Whether you have an older house or apartment that you are trying to upgrade, or you are designing and building a new home from scratch, making sure your closets are as effective as they can be includes the use of closet organizers. There are a couple of ways to go when it comes to installing closet organizers, whether your house is already built or not: 1) have your builder or a closet design company take care of upgrading your closets with closet organizers, or 2) find and install closet organizers yourself. There is a big price difference between both of these options.
If you are having your house built, you might think that signing on the dotted line and having your builder upgrade your closets is the best option, since in fact it is the most convenient. But even though the cost will probably be rolled right into your mortgage and won't seem like all that much, the bottom line may be a lot different than you realize. Upgrading closets through your builder may cost as much as a few hundred to a few thousand more per closet, depending on the size and options of the closet organization systems you have installed. If you wait until after your house is built and have organizers installed yourself, you could probably save 50% or more of the total upgrade cost.
A common question is "what should I look for in a good closet organizer design?" The answer to this question depends on a number of different factors. First you must consider the size of the closet. It is always best to buy a closet organizer that uses the entire space in your closet. You can add smaller organizers but adding a small organizer to a large closet will not make maximum use of the space.
Another factor you will want to think about before shopping is the type of items that you will be storing in the closet. Clothes closets of course do well with a system of adjustable hanging bars, adjustable shelves, and perhaps the option to add on a few wire basket drawers. If you are outfitting a pantry closet, then consider a lazy susan along with a number of shallow shelves around the perimeter of the pantry. Lower shelves should be made sturdier and larger for storing things like cases of soda or packs of paper towels.
Every closet organizer system should include at least two different storage components. Not every item you store is the same size and therefore the components should also be differing sizes. Shelves or differing heights and depths can be considered two different types of components. Remember, try to find an organizer that covers the entire closet. Fit the organizer to your belongings and plan the closet organizer before making a purchase.
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