I would build something yourself. Do you happen to have an IKEA nearby? It can be pretty easy to modify some of their stuff to fit.

Hi skyangel-I will pipe up with my experience. :)

The builder one wire shelf/rack is not a great use of space. I'd forego it completely.

We *planned* on doing it ourselves after we moved in. Well there was so much stuff everywhere and still many items on our punch list that we were doing ourselves that it would be too long before we could get to it. So we had it quoted and I thought it was really very reasonable considering. We have much more useful space and they are adjustable which I love. We only did wire hanging on our kids closets but opposite wall they have the white melamine shelving and it's awesome. What a difference it made - seriously.

So - if you have the time and can do it BEFORE you move in I'd go for it. If you don't, I'd have it done.

If you want I can send you a couple pics through email - I don't really want to bare my closet on the internet. lol! Let me know if that would be helpful.

Our master is a walk through - so it connects our laundry and our master bath. I have one side and dh has the other. We fit 4 sections of double hanging, 1 small section of full hanging and 2 sets of shelving (with a few drawers) on my side and 4 sections of double hanging and 1 section of shelving on dh's. I LOVE it. All of my clothes FIT - all seasons! We can add drawers or doors later or reconfigure the shelving as well. They do make it in wood tones but that was more costly and it's a closet for goodness sakes so we stuck with white.

I have roughly 10' on my side (it does include linens as well) and he has a good 5' on his.

We had a closet guy come in after the build was over to do all of our closets at once. It resulted in more creative solutions than just a wire rack.

I second that it is easy to say to yourself, we'll do that...
But, my closet was unusable for 9months until we actually did it. It was driving me batty. Hire it done, if not your builder.

Hi Autumn- it sounds like our closets will be similar. Would you be willing to share pictures with me? We don't want anything too extravagant, but also want more than what would be standard with our builder. Thanks so much!

I love IKEA closet organization stuff. Can you share which piece from IKEA work well in the walk in closet? I'm assuming you didn't add the full wardrobes to the closets and just used components.

I'm also trying to come up with the best way to tackle the walkins and also my mudroom where I'd like to add lots of shoe storage.

Hi nepool --
We are planning to use the PAX/Komplement system in our master closet and mudroom. We are having the builder put in the boxes and trim them out and we'll add the rods, drawers, shelves, etc. In our mudroom we will use the 13" deep boxes and the metal shoe shelves. I like that those are easily removable for cleaning and don't have the gaps that let detritus fall into shoes on lower shelves from the soles of those above. We won't be using doors on the units but I like that as an option.
Autumn -- do check out IKEA if you have one nearby. Though it sounds like the window in your closet might pose a bit of a challenge for standard organizers.
Good luck!

TamaraTom-done.

Kirkhall-yes, I even think batty is an understatement for me. :D

We eventually did IKEA in our closet. We did the Algot system--more similar to the elfa system and less expensive than Pax. I didn't feel like I needed wardrobes within a walk in closet. But, a lot of people like that look.

Ha kirkhall -- we are using Pax because we are extremely hard on furniture. My husband has broken the dressers in his closet twice over the past 15 years. The Algot display in our closest IKEA really had seen better days . . . but I'm sure it is great for adults who do not inflict furniture abuse :-)

Algot. It comes in different forms. We got the kind that physically attaches to the wall, not the free-standing. We also got the metal, ventilated (but not wire) shelves, instead of the wood. I like that it locks together. This is a picture of my Daughter's just after it was installed

We couldn't decide what to do on our closets and looked at Home Depot and Lowes and didn't want the wire stuff. We just assumed that closet storage built by our trim carpenter would be too expensive....we were very wrong on our assumption. Our trim carpenter built us custom wood shelving that utilized all the space in our closets and pantry and the cost was WAY less than the modular systems at Lowes.

Oaktown-we are finished thankfully! I had ikea on the list but he nearest one to us is a good 3 hour drive and we didn't have that kind of time. Ours are open like that system though. Excellent use of space.

Thank you kirk hall for the pics! That's exactly what I'm look for.

We installed John Lewis Home system in our closets in our last home. Not real cheap, but very nice looking and versatile.

we have the elfa systems from container store in every single closet in our house. They are amazing and give us so much flexibility. if you are opposed to the lines that wire shelving leaves, just add shelf liners, there are about a buck and will alleviate that side effect.