The Problem:  This home office closet wasn't working.   Over flow clothing from other rooms was being stored here along with old toys, household records, and an assortment of other items forming a rather precarious tower.

The Fix:  Shelves. Shelves. Shelves. The over flow clothing actually was placed here because the client didn't wear them anymore. By donating these items the entire closet could be used for shelving.  The shelving allowed for sorted items to find a home in clear plastic bins with labels.  Now for example, when the client needs to send a greeting card she can easily find her previously purchased stash instead of re-buying a card.  And conversely when she buys more cards she has a place to put them.

The Problem:  This hall/linen closet really had no place to put linens, paper products, and other household items.

The Fix:   Shelves. Shelves. Shelves.   By doubling up the hanging space we were able to shorten it to 1/3 the original length,  thus allowing for 2/3 of the closet to be used for shelving.  A much better use of the space.  In addition, since closet space was at a premium, out of season coats were stored in a vacuum space bags under the bed.

The Problem:  This entry closet is packed full of coats.   The one garment pole is too high for the children to hang their own coats and the shoe cubby is difficult to use, (is not being used).

The Solution:  This inexpensive ($39.00) closet organizer from Target maximizes the available space.  The garment hanging space went from 4 ft to 6 ft as did the shelf space.  Now the kids can easily hang up their own coats.  In addition utilizing shoe bins for each family member works better than the shoe cubby. This closet is now easily and neatly stores all the necessary coats and shoes.

The Problem:  This client's children had to hang their coats in the garage because they could not reach the high garment rod.

The Solution:  An inexpensive ($59.00) closet organizer from Target increased the usable shelving space from 4.5 ft to 10 ft while still slightly increasing the hanging space from 4.5 to 5 ft.  The lower garment rod makes it easy for the kids to hang their own coats.

The Problem:  This client needed more shelf space and less garment space.

The Solution:  By replace two garment rods with shelving I was able to clear the floor of both luggage an shoes.