By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service If you haven’t done so already, it might be time to swap out the seasonal wardrobe. Why not reorganize the closet in the meantime? Where to Begin Before purchasing, plan. Planning is the first place one should begin when it comes to organization. The philosophy of “everything should…

It’s easy to take a closet door for granted; it quietly does its job and serves its purpose of opening and concealing all the stuff you have stored behind it. Closet doors that fold and slide easily can be a pleasure to operate, but downright annoying when they are difficult to open and close. Their…

Dear James: Our bedroom has a cedar closet, but the scent is almost gone, and I plan to build a second cedar closet. How can I restore the scent, and do you have any tips for the new one?—Melanie F. Dear Melanie: Cedar closets are not as common as they used to be, but they…

While custom closet shelving components are a solution for many storage needs, a basic wooden closet rod and shelf is a simpler one for average storage needs. A wooden hanging rod is attached to metal rod supports installed on a strip of wood or cleat and then fastened to the side and back walls of…

It doesn’t matter how many color-coordinated hangers or scarf organizers you buy: There will come a day when you look at your closet and wonder, how the heck did it get so messy?! The daily barrage of pulling stuff out and putting it back in (and maybe, sometimes, only halfway hanging it onto that color-coordinated…