Maximize house and performance in a reach-in, step-in or walk-in closet with a Modular Closet System! Discover ways to measure, assess, configure, and assemble for minimal funding and energy.
Our bed room closets are modest in measurement and as our women 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 a typical rod and shelf, wasting your 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 goals.
A modular closet often known as a closet system is cheap, simple to put in, and provides worthwhile storage to a bed room closet. There are a wide selection of choices for minimal and maximalists. I’m diving into all the small print you want to know to decide on a closet system that works for you!
Tips on how to 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, lower 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 photograph so I can reference as wanted. To seek out the most effective closet system and options, take time to evaluate how you employ your closet, together with:
Hanging Storage
- What you grasp (or need to)
- Size of things that grasp to find out kind of hanging storage
- How a lot hanging storage is required
Folded Storage
- What’s folded
- Storage choice – open cabinets, drawers or bins
Equipment
- Footwear, jewellery, baggage, purses, hats, and belts
- How a lot house or kind of storage is required for every
I additionally take a notice about what presently will not be working, like litter that collects, any items that really feel misplaced, troublesome to see or gather mud to deal with.
Configure
There are an abundance of modular closet techniques which may really feel overwhelming to sift via. Modular closet techniques supply a variety of handy choices to customise.
There are 2 varieties of set up, wall-mounted and freestanding. Now we have built-in each into our residence. Freestanding closet techniques are constructed with rods and cabinets in a body. Like furnishings, they’re simple to maneuver and work each in and outdoors of closets.
Wall mounted closet techniques 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 supply free design software program to configure their techniques. You should use it to type a design idea to slim your choice.
I’m obsessive about how Adalyn’s single unit modular closet system turned out. It has added a variety of perform.
Favourite Modular Closets
These are a few of my favourite closet techniques to slim your choice.
I can’t wait to customise the remainder of our closets!
Extra Group Concepts
