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Frequently Asked Questions about a Custom Freestanding Wardrobe or Armoire

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If your closets are ‘filled to the gills’ AND you’ve ALREADY decluttered, you might be thinking of adding a custom wardrobe or armoire into your bedroom to get more organized.

Or if your cat had ‘cat scratch fever’ on your favorite dress the idea of adding a wardrobe to keep their claws off your other nice things, might have cropped up again.

Or maybe you’d love to create a focal point in your bedroom for your TV AND MAGICALLY create more…

Why you should NEVER buy a custom closet without a 3D closet design

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I was headed to a closet appointment and glancing over the hand-drawn closet ‘sketches’ (and I use this term in the most sarcastic way possible) my prospective client had sent me from one of my competitors.

And as I looked at these drawings (and you can see them for yourself below), I thought:

  • How in the ‘Sam Adams’ would any homeowner be able to make heads or tails of this design? While I’m in the industry and I can ‘visualize’ this 2D…

The Comprehensive Guide to Design a Reach in Closet

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How hard can it be to design a reach in closet to maximize it’s function, you may be saying.

Well as a closet designer (and an owner of a closet company in Columbus Ohio) I’ll tell you (unfortunately) it can actually be more difficult than it’s (much favored, and larger) ‘brother’ the walk in closet.

And you may be saying right now, “Mike why the heck would you say this?” Well – here’s why:

  • Reach in closets can have a single rod at the top (and a…

The Ultimate Guide to Solving Closet Problems – Learn how to reduce your Closet Ugliness Scale Score (and stop CUSSing your closet!)

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It doesn’t have to be this way.

You don’t have to live with a closet which makes you cuss. And you certainly don’t want to be ‘awarded’ a 10 out of 10 for the ugliest and hardest to use closet…. ever (you can say that in a Valley-girl voice).

And you know the ‘breed’ of closet I’m talking about.  

You’ve got dead corners where you can’t see your hanging clothes buried in the back.

You’ve got shoes in a heap under hanging clothes on the…

Effective closet design – it’s a game of inches!

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If you’re a Cleveland Browns fan and lived through ‘The Fumble’ (as it’s NOT affectionately called in Cleveland!) when Browns running back Earnest Byner fumbled inches away from the goal line killing Super Bowl hopes, you know football can be a painful game of inches.

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And conversely, if you’re dealing with a disastrously disorganized closet what you may not realize is how your poorly planned closet COULD live tremendously better if you (or a…

11 Dumb Mistakes to Avoid When Designing a Custom Closet System

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Updated September 7, 2020

How many custom closets have you designed in your life?

How many custom closets has your builder or remodeler designed in the history of their business?

If your answer to these questions is zero, nada, none, nient – you’re not alone (no matter what language you say it in).

Closet design is a niche business. It’s not something the average homeowner (or production builder or remodeler) does daily (or ever).

The challenge…