So, the ‘big move’ is just weeks away. And whether you’re moving in with your significant other or are planning to ‘tie the knot’ for the first time, you’ve heard the complaints from your BFF’s about sharing closet space with their ‘plus ones.’ And those gripes sound like this…

• He’s such a SLOB! I swear he doesn’t even know what a hanger is. Why he drops all his clothes on the floor, I’ll never know? Or….

• I’m convinced she’s never met a…

Your walk-in closet is more tightly packed than sardines in a can.

Your tiny spare bedroom has virtually NO ROOM to walk because the space is eaten up by the bed.

And the fixed wire shelves in your pantry are such an unmitigated disaster, you don’t know where to start to make sense of the mess.

If words like ‘tightly packed, zero room and unmitigated disaster’ describe your rooms and storage spaces, you may be at your wit’s end (even if you…

So, you found the perfect condo or apartment in the city, or home with character in an inner ring suburb…. except for one thing. You have NO IDEA where you’re going to put all your clothes. The small walk-in master closet barely fits your massive shoe and purse collection. Where can you find space? The miniscule reach in closets in the other rooms WILL NOT be the answer.

Then while scouring Pinterest for ideas a picture caught your attention.…

You never knew buying a walk-in closet could be so complicated. Not only did you need to work with your closet designer to figure out the right size and mix of drawers, hanging and shelving but THEN you were confronted with a slew of finish and pattern options (or, worse yet, you’re trying to make all these decisions on your own).

You have no idea what patterns and colors to choose.

If this describes you, you’re far from alone. While the…

You’ve been scouring the Internet, Pinterest and God-Only-Knows which social networks ‘attempting’ to find a closet system which will work for your crazy, odd-shaped closet.

Your closet not only has sloped ceilings but also windows, light switches, outlets, register grates and electrical panels in all the wrong places.

You’ve researched ‘modular closet systems’ which seem so easy to install on the Internet, but then you say under your…

OK – I’m going to tell you right up front I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE designing closets. However, I’ll also admit the idea of ‘aging in place,’ makes me feel like an old dude. Sure, maybe this is because I’m 61. And yes, I still like to ‘reframe’ my age as (29 x 2) + 3.

And if you’re like me and thinking about age in place strategies for your home weirds you out, I still think this article will help you. However, whether you’re designing a bathroom,…