Melamine Shelving In New Giant Master Walk-In Closet?
Michelle NJ
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master closet shelving--builder's standard or build our own?
Comments (17)Thanks for the advice. I am really intrigued by the Ikea storage systems that have been mentioned several times. We do have an Ikea 40 minutes from us, but I've never looked at closet systems. I'd love to have the builder install some kind of system, but money is getting tighter as we go, and I just decided I want wood floors. So I'm willing to put in the DIY time on whatever we can in order to save enough for the couple of splurges that we'd like to do. Anyone have pictures of their closets with the Ikea systems?...See Morewalk-in closet for Master bedroom
Comments (6)No pics, since we haven't broken ground yet, but I've devoted a scary amount of thought to this issue. The entire design process for me has been one of confronting the truth about who I really am, not who I'd like to pretend to be: though I love a tidy house, I need to be very careful to make keeping it that way as easy as possible. Otherwise, I tend to let things pile up until setting them to rights is difficult and depressing. Clothes are the only thing that ever messes up my bedroom, so I don't want any clothes storage there: I want a closet big enough to hold EVERYTHING. I only need a tiny bit of 'full height' hanging space, so all the rest can have upper and lower rods. For sweaters [I'm a cashmere/dale of norway junky] I want open shelves, spaced close enough together that I'm not tempted to pile one atop another[I always make a mess if they are]. One [or two] of those trouser hanger assemblies made up of multiple horizontal rods on a vertical axis. Not only hold more for the space they take up, but less mess since you don't have seperate hangers for each pair. Just a few drawers for 'small clothes', but some kind of multi-basket system for dirty laundry so I can tell at a glance not just when I need to wash, but what. A bench of course, and some wall hooks for stuff like robes. And no doors: though those fully fitted closets look very nice, I know that I'd almost never bother to close them. Oh, and one of those lights that turn themselves on when you walk in. Natural light would be nice as well....See MoreMaster walk-in closet help!
Comments (37)Basics of closet design, if you see the wall behind, there is room to store vertically. Good news: There is a lot of unused space in the closet. A lot of potential. With a closet system, there will be so much more function & storage space. I have design closets for 15+ years. I suggest getting a local closet company for an estimate. Probably can send the layout & get 2-3 estimates. I prefer the hanging systems to keep the option of touching floor or not. That way, if I do not want to touch floor, things can still be store under hang if need be. Make sure the shelving is adjustable, because life adjusts & so does stuff. Make the shelving in the corner deeper. Avoid wire. Things fall through wire & it's just not as good for so many reasons. Watch out for long planks ordered online, I tried, but often the material would come in warped, damaged, etc. I also have done wood, getting the holes to make adjustable shelving is no fun. It was more of a pain & took too long & did not turn out as nice. That's why I prefer using local closet companies who provide the material. Hanging systems need to be secured into studs & there are general rules in widths, so shelving does not warp. I love well functional, adjustable closets. Once you have one, you'll just wish you had one sooner:) slat wall example of gadgets that would be useful to your particular items. or get some white shelving with hooks...See MoreMaster bedroom walls, a short walk through and then the walk in closet
Comments (3)That layout sounds kind of like what the 2 bedroom units in the HOA I lived in when we were still in SoCal was like...The vanity area of the bathroom had a closet facing the vanity/sink side that was the two sliding door type, with a door to the toilet/tub+shower part of the bathroom to the right (left if you're coming in the door from the master bedroom) and a door to the master bedroom on the left (right if you're coming in from the toilet/tub+shower part of the bathroom) - another double door slider closet was in the master bedroom. They almost always painted all of the walls, the closet doors, and the doors in/out of each space the same color as the master bedroom because it was adjoining. The smaller bedroom accessed the bathroom through another door off the upstairs hallway, so sometimes that smaller bedroom would be painted a different color but not always. White (the same one as was used elsewhere) was a popular and sensible choice, you can always add color with accessories and art! White bedding can start to look dingy if you don't wash it in hot water (occasionally adding bleach to go into the load while it's running), so think about how much 'maintenance' you're willing to do before buying all the bedding in white (sheets and pillowcases in white aren't as big of a deal because you typically have 'decorative' pillows and a comforter/duvet covering them when you get the bed made each day). :) When we had the house on the market the 'stager' had us buy one of those cheap bed-in-a-bag comforter/shams/decorative throw pillow sets in white with a little area of patterned print down at the part that goes on the foot of the bed, which I thought was totally impractical given that our dog loves being on the bed and washing the thing would have made the fiberfill migrate around so it would be lumpy when it went back on the bed! At least the place sold in less than a month after being listed so we didn't have to worry about it for very long. :P...See More
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4 years agoDepending on how handy your husband is....We used part of the Easy Track system from Lowe's. We had the builder hand our rods at 7' height. We installed a lower rod around part of it. We installed the Easy Track corner cabinets (or something like it) in both of our corners with a tower in the middle. In between that, he drilled holes and added shelves for my shoes. On the opposite wall we have 2 large closet towers. I liked these because they were 16" deep.
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Here is the left side of the closet as you walk in the door with a small part of the back of the closet.Our closet is 10'X12'.
Michelle NJ
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