Free Standing Shelving

Tips on closet storage (from a walk in to barely any closet)?

I am moving this month, I currently have a walk in closet with shelving, and three huge rods for hanging storage. I am moving into a home where my closet isn't even as large as a standard bedroom closet. It's probably four feet wide, a few feet deep, but normal height. I am trying to figure out how I am possibly going to organize my clothing and where else I can store them (in the most inexpensive way possible, I'm a student). I've been looking at standing wardrobes but I can't tell which would function the best for every day use and not fall apart. I have a 9-cube cubical thing that I use right now to store knick knacks, books, etc, so I was thinking of using that for clothing and putting the stuff that is on it right now onto shelves. I have an over the door shoe rack already. And over the door hooks for jackets, etc. Maybe under bed storage? Which ones function the best for your money, though? An inexpensive dresser? An armoire would be great, if I could find one at a good price. Any tips would be great, I'm really stressed about how I'm going to make this work. I'm obviously going to get rid of a bunch of clothes, and put off season stuff like in under bed storage or something... Ideally I just need more room for hanging clothes. Thank you in advance!

Public Comments

1. I moved and encountered a similar situation. The first thing to do is purge. Get rid of all the clothes you don't actually wear. When you don't have a lot of space, you can't afford to hang onto things you don't use. You can also add a second rod to your closet to increase your hanging space if there is currently only 1 rod. If you are renting, a tension rod or a hanging rod (like the one in the link) can increase your hanging space: http://www.organize-it-online.com/itm_doublehang.html?cmpid=Froogle You can also store out-of-season clothes elsewhere, like under the bed.