Good luck - if you find a great solution, I'm all ears (we also have a couple of weird closets (our issue is height) I'd like to outfit, and we're also in the Bay Area (city)).

The Container Store has its elfa system on sale for 30% off. It is great for odd-sized and even odd-shaped spaces. Bring in your dimensions and what you want to store, and they will help you design (they have stock ideas, so encourage flexible thinking in your salesperson).

It is easy to install, but they will also install (installation is also on sale). It is reasonably priced when it's on sale. (Oh, and if you need more parts later, they have a 25% off sale on shelving, including elfa shelving, in August.)

I don't work for the Container Store, but I should, I've installed elfa in 4 homes all by myself. It's the only time I use a drill.

There are several locations near you.

I agree with bpathome, Elfa is great! Especially on sale!

Beth P.

Make that 5 homes, I did my BF's closet. And used the freestanding parts in my temporary apartment.

Another vote for ELFA.

We have small MBR closet, and the Elfa system made a huge difference. We also had them do the install with the 30% off sale.

Do be aware that Elfa is custom in that you can configure it many ways, but the shelf lengths and depths are not custom - according to the salesperson/designer they cannot be cut to fit.

elfa!!!!!

sjhockeyfan, the salesperson was incorrect--shelf lengths can, and often are, cut down to size, where and when needed. They can cut them for you in the store prior to pick-up, but will often leave them uncut for onsite cutting, which is usually a good idea (especially if using their installer, or if you have the tools to cut them yourself). Minor tweaks and adjustments (with regards to shelf and/or rod lengths) can come into play during installation (also 30% during the sale, BTW!). An unexpected extra inch or two of shelf or rod space could mean enough space for an extra hanger or two, or fitting a shoe or storage box on a shelf without it overhanging the edge.

Shelf depths cannot be cut, but there are different depths from which to choose.

A nice thing about elfa, is that you can return/exchange parts if, as you are putting the closet together (or putting away your "stuff" in the newly elfa'd closet) you realize you need more hanging vs shelf space than you'd realized (or vice-versa), or decide to add accessory items once you see your closet take shape. For ex., shortly after my closet was put together, I realized I needed more hanging space (and less shelf space) than I had originally thought so I returned a few shelves and brackets, and picked up another length of rod. I also realized it would be more beneficial to have a gliding shelf in place of one of the stationary wire shelves. I brought the wire shelf back to the store, and swapped it out for the gliding shelf (which was also 30% off; I just paid the difference in the cost of the more expensive shelf).

cat_mom, I'll check it out again, I still have a few more closets to "do".

Definitely worth it sjhockeyfan. I absolutely LOVE my elfa'd closet! I admit to drooling over the custom, built-in/furniture-type closet in a $32 million SoHo loft that they showed on the local news--holy crap, but I'm still very, very happy with mine! :)

Thank you all. I think I will go check out Elfa at CS. In the meantime, any other solutions tried+tested by others will be welcome!

Easy track looks nice, but when looking at the website and their shoe storage, I noticed that I can fit 3 times the number of shoes in the same space using the ELFA system compared to the Easy Track.