Install Closet Shelf System
Shelving systems are easy to install, in fact you'll probably spend as much time preparing a closet for the new shelves as you will installing them. Weeding out the unused items and finding a place to stash everything while you work on the closet is the toughest part of this project. Since a closet shelving system usually doubles storage space, it's worth it.

Expect to pay a carpenter about$160 to install a plastic-coated wire system in a typical 6-foot-wide-by-24-inch-deep closet. A typical system includes these components: three shelves, a tier of four short shelves supported by horizontal rails, a hanging organizer and four stacking baskets. You can buy the modular components for $120, install them in a few hours and save 25 percent

Pro vs DIY Cost and TimeThe job involves these steps: laying out the job, installing screw-in clips in the walls of the closet, installing brackets that hold the shelves in place and assembling the components. The only tools needed are a level, pencil, screwdriver and drill.

If you have time, give the closet walls a quick facelift with a coat of latex paint. Do this after you install the wall brackets since you will inevitably scuff up the walls a bit.

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