Need organizing ideas for your home?

So much chaos, so little time. Set your organizing wheels in motion with tips and ideas for just about every room in your home:

Basement:
Your basement is anything but base. Turn it into a large storage area with big & deep shelving sections. Or build a "locker" style organizer to hold seasonal clothing, sports apparel and gear.

Children's Bedroom:
Put an organizer into that reach-in closet to provide hanging space and a section of shelves. It's a great way to get all that stuff up off the bedroom floor. Add a few drawers or baskets for socks and undergarments. The organizer can be reconfigured to provide more shelves or more hanging rods as your child grows.

Built-in Entertainment or Studio Units:
Add cabinetry to enhance your common rooms. Store video equipment out of sight or create a small library to add architectural interest and dramatic displays.

Garage:
Garage style lockers can store all that small stuff neatly. Large items such as skis & golf clubs can all have their own spot for easy access. Your garage can be as good-looking as it is hard-working.

Hobby/Sewing Stations:
Turn a spare wall into a tidy work / storage station for your favorite hobbies. Store all of your sewing material next to a sewing countertop.

Home Office:
Manage the details of your busy life in a home office that really works. Custom built to fit your personal size and needs.

Laundry:
Do your laundry right with a clever combination of cabinetry, hanging rods and a place perhaps for your ironing board and mops.

Master Bedroom:
Almost always in need of some improvement. Maximize a ho-hum closet into your personal style headquarters.

Mudroom:
Locker style organizers create a personal space for every member of the family. Messy mudroom no more.

Pantry:
Adjustable shelving units can hold everything from your appliances to cereal boxes to canned goods. Pull out baskets will hold vegetables. Don't forget that spice rack!

The Value of a Closet Organizer

This question comes up frequently with first time buyers.

To address this question, first ask yourself what are some of the least favourite areas of your home? In many instances, the answer will include closets and storage areas. To improve this situation, organizers will greatly enhance the utilization of these areas. Subsequently your "impression" of these areas will also improve, as these areas will be more pleasurable to deal with. There are many benefits, our top three are listed below:

The first and foremost benefit is ... Organization! Closet organizers provide the maximum functionality that is possible, from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. All of the available components, from the basic shelves, clothing rods and drawers to literally hundreds of accessories, can provide a complete solution for almost any situation.

The second benefit is ... Convenience! With organization comes convenience. How? Consumer studies have found that some people will save up to 1 hour a day if they were more organized. Better organization maximizes your space efficiency and it is easy to see what you need and what you already have. Have you gone shopping for something only to discover it wasn't needed after all ... things for the Pantry or Garage or Linen closet? So, convenience equates to saving time, saving space, saving money and reducing your frustation level.

The third benefit is ... increased house Value! Closet organizers not only provide a higher quality lifestyle, they also increase the quality and value of your home. Real estate agents agree that a tidy and well organized home will increase the appeal to potential buyers.

Welcome to Universal Closets Blog!

In this Blog, Universal Closets will be providing articles about closet organizers, trying to answer many of the commonly asked questions from our customers. We also want to provide tips and advise on specific topics, such as The value of a Closet Organizer, How to select a supplier, How to plan a closet design and many other topics.

If there is information on a particular subject that your are looking for ... and haven't found it ... please let us know and we will try to make this information available to you. Email us at peter@universalclosets.ca.