73 shirts??!!! WOW! I'm pretty sure my husband and I don't have 73 of anything combined! ;) I do try to purge a minimum of twice a year, and I do rotate hanging clothes into the black hole (well put!) out-of-season. I do like the shelf idea that ShadesOfIdaho posted to my flickr page, though. Maybe I can do shelves on the bottom and hanging clothes over the top? I'm not hanging any ball gowns that require full-height hanging space. It's certainly not the worst house-related problem to have, that's for sure. But it is just odd that they built them this way in every single bedroom. Black Hole or not, the relatively generous closets are the main reason we are still able to live in our small house (no attic, no basement, no garage).

I have Elfa ventilated shelves (and some drawers) in my pantry and laundry room both. I love them BUT I use liners so I don't have the wobbly issue going on. That would drive me crazy. Elfa's ventilated shelves, unlike what you can find at Lowe's, HD or Ikea, have the wires a lot closer together. They also "lock" into place so the wire part is sitting really firmly in the bracket - not just a piece of wood sitting on top of the shelf bracket. As far as organizing little things, Elfa has "shelf baskets" that you can put dividers in and stack stuff in if need be. In the pic below, I have one of those on the immediate left (3 shelves up) and above the counter top oven in the back. I use it for bags of baking stuff like chocolate chips, coconut, etc on the left and treats in the back. And I absolutely love their big drawers. Container Store's return policy is great too - anytime with a receipt and the best Elfa sales is 30% off all Elfa products. It starts Dec. 24th and goes through the end of January typically. There is one in the fall that isn't as good - 25% of Elfa Shelving. (No, I don't work for Container Store, I am just a big fan and will be buying some more Elfa stuff during their Dec. sale.) Here's a picture of our new pantry.

I have this corner of space that I really want to use the best way possible. Inside the bathroom I would like to access a portion of it for linen storage. I am thinking either a narrow deep closet space for the bathroom or just shallow open shelves along the whole width of the space allowing the rest of the depth to be used from another location. I would like to put the door to access this right on the corner of the dining room but that would mean a door, with trim, along that wall. It would then serve as extra storage for kitchen appliances that are not used a lot, or even extra storage for drinks, cleaning supplies, etc. Putting it in the hallway would perhaps be more aesthetically pleasing, but I do have designed right now that all my smart controls and thermostat go on that wall right where the door would need to be to access this space from the hallway. My question is, where would you put the door and how would you divide this space between bathroom and secondary closet storage? Edit: The closet space itself is 3' deep (if looking at it from hall or bathroom) and 2' 6" wide.

Remove everything except the top shelf. A few inches below that, add a pair of 1"x4" boards horizontally on the side walls of the closet, front to back. Nail the boards to the wall where there are studs. (Stronger than attaching them to drywall w/o stud behind it.) Use a pair of these -- one on each board, to hang a sturdy rod for clothes hangers. https://www.amazon.com/ULIFESTAR-Stainless-Brackets-Furniture-Hardware/dp/B07RTX2H3V  On each side of your hanging rod, add one of these. https://www.amazon.com/mDesign-Hanging-Organizer-Leggings-Lingerie/dp/B07J1VQ6NR  Beneath each of those, you could add the large plastic bins you already have and/or a shoe rack.. Between them add one of these as wide as you need ... all the way across if you don't need space for a long coat etc. https://www.containerstore.com/s/closet/closet-accessories/lynk-double-hang-closet-rod/12d?productId=10000195 Add under bed storage, with or without the wheels. https://www.google.com/search?q=under+bed+storage+containers+with+wheels+at+walmart&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjL4onq-8XnAhUnnOAKHb0pAwUQsxh6BAgMECs&biw=1366&bih=628#spd=16154730769910609920&spf=1581302762740 Save one under bed storage bin for tennis shoes that might have a scent to them. You could add a container with a product to absorb moisture and/or smells: https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=628&tbm=shop&ei=wcRAXtqfI--kggffko-QDQ&q=box+of+baking+soda+w%2Flid+to+open+to+absorb+moisture+and+smells&oq=box+of+baking+soda+w%2Flid+to+open+to+absorb+moisture+and+smells&gs_l=psy-ab-sh.3...5174.12556.0.12738.44.44.0.0.0.0.156.3658.36j7.43.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab-sh..1.0.0....0.IeDA-w8iP0Y#spf=1581302992917  Or Downy fabric softener sheets or fabric softener pellets or moth balls or other scented product you like to help the smell. If you need to lift your bed to fit a pair of under bed storage containers beneath it, use these. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Regula-Black-Bed-Riser/937595676?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=4436&adid=22222222227289056471&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=347178922769&wl4=aud-430887228898:pla-738040478623&wl5=9011029&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=937595676&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjoLMvvvF5wIVwp6zCh0ggwMjEAQYBCABEgLMXPD_BwE