Reach in Closet

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jttheclockman

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I like to run these type questions by this group because you all seem to answer honestly and have gotten some good feedback. So here is another.

Has anyone built a reach in closet with shelves and drawers and things?/ If so did you design yourself or use components from a supplier. If you have photos I would like to see. Also what are some do's and don'ts and must haves or do not bother withs. Thanks in advance. This is a project this spring I need to work on. I put a link of examples of what I am talking about. Also what did you do to close it off?? Use doors of some type??

https://www.closetsbydesign.com/clos...droom-closets/
 
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Those are nice designs . Much more multi-functional than the top shelf with hanger rod underneath that I built 40 years ago . I did use varnished louvered mahogany bifold doors though , which occasionally come untracked .

The downside of your project is that you will probably have to dispose of somewhere between 90 and 99% of the clothes in your household to keep the closet looking that neat .
 
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In my previous home I had a system similar to some shown here. I contacted the company, gave them the dimensions and what I was looking for, shelves, rods etc. They designed the system and sent it to me in several boxes. Everything was included and it was very easy to put together and it worked great. Sorry, no pictures but it was a maple wood system and it looked great in the closet. Our home that is being built right now has a walk in but it's wide so we'll be designing a system for it too. Just make sure you get plenty of hanging rods. Good luck.
 

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I had a set of bookshelves that just exactly fit the closet in the bedroom that became my office. I added a second shelf above the built in closet shelf as well.
The closet was a wide, shallow closet with double folding doors and an upper shelf that wrapped around the sides. I just removed the pole used to hold the hangers and slid in the shelves. I use boxes and baskets I got at IKEA that hang from the shelf above. I uses these little hanging baskets all over the house!


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My wife is 5'9 and I'm 6' so our closet Rod was set to the highest height my wife could reach. That allowed for us to put drawers beneath the hung clothes. Additionally we put the majority of the clothes behind glass doors, to cut down on dust and the glass allows light in so no special lighting was added.
 

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Also discovered a dead space. So paneled it out and put in a false back hinges door. Just pull out the shelves and open. Great spot for 2 deep, 8 bins high for Christmas storage.
 

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It's not a reach in closet, but my wifes closet is very small, not as small as mine Lol, but it only had 2 rods for hanging clothes. It was only 4' deep and 4' wide. I managed to give here 8 18" rods for 12' of rod space, a top shelf, a couple shoe shelfs and a bottom drawer. These are on both sides of the closet. Just my own cheap design. Lol
 

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It's not a reach in closet, but my wifes closet is very small, not as small as mine Lol, but it only had 2 rods for hanging clothes. It was only 4' deep and 4' wide. I managed to give here 8 18" rods for 12' of rod space, a top shelf, a couple shoe shelfs and a bottom drawer. These are on both sides of the closet. Just my own cheap design. Lol
Nicely done Bobby!!!
 

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Those closets certainly look nice and very organized, now what do I do with the other 200 pair of my wife's shoes? We have a 4 bedroom home, I literally remodeled an entire bedroom into a closet. I retired in August, and now do some of the house work, so I finally got an access pass to the room, to dust only. And oh, two out of three of the remaining rooms have her clothes in the closets.....
 

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Sketchup is a great free software for this kind of thing. Lets you rotate in 3D
Pintrest is a good source and have been zeroing in on a plan. I think when I get it framed out I will have a better idea of what I can and can not do. Also have to be aware of type of doors. Right now I think it will be bifold but may also look at pocket doors.
 

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Like John, I also seem to have some kind of mental block when it comes to Sketchup. Instead, I use Visio, which is a part of the Microsoft Office software suite and that has the ability to open and work with .dxf files created by Autocad. It's only two-dimensional, but that is all I need.

Our 'new' (now 19 year old) home has his and hers walk-in closets in the master bedroom. Wife has put some old furniture in hers to provide drawer storage. The idea of doing built-in systems is appealing, but not a project that I'm willing to take on.

But something to think about - our house, like most newer homes, as 9' ceilings on the first floor. As a result, there is a lot of headroom above the standard closet shelf, and the temptation is great to just stack stuff up there. The problem is that its difficult to manage multiple layers of stuff stored on a closet shelf.

My solution was to install a second tier of shelving in that wasted space. Yes, that means that it is pretty high up there, but we found a nice solid birch step-stool at a craft fair in Vermont a few years ago that serves as both a place to sit while putting on shoes, and a short ladder that we can use if we need to get to that upper shelf. Works for us, but may not be suitable for everyone else.
 

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Sorry to say this project has not quite started yet. I have gotten the oak bifold door system. I opened the wall Started moving some electrical around. Found an oak cabinet that has a door and adjustable shelves that will work great in there. I was busy this past summer planning the bathroom and kitchen remodel. I paid someone to do the cad work and rendering but it came with the designer and builder. It is a great tool to be able to see things as you build and so easy to correct as you go along. I believe that was money well spent. This project is one of mine that I will be working on in the next couple months as I try to stay out of the way of the trades that will be working in the house. I will see how that goes. Just an update being the thread was revived.
 

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Like John, I also seem to have some kind of mental block when it comes to Sketchup. Instead, I use Visio, which is a part of the Microsoft Office software suite and that has the ability to open and work with .dxf files created by Autocad. It's only two-dimensional, but that is all I need.

Our 'new' (now 19 year old) home has his and hers walk-in closets in the master bedroom. Wife has put some old furniture in hers to provide drawer storage. The idea of doing built-in systems is appealing, but not a project that I'm willing to take on.

But something to think about - our house, like most newer homes, as 9' ceilings on the first floor. As a result, there is a lot of headroom above the standard closet shelf, and the temptation is great to just stack stuff up there. The problem is that its difficult to manage multiple layers of stuff stored on a closet shelf.

My solution was to install a second tier of shelving in that wasted space. Yes, that means that it is pretty high up there, but we found a nice solid birch step-stool at a craft fair in Vermont a few years ago that serves as both a place to sit while putting on shoes, and a short ladder that we can use if we need to get to that upper shelf. Works for us, but may not be suitable for everyone else.
I did that with my 8 foot ceilings...I put a second set of shelves in halfway between the existing shelf and the ceiling in our master bedroom closet. In the Office I put in a little plastic shelf unit that fit perfectly up on the existing shelf to give a second shelf. (Smaller closet.)
 

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sbwertz, sorry for the late response; probably no one is not interested in it, but still tell you how I created the project of his house. I placed all the cabinets in Planner 5D and saw what my future room would look like. I think it's still useful for someone to draw high-quality renderings for home plans with no experience in interior design.
I love sketch-up. My 90 year old dad took to it like a pro, too. He was amazing with what he could do on a computer. He used Design Cad for years.
 
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