Easy closets versus John John Louis Home Solid Wood Closet System
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Closet Organizers - ?? on 'screw the top rail into the studs'
Comments (6)I finally understood what you mean. No, Elfa's top-rail-supported systems are wire or wire mesh with wooden shelves that serve as the wire drawer's support and as a dust cover. There are no all-wood drawer ones. I think they're just too heavy. You can look at the link below for wooden drawers. In some of their other photos it looks as if they MIGHT be rail hung, but I just doubt it. I guess the same principle as not hanging the kitchen cabinets all off a top rail. Good luck with your search, though. Here is a link that might be useful: wood drawers...See MoreThere's no Closet Forum, so....Can We talk Walk In Closets?
Comments (21)Lots of really good light is necessary. Trying to differentiate between the navy blue pants and the black pants and then trying to find socks that match is hard without good lighting. I'm always having to bring my stuff out of the closet into the bedroom where the light is better to figure it out. I have a mix of hangers - padded ones for blouses, clipped ones for skirts, my Dh likes wooden ones for suit jackets and I like really strong ones for my jeans - and those are really hard to find these days. Costco often sells nice packages of hangers. Think about what you are storing other than clothes - shoes, purses (I have a deeper shelf at the top for purses so as to keep those pesky straps under control and they are in cubbies that hold about 4 purses each), accessories such as scarves, belts....See MoreCloset system: reluctant to start the process!
Comments (19)you will pay more than 6,000 for real wood...esp if your closet is a pretty good size... but the closet companies must make a pretty good profit!! i never priced out a carpenter to make a wood closet system, but wood cabinets are more expensive than pb!! a previous home i had had nice real wood shelves, but that was before the closet companies became popular and they were open shelves- no drawers shoe shelves, etc... I love closet organizers tho-- have gone with more off name companies than CC in the past(less $ for basically same product)... our current house already had CC in most of the closets, but I added a small system to our entry closet-- espresso colored melamine kit I bought at HD for less than $100--of course, the entry closet is much smaller- a 5' wide reachin compared to a larger bedroom closet---, but I wasn't about to pay a closet co for such a small job. I am very happy with it! I also added a lowe's ventilated real wood system to our laundry room closet-- it is quite sturdy and was more expensive, but I actually prefer the look of the HD 'system I installed... possibly partially due to the laundry room system being whitish rather than dark, but I still think I would prefer the melamine one even if both were dark... whoever you go with, make sure they drill into studs- anchors aren't strong enough!! i went with a different co and my old neighbor went with CC and we both had issues with our pantry shelves having areas collapse because they weren't entirely secured into studs!!! really ridiculous for the amount they charge!...See MoreWho did you use for your custom closets?
Comments (28)we have done Elfa from the container store, first in our master closet, then as an office in a wide reach in closet, and then the coat closet, and the butlers pantry, and the food pantry. We used the metal basket type drawers and have the plastic liners in a few. Benefit is that the wire mesh doesn't leave marks in your clothing. Our previous house had the home depot version and the elfa is about twice as sturdy, feels solid and looks nicer....See Morequiltglo
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