3 Reasons to Consider a Closet System

843w-elfa-inspiration-reach-in-closets-05-BIf you’ve ever had the feeling that the shelf and rod your closet came with just aren’t making the most of your closet space, you’re right! While you can sometimes improve the situation with modular drawers and shelves, it might be worth considering a closet upgrade with a custom closet system. Here are 3 reasons why:

  1. They’re Custom! If done right, closet systems are customized to make the most of your space and your specific storage needs. Your designer will work with you to figure out your needs for hanging space, drawers or shelves, shoe and accessory storage and any other specific needs.
  2. Vertical Space – One of the major benefits of a closet system over a shelf and rod is that they make use of often wasted vertical space. Whether it’s 2 closet rods, shelving or drawers, a custom closet system will make use of every inch of your vertical space with a structured system, rather than stacked boxes on your top shelf or piled up shoes on the floor.
  3. Attractive to Home Buyers – Whether or not you’re considering selling your home, making improvements that enhance your home for both you and others who may live there in the future makes sense.

Fortunately, there are lots of custom closet options at different price points to fit your budget and your style. At neatspaces – we love closets! We can help figure out the right system and design for your space and needs.

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Pro Tip: Stand ‘Em Up

Whether in a closet or a dresser, drawers are a great way to store your folded clothes. I almost always prefer drawers over folded clothing on shelves, simply because stacks of folded clothes tend to fall over on shelves unless you’re super careful removing an item and because drawers mean less visual clutter. That said, folded stacks of clothes in a drawer can quickly become a disaster too. For one, since you can’t see what’s down further in the stack, you tend to wear the same few items from the top over and over again. And while this is an interesting minimalist experiment, if you do decide to venture down to get something you remembered you own, you risk messing up your whole pile!

Enter the stand-up fold – or folding your clothes so that they can stand up instead of being stacked. This has the benefit that they can all be seen and accessed without messing up the whole drawer. If you are already folding your clothes for stacks, this usually just requires folding the item in half again or perhaps in thirds. Experiment to see what works best. Theses pics are a before and after from a drawer of t-shirts. For the stacks, they were simply folded in half length-wise. For the stand-up fold, I folded them in thirds, then in half again for the perfect stand. For full disclosure, I did the initial fold, but I’m finding the maintenance to be much better than the stacks. Sometimes a small organizational tweak is all you need to go from frustrating mess to lined up success!

Before: Stacks

Before: Stacks

 

After: Stand Up

After: Stand Up

 

Before: Disaster

Before: Disaster

 

After: Success!

After: Success!

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We especially appreciate her attention to detail…

Jenn is an absolute professional who covers all aspects of the closet design process. My husband and I especially appreciate her attention to detail and ability to personalize our closet to our needs and lifestyle. We feel especially confident working with Jenn because she has years of experience in design and organizing. We definitely recommend Jenn and Neatspaces!

Noel S., Wellesley MA | May 2018

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Celebrating 3 Years with The Container Store!

imageWe are so excited to be celebrating 3 amazing years as a Contained Home partner with The Container Store. We love providing Container Store customers with top quality organizing and design services and look forward to helping more customers in the coming year! As a Contained Home partner, we provide elfa and TCS Closets design services along with in-home organizing and product recommendations to help each customer achieve their goals!

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Jenn has a great head for organization and closet design.

Jenn has a great head for organization and closet design. She was efficient but thorough in her closet measurements and her recommendations for design have worked out beautifully. We used the Elfa closet systems from the Container Store and I am very happy with their quality and value.

Jennifer P, Wellesley MA | March 2018

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Their services came through with flying colors.

I was redoing my dressing room and was on a tight schedule. I called a few different closet companies. I liked the ability to see my clothing over having them in solid board drawer fronts but time was the determining factor. Jennifer, The Container Store and their services came through with flying colors. I highly recommend them. They know their product, are willing to communicate to be sure you are getting just what you desire. I needed one thing corrected and they were out within a few days willing and able. I recommend this company. I have renovated homes for 40 plus years. I had never hired out a closet but this was fabulous.

Darcy D, Newton, MA | February 2017

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Efficient, organized and a pleasure to work with!

Jennifer did a great job designing a large mudroom closet for me. She was efficient, organized and a pleasure to work with. I recommend her.

Carol Edelman, Newton, MA | January 2017

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Closet Feature: Maximize Style and Function with Elfa Drawer Fronts

Elfa, the customizable shelving and drawer system sold exclusively by The Container Store, is a long-time favorite of ours for highly functional, fabulous closets. Elfa can transform just about any space in your home from cluttered and chaotic to calm, cool and collected! We also love that The Container Store is always working to improve and expand this fan favorite.

One of our favorite new features, elfa Drawer Fronts, adds a new style option to this already great-looking line. The Drawer Fronts are available in all of the Décor finishes – White, Birch and Walnut – so whether you prefer a light or dark look, there’s an option to fit your style. They’re available in two popular drawer sizes, allowing us to maximize your vertical space and storage needs.

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She takes the time to understand how you live…

Jenn is amazing at her job – She helped me with my own personal closet, as well as many of my clients at Millennium Tower. She really takes the time to understand how you live and what will work best for you. I highly recommend her to anyone needing to get organized! She is the best.

Elise Marie, Boston, MA | January 2017

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Free Elfa installation!!

Receive FREE elfa installation when you spend $750 or more on your elfa design – but only through June 30th!  Neatspaces can help measure and design your spaces – give us a call! Details – Spend $750 or more on regularly priced elfa products from May 1st through June 30th, 2018 and receive free basic installation on those products. Qualifying purchase must include elfa merchandise valued at $750 or more in a single transaction excluding tax, gift cards, previously purchased merchandise, measurements, shipping, delivery, and Contained Home® services.Contact us to get started

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