Jan 10, 2013
Have you ever walked into your closet and thought: this is the worst closet ever! Well you are not alone. There is a wide variety of issues I see when clients are unhappy with their closets, all of which can be solved with a functional, strong, and beautiful closet by the Closet Factory. I probably see wire closets the most often because they are so cheap for a contractor to install, but they have several inherent problems. They are not strong and I’m often called after they have pulled right off the wall. Some wire systems do not allow the hangers to slide easily along their length because the bar is divided into segments, and clothes and sweaters stacked on wire shelves are imprinted with marks from the wires. Another common problem is that wire shelves for hanging are often crossed in the corners so that the corner space is effectively lost. As a CF designer, I’ve been trained in how to use every inch of your closet with no wasted spaces such as these. Finally, wire shelves are not adjustable, so you can’t take advantage of valuable space between the shelves, and temptation usually ends in a jumble of articles stacked on one another. The next step up is a standard wood shelf and rod which allows hangers to slide and doesn’t wrinkle your sweaters, but still lacks all the spaces you need for short and long hanging, and different shelves for sweaters and shoes. Even a “semi-custom” wall hung system that at first glance looks adjustable, can be found lacking. The bottom rod can be too low...
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