What kind of closets? What size? For whom? His clothes, her clothes, kid clothes, guest, toys, housewares, pantry, hobby, general storage, seasonal storage? Oh, my, so many varieties!

The needs of a master closet are very different from those of a extra bedroom closet. Post some floor plans with measurements and an idea of how you envision using them.

I'm still in the process of doing, but I got my first ideas by using the closet planner on Easy Closets. I discovered closets nowadays do a LOT more things than any closet I'd ever seen in person - I'm not in the habit of snooping when I visit friends and relatives! But anyhow with Easy Closets you'll get useful concepts of dimensions and the like.

I'm doing the "cheap" thing with my closets - I have a few book cases and small sets of drawers I will be utilizing instead of spending 1 K or something for a pre-fab closet. In your case, you've already got those woodworking skills!

For each closet, determine what you plan to store in it. For instance, if one of you loves shoes, build in shoe shelves or racks. Will one or more need a moveable hamper? Assuming dimensions are already set, make sure you have enough aisle room for walking in, if you want that closet to be a walk in.

I'm hoping that most of my own closets will be ready for use within the coming month - until then, I'm afraid no photos. I am, however, going to make use of lots of double rods for hanging most of my clothing on two layers, but making sure there is a long enough single rod for taller clothing. I will have two master closets, and am designing them so that the quickest-access closet (which is also larger) also has a small dresser in which I'll store socks and undergarments, and that there will be a small low shelf for my few shoes (I am NOT remotely to be mistaken for Imelda Marcos!).

Over the clothing rod/s will be at least one upper shelf, for additional storage.

I was nice enough to allow DH to have the back wall of shelves and hanging. We had long hanging right behind the dresser on the right. It really was an excellent layout.

cp, your ideas are awesome!

Thanks artemis, but I really can't take the credit. California Closets which at the time were aligned with Costco (saved a bundle then) did our closet. I just told them what I needed and wanted.

Oh one other thing. Behind the door also was a wall where we hung a full length mirror and at the left end between the shoe racks and DH's hanging was a indented area where we hung hooks for things like robes, and yes, jeans or shirts we intended to wear again.

You might note that I didn't mention mirrors, chandeliers, or a dressing table, etc. I just want storage in my closet

I'm with you except for the mirror to make sure I don't look totally like a bag lady. LOL. In closets I'm all for utility lighting that gives off enough illumination.

When we did our Master Bedroom addition, we used a professional closet planner. Because my husband travels for business, she strongly advised that we make sure to have a series of dressers the tops of which could be used as a "landing zone" for luggage to lay while it was being packed. Also, it was important that we have an area for a hamper and a bench of some kind to sit upon while putting on shoes. Each of us got a double set of drawers, but mine are much taller because I needed more space.

As stated above, the closet planner at Easy Closets is a very helpful planning tool.

My coworker got little estimate from Easy Closets for his house for a bargain basement price of over 40k, considering he is a carpenter... He said took one day and 2k of materials.

Thanks for the responses. The room is 114" by 66" which is too small to do anything but the essentials. We went over to the house yesterday and laid out our plan with tape on the walls. The one long wall will have 2 bars for hanging clothes with shelves above the top bar for off season storage. Two other walls will have shelves.

I am wrestling with how to attach the plywood to the walls. My wife doesnt want the horizontal partitions to come all the way to the floor - and it's those horizontal partitions that will carry most of the weight. The bars will attach to them.

If we have any shadetree carpenters I would love some suggestions.

do you mean the vertical partitions?

Ummm. Yes sorry. Vertical partitions.

Would it work if the vertical partitions come to the floor just on the ends? Meaning would she be ok with that?

"Would it work if the vertical partitions come to the floor just on the ends? Meaning would she be ok with that?"

Yes, she probably would. Good idea.

This is how we configured our master closet. Note that the first photo is staged with minimal stuff and shows the current tile flooring we put in and painted distressed white in Dec 2015. The rest of the pics will be when we first had it installed, The long hanging you see is 42" and has a large drawer underneath the bench. More storage on the very top above the top shelf. All of the shelves are adjustable. The cabinet man made them for us. Unfortunately, he trimmed out the sides of the open areas, as he would a dish cabinet.

Once you enter the door, to the left is DH side. He has shelving for his shoes to the left and a dresser with drawers to his right (obscured by the jackets) Ahead is double hanging across the depth of the closet.

From the doorway to the right, is my area. There is the pull down swivel ironing board with shoe shelves under and a shoe tower, a dresser on each side with a bank of drawers and my double hanging, strait ahead. The back of this dresser is peg board to hang jewelry.

My other dresser