kjenckes
Apr 04, 2017Explorer
Pantry closet or Wardrobe closet? Modifications made!
Good morning,
Like most I struggled with how to make my so called wardrobe closet more functional. The fact that it's beside the stove didn't make much sense seeing as I needed pantry space more than hanging clothes space. I searched here and on Google for options. I am not much of a finish carpenter so some of the nice shelving and drawer units that I've seen some of you do weren't my best option. The other issue is the door opening width is 9 inches and the cabinet inside is 15 inches and I didn't want to waste any space. For the past month I used one of the plastic 3 drawer units I found at Walmart. Functionally better but not what I would call efficient over all. This is what I settled on:
I bought 2 of these:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Selections-Coated-Wire-Shelf/4136412
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My cabinet is 24 inches deep x 15 inches wide x 46 inches tall. These units are coated wire shelves that are 25" tall x 19" wide x 4" deep. I screwed 1 to each side of the pantry which gave me 6 inches in front of them and 5 inches open down the middle. I also bought a 16 inch wide x 6 feet long wire coated shelf. I zip tied 2 pieces in, 1 on the bottom shelf and 1 on the 3rd shelf up with the lip turned up to keep things from spilling. This arrangement gives me space to reach in back and to store tall boxes. My silver ware is on the bottom in front and my frying pan and cover is on bottom behind those. I am very happy with this and it cost me $55- and took maybe an hour all told.
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Like most I struggled with how to make my so called wardrobe closet more functional. The fact that it's beside the stove didn't make much sense seeing as I needed pantry space more than hanging clothes space. I searched here and on Google for options. I am not much of a finish carpenter so some of the nice shelving and drawer units that I've seen some of you do weren't my best option. The other issue is the door opening width is 9 inches and the cabinet inside is 15 inches and I didn't want to waste any space. For the past month I used one of the plastic 3 drawer units I found at Walmart. Functionally better but not what I would call efficient over all. This is what I settled on:
I bought 2 of these:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Selections-Coated-Wire-Shelf/4136412
Click For Full-Size Image.
My cabinet is 24 inches deep x 15 inches wide x 46 inches tall. These units are coated wire shelves that are 25" tall x 19" wide x 4" deep. I screwed 1 to each side of the pantry which gave me 6 inches in front of them and 5 inches open down the middle. I also bought a 16 inch wide x 6 feet long wire coated shelf. I zip tied 2 pieces in, 1 on the bottom shelf and 1 on the 3rd shelf up with the lip turned up to keep things from spilling. This arrangement gives me space to reach in back and to store tall boxes. My silver ware is on the bottom in front and my frying pan and cover is on bottom behind those. I am very happy with this and it cost me $55- and took maybe an hour all told.
Click For Full-Size Image.
Click For Full-Size Image.
Click For Full-Size Image.