About Closets

Chris Miley asked:


When you are passionate about wine you begin collecting it … and when you begin collecting it you need a place to store it.

A closet can easily be turned into a mini wine cellar to store your growing wine collection.

Before you construct your wine cellar consider the position of the closet in relation to the rest of the house.

Avoid converting a closet against an outside wall into a wine cellar. The outside walls of your house or apartment can be subject to wide fluctuations in temperature. Choose an internal closet where your wine can be stored in a more stable atmosphere.

The degree and the speed of the temperature change are critical to successfully storing and aging wine. A gradual change of a few degrees between summer and winter won’t matter. The same change each day will harm your wines by ageing them too rapidly.

The most important rule when storing wine is to avoid large temperature changes or fluctuations. You’ll notice damage of this nature straight away from the sticky deposit that often forms around the capsule. Over time the continual expansion and contraction of the wine will damage the integrity of the cork. It’s like having the cork pulled in and out again every day. When this happens, minute quantities of wine may be pushed out along the edge of the cork (between the cork and the bottle neck) allowing air to seep back in. Once the air is in contact with your wine the irreversible process of oxidation begins and your wine is ruined.

At 55º to 58ºF the wine will age properly, enabling it to fully develop. Higher temperatures will age wine more rapidly and cooler temperatures will slow down the ageing process. Irreversible damage will be done if your wine is kept at a temperature above 82ºF for even a month.

The most difficult part of converting a closet to a wine cellar can be finding other places to store the original contents of the closet! Be ruthless … sell / give away / move all the present contents and start with a blank slate!

Purchase some inexpensive wine racks from a hardware store, online retailer or storage shop and you’ll have a simple but very effective mini wine cellar.

Wine rack designs will vary in bottle density; Price variations are more to do with aesthetics than efficiency.

Individual racking is the most convenient for selecting bottles. If you have racks against only one wall of the closet you may still have floor or shelf space available for wines that you purchase by the case.



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Paul Norland asked:


After losing weight, the second most popular New Year’s resolution is to get organized. Just like you shouldn’t wait until after the holidays to hit the gym, you don’t need to wait until New Years to get your life in order.

Closets and storage areas tend to accumulate the most clutter, and without the right set-up, they can be quite difficult to organize. However, with a little help, transforming a black hole of lost shoes and cluttered coats, into meticulously organized storage space is much easier then you would have ever imagined. Build It Yourself Closets, an online retailer of home storage solutions, provides all of the required materials to create a quality custom closet in one affordable package. Each closet system arrives with all the necessary solid metal hardware, hanging rods, and ventilated wood shelving. Build It Yourself Closets are made of 100% solid red pine wood, and are available in a dark and light stain so you can match your closet with your furniture.

The custom closets offered by Build It Yourself Closets can be configured to fit a closet of any size in any room. Closets are designed to be easily installed by anyone, no matter what their skill level. The only tools needed to build a perfect closet are a pencil, level, screwdriver, and saw. Before you purchase a system, take an inventory of your stuff, that way you will have much easier time picking a system that meets your needs. Standard closet organizers start at $339, and can be easily customized with accessories, drawers, and shelves and shipping is always free. Getting similar systems professionally installed can easily cost thousands of dollars.

Build It Yourself Closets offers online videos, diagrams, and tutorials to make the installation process clear and simple. Customer Service is also available to answer any questions within a 24-hour response time.

Do yourself a favor and get your life in order with Build It Yourself Closets! It’s so easy, anyone can do it. Simplify your life by visiting http://www.buildityourselfclosets.com

 



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**A L L I ** asked:


I have a walk in closet with three walls and the door. There are hanging racks on each wall with shelf space above it. How can I find ways to fit as much clothes as possible into the closet?

shelving, containers, hooks, what works best for you?

THank you so much , ALli <3
I would do the space bag idea but I want to be able to have quick access to all of my clothes... any other ideas?

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Ron G. Maier asked:


Designing your dream closet can be a lot of fun. You can create space, storage, organization and make it beautiful at the same time. Turning your boring, cluttered closet into a space that you’re proud of can be easier and cheaper than you may have expected.

Start with a little prep work. Remove everything from the closet. A lot of homes have closets with white insides. Chances are your closet interior has dust, scuffs from shoes hitting the wall, and maybe even some cobwebs. Clean the baseboards and any shelves that you plan on saving. Paint the inside with either the same color of the surrounding room or with a contrasting, or accent, color. Some people prefer the inside of the closet to be lighter than the surrounding area to not only draw the eye, but also to create light in an enclosed space.

The biggest problem in most closets is the misuse of available space. If there is a full foot or more of space between your hanging clothes and your shoes, then that is a lot of actual square footage. Imagine what you would do with your closet if you took out the bar and raised the top shelf? You probably do not stack that top shelf to the ceiling. So, if it is only used for storing things like blankets and suitcases, then you can move it up higher and make more space for your everyday use.

Draw some designs that fit your closet and your needs. First, give clothing and shoes to charity if they are the wrong size, just never looked right or that are out of date. Separate winter and summer wardrobes and store out of season clothes in a large container with a lid to keep out dust. Now decide how much space you will need. Shelves are great for folded t-shirts, shorts and pajamas. You can more than double the space in your closet by exchanging that eight foot bar for two four foot ones and adding deep shelves to the empty side of the closet.

Adding a hutch or drawer system to the closet is really popular right now. This will cost a little more money, but can eliminate the need for bulky, dust gathering bedroom furniture. Remember that deep drawers tend to bury clothes and they generally get unfolded when they are rummaged through daily. Try to keep drawers shallow. Use them for things like socks, underwear, ties and belts. Folded t-shirts and jeans on shelves are easy to sort through without unfolding the stack. You can also buy wire baskets that hang from the shelf to store smaller items without investing in drawers.

White or stained shelves will ensure a stark contrast with your wall paint and make your closet look clean and neat. Top it all off with wood hangers, nice baskets for storage and decorative hooks. You will not only love the way that your closet looks, but enjoy the organization and ease of use that you have created to fit your specific needs and tastes.



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askermcgee asked:


Not that I want to or anything, I was just wondering so that the next time I’m stuck in a closet and have gas I know when to stop.

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Pat Stedling asked:


Small home organization calls for extra effort since chances are your closets in a small home are a precious commodity. However, despite the ease of tossing items in a closet to free up floor space, you can create more problems than you solve. The last thing you need while getting dressed and ready for work is an avalanche of wrapping paper and gift bags on top of your head. So, what are your options if space is limited? You don’t want seasonal items out all year, and you just know those ties will be back in style, and you do plan to loose a few pounds. Sound familiar? Need some alternatives?

Consider the following points about home closet organization. In a small home, you only have a limited number of closets. Some of them will need to do double-duty, with one major exception. You likely will not want your clothing closet serving double duty. This is the place where you need to have your clothes, shoes, and related accessories only. With only the occasional exception, keep only the items you use regularly in this closet. You need to be in and out of this closet daily, so it only makes sense to keep only items you use daily here. Getting changed for work and starting your day with fewer distractions and stresses are the key points for the master closet. So it only makes sense to fit your strategy to those points.

Depending on the rest of your closet spaces through the house and the size of your family, try to have a theme for the rest of your closets. Following themes can make closet organizing a lot easier. For instance, while most of us do not have the space or need for an entire closet dedicated to wrapping paper, consider a closet for all paper and paper products. Computer paper, greeting cards, ink for your printer, and anything else that would fit in this category can logically be put together. In my own home, my entry closet is all of about 40 inches inside wall to wall. Since I live alone in the country, this closet is perfect for three to four seasonal coats, a rain jacket, and one pair each of casual indoor shoes, casual outdoor shoes, and foul weather boots. While there was no room for an overhead shelf, the closet is deep enough for five six inch by 40 inch shelves down the back wall. Albeit a little limited, but these shelves are perfect for “deep storage” items rarely needed or used but too important to toss away.

Speaking of shelving, shelving can be a great tool for closet organization, especially for closets that will have an odd assortment of storage items. Grouping like items together on each shelf and adding in bins and baskets where appropriate keeps things neat and organized.

Also, take a good look at what makes it into your closets. Many of the things that we store in closets with the thoughts we might need them later usually aren’t seen or used again. In this case, don’t put them away throw them away.

There are many more things you can do to help in small home organization, but the closet organizing ideas you use can have a major impact for a small home.



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Lying Sunset asked:


Im15 and bisexual. I want to know ways to come out of the closet to my fellow peers at school. I know i might be teased and made fun of.
Does anyone have a story of when they came out in high school?

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Grene E asked:


My closet isn’t an ordinary closet. I stuff old clothes and junk like books and stuff in there. Where do I put all the stuff I don’t want? How do I organize? Thanks.

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Roger King asked:


You can transform a bedroom closet design quickly, easily, and inexpensively by installing a modular closet system. There are many competing storage systems and products, so take a look at several systems before deciding.

There are two main types of do-it-yourself systems; those made of ventilation coated-wire components, and those made of solid particleboard components with a high pressure-plastic laminate.

Mixing solid-wood components with wire shelves and rod makes sense some cases, for instance…there are some items they want to look at and other they would like to store.

If you plan a system carefully, you can double the amount of storage area available.

It’s a good idea to have a few hooks but not too many or your closet will look messy. Slide-out drawers may not be worth the cost; simple and cheap shelving usually work just as well.

In addition to the usual bedroom closet design, think about under-the-bed storage, as well as under the eaves if you have attic space. But also think about smaller pieces like file cabinets, and freestanding storage.

A combination of drawers and cupboards, and open shelves with doors offers the most flexibility. In most cases the easiest way to plan is to start with a shelf or drawer unit somewhere in the middle. It often helps to divide a large closet in half or in thirds to make it easier to find things.



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Mike Cole asked:


To make the most of your closet space it is important to set priorities, decide what you need, and to get rid of some of your stuff. It does not matter how large or small your closet is, at some point it is bound to become cluttered. Simple organizational tools and a mindset that you only need to keep things that you love are the easiest ways to keep your closet tidy.

To organize your closet and make the most of your closet space, take these simple steps:

See what you have - The first step out of any mess is to honestly determine what you have and what needs to be removed. Choose a day when you have several hours to devote to the project to begin. Although you do not need to finish the project in one day, the first step should be the most time consuming.

Before you pull anything from your closet, make sure you have somewhere to put it. While it is fine to place it on your bed, it probably is not smart to do that an hour before bedtime. Pull everything you own out of the closet. This means clothes, shoes, and storage boxes.

Survey the real estate - Once the closet is empty, look inside. It has probably been a while before you have seen the closet empty. You may have forgotten how much storage space you have. This is also a good time to clean the closet thoroughly, vacuuming or sweeping the floor and wiping off any shelves.

Gather the tools you need - What would it take to make this closet work for you? Do you need more shelves? More hanging space. Look at the type of clothes you store in there and then decide what would be the most efficient use of space. One example of this is if you normally wear slacks, skirts, shirts and jackets, a traditional one bar hanging system is not that efficient.

Consider hanging a second bar below the first. This doubles the space that you have to hang clothing. You may want to leave a small area with room for a few dresses, long coats or other longer items.

If you go to the gym on a daily basis, consider adding a couple of open baskets to the shelves. If you live in jeans and t-shirts, hang them in the most prominent spot in the closet. The clothes that you use most often should get center stage in your closet.

If you love shoes and have many pairs, it makes sense to invest it a specialized storage rack for them. If, however, you wear tennis shoes nearly every day, such an investment would be a waste of money and space.

The point to remember about gathering the tools that you need is that there is no one right answer. The tools that work for one person may not work for another. That is why it is important to pull everything out of your closet and think about what you wear and how often you wear it.

Indentify an area for auxiliary storage - The closet should be for clothes only. It also should not contain off-season clothes. You will need to find another area of your home for all the miscellaneous stuff that makes its way into the closet. Off-season clothes can be stored in plastic containers and placed in the attic, basement, or garage.

Put it back together - Once you have pared things down so that only your seasonal clothes and shoes are headed back into the closet, it is time to return everything to its proper place. If you have some new shelving or hanging rods to install, now is the time. How you choose to organize your clothes is a personal matter. Some people organize by color, others by outfit. The important thing is to develop a system that makes sense to you. Once you have outfitted the closet with the proper organizational tools and pared down what is going into the closet, you may find that the order that you hang things in matters less.

Maintain - Once you have a perfectly organized closet you will want to keep it that way. The easiest way to do this is by putting things away properly, every time you wear them. Never toss something over the arm of your chair or wear clothes straight out of the laundry basket. Every time you go shopping, before you place the new item in your closet, consider carefully whether there is an item in your closet that it can replace. If so, remove the item and drop it off at your local charitable organization immediately. The decision to do this not only prevents your closet from filling back up, but it may also reduce the amount of money you spend shopping.



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