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945 PICTURES OF GREAT CLOSETS

2011-11-22T09:34:00.000-08:00

If you are looking for closet ideas, you are probably looking for pictures that will help you with brainstorming. There is nothing like seeing what others are doing with their closets in order to come up with possibilities for your own.

The Internet is great for this as you can find thousands of photos of closets without ever having to leave your house. But is there one site that has tons of good closet pictures that is easy to navigate?

I think I've found it. If you click this link it will take you directly to the page of a website (houzz.com) that has 945 clear pictures of all sorts of beautiful closets. Just click each picture to make it bigger and then use the "back" button to go back to the thumbnails.

If you can't get some great closet ideas for your own situation after looking at all those pictures then you aren't really trying!

Best Closet Commercial Ever?

2011-07-07T16:32:00.000-07:00

Women love their closets, there is no doubt of that. They love organizing them, rearranging them, and thinking of ways to make them better. Most new homes today are built with large walk in closets and you just know that they are designed for the woman of the house.

Guys don't usually care much about the closets but who's to say that they can't love one that has the right things in it?

Enjoy the funny video below that is actually a beer commercial but does a good job of highlighting different his and her closet ideas :

KIDS CLOSET ORGANIZATION IDEAS

2011-06-06T13:43:00.001-07:00

June is here and that means summer vacation for children everywhere! It is this time of year that Moms are always looking for things to keep kids busy. Now is a great time to teach them about keeping their closets clean and organized.

Kids closets are often a disaster with clothes and toys everywhere. It is not until you dig in that you will find just how many things they have that have never been used or that they don't need anymore. The best thing to do is take everything out and start from scratch, determining what your child wants to keep, throw away, or donate.

If you clean your child's closet together with them you can use it as an opportunity to teach them to be generous with their possessions. They can either give the things they don't want to their siblings or give them away to charity. You might also give them the option of selling their unwanted clothes and toys at a garage sale so that they can earn a little money and start saving.

I've included a video below that has more kids closet ideas:

DIFFERENT CLOSET DOOR OPTIONS

2011-04-27T10:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick one and a half minute video showing you all the different styles of closet doors that are available. If you are thinking about putting in a new closet or updating an old one, these are some ideas you can go over when considering what kind of doors you want to install.

The video shows you examples of bifold closet doors, bypass doors, multifold closet doors, multi-pass doors, and accordion doors.

BIFOLD CLOSET DOOR INSTALLATION DIY

2011-03-16T14:59:00.000-07:00

If you have a older house you might have closets with sliding doors. These doors are very inconvenient as they often come off their rails and you can only see one side of the closet at a time. They are very 1970's for sure!

Putting in bifold closet doors aren't that hard if you have some DIY experience under your belt. They are one of the better closet design ideas you can use to make a big difference immediately with only minimal cost.

If you don't have the tools or expertise to install install them yourself, you should be able to find someone who can do it at your local home improvement store or closet store. If they don't have anyone in-house who can do it for you, they will be able to put you in touch with someone who can.

GET CLOSET DESIGN IDEAS AT A HOME SHOW IN 2011

2010-12-28T06:34:00.000-08:00

One of the best places to get closet design ideas is at a home show. Most home shows take place in the bigger cities around the country and they have all sorts of booths, displays, and information about every aspect of a home, including closets.

An easy way to find if and when there is a home show in your city just go to Google search and type in "home show 2011 (your city)". You will usually see the home show in your area in one of the first 5 websites listed in the results. Again, the bigger your city, the greater chance that it will have a home show of some kind. You can also take a look at this website for a list of some of the major shows in 2011.

Most shows take place in January or February 2011 so it's time to find the show in your city now. A few of the home shows are in March 2011.

Closets are a big part of every home and there is a lot of interest in upgrading them and getting the most storage out of the space. There are always at least a handful of closet design booths at these home shows put on by national and local companies in your area. You can get great ideas as well as see what the latest trends are in closet design. You don't have to buy their services to get some design ideas that you can use for yourself or you can see what they charge to do it for you.

CLOSET SHOE ORGANIZER IDEAS

2010-11-05T06:43:00.001-07:00

Almost everyone needs a place to keep their shoes and most people do it in their closets. Women are famous throughout time for filling up their closets with shoes of all colors and varieties.

There are lots of closet shoe organizer ideas in all price ranges. If you really want to spend some money and you have a big walk in closet, you can get one of the California Closets type of organization systems that is meant for your whole wardrobe including your shoes.

But most people don't want to spend that kind of money and want something less expensive. A great place to get closet ideas is Amazon.com and you will get great prices as well. Depending what you spend you will also qualify for free shipping.

A big list of shoe organizers with pictures - Closet Shoe Organizer Ideas

CEDAR CLOTHES / CLOSET HANGARS

2010-08-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

One of the best closet ideas to keep things fresh is to use cedar. Insects and moths don't like cedar and yet they smell is very pleasant to humans. This make it a great wood to have in and around your closets.

Cedar also does a good job of absorbing moisture and odors. When you have cedar in your closet, it will eliminate that musty closet smell and replace it with the natural clean fragrance of cedar wood. It's the perfect choice for all your closets.

There are several ways to incorporate cedar including totally building and designing your closets out of it, just using cedar in some of the parts of your closet, or using cedar hangars. Most people don't have the money to rebuild their whole closet out of cedar wood and so the obvious choice is to use cedar hangars.

Cedar hangers are light and strong which allows them to keep their form for many years. When the cedar smell diminishes, all you have to do is to lightly sandpaper them to expose new wood and the fresh cedar smell will come right back again. If you don't want to replace all your old hangers with new ones, you can buy inexpensive cedar rings to put on your hangars that will do the same job.

To get a great selection of cedar products for any closet please go to Amazon where you can also find good prices - Cedar Hangers

SOME NEW HOMES HAVE CLOSETS THAT ARE TOO BIG!

2010-04-29T06:58:00.000-07:00

My husband and I have been looking at new houses lately now that the prices have come down. One thing I noticed is that a fair number of new houses are being built with bigger closets than in years past. In fact, sometimes they are too big!

The popularity of custom closets has spawned many different companies you can hire to come to your house and install them. If you go to home shows you will always see exhibits from different local and national closet companies. The industry has really become mainstream in the last 10 to 15 years and closet design ideas are hot.

This has obviously prompted some home builders to design their homes with bigger closets. But what I have seen in the open houses I have gone to is that often times the master closets and bedroom closets are what I think to be too big. A nice sized closet is great but a really big one is just a waste of space for me. I would rather have that space put into making the rooms bigger.

New homes today are often built with lots of tiny rooms. I would rather have less rooms in a house and have each room be bigger. Likewise, I don't need huge walk in closets that are big enough to put a sofa....please use that space to make the rooms bigger. Huge closets are convenient but ultimately you don't get to live and evnjoy that space so medium sized closets are what I am looking for.

DAMP CLOSET IDEAS

2010-02-18T07:44:00.001-08:00

It is the middle of winter and probably cold and wet outside where you live. If you are residing in a house that is older and not airtight, you might have a problem with closet dampness. Anyone who can't afford to keep the heat on all the time might also be living in a house where some of the rooms are colder and you might have a mildew problem

Basements usually are the main source of frustration with dampness but closets can be a problem as well. If you have closets that are damp, they might also smell bad and that is a very unpleasant situation. Smelly closets that are wet are not a good place to keep clothes and you need to do something that will eliminate the odor and wetness.

Chalk works well for this and you should put chalk in a paper bag and put it in a corner of the closet. The damper your closet is, the more chalk you should use and it is best if it is kept there year round. Just plain old white chalkboard chalk is all that is needed and it should be changed every six months or so. It is kind of like putting baking soda in your refrigerator to eliminate the smells.

If your closet really has a problem and is very wet and full of mildew, this is one of those closet ideas that might not work. You need to attack the problem before it gets too bad. Likewise, if you have a big walk in closet, you might need to put chalk in every corner. This closet tip for dampness definitely works best with small closets.

GLASS SLIDING CLOSET DOORS

2009-10-04T19:56:00.000-07:00

Glass can mean see through glass (like in a window) or it can mean glass like in a mirror. Glass sliding closet doors usually mean the latter and they are great for a couple of different reasons.

If you have a small bedroom or any kind of room, having mirrors on the wall help to create the illusion that the space is much larger than it really is. You have probably at some time, walked into a room that had a wall totally covered with a mirror and had to do a double take when you realized you were in a much smaller room than you originally thought.

Glass closet doors can help greatly with this illusion and that is one of the reasons they are great for small bedrooms. You can have either a closet sliding door that open like the picture below:

Or you can have one that just slides back and forth:

Glass sliding closet doors are also wonderful for providing a full lenth mirror for dressing. Many homes and apartments don't have a mirror in the bathroom where you can see what you look like from head to toe. Full length glass closet doors work well for this and once you get used to using one, you will find it difficult to go back to just a small mirror like most bathrooms have.

The only drawback with closet doors that slide open and closed is the rails that are above and below the doors. You have plastic pieces that slide along those rails and sometimes they break or become detached. This can be an annoyance and if that happens, you will have to fix the problem before the door will work. The rails also have to be aligned perfectly with each other or else pressure will be put on the door that might make it be noisy or create friction and not glide smoothly.

Besides those minor drawbacks, glass sliding closet doors work well in many types of rooms but you need to make sure they don't look out of place. Glass can look great when placed in the right spots but it can look terrible if it just doesn't fit in with the decor of the rest of the room.

SLIDING CLOSET DOORS IDEAS

2009-10-03T14:44:00.001-07:00

When it comes to closets in smaller areas, sometimes you need a door that doesn't take up space when it opens out. For this type of situation you would want to take a look at all the sliding closet doors you can find to see if any of them do the job.

You might also want this type of closet door if there is some furniture in the way or you don't like the fact that when the door swings open it covers part of the wall or a picture. This is one of the popular closet design ideas because of the space it saves.

It turns out that sliding closet doors are not that easy to find anymore even though there are two kinds. The first is the more rare version where the door disappears into the wall (this can also be called a pocket sliding door). This type of door is much harder to install and usually should be done by a professional. Your task will be to make sure that the area where the door will slide into doesn't have any cables or electrical wiring that will get in the way.

The more common sliding door is the kind where one door slides behind the other. The tracks need to be laid out perfectly and these kind of doors come in standard sizes so your closets need to be constructed that way if you are going to buy the doors in a store. You can have them custom made if you like and if you can find a store that will do that for you. You will need to have tracks at the top and bottom of the sliding closet doors and they need to be aligned perfectly or the doors won't glide smoothly. This is the hardest part of sliding doors: getting the rails and tracks aligned so that everything works in perfect unison.

LINEN CLOSET IDEAS

2009-09-24T11:11:00.000-07:00

Is your linen closet a mess of scraggly looking washcloths, worn towels, and sheets that have been used since the 80's? If so, you need to go out and get new sets of everything and then fix up your linen closet so that everything looks new, neat, and clean. Here are some linen closet ideas you might think about doing after you come home with your new stash of linens:

1) You should organize your linens by what they are for and also for what rooms they are for. For instance, all the master bedroom linens might be in one place and all the guest room linens in another.

2) You should have a separate set of linens for your guests so that you are using your own linens and never have to use something someone else has used.

3) Put the linens that you use least often on the highest shelf. These might include linens that you use for different seasons and even antique linens. Since you rarely use these, they should be wrapped in cellophane to protect them from dust and fading.

4) Don't stack towels and sheets too high. Make everything in your linen closet neat and easily accessible.

5) Use baskets at the bottom on the floor to store miscellaneous items such as bathroom essentials and anything else you might need for restocking guest rooms and bathrooms. You don't need any special closet design ideas for your linen closet other than keep things simple, organized, and ready to use in a closet that is upstairs and close to the bedrooms.

CLOSET DOOR IDEAS

2009-07-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

When you are putting in a new closet or just redesigning an old one. it is great if you can make an effort to think of all the closet door ideas that might make your closet blend in with the room. In other words, your closet door does not have to be the ordinary door that all your neighbors have.

Closet design ideas include not only the insides of a closet but the outside too. Depending on the room, you can have a mirror or some design on the closet door which goes with the rest of the area. A closet door can even be made to look like something else so that it isn't even noticeable.

You can see in the picture below that the closet door has a unique look full of design which adds color to the room. Additionally, the doors hide what is essentially a closet office which make great use of the space for something that is needed.

Putting mirrors on your sliding closet doors is one of the more popular ideas and this does a couple things. First, it makes the room look bigger because of the reflection and second, it adds some design value to the room. You probably would only want to try this with a room that already looks nice because you wouldn't want a reflection of a room that is a mess.

Closed door ideas are anything you want to make them and creativity is the name of the game. You can have doors made out of all sorts of wood and faux wood such as the bamboo closet doors seen below. If there is a material you especially like, you will probably be able to find a store that will be able to make custom doors for you. Although it may be expensive, little additions like these doors we see pictured can add value to your home in terms of your enjoyment of it. Your closet space should be put to use in the best possible way and the doors are no exception as they can be a source of great style.

UNIQUE AND CRAZY CLOSET IDEAS

2009-03-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Some people have too much time on their hands and too much closet space as well. What are some of the craziest closet ideas that some people have used to turn their closets into a unique space?

The closet laundry room is one that is definitely out of the ordinary. If your laundry room is on the ground floor and you want it upstairs, all you have to do is fit your master closet with the right water set up and you can turn it into a laundry room closet.

Another unique closet idea is to turn it into an office. Perhaps you have an extra closet but not an extra room to turn into the office you need. This requires some creative thinking on your part and you will end up with closet office and the extra work space so sorely needed.

Other unique and crazy closet ideas are to turn that extra space into a work out room, a wine closet for storing wine, and a closet sauna. These are just some of the things you can turn your extra closet into if you don't need it and it is good sized. Of course some of these ideas will take money to pull off but if you want it bad enough, it is well worth it.

COOL KIDS CLOSET IDEAS

2009-01-27T17:32:00.000-08:00

Most kid's closets are probably underused as they use the floor, bed, bathroom, or anywhere else their clothes land as a storage space. If you were to think of some really cool kids closet ideas, do you think they would use it more? Probably but nothing is guaranteed!

Building or installing a cool closet for your kids is just part of making their room a fun place to hang out. If you are the creative type, you could turn you child's closet into a themed closet. For instance, if your kid likes a certain sports team or is a fan of some movie star, build a colset around that theme. Many kids have rooms that are covered with pictures of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey players and a theme closet around those teams or players will keep your child interested in at least opening up the closet. Maybe with the right closet theme your child will even use it!

Closet storage for kids needs to be simple and items need to be within reach. This means more storage space and hangar space lower to the floor than in an adult closet. If you want your child to use the closet, you need to make sure it is kid friendly. Additionally, think about the things your children might want to store in their closets. Besides the obvious things, will they be wanting a space for books, toys, sports equipment, and other such things? If so, you need to build a closet that is multifunctional and has storage room for a variety of things. The more versatile your kid's closet is, the more likely he or she is to use it.

Kids closet color ideas are crucial to any cool closet. Kids love bright colors and a boring drab closet is not going to get used like one with bright cheerful colors. If you don't have a closet with a theme make sure it is at least full of color and the colors they like. Picking the right closet colors for kids is one of the most important decisions you have to make.

Not everyone has the money to make a custom kids closet but you don't have to spend a lot to make it cool. Anyone with a touch of creativity and some basic woodworking ability can easily create a cool colorful closet that any kid would like to have.

GREAT COAT CLOSET DESIGN IDEAS

2009-01-16T06:16:00.000-08:00

If you don't have a coat tree, your guest coat closet near the entry door is a closet that any guest may open. It is, therefore, a good ideas to put some thought and organization into it so that you are not scrambling to come up with reasons why it is an absolute mess when they open it!

That small coat closet can be whatever you want it to be but it is mainly there for your guest's belongings so keep in mind of that. It is not a good idea to use it for storing things and you don't want it piled too high with your junk. Go get a dozen or so nice quality hangars that will be strong enough to support a heavy coat and scarf. If you have a small closet with not much room for hangers you might try Huggable Hangers.

Entry way coat closet ideas must include a place for your guest's handbags. This is why you don't want it to be full of junk when it is opened. It is very nice to be able to use the coat closet for handbags so that your female guest will remember where they left them rather than in some random place. If you put small hooks in your coat colset for the handbags it will be especially nice.

Many coat closets have a light in them so that you can better see and identify the right coat. Newer homes may be built with this feature but older homes usually don't have lights in the closets. If you need an easy to install light for your coat closet make a quick trip down to your local home improvement store and they will undoutedly have a selection.

Coat closets, depending on how big they are, may have enough room for a shelf or two. Shelves may be included and used for hats, gloves, scarves, and big purses or bags. The shelves must not get in the way of anything hanging though so you really need a big coat closet to have room for shelves.

Coat closet rooms, coat closet dens, coat closet offices are some of the crazy things people do when they have a really bit coat closet with way too much space. Making your coat closet into a office can be done and it will surely seperate your house from the others on the block!

What NOT to do with your coat closet!

MASTER BEDROOM CLOSET DESIGN IDEAS

2009-01-08T21:12:00.000-08:00

Master bedrooms in newer houses often have big closets. House builders have come to realize that women like very big closets and the master bedroom is the best place for them. Do you have one of those large master closets and don't quite know how to fill the space? Or maybe you still have too many clothes to fit in that big master closet!

With so much space, master bedroom closet design ideas should be easy to come up with. People are all different and you would be suprised at how some people fill and organize their master closet.

If you are so inclined, you may want to use that oversized master colset for a small closet office, a closet tanning room, a closet workout room, a closet wet bar, a closet lounging area / reading room, or any other of a number of outlandish things. Obviously, not all people use their master closets for just storing and hanging clothes.

Master closets come in all sizes and and some houses have ones that are exceptionally large. It is those houses that have these very large closets, sometimes as big as a small room, that people decide to turn into an office. Most master bedrooms now come with a walk in closet and the more expensive the house, the larger the master closet. You can always find professional companies to come and install some sort of closet organization system. Some of these are quite cool with electronic moving parts to make things move with a remote control. Or they might even be able to install a small TV room complete with an LCD flat screen TV in your closet so you can watch the ball game while you get dressed.

No matter what you decide, only your imagination is the limit with what kind of master bedroom closet ideas you come up with. You might want to search through magazines for ideas, use a professional to see what services they offer, or just decide on your own what you want to make that master bedroom closet into.

COOL CUSTOM CLOSETS DESIGN IDEAS

2008-11-29T06:38:00.001-08:00

A nice custom closet will make any room look better. Any master bedroom with custom walk in closets will also help the resale value of a home. Right now, in the bad economy, it just might be the difference between a sale and no sale.

So, do you have to spend a lot to get that great looking custom closet? Are there any custom colset ideas you can do on your own?

If you look in the phone book or online there are lots of companies who will come to your home and install custom closets. Sites such as Easy Closets, California Closets, Closets by Design, Closet World, and many others come to mind. The one thing these companies all have in common is the price range of having them make your custom closet design ideas. That price range is "expensive".

If you have any woodworking ability you can make your own closets. There are tons of pictures in books and on the Internet with detailed views of many different walk in closets and cool closets. If you look at enough pictures you will surely be able to come up with the things that you want in your own closet design ideas. Now all you have to do is find a way to have it made for a cheaper price.

You do not have to be tied to a traditional closet when you are coming up with your own ideas. Some people go as far as having a flat screen TV on the wall in their closet with chairs and a desk and some have been known to even make their walk-in closet a secret room. Whatever you decide to do you can probably improvise and have it done cheaper yourself. Ask around and you will be able to find someone who will build you that dream walk-in custom closet.

CREATIVE CLOSET SPACE IDEAS

2008-11-24T14:51:00.000-08:00

You have all seen the ads for expensive closet organizers and closet systems such as California Closets or Easy Closets. It is great if you have the money to install these in your closets but most people don't and are looking for more economical and creative closet space ideas.

Closet organization does not mean that you have to spend a lot of money installing new closet organizers. You can do most of what you want in an economical fashion with some creativity. It may not in the end look as professional as the other way, but your pocket book will thank you.

Baskets and bins are what most people use to store and organize the smaller things in your closets. You can get these bins inexpensively and you can find ones that stack on top of each other for maximum use of space. You can get the standard plastic bins or you can find fancier baskets with flair if you like.

One way to have more closet space is to take out some of your sweaters and shirts and put them in a chest of drawers. Not everything needs to be hung to look nice and if you fold things like this nicely, you will end up creating a lot of extra closet space that you never knew you had. Another option is to actually put a chest of drawers or dresser in your closet.

Adding shelves to your closet design is a great way to get more space. Most closets come with only one shelf above the rod for hanging things. You can add more shelves on the sides if you have room or under the rod if you don't have much to hang. Adding shelves into your closet is one of those creative closet ideas that is obvious but not many people think to do it. You can get inexpensive shelves at any home improvement store that are easy to install in any closet. Closet shelving is one of the best ways to add space to your closets.

Another closet space saving ideas is to take a picture of one of the expensive systems and try to do it or make it yourself. If you are a handyman type person who likes to build things, there is no reason why you can't copy the design of one of those fancy systems and build it yourself. This might be too hard for everyone to do but some will be able to do a good job.

WALK IN CLOSET LIGHTING IDEAS

2008-09-29T10:16:00.000-07:00

Are you thinking about the lighting in your closet? If you have a big walk-in closet then you definitely need good lighting. And if you have one of those really big walk in closets with maybe an island or a chest of drawers or something similar, you need to find some neat closet lighting ideas.

Track lighting is always cool looking and you might be able to put it in your large walk in colset. You can find some good deals on track lighting at Ikea and other places and if you set it up properly, your closet will be stunning.

Florescent lights are most often used in closets because they are cool (not hot). Electrical codes have distance requirements for all light sources (except LEDs that also run very cool). Closets usually have a lot of things in them with low ventilation that could easily catch on fire from an incandescent or halogen bulb. Luckily, we are talking about a large walk in closet so you will be able to use something other than florescent lights or the usual ugly light that all closets seem to come with. Just make sure you don't have any of your clothes near the lighting.

If your walk in closet is on a side of the house, you could break through the wall and put a window in it. A walk in closet with a window is definitely a step up from most closets and that would provide some nice natural lighting during the day.

Whatever you decide to do with your walk in closet lighting, make sure you are creative to give your closet that out of the ordinary touch.

SMELLY CLOSET IDEAS | DO YOUR CLOSETS SMELL?

2008-09-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

Do you have smelly closets that stink? Maybe they smell like foot odor from your shoes or even something worse. Do you clean out your closets in the spring and winter? Maybe you have a lot of clothes piled on the closet floor and somewhere in that pile is something that smells bad. Perhaps you have piles of dirty clothes on the floor of your closets?

Maybe you have some old clothes in there that have mildew or some other mold like substance that is growing on them. Is there a dead bug or bugs somewhere in your closet. Maybe you have termites or something else alive in your closet!

Your first step with closets that smell should be to clear everything out and evaluate the situation. You might have the best closet design ideas in the world or the best colset ideas for a great closet but if your closets smell, everything is lost. Once you clear out your closet, you need to figure out whether the odor is coming from something that was in your closet or the closet itself.

You need to separate your clothes and wash them if you are unsure where the closet smell is coming from. Depending on how bad the closet odor is, you might even have to wait a day after everything is out of the closet and then go back to see if the smell remains. If your closets still smell bad, it looks like the bad odor is originating from somewhere in the closet.

Is the bad smell on or under the closet carpet or coming from the closet walls? This may be a little hard to determine but if it comes from the floor or the rug, you will have to replace the closet carpet. If it is coming from the walls itself, you will have to determine what the problem is and you might have to hire a professional for that. Another source of the smell could be the light in the closet if you have one. Is there a dead bug trapped in the light?

HIS AND HER CLOSET IDEAS

2008-09-06T07:35:00.000-07:00

A nice clean organized closet is the dream of most women. Men on the other hand really don't care about closets. Even though this is true, many people still look for his and her closet ideas. Very rarely will you ever see a his and her closet that looks as perfect as the one pictured below.
Probably the most common reason for having a his and her closet is lack of space. If a perfect world, the woman would have her closet and the man would have his seperate colset. That way, the man or the woman could let their closet get as messy as they want and never bother the other person.

Unfortunately, not everyone has a home that has the space for two closets. Most new homes are now being built with a large walkin closet in the master bedroom and that his and her closet is the only one you get. It is a necessity then, to try to have the best his and her closet organization as possible. As long as you can come up with his and her closet ideas that will satisfy both parties, there will be no hard feelings or animosity.

WALK IN CLOSET IDEAS

2008-09-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

All new homes now come with walk in closets. The bigger the closet the bigger the "Wow" factor. All women seem to love a big walk in closet while men don't seem to care that much. If your home does not have a walk in closet, it might be time to start thinking of getting one.

Walk-in closets are great because they give you so many more closet storage options. If you have a problem with your junk piling up in your room, you can have it pile up in your closet instead which is better for appearances sake.

Depending on the size of your walk in closet, you can have many things in there in addition to all your clothes and shoes. Some walk in closet ideas have full length mirrors in them and even a small bench or island to make them feel like dressing rooms. A variety of lighting is available at most colset stores or home improvement outlets that can help you give your new closet that dressing room feel.

More walk in closet ideas include tie and belt racks, shelves, shoe racks, hooks, and drawers and dressers. Of course something like that would only work in the biggest closets.

All the expensive houses now come with walk-in closet designs that are creative and big. Some of these closets are as big as a room used to be. If you choose to put a walk in closet in your old home, it may be a bit expensive because you will probably have to tear down a wall or too. There will be a monitary benefit when you sell your house, however, as your new walk-in closet should increase the value of your home.

SMART CLOSET DESIGN IDEAS

2008-08-06T18:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some closet design ideas that you might want to think about with your closets:

1) Closet lighting - you have to be able to see what is inside your closet but you don't want the sun shining directly on it either as it will fade things if left open. You can buy cheap lights that stick on anything now and you might put one of them in your closets if they are too dark.

2) The hallmark of a great closet is one that effectively uses all space. You can have bins for storing smaller items or things that you only wear at certain times. Shelves in closets are something that most people don't think of and can be part of a good closet design.

3) Part of effectively using all the space is to do it in a manner that is practicle. You want to make sure that everything in the colset is accessable and visible so that you know it is there. Using all the space does not mean just cramming things in.

4) Use the floor of your closets for bins and shoes and storing all smaller items. Also, the floor has to be orderly so that you can walk in the closet or at least walk in enough to be able to get things.

5) On of the important closet ideas is to make sure that there is airflow and that your closet does not get mold or mildew. If you have an airflow problem, you can wrap up some chalk and put it in your closet to help keep things dry and prevent closet mildew from forming.

6) Use a wood for your closets that do not have a pungent smell. If you use the wrong wood (cedar can be smelly), your closet may make the room it is in smell bad and your clothes may take on some of the odor as well. These closet design ideas are tips you should think about when building or organizing your closets.

CLOSET STORAGE IDEAS

2008-07-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some great closet storage ideas to give you more room:

Gather all your small items and put them in a plastic bin or stackable basket. That way all the small items are together and in one place.

Use your garage as a storage space to get the things you seldome use out of the house. You can put those things in boxes or you can even build closet storage spaces for the garage. You might also add shelves to your garage walls which could be used to store things. There are lots of other storage solutions for your garage as well if you just look around.

Clean out your colsets at least once every year and determine what you don't need. You can then have a garage sale, give the items to charity, or even sell them on Ebay. You will be suprised at how much space is opened up when you get all the unwanted items out of your closets.

Determine which sweaters, dresses, or shirts you have hanging in your closet can be folded and put in a drawer. Not everything has to be hung in the closet and the more items you can fold and put elswear the more room you will free up in your closets.

When all else fails, painting your closets white gives the appearance of more space. It may not actually provide more space but any illusion to that effect will help. I hope these closet storage ideas helped.

How To Build Your Own Custom Closet

2008-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:00

If one of your closet ideas is to build your own custom closet, this book is a must read. Build Your Own Custom Closetby Black and Decker is the first book that shows the common person the inside tips on designing a custom closet, and how to install it using materials they can buy themselves.

Today, most of the materials and hardware used by custom colset makers is available to consumers on the racks of home centers and hardware stores. This book will show you how to build your own dream closets and save on expensive contractor costs. You can get the best price for this book right through this link - Build Your Own Custom Closet.

Spring Cleaning Closet Ideas

2008-04-10T11:57:00.000-07:00

Let's take a journey through my closet. Ugg! It can best be thought of by imagining an image of havoc, mayhem, and disarray. Today my family is going through the closets, cleaning out clothes that don't fit, handing them down, or donating them to Goodwill. Even if you don’t change with the seasons like we do, you may be in a situation where you haven’t cleaned your closets for a while and they’re starting to get a bit cluttered. Its a good time to start thinking about different closet ideas.

When it comes to cleaning out your colset, what can be done to make the process slightly more bearable and how can you ensure that your closet cleaning experience is a positive one? The reason I enjoy cleaning out closets so much is because it is such a positive thing to do. Once you have done a major closet cleaning, it is easy to keep your closet up to date and current.

Before you put your favorite spring things back into the closet, take the opportunity to replace your shelf paper, vacuum the closet floor, and make the closet fresh and clean. Then go through your clothes, pick out the stuff you are never going to wear again and put them aside.

After you have set aside all the clothes you don't need anymore, you can then choose what to do with them. If you are like myself, hanging on to clothes, until you drop those 20 extra pounds doesn't seem to work. Taking them to the Goodwill or a homless shelter is always a good idea.

If there is something that you absolutely can't live without, a better spot for them would be the attic, or in some long tupperware containers using the area under the bed or couch for storage. Now that your closets are clean again, its time to start trying to keep them clean. If you are anything like I am, that will last about a week.

Closet Ideas - Closet Organization Systems

2008-03-23T06:56:00.000-07:00

By installing an appropriate closet organization system you won't solve all your problems but you can make your mornings easier. Closet ideas can range from inexpensive coated wires to custom built wood systems. Many wood systems combine several different products which are usually coated wire and melamine because of the ease of maintenance. The best approach to closet organization starts by removing all the items first to be able to assess which items are worth keeping and which items are no longer usable. Items that need to be sent to charities and donation groups need to be identified and placed in their own pile.

No matter what shape or size your closet is, there are always some useful tricks and ideas to spruce up the storage space. A good place to start to get closet organization ideas are books and magazines. Colset ideas are not simply about design but that is generally where it starts. Now is the time to stop putting things in boxes in the closet and use some of these creative closet ideas that will help you keep the junk under control.

No matter how much closet space you have, chances are you could probably always use some more. How many closets are in your home that are simply storage areas for things that just don't have their own space? There are plenty of closet organization systems that will help you to make that space the most functional it can be. The main thing in space planning is to stayuncluttered, so if you don’t need it, toss it or find a new place for it.

You can save lots of money by installing a closet organizer yourself. Make certain you take into account the cost of these types of organizers as the temporary ones can often be found for pretty good prices. The more permanent organizers can end up costing quite a bit, so make sure you are prepared to make that type of investment. Most stores that sell products for the home offer a large selection of closet solutions, including closet organizers, shelving, racks and creative hangers.

Closet ideas are not simply about design but that is generally where it starts. Whether you are looking at your local closet company, pictures of closets, do-it-yourself magazines, or just trying to get some tips on how to organize your closet, the more research you do will open up many options.

Closet Ideas - Great Closet Tips

2008-03-06T08:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some great closet ideas that you may not have thought about:

1) Do you have lots of clothes that have never been worn? If so, you can try to return them to the store where you bought them and they will usually give you store credit. If you don't want the credit, you can turn around and sell that credit on Ebay. That's right...there is a high demand on Ebay for store credit receipts and they usually fetch upwards of 80% of face value.

2) Many people have great success as well on Ebay selling their used clothes. Children's clothes sell well as do sweaters, shirts, and blouses. If you don't want to hassle with having a garage sale, Ebay can be a great place to sell some of your nicer items and get some nice cash for them too.

3) Neat hangar trick - At the beginning of the year put all your hangars in backwards on the rod in your closets. When you wear an item, switch the hangar around. At the end of the year or season, you will easily be able to tell which clothes you haven't worn and may want to get rid of!

4) Need more space to store things? Did you know that you can put the clothes you won't need for awhile in large sturdy plastic bags and suck the air out of them? This also works wonders when packing for travelling and is one of the neat suitcase packing tips. Give this a try and you will be amazed. Put all the clothes you don't need in a plastic bag and use your vacuum cleaner to suck all the air out. It will shrink the size of your clothes significantly freeing up lots of room.

5) If you want to plan a new closet design, figure out first what you plan to put in the closet. Only by knowing what types of clothes you want to put in the closet will you know what types of shelves, poles, and drawers you will nee. There are many closet ideas out there and you need to be organized and create an inventory list first.

Closet Ideas - The 80/20 Rule

2008-03-03T09:41:00.000-08:00

When you are starting to plan your closet and trying to come up with some great closet ideas, remember this rule of thumb. Most people never wear about 80% of the clothes they have and just stick to their favorite 20%.

Before you get going with your closet organizing, take out at least half of the things in your closet that you don't think you will wear. At least take out all your least favorite items and put them in a box and then put the box away some where. Wait a month and see if you have missed any of those clothes items that you put away.

Whatever you didn't miss, take to a homeless shelter or someplace like the Goodwill. This will force you to get rid of all your least favorite clothes and the clothes you never wear while doing something good for someone else. Once you have done a little bit of this and your closet starts to look a little less like a junk heap, you can go forth with all your great closet ideas that will make your closet doors a pleasure to open!

Closet Ideas - Planning For The Great Closet

2008-02-24T08:41:00.000-08:00

For all great closet ideas, it is smart to put in time planning before you jump in. Some people just go out and start buying all sorts of closet accessories hoping they will work out. In the end, many of these have to be returned because they haven't planned properly.

A good place to start to get closet organization ideas are books and magazines. Many home magazines have pictures of closets that you can use to get ideas of what type of closets you would like to have. The Internet is now a great resourse as well for closet pictures. The important thing is to start planning and thinking about what you want first. It will save you a lot of time.

Any of your closet design ideas you choose should fit your lifestyle and your belongings. It is best to take inventory and figure out what you have and what you want in your closets. Do you want closets that will hold all your clothes or separate closets for different types of items? Figure out right from the beginning what the purpose is of each closet design.

Great closet ideas come from planning and the effort you put in ahead of time. Whether you choose to do your closet remodel yourself or whether you have a professional do it, you will have to come up with the ideas on your own and decide which ones are best for you.

Closet Ideas - No Mildew Tip

2008-02-23T07:37:00.000-08:00

If your closet is in a damp part of the house, no matter how nice your closet is it might suffer from damp closets. You can have the best closet ideas and if you have this problem then you are in trouble of having your clothes ruined.

To help with closet dampness, all you need to do is to get some pieces of blackboard chalk and put them in a paper bag. Put the bag in the corner of the closet somewhere and the chalk will absorb much of the moist air. The more of a problem you have with dampness, the more chalk you should put in. You can have a small bag in every corner of the closet if you wish.

This is an easy way to eliminate damp closets and a simple closet idea that will make your clothes last longer.

Closet Ideas - Organization

2008-02-18T12:51:00.000-08:00

With Spring cleaning comes the need for closet organizing ideas. Before you begin to organize a closet, you need to sort through everything first. Make piles of what you want to keep, throw away, and give away. There are usually at least a few things for each pile. If you have shirts or dresses you have never worn or have not worn in a couple of years, those items should go in the give away pile. If you are really going to clean up and reorganize your closet, you are going to have to make some tough decisions and purging is a good thing.

You will want to group things together that are similar. All you pants and slacks in one area, your shirts in another, etc. If you have sweaters or items that can be folded you might want to put those in drawers.

Hanging closet organizers can be bought inexpensively at home stores and are useful if you are renting or move around a lot. If you own your home, you might consider installing built in organizers. Rods that have multi levels can be used to take advantage of additional space and bins can be used for shoes.

Many people want to learn new closet ideas because it helps them find things in a hurry and have a feeling of being organized. Without a strategy, closets tend to become cluttered with anything and everything and the closet floor becomes a very popular storage space.

Closet Ideas

2008-02-13T07:57:00.000-08:00

There are lots of great closet ideas to make you happy with your closet space. We will show you the many options you have to make your closets more functional.

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2008-02-12T16:51:00.000-08:00

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