Double Your Storage Space with a Wood Closet Organizer

By Jose Sanborn

Double Your Closet Storage Space

Over the years we accumulate many belongings. When we have a small closet these belongings can really pile up and become very unorganized. When you buy a wood closet organizer, you may be able to double the space in your closet. For someone with many belongings this is a good thing.

For example, an increase of twice the closet space can mean the difference between having a few pair of shoes and many pair of shoes.

You can buy closet organizers with drawers, shelves, shoe racks, and clothes hanging rods. 

You can have some systems customized into a configuration that meets your closet storage needs. Of course having a custom wooden organizer for your closet can be a little pricey. If you are looking for something a little less expensive, you can buy metal, wire, or particleboard closet organizer kits. These kits are pre-built "systems-in-a-box" complete with shelves, drawers, and shoe racks already included in them.

Assemble Before You Install

Wooden organizer kits come ready to install but they need to be assembled before you can install them. The kits come with the instructions and are easy to put together. Once assembled you can then install them into your closet.

If you need extra shoe racks, shelves, or drawers you will have to buy them separately to customize the system for your specific needs. 

For instance, the shoe aficionado with many pairs of shoes will need extra shoe racks. Someone with a lot of clothes may need more clothes hanging rods. However, if you desire more than a few basic modifications, you may need to go beyond a pre-built kit and have a completely custom system designed and installed for by a local cabinet shop or contractor.

You can buy a wooden closet organizer system in several different kinds of wood. They come in pine, oak, cedar, birch and maple.

On a Budget? Pressed Wood Products Cost Less

If you want the look of wood but not the cost then you could get an organizer made from pressed wood products like particleboard and laminate. The base material is made of pressed wood particleboard, and covered with a thin wood veneer or a durable laminate material such as melamine or vinyl.

These systems look like a solid wood organizer but cost considerably less. You have the option of buying a complete ready-made kit or individual shelves, rods, drawers, and shoe racks to make your own closet organizer. Going the individual pieces route will be a bit more expensive because each piece will cost you. When you buy a kit, it all comes together for one low price.

See Wood Closet Organizers page for more information.

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