provide free design software program to configure their methods. You should utilize it to type a design idea to slender your choice.
I’m obsessive about how Adalyn’s single unit modular closet system turned out. It has added quite a lot of operate.
Favourite Modular Closets
These are a few of my favourite closet methods to slender your choice.
I can’t wait to customise the remainder of our closets!
Extra Group Concepts
