Closet Ideas
Closet Organizing Tips to Make Your Closets User Friendly

Here are some closet ideas that will improve your closet organization and help make your closet more efficient no matter what type of closet design you have.

Let's face it once you have achieved some closet organization and you can actually see the floor of your bedroom again you will want to make sure that it stays that way!

Closet Ideas to Make the Most of Your Closet Organizing Project

1. Go vertical with hanging closet organizers.


2. Install small hooks for your shoe horn and lint brush so they are always available and ready for use. If you have a wire shelving system use "S" shaped hooks, if you have a closet organizer system installed simply screw "L" shaped hooks into the cabinetry.


3. Install wall mounted coat hooks for robes.


4. Use open storage for clothing items that are accessed frequently such as folded t-shirts and shoes. Try stacking storage cubes for this.


5. Use storage baskets to contain small items such as socks or underwear. Not only do they look attractive in open storage but getting at your clothing items is easy and so is putting them away.


6. Keep a small sewing kit and shirt buttons available for on the spot repairs


7. Set up a ironing center. Install a wall mounted ironing board right in your closet! It is always ready for ironing when you are. Make sure you have a spray bottle and a container that can be used to fill the iron with water when needed.


These closet ideas will help you keep the closet organized.



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Be cautious of mounting robe hooks on the back of your closet door as the extra weight can destabilize the door and over time the hinges may need to be replaced.

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How to use a Valet rod.

The valet rod is for temporary use and is great for when you need to hang

• wet clothes that need to air dry
• freshly pressed clothes that need to cool down
• tomorrow's outfit
• a shirt or a pair of pants while you sew the button on

8. Keep a can of spray static cling remover in the closet. You can spray your clothes just before you put them on.


9. Keep a small container of stain remover or the premoistened stain remover wipes in the closet so that stains can be treated before the clothing item goes into the laundry hamper.


10. Clear a space just for hanging empty clothes hangers. You will be amazed at how easy it is to hang up your clothing and maintain your closet organization if there are no empty hangers mixed in with the clothing. Place all the empty hangers in this designated space and there will always be a hanger right where you need it when you need it!


11. Install a valet rod -What is a valet rod? This is a small closet rod that installs perpendicular to the wall. Usually it telescopes out so that it can be recessed and not be obtrusive when it is not in use.


12. Build your own closet organizer with just a few modifications to the standard closet rod and shelf in a reach in closet.


13. Use shelf dividers to create more vertical space on your closet shelves.


14. Roll your pajamas or night clothes instead of folding them. Place them in storage baskets for easy access.


15. Get the benefits of cedar without lining your entire closet by using cedar blocks or chips. You can even get drawer liner paper made from cedar for lining your drawers.
    
    Or use these handy Cedar Liners to make your wire closet organizer shelf a solid shelf and you get the protection of cedar too!


16. Use stackable plastic storage boxes to protect clothing that is vulnerable to moth damage.


17. Create a cheap closet organizer with no building or carpentry skills. This closet idea is suited to a reach in closet design


18. If you are short on drawer space then create more with a hanging drawer unit or plastic storage drawers.


19. Create two levels of hanging space with a closet "doubler" rod.


20. Seasonally rotate your clothing and store out of season clothing in your luggage or under the bed.

So that makes 20 closet ideas here to help with your closet organizing projects!

But of all the many possible closet ideas to improve your closet organization the best one has to be to install a bedroom closet organizer.

Why are closet organizers so highly recommended and why do they work? Because they create a special place for everything in your closet and you can double your available storage space. You can purchase modular units to create a custom design or purchase a ready made closet organizer kit.

So that makes 21 simple closet ideas to make your closet design user friendly and efficient!

Now That Makes Sense!