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Closets and Storage Spaces
Title
Closets and Storage Spaces
Date
1940
Relation
Farmers' Bulletin
Number 1865
Subject
Excerpt
Modern homemakers are not satisfied with clothes closets that are merely places to hang things. They want closets to be well arranged so that they help keep clothing in good condition and make it easy to get garments out or to put them away.
Ventilation is especially important in clothes closets to help keep the clothing free from odors and, in humid areas of the country, to keep mold from developing on them. Air may be kept in circulation by a window or by openings in the top and bottom of the door.
In all clothes closets, but especially in those in which winter clothing is stored during summer months, it is desirable to have doorways equipped with rubber or felt gaskets and a tread. This makes it possible to shut the door really tight in case it is necessary to fumigate against moths.
In dusty parts of the country a threshold is needed on "walk-in" closets to help keep the contents clean. If floors to "reach-in" closets are built at least 2 inches above the floor of the room, dust will not seep in so freely. Shallow reach-in closets need doors that are almost as wide as the closet* itself. For doorways more than about 2 feet 8 inches wide, double or sliding doors are convenient.
All clothes closets are basically the same regardless of their location. No matter what the shape of the space available for a clothes closet, one of the six plans on page 3 can be adapted. Minimum dimensions marked on the plans may be increased and the arrangement then varied by adding hooks, trays, shelves, drawers, and racks for shoes. Clothing on hangers is indicated by the lines drawn at right angles to the rods.
For a space limited as to width but fairly deep, the narrow closet with extension rod (A) is a good arrangement. The doorway to this closet should be at least 2 feet wide.
The shallow wardrobe closet (B) is a typical reach-in arrangement. This is an excellent closet to use when depth is limited. However, the depth should never be less than 2 feet. That much space is advisable so that clothes on hangers will not brush against the walls. This closet requires an opening practically as wide as the closet. For openings more than 2 feet 8 inches wide two doors are recommended.
For space that is too shallow to place hangers crosswise, plan C is a good arrangement. Here two extension rods provide the maximum hanging space. The doorway must be practically as wide as the closet.
The corner closet (D) provides considerable hanging space for very little floor area. This closet has no sharp corners that project into the room.
Walk-in closet (E) may be any depth. For more shelf space and less hanger space, one side of the closet may be filled with shelves.
Another walk-in closet (F) is similar to the reach-in arrangement shown in B. This closet may be any width that is wider than the door opening. If desired, place the door in one end, making the shelf L-shaped.
Ventilation is especially important in clothes closets to help keep the clothing free from odors and, in humid areas of the country, to keep mold from developing on them. Air may be kept in circulation by a window or by openings in the top and bottom of the door.
In all clothes closets, but especially in those in which winter clothing is stored during summer months, it is desirable to have doorways equipped with rubber or felt gaskets and a tread. This makes it possible to shut the door really tight in case it is necessary to fumigate against moths.
In dusty parts of the country a threshold is needed on "walk-in" closets to help keep the contents clean. If floors to "reach-in" closets are built at least 2 inches above the floor of the room, dust will not seep in so freely. Shallow reach-in closets need doors that are almost as wide as the closet* itself. For doorways more than about 2 feet 8 inches wide, double or sliding doors are convenient.
All clothes closets are basically the same regardless of their location. No matter what the shape of the space available for a clothes closet, one of the six plans on page 3 can be adapted. Minimum dimensions marked on the plans may be increased and the arrangement then varied by adding hooks, trays, shelves, drawers, and racks for shoes. Clothing on hangers is indicated by the lines drawn at right angles to the rods.
For a space limited as to width but fairly deep, the narrow closet with extension rod (A) is a good arrangement. The doorway to this closet should be at least 2 feet wide.
The shallow wardrobe closet (B) is a typical reach-in arrangement. This is an excellent closet to use when depth is limited. However, the depth should never be less than 2 feet. That much space is advisable so that clothes on hangers will not brush against the walls. This closet requires an opening practically as wide as the closet. For openings more than 2 feet 8 inches wide two doors are recommended.
For space that is too shallow to place hangers crosswise, plan C is a good arrangement. Here two extension rods provide the maximum hanging space. The doorway must be practically as wide as the closet.
The corner closet (D) provides considerable hanging space for very little floor area. This closet has no sharp corners that project into the room.
Walk-in closet (E) may be any depth. For more shelf space and less hanger space, one side of the closet may be filled with shelves.
Another walk-in closet (F) is similar to the reach-in arrangement shown in B. This closet may be any width that is wider than the door opening. If desired, place the door in one end, making the shelf L-shaped.
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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