Friday 8 August 2008

Closet Doors

The closet is a must have for any home to provide that extra storage space. In addition to giving you more space to store things, the closet also makes a good addition to the overall décor of a room. Closets nowadays come in many shapes and sizes. The closet organizer system opens a whole new world of possibilities in organizing storage.

To start off with, unless you purposely do not want one, all closets have doors. The function of the closet door is twofold. The first function of a closet door is to keep your belongings inside an enclosed space, hidden from view. A closed closet door will give a sense of organization in a room. The second of a closet door is to act as part of the overall decoration of a room. Since the front of a closet is mainly made up of the doors, choosing the right look for your closet door can do wonders for your room.

If space is tight in the room, than the folding closet door would be a good way to go. You will have access to all the space I your closet without having to make room in front of the closet for the doors to swing open. A good set of folding closet doors would come with a set of door rails that allows smooth movement of the folding closet doors. You can attach a lighting system to the folding closet doors so that the lights inside the closet will come on when you fold open the doors.

To have the closet be part of the room accessory, siding closet doors could be fitted. You would need to reach a bit to get to the items on the sides of the closet but the sliding effect of the closet doors gives the room a sophisticated look. If you are blessed with a huge room, then you can have the sliding closet doors slide into the wall to open up all the closet space. You could even motorize he doors and open them by remote control.

If you don’t have a huge room, the closet doors can be of help. Install closet doors with mirrors and the mirroring effect will give you a sense of space. You can install mirrors in any kind of closet door. You can choose between half length mirrors or full length mirrors to achieve your desired outcome.