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Tips and tricks from organizational and custom closet experts on how you can live an organized life.

Functional & Attractive Shoe Storage Ideas

When adding the finishing touches to an outfit, your shoes make that outfit complete. Dress shoes can elevate your attire from intern to CEO. The perfect running shoes can make you look and feel confident as soon as you hit the gym. Tall boots make the perfect accessory for your fall-inspired look. Each pair of shoes is a tool to complete your look, but each tool needs its own designated space in your closet so digging through piles of shoes in the morning while…

Trending Interior Design Colors for 2022

Last year, neutral colors stole the crown. Practically every design element on the market was available in classic taupe or cool-tone gray. While those colors seem to have faded to the background (no pun intended), they’re still complementary staples for this year’s hottest interior design colors, which we’re calling the muted color collection. Pantone Color of the Year: Very Peri Current trends still favor color in the home. Pantone’s color of the year, Very Peri, speaks volumes to this trend! While fun saturated colors are…

Preparing Your Pantry for Spring Parties and Gatherings

Hosting small gatherings with friends and family is a staple of warmer months. Sharing conversations, memories, and meals brings people together, especially when being together has been so hard. The day before your gathering, you’ve almost made it through your checklist—get the party plates ready, clean the house, buy the food—but WAIT! Before you head out to the grocery store and buy duplicate ingredients or misplace what you’ve already purchased among the clutter of your pantry, add ‘prep your party pantry’ to your checklist. Take…

3 Fresh Ideas for Incorporating a Murphy Bed into Your Space

In the current economy, scoring a multi-bedroom home for a fair price can feel like a challenge. But what do you do when you need more space and it feels like you’ve already maxed out every square foot of your home? Murphy beds can make any room in your home a multi-purpose space. Before you take on the huge task of packing up your home and upsizing to a new one, determine if you’re utilizing all of the space your current home has to offer. …

How to Design a Mudroom for Different Spaces

When it comes to your home, it needs to suit you and your family – not the other way around! Getting areas of your home customized to fit your lifestyle can be the perfect way to truly optimize your space while creating an eye-catching display that anyone who enters your home can enjoy. With that being said, life happens quickly and unapologetically – so having an organized catch-all right by your front door is a lifesaver when it comes to the chaos of day-to-day living….

Home Organization Checklist for any Room in the House

Time flies! Every couple of months, it’s a good idea to clear out clutter that can build up and get away from us. But when it comes to organizing your space, no matter how big or small, it can be hard to find a starting point and a rhythm. From cluttered kitchens to chaotic closets, finding your bearings in the process can be overwhelming! That’s why we created an organizational checklist that can work in virtually any space in your home or office. Envision…

3 Custom Wall Unit Tips

Calling all movie fanatics, book worms, students, and more! A custom wall unit can be designed for any area of the house, including, but not limited to, a library, study, living room, media room, or den. These functional units create spaces where you can go to dive into work or entertainment depending on your personal needs while acting as a beautiful focal point to your home. Here are some elements to consider when you’re planning your very own media center. Choosing the right cabinetry and…

9 Tips To Share Your Closet With Your Significant Other

Whether you’re ready to move in with your partner for the first time or married and ready to buy a home, sharing your space can be a challenge. But it’s an important topic to tackle so you can share your space with confidence. The first step to any successful ‘space merger’ is openly discussing each individual’s needs. Most people know their own problem areas that are prone to clutter, especially when it comes to closet space. Your conversation could include questions like: Do you have…

Choosing the Right Closet Company

Choosing the right company to organize your closets should not be a last-minute decision. There is a lot to consider when it comes time to take the next step into turning your house into your dream home. It’s most important that the overall experience is exceptional but equally important are the individual components that comprise that experience, including but not limited to, the experience and longevity of the company, the quality of the design and the products, the depth and breadth of the offerings and…

Project Hardware Selection

When it comes to bringing your dream Closet Works project to life, be it a closet, office, custom furniture, or murphy bed, it can seem like an overwhelming task. With so many different decisions to make, calling in a professional can help make your space feel (and look) like magic! Here at the Closet Works, we pride ourselves on not only our quality of work but in our attention to detail. What’s your style? What are you trying to say, and how can we achieve…

Making a Modern Mudroom

An Interview with a Closet Works, Inc. Client About Her Newly Enhanced Space We believe that every space we work on has a story that our other clients can learn from. Very recently, we worked on a mudroom and entryway that our customer was extremely proud of. So proud, as a matter of fact, that when we asked her to do an interview with us to discuss her experience regarding her project, she jumped at the opportunity. Read on and discover how a mother brought…

How to Organize Your Garage in the Winter

If you live somewhere that calls for snow blowers, back-up generators, and winter gear, you might need some help organizing all of your winter essentials. Fortunately, we know how to help! Keep reading for some practical ways to store essentials, as well as the first few steps you’ll need to get started. Before you know it, your car won’t need to compete for space in your garage, and you won’t have to squeeze into tight spaces to get to the items you need. Step 1:…

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