Ultra Narrow Closet Design Ideas Needed
I've been googling and pinteresting and still having trouble figuring out what exactly to do with my "closet" in the master bedroom. It was clearly a rework from the bathroom on the other side of the wall but the dimensions are NARROW and the back wall is sloped toward the door at the ceiling (3rd pic). Dimensions: * wall closet 26.5" to baseboard heater, 29.5 wall to wall, 27.5" window ledge (yes, a window on the left) x 71" tall x 47.5" deep before slope. There is that useful punchout on the right (2nd with the hanging thing) Dimensions: small part of closet 7.5' tall x 24.5" wide x 31.5" deep. Please excuse the mess!
My husband does have an additional closet in the room so it would be just for some of my clothes and some long term storage (very little closet space in this old home!). But I'm also open to unique uses for the space!
Thanks!
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
5 years agosilviakunst
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What ideas can you give me for a long narrow master closet?
Comments (2)I have a narrow closet too. I currently have a wonderful 10x10 closet, so I am kind of worried about the odd shape in my new house. I carefully planned my closet on graph paper and on easycloset.com. I also taped everything on the floor. Remember that hanging takes up about 22 inches of space. You try to have 30 inches of walkway between things. I like shelves that are 14 inches deep, but shoes (women's especially) will fit on more like 12. I measured my shoes, my husband's shirts, etc. to find out what I needed. Do some of your single hang as "medium"--rod around 50 inches high. You should then put shelves above that for sweaters, etc. I am making my shelves all adjustable. In corners, it is best not to have hanging next to hanging, but I am doing it in one space. Just leave some room. Easycloset.com (or is it Easyclosets?) is a great site b/c it has a design tool and tells you where there are problems....See MoreDesign Ideas for Long, Narrow Room
Comments (17)We have lived for over 20 years in a house with a narrow LR very similar to yours (including the location of the fireplace). Over the years, we have shoved the furniture around many times to meet our changing needs. My sense of the best furniture items for a room this shape is: one not-too-wide couch (maybe an apartment width), 3-4 upholstered, but not-too-wide chairs, and 1-3 light weight chairs that can be relocated as needed (we have a rocking chair and a wooden chair). I like sectionals, but they aren't the friendliest for talking to others and they take up a lot of space for the amount of good seating that you get. (That is, could you really imagine more than 3 people sitting and talking comfortably on a small sectional? Contrast that with a shorter couch and two not too wide upholsterd chairs)....See Morecloset design ideas
Comments (8)I like using the ELFA closet systems from the Container Store. Ikea also now has closet organizers. I much prefer hinged doors, even if you need to place a bed a few more inches over to get the doors open. Much easier to organize and see all the contents when you can swing open all the doors....See MoreNarrow tall dresser? For master closet - closet organizer disct.
Comments (2)that was going to be my suggestion--a narrow shelf unit with baskets. There are lots of storage cubes w/ fabric boxes and other pullout stuff that are 12" wide. There are also 15" ones. But you could also look for the "drawer" containers/bins, and then have a simple bookcase made to hold them perfectly (bookcases aren't that expensive to have made). You lose space to the drawer box and drawer slide, so narrow stuff isn't that useful. One last idea: kitchen cabinets. Base cabinets are normally pretty deep--14"-- but sometimes you can find 15"- or 18"-deep base cabinets that are all drawers. This one from Ikea is 15" deep. http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/S19036706/ You'd need to come up with some sort of countertop, but a woodworker might be willing to make one with a routed edge. Either from paintable MDF, or by doing something a little fancier. If you want to go taller, you could stack them. (I thought Ikea's were boxes without built-in toekicks, but it looks like they stopped making them that way, You could just stack them w/ the toekick, or you could see about cutting the toekick away. Then there's also the idea of custom. It's worth looking into--it might not be as much as you think. Especially if you're willing to use a premade drawer setup of some sort. And especially if you don't want a fancy finish, etc. I'd check into this from some kitchen-cabinet maker. Also, you can't easily do drawers even with your shoulders. You can't see in them!...See More
PRORonna Rosenberg
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago- PRO
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5 years agoI feel your pain! My husband and I have a similar situation and we share the one closet. It's part of the pros/cons to an old place with character *sigh*. What helped us was hanging the closet rods very high (even tho we are super short) so that you are able to get double hanging. This will also allow a bit of space at the bottom for extra storage or shelves. I would do the same on the area to the right as well. We also mounted our shoe hanger, which is actually the exact one you have, on the closet wall.
Do you have more pulled back photos of the space to the right? It's hard to tell what's going on there.
bluesky161
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Too tight to get the full thing in one picture. Also window and wall do not line up. the window is partially across from this punch out of the wall
Jennifer Hogan
5 years ago
Cheryl Smith
5 years agoyou need to do double rods that are actually set far enough apart to hang 2 rows of clothes.. It's amazing how much more room we need for our clothes today. If you need to hang longer things like dresses, use one rod with shelving underneath for shoes. your shoe storage takes up too much valuable space. I would consider bringing the rods closer so the clothes hang even with the window giving you space behind for out of season clothes either hanging or in clear boxes. I bought a clothes folder like they use in stores for tshirts it's a lifesaver. You really need to be organized when you're short on space. Get new flocked hangers, you can fit a whol lot more clothes in the same space and they won't fall off the hanger. I mounted a towel bar for hanging scarves using drapery rings but round shower curtain hooks would work better. I have a walkin closet now in our new home but am showing pictures as ideas what can be done. I stole the shoe shelf from my husbands side because I have a lot more shoes.also bought a shoe organizer from Walmart for sandals under the scarves. My out of season clothes are in boxes above the hanging clothes. I have lived in very small homes before moving here where space was at a premium. I got a lot of ideas from Pinterest. i have a problem getting rid of things I wear less than half what I have. Good luck.
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Ronna Rosenberg
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago - PRO
Ronna Rosenberg
5 years agoIf you have the space, I recommend investing in a built-in. You will get more bang for your buck.
I did this space in DC home. The client didn't build to the ceiling because taking off the crown would have been an in issue. Message me if you have questions.
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5 years agofelizlady
5 years ago
Laura Hill
5 years agoAs owners of a 100+ year old home I can empathize! If this were my closet, I would opt for Glo European’s suggestions for the higher mounted, double hanging bars on the far end of the closet. Hang the shoe bag on the wall under the glass block. The section of the closet to the right I would use “wall to wall” shelves, or a combination of shelves and drawers/baskets. (Pull out shelves might be nice if the area is deeper than it looks in the photos). In our bedroom we had California Closets build a wardrobe across one wall - we love the streamlined, built in look and all of the new closet space! (I’ll try and post a photo later...). Good luck with your closet!
Ronna Rosenberg