A well-planned and organized clothes closet begins with an inventory of everything that will be stored in it. The storage inventory in chapter 5, "Assessing Needs," is a place to start. However, if you are designing a complete or custom closet, you will probably want to get more detail on clothes storage. Start by thinking about how clothes will be stored: put on hangers on rods; folded or rolled in drawers or on shelves; or on hooks. Think about all types of clothes from underwear to suits and include shoes, belts, scarves, ties, and other accessories.
Form 11: Clothes Storage Inventory for Hanging Clothes, and Form 12: Clothes Storage Inventory for Folded, Rolled, and Other Types of Clothes, are inventories that you can use with your client to determine what needs to be stored in the closet. These inventory checklists can be given to your client to complete and return to you, or you can complete them with the client. Form 11 and Form 12 are presented below, and are available online at: www. wiley. com/go/bathplanning.
The storage inventories group clothing by type of storage and similar size. This is an example of application of an important storage principle: like items should be stored together.
Form 11: Clothes Storage Inventory for Hanging Clothes
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Instructions: Use this inventory checklist to determine the number of items to be stored in the closet on hangers. Items are grouped by the typical rod height. You may not have each item listed, or you may not store it on hangers. There are blank lines to add clothing items that you have which are not listed.
* Rod height is the length of the clothing item plus 10" (4" for the hanger and 6" floor clearance). |
Form 12: Clothes Storage Inventory for Folded, Rolled, and Other Types of Clothes
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Instructions: Use this inventory checklist to determine the number of items to be stored in the closet using built-in shelves, drawers, hooks, or other methods. Do not include items that will be stored on hangers, in furniture, such as dressers, or in other places besides the closet. You will probably not have each item listed. There are blank lines to add clothing items that you have which are not listed. There are two lists, one for women and girls, and another for men and boys.
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Other (describe) |
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Belts |
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Boots |
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Gloves, mittens |
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Handkerchiefs |
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Hats |
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Jeans |
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Jewelry |
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Pajamas |
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Scarves |
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Shirts, dress |
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Shirts, knit (e. g,, polo, rugby) |
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Shoes |
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Shorts |
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Socks |
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Sweaters |
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Sweatshirts |
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Swimsuits |
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Ties, ascots |
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T-shirts |
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Undershirts |
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Underwear |
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