apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I definitely need a mirror in my closet!

We added a cheap spherical chandelier type light (from ikea) to replace the hanging light bulb that was in the closet previously and it really makes the space look kind of chic :)

I just took the advice from AT the other day and bought the dbl hang rod and it looks wonderful. Thanks AT!

I live in an old apartment and the (never used) ironing board is in the kitchen. It stinks because the little shelf for the iron is made of those tiny old chrome irons, not the ugly giant ones of today. So, clothes in the bedroom, ironing board in the kitchen and iron in the pantry. Thank jebus I am a wash and wear type of gal.

And I must gloat. I have TWO closets in my bedroom. That is It's a-very nice :).

Articles and advice about closets never, ever address the pitiable situation I suffer: closets that are about 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep. We need help way more than the average person with a cavernous walk in closet. Advice in these cases is conspicuous by its absence. It's as if there is tacit acknowledgment that there is no solution other than to buy an armoire.

oh no...my ghosts of closets past have resurfaced!

OH who would have thought you need hangers to make a closet work.

taritac, for reals! that's the average sized closet, too. i don't know anyone with an 8' long closet or walk in...blargh.

we have the same sized closets in the bedrooms (42W x 24D) and we just did 'em all over with ELFA. basically, half the space went to shelving and half to hanging (with full length shelves and top and bottom). it wasn't so bad with the 20-30% off coupon for the container store :)

plus, with the thin flocked hangers that roughly 20" of hanging space is plenty! like 40 hangers.

no pictures yet, but i've spent my day installing the two hall closets! :) :) :)

I love that the photo accompanying this post seems to be a picture of Donald Duck's Closet (with a couple pairs of heels and sleeveless shells that Daisy must have left on an over-night stay, though Donald did have that hit single Macho Duck, so maybe they're his after-all)

Who else has suit jackets, but no slacks?

Outside of jest, my closet seems to find a way to become total anarchy within a month of the implementation of any closet-taming system. I think I might be a happier person if I just admitted defeat and grew to embrace the fact that my closet will always look like a boutique exploded somewhere in its depths, but, alas, I struggle on.

we are in the process of deisgning built-ins and i would be grateful if anyway has a view on whether the elfa stuff really worth the cost compared to other closet systems?

catnap, i left a common in this thread about cost comparison:

http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/roundup-ten-best-looking-elfa-solutions-077706

i went with elfa all the way, especially with their 30% off coupon (they have a 20% coupon right now, expires tomorrow?).

kdkaboom, please, please post pictures. I've been thinking about elfa, but whatever configuration I had in my mind wouldn't have worked. I would love to see what you did with it.

taritac: okay, i loaded up a photo i took right after installing my new bedroom closet. :) it's 42" wide by 24" deep, and has standard ceiling height.

http://kdkaboom.com/temp/BedroomCloset_IMG_1638.jpg

we did three others, too...no pics, though!

i do suggest: shallow 12" shelves at the top, and 16" shelves all the rest of the way. the 20" shelves are too deep for clothes and can't accomodate the piece to hang a rod from anyway. the 16" is the way to go.

Ooooh, kdkaboom! Nice. I want!

thanks kdkaboom!!!

i hope you both elfa it up :)

My closet has all these things and is still horrible.