Wood Closet Organizer

Wood Closet Organizers

If your closets are an untidy mess, wood closet organizers are the solution that will help you quickly straighten the clutter in no time flat.

With such a wide assortment of choices and manufacturers to choose from, you can be sure to find a wood closet organizer system that will rid you of that clutter in your hall and bedroom closets.

Tranform Your Cluttered Closets from Messy to Neat!

Closet organizers help you organize and neatly store all of your clothing, shoes, and accessories on shelves, compartments or baskets.  Some closet organization systems are complex units that often require an installation team to measure assemble and install.  Other systems are simple enough that most people can measure and install themselves.

There are three basic materials used for most closet organizers: wire, plastic, and wood.   Of the three, wood is the most elegant and arguably the most durable, but is also generally more expensive and difficult to install. The wood materials that go into the construction of wood closet organizers are not all created equal: There are numerous grades and forms of wood that which vary in strength, durability, and cost.

Following is a list of the most common woods used in closet organizer systems:

Particleboard

Particle board is the least expensive type of wood used in closet organizers. Particle board is an engineered wood alsoknown as Fiberboard.   It is manufactured by combining resin with scrap wood, wood chips, and even saw dust. Particleboard is a cheaper alternative to solid wood, and if untreated has a tendency to disintegrate in damp or humid environments.   To fix this problem, manufacturers often cover the surface with a plastic laminate like Melamine which is glued to the surface. If a laminate material is not used, the surface is often painted .   Closet organizers made out of particle board are often available as do-it-yourself kits online and at many home improvement stores.   

Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)

Medium Density Fiberboard, often referred to as MDF, is another commonly used type of engineered wood. It is heavier and more dense than Particleboard, but has similar characteristics due to its components of scrap wood and resin.  

Manufacturers widely use MDF is as a construction material for closet organizers, because it is plentiful and inexpensive. A laminate material such as Melamine is often affixed to the surface for strength and durability, and has the added advantage of coming in a variety of different colors. Closet organizers made of MDF are available from most home improvement stores and online retailers.

Melamine

Melamine Closet organizers are made of particleboard or MDF materials, laminated with melamine material that looks like the color and grain of real wood.

Plywood

Another engineered wood used in closet organizers is plywood. It is made by gluing together numerous thin layers of wood on top of each other with the grain going in alternating directions, which makes it into very strong and stable sheets of wood.

Plywood used in closet organizers are made of a finer decorative grade in which a thin layer of real wood laminate is glued to the surface of the wood. Closet organizer products made with Plywood are not as common as those made of particleboard and MDF and can cost 50%-80% more than those made with Particleboard or MDF.   Only a few custom closet manufacturers and online retailers offer products made with plywood. 

Solid Wood

Real wood is solid wood through and through. No scrap wood, glues or laminates, just real solid wood. Solid wood is stable, strong, lasts longer, and is more beautiful than engineered wood. Solid wood is more expensive however, due to harvesting, drying, and selection of pieces that do not have defects.