How Deep Are Closet Shelves

If you are building straightforward shelves you also need to add wood supports along the back wall of the closet.

How deep are closet shelves. To continue in the movable aspect of the closet we opted to make open shelves to place clothes on. The header is the area between the top of the closet door and the ceiling. We wanted them to be open in order to allow as much light as possible to illuminate what is placed on the shelves. Shelves for folded clothes should be placed around 12 inches apart.

Drawers add significantly to the price of a built in closet. White melamine wood shelf 15 75 in. Shelf widths at 12 inch increments are best because folded clothes average 12 inches across and 14 inches deep. The rest can go into clear plastic bins labeled by age or size and stored either deeper in the closet or on top of a high shelf keep the floor clean it may be tempting to store less frequently used items on the bottom of your closet shelves but cynthia kienzle of the clutter whisperer an organizing service advises otherwise.

Find wood closet shelves at lowe s today. Shelves for women s shoes should be spaced about 6 to 7 inches apart. L get organized with this 3 4 in. The upper shelf in a closet is set at 84 inches above the floor the same height as the upper rod in a double hang configuration and the shelf should be at least 16 inches deep to allow for storage of large items.

D x 97 in. How to build closet shelving. You could call it an open shelf bookcase even though we are using it for clothing. Perfect for utility.

The stacks of shelves often called sweater boxes can divide up long runs of hanging rods and make your closet much more useful. White particleboard melamine shelf. The most common reach in closet is a 24 inch deep closet with a header. 84 inches is considered the minimum height to hold double hanging rods.

Simply cut another 1 x2 board the length of your shelf minus 3 inches to accommodate the side supports and screw it to the studs along the back wall of the closet. 16 inches for 28 inch deep closets or more. One big mistake in closet shelf construction i see that could have been easily and inexpensively avoided is making the shelving too shallow to actually use for holding the folded clothes. A clothes closet should have a minimum depth of at least 24 inches deep so the clothes can clear the back wall.