Improving the home’s
storage capacity is an
ideal spring renovation

SPRING IS a time for storing away
winter clothes and making room for
summer wardrobes — a chore most
people dread, But by simply and
efficiently renovating storage
Space, the job can be a thing of the
past,

As much as 60% of closet and
storage space is wasted in the
home. By customizing sigrage
Space, homeowners can virtually
double existing areas in an atirac-
tive and cusy-to-organize way.

Increasing storage space can be
a convenient and cost-effective
improvement for any home.

Homcowners want attractive,
cost-efficient options to totally
overhaul the home. Storage systems
today are sophisticated and custom-
designed to increase storage Space
— und, therefore, increase living
spice.

Versatility is key to planning
storage space,

In the past, storage units includ-
ed wire shelving and rods placed
within existing closets. Today's
Storage systems include compart-
ments with door fronts, drawers,
shelving and garment rods in beau-
tiful, contemporary colors and fin-
ishes to dress up rooms as well as
remove clutter, -

Some options offered are velvet
‘jewelry inserts, belt dividers, shoe

gay

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racks, tie racks and oak rods for
hanging pants and linens.

Storuge systems, especially
those customized for individual
needs, cun be life-savers,

Not only do these systems
increase slorage space, but they are
also so attractive that they can be
used anywhere in the home,

The best thing abeut today's
storage systems is that they ure not
limited to the closet. Because of the
variety of color options and real
ouk vencer, storage systems can be
used in kitchens, pantries, chil-
dren’s rooms, garages, linen clos-
els, and even in living rooms and
dens as libraries and entertainment
systems,

Most manufacturers of mela-
mine storage systems offer prod-
ucts in white and almond colors.
Some offer more contemporary col-
ors such as black and gray, and
even a real oak vencer finish to
meet consumer demand,

Also available are doors in
matching melamine or see-through
Plexiglas. The Plexiglas doors are
especially useful in kitchens or
laundry rooms to help make the
search for food or supplies easier.

Storage systems have come a
long way from the days of a single
rod shelf and a few nails pounded
in the wall.

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