Home Depot Closet System experience?
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Comments (13)GH's link for a review: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/home-products/closet-organizing-system-reviews/diy-closet-organizers#slide-6 They review a few at different price points. I have purchased some awsome IKEA products. My favorite is a long bench I put on wheels and my kids use this everyday with toy bins underneath. It is laminated and very easy to clean and sturdy. If you near an IKEA spend a day and feel the products as every product is on display. I have seen some not so quality items but for the price.... Are you and IKEA family member? They give monthly discounts and offers via e-mail and you can log on to the website for the current offers at each store. Most of the systems are 2 person jobs though so make sure you recruit help. Good Luck with your decision!...See MoreCloset systems
Comments (1)Our entire closet which is the size of a bedroom was done by California Closets. I'm happy with the quality and the workmen who installed it. My only gripe is that I don't have enough shoe space. Probably half my fault the rest was the designer's. Nevermind there's adequate space on hubby's side for me to store more shoes! FYI our designer recommended buying slim pants hangers from Lillian Vernon for DH to hang his slacks. They are thinner and more uniform and we get far more on the closet pole than with a regular hanger. Also they hang higher so we can utilize a double hung closet with a shelf in the middle to hold folded sweaters....See MoreElfa or Home Depot closet system?
Comments (15)I purchased The Container Store's Elfa self install, L shape a few months ago. My opinion of the transaction is that I was cheated out of a few hundred dollars. Let me state the obvious that the Container Store's intentions are to sell you something. This was apparent throughout the process. I told the agent what I wanted and she handed me a buzzer; told me to talk around the store while SHE designed the space. Before this, I told her I wanted an L shaped for a small 5x5 walk in at around $1000. An L shape is only 2 walls. I came back to a design she thought I would like, at a price of $1800 (30% off included in this). This is substantially higher than what I asked for. We made adjustments and brought it down to $1600. I was told it wasn't possible to go lower without changing the entire design. Against my better judgement I went forward with the purchase. After receiving all pieces in the mail, I went over the design again with someone over the phone who told me there were a couple hundred dollars worth of pieces that weren't necessary to the design. For the bulk of the design, the original agent sold me smaller 20" shelves instead of longer 40" shelves. This caused me to need extra brackets, an entire support beam, fronters, ect.. If this was not brought to my attention, I wouldn't have had a clue that I over paid by $400. Additionally, I would have installed more pieces than necessary, and the closet wouldn't have looked as uniform due to the break up in shelving. A few weeks later, customer service emailed me with a standard protocol follow up, and I told them I wasn't happy with the purchase, solely for reasons stated above. She defended the company by saying: The Container Store was selling me "options" by giving me the extra pieces, they were leaving the closet open ended for changes if I decided necessary in the future. (adding draws, whatever). However, I was not given the original OPTION to go lower in price. So, basically what they're calling options are really just up-sell pitches. Beware of this. I still had 12 pieces that I did not need, the facia (sp?) fronters. I planned on returning. The rep told me to throw them away and she would refund the $200 for the fronters. This saved me the hassle of having to go back to the store. In a nut shell..for almost being over charged hundreds of dollars, I was spared a few dollars in gas from having to driving to the store. Nice. The closet is awesome. The quality is nice (don't get cologne or room spray on the wood, it stains). It was easy to put together minus the stickers they put everywhere (two per bracket). If you purchase this item, insist on being present while the employee designs the features. Don't let them sell you "options". Don't let them stray from the price point you decide. It's all one big sales tactic. Other than that, enjoy. **I could have went without two of the shelves as well. She really crammed in as many as possible. I guess they saw me coming....See Morecloset systems - Creative Closets out of NYC?
Comments (1)I live in NJ and used Contemporary Closets which is the not DIY division of easy closets. I had a great experience with them and they are significantly less money than California Closets. I had them do a walk-in closet in my MBR and then a few years later we decided to combine the walk-in and a reach in in the MBR into 1 giant walk-in. The designer came and was able to reuse all of the walk-in materials and then just added some on instead of starting from scratch. I would definitely recommend them. Here is a link that might be useful: Contemporary Closets...See Morepaltmaie
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