Guides

Plan the storage before you buy it.

Dimensions, layouts and the decisions a designer makes on the first visit, written down so you can check your own room first. Every number is a rule you can verify with a tape measure; every photo is a project we built.

Planning guides

How to plan storage that fits.

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White walk-in closet with floor-to-ceiling shelving, angled shoe shelves and hanging sections on three walls

Measure first

Walk-In Closet Dimensions: Minimum Sizes, Depths and Rod Heights

The numbers that decide whether a walk-in works: hanging depth, aisle width, rod heights and the room you need for an island.

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Light oak walk-in closet with black glass-front upper cabinets, brass bar pulls, a drawer bank and open hanging sections under a window

Plan the room

Walk-In Closet Design Guide: Layouts, Islands, Lighting and Finishes

Layouts, zones, islands, lighting and finishes, in the order a designer actually decides them.

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Narrow white walk-in closet with a full-height shelving column and double hanging rods

Make a small room work

Small Walk-In Closet Ideas, and How to Turn a Spare Room into a Dressing Room

What to do with a 5 by 5 closet, and what a spare bedroom becomes when it stops being a bedroom.

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White laundry room upper cabinets with chrome pulls above the washer and dryer hookups

Laundry that works

Laundry Room Cabinets: A Planning Guide for Layout, Heights and Storage

Counter over the machines, uppers at the right height, a tall cabinet for the board and the broom, and a hamper that is not on the floor.

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Custom home office wall with a long gray wood-grain desk, drawer pedestals at both ends, and upper cabinets with shaker doors and open shelves

Work from a wall that fits

Home Office Built-Ins: How to Plan a Desk Wall, Shelving and Storage

Desk height, knee space, file drawers, shelving and power: the measurements that make a built-in office comfortable for eight hours.

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Custom walk-in pantry in wood finish with a wine rack, open shelving, a counter, and pull-out wire baskets

Pantry planning

Walk-In Pantry vs Pantry Cabinets: Which Fits Your Kitchen

The sizes, shelf depths and pull-outs that make a pantry work, and how to pick between a walk-in and a cabinet.

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