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5 Beautiful & Innovative Custom Small Closet Designs | New Jersey

George Chowanec • Oct 22, 2015

The most common closet type today is without a doubt, Small Closets, a.k.a Reach-in Closets. The misconception, however, is that small closets equate to not enough storage for your clothes, and nothing can be further from the truth. If your closet is properly designed to an optimum level and custom-built for your lifestyle (or with your partner as well), then you can fit up to 50% more clothes than your traditional closets.

The purpose of storage organizers of any kind is to first, maximum storage and next, be creative and innovative enough to make it beautiful. Getting one designed & custom built for you by professional will save you time, money, and most important, increase the quality of your everyday lifestyle .

Gorgeous Custom Small Closets in New Jersey

As you go through the custom small closet designs below, keep in mind that everything can be customized, down to the finish and style. There are also more closet organizers that may not be visible but can be found in the closet organizer accessories page. Want to get all the insider's knowledge on how custom closets are priced? Download the Industry-Standard Custom Closet Pricing Guideand gain tips on how and where to save.

1. Chocolate Pear Women's Reach-in Closet

Chocolate Pear Women's Reach-in Closet

This 3 column reach-in closet has a great dark finish which not only matches the decor of the room's furniture but also contrasts the walls in a beautiful way. If you take a closer look, the widths of the columns are all different sizes, personalized to this particular individual who needs a lot more hanging space to the right, thus double hanging rods are used and occupy the greater amount of space compared to the other 2 columns. Since this individual doesn't have many dresses, the single hanging rod is the smallest column, allowing a little bit of floor space and upper shelf storage.

2. Men's Concrete Flat Panel Custom Reach-in Closet

Men's Concrete Flat Panel Custom Reach-in Closet

There are several distinct design features on this symmetrical 4 column custom small closet. Not only are the top hanging rods divided into 4 columns to allow for intuitive organization, but the widths of each column match the open shelves and drawers below. The top drawers are what are called "Scooter Drawers" and are generally used to store your belts and ties, or whatever you'd like. With the added table top space above the shelves and drawers, it can be used for anything else as well.

3. Women's 3-Column Secret Custom Small Closet

Women's 3-Column Secret Custom Small Closet

Here's another symmetrical closet with 3 columns, featuring tilted shoe racks in the center of attention. If you have lots of shoes, then you can keep them off the floor and organized with shoe racks, which makes it easier to see at a glance and to quickly identify the perfect match for your outfit. Compared to the Chocolate Pear example, this individual wears many dresses and thus, designed the custom small closet to increase the hanging space for that category of clothing.

4. The Custom Mural Closet - Freestanding Closet

The Custom Mural Closet - Freestanding Closet

Don't have a closet or is your small closet actually a super tiny closet? The Mural Closet may be the savior. In addition to being able to customize all of your closet organizers, you can choose the best finish or style to match the decor of your room as well. Unique to freestanding closets, you can have the option of keeping a portion of the side walls open to give your closet an interesting visual effect. No matter what your room looks like, has or doesn't have, there's always a solution to your closet needs.

5. Custom Children's Small Closet in Secret

Custom Children's Small Closet in Secret

Although some parents don't think kids need a custom closet , there are definitely huge benefits to having one. Most kids today don't understand how to stay organized and there are usually piles of clothes everywhere and their closet is a scary mess. If you look at this closet design, there is no room for clutter . Every article of clothing and item has a default home thanks to the innovative and creative closet design.

With 3-columns, notice that the left column is much smaller - enough for uniforms and full outfits. The shirts are intuitively on the top racks and the pants are on the bottom, which make choosing clothes in the morning much quicker . The hamper drawers are on the bottom so that you help maintain the floor clutter to a minimum . By starting off your kids with a functional closet organizer system, they will carry on that organization skill in other areas of their lives.

Conclusion

Which closets inspired you the most? What combination would you choose? Keep in mind that anything can be fully customized, even down to the width. It's generally not enough to buy the cookie-cutter closet kits because they may not fit perfectly in your closet, and it's not intuitively customized to your lifestyle.

George Chowanec - Owner, All About Closets LLC
Owner

George obtained a Master of Science Engineering Degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology. After graduation, he worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies after the company split. With an extensive background in construction management and ergonomic space design, spanning residential and commercial, designing and installing closets in New Jersey is second nature for him.

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Forked River, NJ 08731

Phone: (732) 391-4411

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