by the Beginners Guide Staff
The closet is a very important space in our home. This is a place to store, hide and organize all of the stuff the modern family collects. It doesn’t seem to matter how many closets we have in our home, condo or apartment we don’t see to have enough and somehow we can’t seem to get them efficient or organized enough to store everything. Originally, the closet was a small, enclosed space used for storage or hanging clothes. Thankfully, in the modern home, closets are built into the walls during construction so little or no space is taken in the actual room.
Prior to World War II built-in wall closets were uncommon, if a home did have closets they were small, shallow and dark. When homeowners moved to the suburbs, closets became larger and more spacious. There are a variety of closets with different functions and names. The broom closet is a handy closet to store tall items such as mops and brooms. These storage closets are ideal to hide cleaning products and appliances. Many homes have coat closets located in close vicinity to the front door or entryway. Like the name implies, the coat closet is a perfect place for the family coats and jackets. The home that has several linen closets is perfect for the growing family. Linen closets are located near bedrooms and bathrooms. They are equipped with shelves to hold sheets, towels and other linens. Oh, the beauty of a walk-in closet! The well-equipped walk-in is equipped with multiple places to hang clothes, shelves for sweaters or shoes and other amenities. The walk-in may have three-way mirrors, special lighting and even built-in dressers. The walk-in closet is a woman’s dream! What has now been coined as the California closet is a very large walk-in with many shelves, shoe racks, hanging rails and other practical organizational tools to organize your clothes. With careful planning, your new organized closet can double your storage space.
