The Bedroom Closet

The apartment is old, like from an era when people really did not have closets.  The largest closet, and the one where I keep my clothing, is in the dining room.  I actually think that it was built in when the apartment was switched from radiant heat to forced air.  There is a "closet" next to it that houses the furnace, and the closet continues behind the wall.

The wall in the bedroom is TINY.  I mean frighteningly small: less than twenty-four inches wide at the back, thirty-six inches wide at the front, and only twenty inches deep.  The previous tenant used it to store some of her craft materials.  I decided to use it to store my shoes and purses.  In the condo, even though we have sufficient closet space, I never had an effective storage area for my shoes.  This time, I wanted something that would encourage me to keep them organized.

After looking at what seemed like hundreds of shoe racks on Amazon, I ordered this shelf.

All of the traditional shoe racks seemed to have huge design flaws (like crashing to the floor) or were too small.  This was the correct width, and looked like it would be a good height.  But when I first set it up, it seemed too small.  It didn't go high enough in the closet, and I wondered if I needed more shelves.  I had enough space for my shoes (once I put my summer sandals into storage) but there was not enough space to put my purses and other accessories.  But then I had an epiphany, and this was the result.

I realized that I could hang my purses off of the rod, and bought a box to keep small hand held purses and my umbrella.  The top shelf (which you can't see here) has my suitcases, my nice purses that need to be stored flat in their bags, and some random totes.  My scarves are also on the rod.  It's a great accessory closet, even if it would make an AWFUL real closet!

:)