Designing Your Own Closet

Coming up with your own personal closet design can be really rewarding. You can personalize the space to meet your specific needs. You can make it as ornate or streamlined as you wish. You can make adjustable spaces so that the closet changes with the seasons and your wardrobe.

First you just need to pull everything out. Write down the measurements of the closet. You will need to decide how much space you need for each type of item. Some things that you normally fold might take up less space if you switched over to using clothes hangers instead.

Pants take up less space if they are hung. This also helps them to stay wrinkle free. They are easier to look through and you don't have to worry about the stack turning into a muddled pile. When pants are hung up high, it is easy to look at the tags. It's a good plan if you have a lot of jeans, khaki pants, black dress pants, or other pants that all look similar.

Hanging pants on a special pants hanger can make them easier to manage. Pants hangers normally are open on one side so that you can easily slide out the pants. Cascading pants hangers are nice too, because you can hang a few pairs of pants on one hanger.

Sweaters also take up a lot of room when folded, but you may not want to hang some of the heavier ones. Sweaters can stretch and lose their shape if they are too heavy. You could opt for a wide shallow drawer in your closet, specifically for storing sweaters flat. You can mount the drawer under a large shelf where you stack t-shirts, shorts, pajamas and other items that you choose not to hang.

Baskets and bins are great for small items, like socks and underwear. You can also keep things besides clothes in bins, like camera chargers, books, tote bags, and other items that don't normally go in a closet. You can put bins and baskets anywhere. You can put them on a shelf, build small cubby-hole style shelves for them, or even put them on the floor. They keep things from getting mixed together and make the closet look more organized and clutter free.

You can customize the space as much as you wish. If you would rather have more shelves, you can build them up one side of the closet. You can shorten your eight foot hanging bar into two four foot bars, hanging one high for pants and one low for shirts. An additional one foot bar can be mounted off to one side for hanging dresses and suits. Choose the type of clothes hanger that you want based on what you have to hang.

Have fun when you design your closet. Get creative and ask friends or family for their opinions. You'll be surprised what you can come up with. Your plans can be adjusted as you consider the space that you'll save by using special clothes hangers. Shirt hangers, skirt hangers, pants hangers, and dress hangers can all keep your clothes organized and save space.