From the floor which allowed just enough room to hang two levels of pants.
Diy two tier closet.
Keep the rest of the items on the closet floor in a storage bin or tote making it easier to pull out from closet corners or clean behind.
Say a shelf built into your closet obstructs the optimal rod placement position.
If your existing closet rod is at least 66 in.
The very top shelf in the closet is commonly 84 inches above the floor level.
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There are a ton of different styles.
Locate studs on the back wall of the closet with a stud finder.
To put up structural support measure the depth of the side walls of the closet.
If you need space for longer.
By raising the top closet bar up near the ceiling smith was able to fit in a second row of hanging clothes below doubling the space s storage potential.
Cut two pieces of wood that are 1 by 5 inches 2 5 cm 12 7 cm to that depth.
We placed the top of the rod 35 in.
When victoria smith editor of the interior design blog sfgirlbybay finally got the walk in closet of her dreams she realized the space saving potential of a two tier design.
This works well if you only hang shorter items like shirts and skirts or a child s clothing.
Keep loose hangers from falling to the ground and untangled in a magazine file.
A diy shoe rack.
Without the right closet organization ideas shoes tend to clutter up a home and can become an eyesore not to mention that it can be hard to find the right shoes when you ve got a mess on your hands enter.
Vertical column racks 16 ladder racks that attach to doors 5 cardboard cubbies 8 recycled pallet wood rack 7 and even a leather pvc sling build 14.
In a simple two tier closet two full length bars claim most of the space.
If you re looking for a handy place to store your sneakers we ve compiled a list of 24 diy shoe rack plans.
If this is the case mount the closet rod below the shelf.
This allows a double deck arrangement of closet rods below this shelf.
Then screw them into the studs on the side walls making sure that their center point is the height you want your clothes bar to be at.
At 7 feet high the top shelf is a stretch for many people.
From the floor there s enough space to add a second rod below it and still hang shirts and slacks.
One rod is mounted just below the top shelf and the other rod is mounted 42 inches above the floor.
Measure along the back wall to keep your tape perpendicular to.
This way they re ready and easy to transport for laundry day.
