Having extra closet space in your house is always a bonus, creating an organized closet can double the amount of space you have turning your storage closet into even more of a bonus and asset to your home.
Storage closets are not closets that are used daily but simply to store the things you might need either for decorating during the holidays or occasional items that might be used around the house. Craft items are often stored in the storage closet as well. Creating a well organized space for this will give you the most space to be used in the best possible way.
Some of the products you will want to consider in your storage closet organization are:
- Shelves
- Labels
- Shoe size storage boxes
- Larger totes
- Baskets
Be sure that you have plenty of shelves in your storage closet so that you can stack items safely on the shelves and allow for you to reach items easily. You can add additional shelves or a hanging closet organizer accessory to your closet fairly easily. Purchase lumber from the hardware or home improvement store along with brackets and install them yourself to add shelves. For more inexpensive shelves you can buy wire shelving and screw them directly into the walls to increase your shelf space but take as little out of your pocket as is necessary.
Using baskets, totes, and shoe size storage boxes in your closet will give you the ability to sort like items into these containers. Once you have each container filled with the like items you can place a label on the basket or box and have the ability to pull out just that container for the item you are looking for. To help keep your space organized a label maker can be used to place labels on the shelves so that anyone in your house can see where each item belongs and can place it there when they finish with it.
If your storage closet is not something that people will be seeing or you are on a budget you can buy several plastic totes that can be seen through. These are inexpensive come in a variety of sizes and can be used for several different types of items. You can buy them in colors or in clear so you can see through them. Buying different colored lids for these totes can be another way to help you organize them within your storage closet.
For a more public area of the house a storage closet that uses decorative canvas totes or baskets can still be functional. Searching discount stores or thrift stores for baskets may help you to keep these items within your price range all while being beautiful.
Remember when organizing your storage space keep all like items together on the same shelf and then label them clearly for everyone to be able to see. An extra storage closet can be such an asset to your home and adding more storage space to it will only increase its value.
