I completely love a customized built-in closet DIY. You will get no matter configuration you need, and all of it matches like a glove by the point you might be completed. Nevertheless, what I don’t love about them is that they do take fairly a little bit of time to chop every little thing to suit after which fill/caulk all of the holes and gaps so you are able to do a lot of trim portray to get all of it completed. Typically, it’s completely price it and I’m so comfortable we did that in our fundamental bed room closet, however I wished one thing a bit of quicker/less complicated for my daughter’s closet. I believed this easy closet system can be good because it may also be modified over time as she grows, and we’d solely must unscrew just a few issues to vary it out quite than knock out built-in cabinets. Regardless that this can be a child’s closet, the ideas are the identical for grownup closets (Emma really has the identical one for her closet in her bed room) and the system I purchased is supposed for grownup closets as effectively.
The closet in Lola’s room had a really flimsy (and poorly put in) wire rack as the one group after we first moved in. If it seems like every stage and pole are crooked within the photograph, it’s as a result of they had been! I knew straight away we would wish to redo the entire thing to make it extra helpful for her as she grows. 
We pulled out the wooden shingles after we eliminated the wire cabinets and noticed the shingles had been hiding loads of wall harm beneath, so we needed to do some drywalling and loads of patchwork earlier than we may paint the closet and add in baseboards after we had new flooring put in on our fundamental flooring. As soon as we had a clear clean canvas, we had been prepared so as to add within the system and customise it to our wants! Listed here are the perfect methods to make a closet system be just right for you:
1. Add a shelf wherever you want one (even when the image on the field is completely different): Typically it’s straightforward to have a look at a closet system and suppose it’s important to set it up precisely just like the photograph exhibits, however that’s not the case in any respect! You actually can add a shelf (I used these) or a clothes rod wherever you need, even when it’s not arrange that means within the photograph. The one factor chances are you’ll must do is to modify out a screw that comes with the system for a shorter one in case they assume you had been attaching a shelf or rod the place the fabric is thicker than the spot you’d like to position it (like going into the aspect of a shelf board can have an extended screw than in case you are drilling into the panel between the shelf boards). A bit tip when slicing boards like these shelf boards is to position painter’s tape over the world you need to minimize earlier than you draw in your remaining mark—the tape will assist the board not splinter on the minimize line while you minimize it with a noticed (you should utilize a round, miter, jig noticed, or desk noticed to chop your boards).
2. Select greater or decrease rod placements based mostly on age of closet person and/or meant garment size: That is additionally one other solution to make the house match precisely who’s utilizing it or what you might be hanging there. In case you have a closet that’s for a child and also you need them to have the ability to get to the garments (youngsters like to study to decorate themselves), then you definitely’ll need to have rods decrease down the place they’ll attain. In case you’re largely hanging loads of jumpsuits or maxi attire for adults, then you definitely’ll primarily need rods close to the highest of the closet and you probably have largely shorter objects (like my husband, who doesn’t have any lengthy attire to hold in his wardrobe), then you should utilize decrease rods for garments if you happen to want to have largely cabinets up high. Some closet programs include rods that go along with the system, however I switched them out so I may get matching white rods and I used these rods and brackets and minimize them to dimension with a hacksaw since I wanted a reasonably brief size. You can too get adjustable rods like these within the dimension you want so that you don’t have to chop them to dimension.
3. Add in particular person shoe racks on the ground for easier cabinets: I favored having built-in shoe racks in my final closet, however to maintain Lola’s closet a bit of extra easy, I discovered a white shoe rack that was simply the fitting dimension to suit subsequent to the closet system and it was a very easy solution to get extra shelf storage shortly. My solely remorse just isn’t placing it collectively and in place earlier than securing the principle tower and rods to the partitions because it’s an ideal match for the house, however too huge to get by way of the opening as soon as the tower was already there. I had to make use of an extension bit on my drill and construct within the tiny house which was a bit robust, so if you happen to do it, put your shoe racks in first if you happen to’re tight on doorway house! These are a great possibility for longer areas and you’ll stack them too.
4. Flip a shelf right into a drawer: A pleasant factor about most closet programs is that you could purchase drawers which are the identical dimension as your tower so you may add a drawer wherever you need one as an alternative of a shelf! I acquired two for Lola’s tower and it’s very nice to have that possibility versus solely cabinets and baskets.
5. Minimize a board to get extra smaller cabinets: I noticed the shelf boards that you just use so as to add cabinets to the perimeters of the tower are the identical depth because the boards that go contained in the tower, so if you happen to aren’t pleased with the quantity of cabinets that include the tower system, you should buy an additional board to chop extra of them for the tower. Yay!
6. Change {hardware} for extra customized/high quality handles and knobs: I wasn’t actually a fan of the silver handles that got here with the system, so I regarded for different handles that had the identical center-to-center measurements and acquired these as an alternative! Switching out {hardware} on furnishings is at all times a very easy solution to make it look extra customized and luxe.
7. Add your personal storage containers to additional section the areas into organized house: Don’t let these open cabinets actually have a likelihood to turn into chaotic! Get bins or baskets for every space so every little thing is contained and has a spot from the beginning. I really like these recycled pink containers to retailer her further hangers and swimsuits, and these stackable clear containers are good for equipment like her sun shades (and she will get to them simply herself which is nice). Metallic bins like these are nice for her hats, this pom pom basket is simply the cutest for storage, and I really like small trays like these for little objects as effectively.
There you go! Straightforward methods to make an odd store-bought closet system right into a dream house to arrange all of your closet wants. I actually can’t inform you what a breath of contemporary air it’s to open her closet now and see all this organized happiness in a single place (additionally, am I the one one that thinks child’s hangers are so cute?).
One different tip I’ve for you with these tower closet programs is to make use of a jig noticed to notch out a bit of space the place the baseboard is on the again backside of the tower (so the entire thing sits flush in opposition to the wall quite than out with a spot between it). Simply that little step makes it look much more like an actual built-in closet! Now, who’s able to get organized?! xo. Laura
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