Maximize area 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 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 area!
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 satisfy a teen woman’s goals.
A modular closet often known as a closet system is cheap, straightforward to put in, and provides invaluable storage to a bed room closet. There are a wide selection of choices for minimal and maximalists. I’m diving into all the main points you must know to decide on a closet system that works for you!
Find out how to Select a Closet System
Measure
Measure peak, width and depth of usable area with a tape measure. Chris and I lean into the saying “measure twice, minimize as soon as” for accuracy.
- Top – Measure flooring to ceiling, accounting for lighting, and molding.
- Width – Measure the again wall of usable area, factoring in baseboards and moulding for a seamless match.
- Depth – Measure the aspect wall, factoring in trim.
Assess Wants
I at all times take a earlier than photograph so I can reference as wanted. To search out the very best closet system and options, take time to evaluate how you employ your closet, together with:
Hanging Storage
- What you hold (or wish to)
- Size of things that hold to find out sort of hanging storage
- How a lot hanging storage is required
Folded Storage
- What’s folded
- Storage choice – open cabinets, drawers or bins
Equipment
- Sneakers, jewellery, baggage, purses, hats, and belts
- How a lot area or sort of storage is required for every
I additionally take a word about what at present isn’t working, like litter that collects, any items that really feel misplaced, tough to see or accumulate mud to handle.
Configure
There are an abundance of modular closet techniques which might really feel overwhelming to sift by means of. Modular closet techniques provide lots of handy choices to customise.
There are 2 kinds of set up, wall-mounted and freestanding. We have now built-in each into our house. Freestanding closet techniques are constructed with rods and cabinets in a body. Like furnishings, they’re straightforward to maneuver and work each in and out of doors 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 provide free design software program to configure their techniques. 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 lots of perform.
Favourite Modular Closets
These are a few of my favourite closet techniques to slender your choice.
I can’t wait to customise the remainder of our closets!
Extra Group Concepts
