From organizing shoes to arranging the kids toys, here are ways to stay tidy
Closet organization for clothes is an accomplishment that gets any day off to a great start. Smaller closets can be combined to make one large one or another look at a floor plan may reveal extra square footage that becomes built-in storage. In entryways, kids rooms, or master bedrooms, clutter can be tamed and customized to the way you live.
Check out these homeowners who came to Sweeten, a renovation platform which connected them to vetted general contractors, and plotted out their visions for organization. (One couple even took advantage of a structural column.) Get ready, you might get bit by the tidy bug too.
With a handful of design courses under his belt,Toby put his passion for design to good use during his home renovation. He had given away the square footage of his bedroom closet to his bathroom located in the next room. To make up for this, he designed and built a new full-length closet for clothes and shoes with sliding doors. The built-in also hid a dresser and tv.
Storage was a big factor in Barbra and Seans apartment renovation. Closets went into one of the kids rooms, the entryway, and the master bedroom (pictured above), where their contractor suggested combining two smaller units into a single large one with a custom organization system. Theres a lot more functional space now, Barbra said. I even have some half-way empty dresser drawers. I wish I had done all the closets. Someday!
This Brooklyn homeowner chose a neutral palette for her sons room; the better choice as a backdrop for all of his colorful toys. Even toy closets can offer a visual respite and functional organization. Building out the closets was essential to allowing us to settle in properly, and Im glad we didnt wait to do this (which was the original plan), said the homeowner.
The standard closet build doesnt give a lot of thought to shoe storage, so if youre really into footwear, youll be faced with the problem of where to store them all. With 87 pairs of shoes in need of storage,Matthewhad a custom closet designed with pull-out drawers sporting a pop of orange. The drawers were each sized to his size 9 shoes and hidden behind a sleek panel door.
After Zoe and Arvid broke through the wall between the two apartments they were combining, an immovable column was discovered. Making the best of the situation, the couple built a hidden shoe closet that blended in with the structural element. Their contractor added baseboards, painted it a design-forward hue, and fitted it out with push-open door hinges.
With two active little boys in an 800-square-foot junior one-bedroom co-op, Courtney and Jims main goal was to create more storage in their sons room. To keep their toys, sports items, and musical instruments from spilling into the common living areas, a thoughtful organizational system was designed in the existing closet. Their contractor, however, was able to find space for a second closet in their room without sacrificing floor space.
A layout change that resulted in opening the kitchen to the living room gave Marissa and Cody the opportunity to demolish the three narrow closets in the main living area and build two larger ones. By taking down the walls between the closets, the couple was able to increase their storage by making use of what was previously dead space between the walls.
Michael and Chentadecided to overhaul the existing closet in their bedroom. They had a large closet built with simple, oak doors and added a floating wall in front of it.The wall separated their closet from the restof the bedroom, giving it the feeling of a walk-in closet while still allowing thespace between the wall and the closet to be used as a walkway.
Its hard to believe Maggie and Adams bedroom closets arent custom. For a made-to-order look, they had their contractor frame IKEA modules and installed LED lighting with motion sensors so the lights would turn on when the doors opened. The brass hardware gave a final refined touch, plus ties in with the hardware elsewhere in the home.
Looking to add more storage to your home? In the kitchen, apantrywill keep things under control, while avanityin the bathis great for corraling toiletries and other necessities.
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