Closet Organization Disaster
Posted by: LizzieI love our walk-in closet…except when I don’t. This morning, Jamie noticed that one of the so-called “support” poles in our closet was bent. He reached in to try to fix it and the entire shelf of comforters and blankets came crashing down on his head. I guess it’s good that it wasn’t an entire shelf of shoes or bowling balls. As I watched him get pummeled by fleece, I immediately pictured those cartoons where the hall closet spills onto the unwitting opener of the scary closet door.
This is the third time a closet system has failed us. The wall that we’ve tried to install these systems is very, very thin, and we’ve tried everything from studs to wall anchors. Inevitably, something goes wrong and we end up with a major closet FAIL. We bought one of those Closetmaid Closet Organizer Kits that you can customize, plus a couple extra shelves to go on both sides. Thankfully, it didn’t tear the wall like the last one did, but I don’t see how we’re going to fix this. The support pole is broken and that’s what was holding up my side of the closet shelving!
So for now, I hate our closet because it looks like this:
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Tags: closet organization, closet systems
October 5th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Oh noooo!!! I would die if someone told me I had to take pictures of our closets around here. They are all a disaster.
Good luck on fixing it!
October 5th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Ahhhhhh metal hangers! You just made me cringe!
Lucky for hubby it was just blankies but we had a similar set up in our closet and I tore them all down.
October 5th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
All I can think of is the scence from Mommy Dearest “No more wire hangers!” lol
Kasandria
October 5th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Ditto on the wire hangers LOL
Have you thought about using a dresser for linen storage or putting the blankets in vacuum bags and finding another home for them, other than your closet?
It also looks like it is time for a good purge (unless you keep clothes in your closet regardless of season)! Good luck!
October 5th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Yikes! What about a freestanding closet pole? The kind that come with legs and aren’t attached to the wall?
If you can find one that fits, it might be sturdier than trying to attach something to the wall. Good luck!