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Need Increased Closet Or Storage Area For Your Bedroom?

By: Robert Thomson

When people venture out to to shop for homes to buy, there are two elements that are the first considered. These same two features are what can cause a potential sell to fall apart. The the most important is the kitchen. If this room is not spacious and updated, the home receives a poor evaluation. The Next in importance is the number and size of closets. Most people want and need storage and if a home does not offer satisfactory closet space, selling it becomes more difficult. Another scenario has to do with older homes that are notorious for having few closets and little space. In fact, a number of the homes built in the late 1800s have no closets at all. The same holds for loft apartments. While they are sophisticated and roomy, the storage limitations leaves much to be desired.

Regardless of the closet size, if it is organized in a certain way, you will discover that you have extra space not ever considered. Many people think of extra space as piling things to the side and often forget about miss out on the overhead space. Anothersolution is taking two small closets and combining them into one closet with a small dressing area. Bedrooms with vaulted ceilings are classy but their draw back is wasted space. By establishing a third-tier space, you can hang out-of-season clothing and use shelves that are perfect for storing shoes, purses, hats, and other items that are seldom used.

Another great option for for increasing storage space is having drawers built inside your closets or if you have an old dresser that is no longer desired for bedroom furniture, you can add a new coat of paint and place it inside the closet. These drawers put a closet's empty space into use and make an excellent storage option for ties, belts, undergarments, socks, and so on. If your closet has one horizontal bar for hanging clothes, change the single bar to two bars or a full bar and a half bar. By visiting your local hardware store, you can buy the end connectors for a few dollars and then from the hardware store, a home improvement store, or a lumber company, purchase a round piece of wood that measures the width of the closet to use as the bars. By moving the single bar higher, you can add a second bar below, quickly and easily increasing your storage room.

Installing hooks on the back or side wall of your closet creates the ideal option for hanging ties, belts, purses, or hats. Consider building an under-the-bed shoe rack or one that hangs over the back of the door. This will provide an area on the floor of your closet for other things. You can purchase a rectangular plastic box with lids for storing winter clothes, wrapping paper, pictures, or or whatever you need, and then store it where your shoes used to sit. With a little creativity, you can turn your small closet into a space providing twice the original storage. Many businesses specialize in closet solutions that are and cost-efficient. Look around your home to see to find out if you already have items that can be used to to accentuate your closet or visit one of these stores to see what special solutions they offer.

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