Want to Get More Out of Your Closet Space? Try These Tricks
Many homeowners think that short of a massive remodeling project, they’re pretty much stuck with the amount of existing closet space in their home. That may be true, but it’s definitely not the case that you can only fit a certain amount of things in there. How you manipulate your closet space is a matter left mostly to creativity and imagination, and we here at Harkraft bring you our best tips for doing so. Curious? Read on!
Maximize Vertical Space
How many different ways of hanging things in your closet can you think of? Sure, you can always fold your pants and put them on a shelve, reserving the rod for sweaters and shirts. But what if you could work the latter option to double up on the number of garments you can hang?
All you have to do is invest in a bunch of soda can tabs or a chain and s-hook. For the first option, slide one soda can tab down a hanger’s hook and then hang another hanger off of it. Keep repeating this until your bottom shirt is at least six inches off the floor. The key is to layer thin garments, like blouses, cardigans or t-shirts, so you don’t get a lot of bulk going outward.
For the second option, clip the s-hook onto the rod and hook the chain onto it. From there, all you have to is hook hangers onto the links in the chain, repeating downward until your lowest garment is at least six inches from the floor of your closet.
Use One Hanger for All Scarves
Scarves are such tiny accessories that there’s absolutely no reason they should be occupying any more space than is absolutely necessary. Instead, dedicate one hanger just for scarves — or two, if you’ve got a lot of scarves — and gently knot them on the hanger’s cross bar so the scarves dangle down. And if you use this trick by hanging your scarf hanger on the back of the closet door, you can see in a quick glance which one you want to wear for the day.
Horizontal-ize Your Closet
Your closet may be an empty space with not much room for flexibly widening it or making it taller, but it’s what you do on the inside that counts. One of the neatest tricks you can employ is to create two mini-closets in the space of one — by using two rods. Unless your closet is only a few feet tall, you more than have room to hang two rows of shirts and sweaters in there.
The one caveat is you may have to move your existing rod a little higher to make room for the lower one, but that’s a super easy project that’ll take mere minutes. To really maximize on your newfound double closet space, skip hanging your pants on hangers and fold them instead, using the closet just for upper body garments. As long as you leave a decent clearance room between the bottom row and the floor and in between the lower rod and upper garments, you’ll be doing more than well with your newly horizontalized closet.