Whether your house has a ton of very large and useful closets, or you have an older house without a single built-in closet, you are probably going to have to decide at one point or another how to make your closets as functional as possible. The best way to accomplish this is by finding a suitable closet organizer, and then going through the task of organizing your belongings to fit your newly designed and organized storage space. For some people this is an easy task, for others it’s a chore.
So now that you’ve decided that you actually need some sort of organizer in your closet, how do you go about planning for it? You need to make sure that when you’ve finished the storage makeover you have an effective system for organizing and storing your belongings. In order to acomplish this, you need to think about a few different points:
Closet Function – try to decide exactly what you’re going to use the closet for before you start organizing or shopping for systems. An important point to remember is that one closet should have just one purpose, which is generally related to the area of the house it is located in – ie, close to the bathroom and bedroom could either be linens or bathroom supplies, whereas closet by the kitchen should be for food and cookware, or alternatively cleaning tools and supplies.
How Big the Closet is – we are not all blessed with super size walk-in closets in every bedroom, and conveniently sized pantries just off the dining room. Yes, sometimes we have to compromise. Just make sure that you design your closet with an appropriate amount of free space that you can easily get to items, as well as put them into and remove them from your storage space. Spaces which store seasonal items can usually get away with a little less breathing room, whereas closets that are used daily should have plenty of room so things don’t start piling on top of each other.
Budget – realistically look at your budget and figure out if you can splurge on a custom design that is perfectly suited to store all the items you have in mind, or whether you might have to downgrade and choose a more generic modular closet organizer that you assemble yourself.
Design – now that you’ve answered the previous 3 points, we come to the fun part – the design. Depending on budget, size and function, you can come up with an endless number of options for the final storage system design. It may be helpful to narrow those questions down, and then browse through some storage design books for ideas that fall into your parameters.
So now that you have an idea of what you should be thinking about before starting on a closet organizer project, I’m sure you will be a little less lost when it comes time to make a decision about the final design. Perhaps you’ll even feel brave enough to venture out to the building stores and try to pick up a modular system that once assembled looks like a much more expensive custom designed model. All the best in your closet organizer adventures.
To find more information about planning a closet organizer keep reading at closet organization.
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