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Go for a Z rack. They're much more expensive, but they also wont collapse under the weight of your winter coat collection. Totally worth the investment if you want the rack to last more than a year!

The ikea rigga one is horrible- i have it and it's very rickety and wobbly. I'd opt for a more professional one like the kind clothing show-rooms have that are collapsable.

I'd recommend the container store ones. I had an apartment without closets for three years and I bought a couple from them and turned an unused hallway into a closet. they held up very nicely under tons of clothes.

Go for the professional ones, worth the money and they can collapse to fit under a bed.

You can also find plastic covers for them, too. Good for out of season clothes.

Definitely recommend the ones from Container Store. It's really not worth it to spend money on something that is going to come crashing down. I'm always struggling with budget but I think that it's worth saving for good storage solutions rather than being frustrated later on by quick non-fixes.

And speaking of which....Hubby and I are trying to find good ways of curtaining off this sort of area, which we've recently created in our bedroom. Any ideas that don't involve some sort of tension wire thingee?