I use those 4' orange electic fence stakes from home depot (about $1 a piece)for lots of things in the yard & gardens. Pound it in the ground and then slide the PVC pipe over it and into the soil a bit. Set out several of these with holes drilled in the PVC pipe and string wire through them to make a fairly sturdy, portable & cheap trellis. I use these stakes to build easy fencing. I use plastic cable ties to secure wire or plastic mesh fencing to them. Because I dislike the orange and it stands out like a sore thumb, I paint my stakes black. Pound 2 rows of these stakes in the ground about 4' apart and slide each end of a flexible PVC pipe over them, making an arch. Cover this with garden cloth or plastic to protect plants. I "sew" the fabric to the pvc with fishing line. If you are using plastic, cut some flaps in it, to keep it from blowing away in a big wind. I use them to brace non secured retaining walls. At my old house I built a raised bed using them to hold the lumber together. I drilled holes in the timbers and slid them over the stakes, then I lined the interior side with heavy plastic.

I love seeing your closets!! We have his and hers closets in the master, and I'm not satisfied with them (and we haven't even moved in yet). Our trim carpenter suggested a simple layout for rods and shelves, which looks great. Then I asked for shoe storage like rows of cubbies (meaning get more shoes in less space). He put in a slanted shelf along the baseboard. He was so proud of it, I didn't have the heart to tell him that it wouldn't meet my needs. Now, I'm kicking myself because I'm too wimpy to insist that he rip it out and redo it. Also, the floors have been finished now. I'm to the point where I have to pick my battles. Anyway, our best storage plans for our master are to de-clutter before moving in and to keep as much as possible in our huge cedar closet (for out of season clothing and shoes).

Patricia Colwell Consulting ... Hope this helps clarify our project. Current door to bathroom is where "proposed linen closet" is. We're in "over 55" community in 2/2/2 home with limited storage. I have walk-in closets in both bedrooms & a 30x30" entry closet PERIOD. MAIN QUESTION: Could closet door be flat bi-fold, louver (main advantage to both being SUPPORT for closet organization), or pocket. I APPRECIATE ANY THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT HAVE ... THANKS!!

In order to get any advice you are going to have to provide a diagram of the bedroom, closet and bathroom including dimensions because it is not possible to figure out anything from your pictures. Depending on the size of your bedroom you can frame a large closet along a wall in the bedroom. I grew up in an older home with typical small closets and my parents had large closets installed in front of the original small closets because the rooms were large enough so that taking away some "depth" was feasible. Depending on the size of your current closet you could use space efficiently and a portion of the closet used as an office. Depends on your need as I have a very large space for my "office" and had custom installation but what I use as an "office" is very small because all I need is a small desk area; a place for an all-in-one printer/copier and a VERY small file because I only keep hard copies of stuff which requires hard copies like official stuff which requires originals like birth, death and marriage certificates; passports; car registration; mortgage; estate stuff and those can fit into a small portable file - everything else is either scanned or is on the web anyway like bank statements.