Easy Track Closet Organizers

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When it comes time to admit that your closets are out of control and it is no longer possible to put off their organization, there are few simpler systems to start with than Easy Track Closet Organizers.  These products are well built of long-lasting materials, easy to install, and have numerous accessories available allowing you to easily customize your closet to meet your on personal needs.  Easy Track also has an online 3D Design Tool that allows you to create the perfect space in your closet.  These products come highly recommended and received a rating of 4 out of 5 stars from customers that purchased the pictured system on Amazon.

If you are in the market for a closet organization system that is simple to design and install, yet customizable and expandable, an Easy Track Closet System may be just what you are looking for.  Read below a sample of reviews by previous customers.

I have purchased and installed dozens of Easy Track and other brands' closet systems and accessories over the past 18 years. Easy Track is by far my favorite and what I have chosen to use in my own closets. Great quality, reasonable pricing and unmatched versatility. As a matter of fact, the reason I saw this item is because I am shopping for components to re-configure my existing closet design...try easily doing that with wire or any other systems!

Product quality and durability is unsurpassed. I imagine Easy Track doesn't appreciate it that I have many components from my original closet installation 18 years ago, in my current closet. They do not wear out!

With regards to the quality of the instructions, yes, the instructions used to be much more helpful and clear. The Easy Track system parent company has changed ownership over the years and whoever they have had edit the currently supplied directions apparently does not communicate well with others.

Remember these few points:
1.) Do not worry about having to do math like they say in the instructions. MOUNT THE TRACK 76" FROM THE FLOOR. This works well for users 4' 10" and up.
2.) Invest in a stud finder. Even the cheap electronic ones work well for this. Try to put two screws in every stud if possible. Rarely have I had to use toggles and even then, if you mark and drill the toggle holes centered behind a hole in the track, no problems!
3.) Put the vertical panels and shelves wherever you want! It's a personalized closet system! It can be changed if you don't like it.
4.) For additional stability when you have the system installed how you like it, pre-drill 1/8" holes in the bottom of the rod holders and rods with any hand held drill and install small set screws to hold the rods in place. This is NOT necessary if you measured right and the system is installed SNUGGLY between two walls but I recommend it.
5.) I always install one full length shelf which has to be purchased separately and is not available from Easy Track, along the top of the system. Put a few screws through the shelf into the tops of the vertical panels and this makes the installation even more stable.

Bottom line is anyone with ambition and minimal skills can install Easy Track closet systems like a pro! You will be surprised how great you will feel when your closet is organized exactly how you wanted it to be and you did all the work yourself!

John Louis Home Standard Closet Shelving System

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John Louis Home introduces the next generation of Solid Wood Closets. Designed with versatility in mind, John Louis has created a line of products that take the best in features and functionality and fused them together into what we like to call affordable elegance. We use 100 percent solid metal hardware with a satin nickel finish thus making a decorative element out of a functional part. Whether in a bedroom, pantry, linen, laundry room or foyer closet, it's this quality and attention to detail that makes John Louis Home the finishing touch to any room. Designing a John Louis closet is simple. No matter your skill level, from novice to expert, you can do it. All you need is a pencil, level, screwdriver and saw. The possibilities are endless. The Standard Closet organizer uses a 12-inch shelf depth designed for reach-in and small walk-in closets. Configuring a John Louis Home closet organizer is easy. Simply cut to fit. The 12-inch Standard Closet Organizer fits closets up to 10 feet. in length and provides all of the elements you need in one box. Enough to provide up to 24 feet of shelf space and up to 18 feet of hanging space and multiple configuration options.

Product Features

• Solid wood closet shelving system with 12-inch depth and red mahogany finish--great for bedroom, pantry, linen, laundry room or foyer closets
• Wall mounted; sized for reach-in and small walk-in closets--fits up to a 10-foot closet
• Provides up to 24 feet of shelf space and 18 feet of hanging space; ventilated for air circulation
• Open-sided tower shelves; wood garment bar; all-metal hardware with decorative satin nickel finish
• Includes multiple configuration options with easy to follow installation manual

What People Are Saying About This Closet Organizer

Great Product with Excellent Customer Service
Read the reviews and decided to go ahead. Received the two sets that I ordered and I must say that the John Louis Home Standard Closet Shelving System is well designed with room for flexibility. Fitted the two sets in our walk-in closet and they look spectacular. The hardware are well built, firm and strong so I expect them to last a long, long time. Love the mahogany color and the touch-up kit that came with each set; not that we need that much of it. Installation of the first set took over 2 hours but the second was done in about half the time. Instructions are clear and not difficult to follow. Overall, it is a breeze once you have decided on the configuration.

Most of all, I must say that I am very pleased with John Louis' customer service. An angle bracket had a piece that was chipped off so I called John Louis' customer service. They were very polite and didn't hesitate to send a new bracket to me. In fact, they sent a pair and had them delivered to me within two-days so that I wouldn't be held up with my installation. What more can anyone ask for. Excellent company!


Requires saw and lots of wall holes, but very nice
Just installed this system over the weekend -- went smoothly but does, as other reviewers mentioned, take some time. I'd say I'm barely average in the "handyman" department--this was an 8 hour install for me.

I think the main reason for this is surprisingly all the horizontal shelves have to mount to studs/anchors individually. That seems VERY strange to me as most systems would have you mount a pegboard of sorts or rail and you'd click all shelves to that. Not so with this. You put a LOT of holes in your walls with this setup. I think this could be pretty easily modified by the manufacturer to save a lot of the install time so I deducted a star for that.

Also you will almost certainly need a saw for this. Suppose even a light hand saw would technically work but we had to cut 2 bars and one shelf and I'd imagine most anyone would have to make at least that many cuts. Beyond that, installation (at least to me) is pretty much what you'd expect--lots of work with a studfinder, level and screwdriver/screwgun. Being solid wood I think this setup compares VERY favorably to EasyClosets' 3x far more expensive setup quality-wise.

Built it by myself!!!
The only thing I can say is WOW--- I installed this over the weekend in my master bedroom closet and I LOVE it. Everyone I've shown pictures to has loved it and my neighbors who remodeled their own home had serious closet-envy. It's the only thing in my house that they would envy. =)

I am thankful for the "Straightline" Laser Level I purchased in advance of this build. It was the best investment I could make and I highly recommend buying or borrowing a laser level before installing these shelves.

Be prepared- you will most likely need a table saw for this project. I wasn't aware of that need and got bummed when I realized I wouldn't be able to build right away. Thankfully my fiancee has the power of persuasion and convinced the guy at Home Depot to cut the wood for us.

This closet is made out of real wood and you can smell it! It is made in America and even has a metal tag on one of the shelves indicating the manufaturer's name. This little touch goes a long way to showing off the high quality of this product.

It took me somewhere between 10-15 hours to build this on my own (my fiancee got too intimidated to help). I occasionally needed an extra set of hands to level the shelves because they can be slightly heavy especially when you're holding a pencil in one hand making marks on the wall.

This product comes highly recommended. It makes my closet look bigger (deeper and taller). It literally doubled the surface area of my selves and increased my hanging room by 50%. I'm planning on buying this kit and building these shelves in every room in the house. What an AWESOME investment!!!

Looks great, but make sure you PLAN IT OUT!
The pieces for this set are pretty basic.
3 long pieces (either 48" each or 60" each)
3 2' shelves
4 contoured support brackets
9 or so spacers for the hanging rods
4 6' trim pieces
Tons of hardware (screws, anchors, brackets, etc.)

You really need a good trim saw, or a table saw...I can't imagine cutting the shelves with a hand saw...

It took me a while to "lay out", and design my own little customized piece. I think that I started sawing a little too early, and didn't think to make the shelf on top long enough to be one of the "stacking shelves". But it all worked out in the end...Fortunately, there is plenty of "dummy room" with the brackets in that if you cut a shelf too short by an inch, the bracket will cover for you. I had a hard time with some of the screws and brackets that were to support the shelves. If you wiggled the shelf around trying to get it in to the right spot it "crunched" the wood...Once I got going though, it really came together quickly, and looks great as a final product...Wife is very happy with results...I have tons of hardware left as I used much longer screws to really drive it in to the studs for years of use...Do get some spackle though, because leftover damage from removed wire shelving left nice big holes.

Designer Closet In A Day!
We live in a 30 year old manufactured home. (Trailer to most of you young folks). It is a large mobile and we have just the one large double reach in closet and little storage. We shopped the home improvement stores for closet organizers and were disappointed that all we found were laminated or metal wire organizers. We decided to go home and look at Amazon before we made a purchase. We were really surprised by the John Louis organizer. The price (at the time we purchased) beat any local home improvement store by at least 30%. I have Prime and the shipping was free. It arrived within 3 days. It was packaged safely and we assembled and installed it in one day. It is beautiful. We are planning a move in the next couple of years. I will look for this product again if the need arises.

Classy, simple, affordable
I bought 2 of these systems for our master bedroom closet about a year ago and I must say they have really made a big diffence. Several different categories of satisfaction so I'll list them to make it easy as possible:

Aesthetics: The wood,finish and hardware are of considerable quality and look great. I chose the Red Mahogany finish and it truly makes a difference in our closet (we had those regular white wire organizing systems). The edges are soft yet masculine enough to appeal to any husband/significant other and the shelves are reminiscent of a spa-type atmosphere.

Options: The kits include design ideas for numerous closet sizes and configurations and have everything you need. Hardware, drywall reinforcements, touch-up stain, diagrams.

Ease of installation: Although capable of being a 1-person installation - the job would be much simpler with 2. Simple enough for the novice handyman, tools required are limted and basic - if you have a hammer, power drill/screwdriver and a saw of some type, you're in business. Obviously, the right tool for the right job makes any task easier, but if your toolchest is limited, the above mentioned items will easily get you thru this project. Instructions are easy to follow and installation time isn't long and drawn out; it took me working by myself to completely install one kit approx. 2.5hrs (for our closet, 1 kit outfits one side with some remaining pieces). Be sure to install into as many studs as possible for strength. I hit 90% of the studs in our closet and the shelving is strong enough to hold the weight of my 3-year-old who decided to sit on one of the lower shelves (shoe shelf/rack) to help daddy work:-)

Modifications: If you're really handy and like a challenge, take any remaining pieces to really go all out. Since i needed 2 kits for our closet, the pieces remaining from both kits gave me enough shelving and hardware to place a shelf above the entrance to our walk-in, plus 2 extra stringers and 1 shelf to outfit the back wall of our closet (I then matched the wood and built cabinet doors, drawers and 2 more shelves to give my wife a built-in jewelry drawer).

Pricing/Cost: For the price of the 2 kits (and the extra work/modifications I added) I saved literally thousands of dollars doing the job myself and we got exactly want we wanted in our closet!!

Touch of Elegance
I purchased this system a few months back to upgrade our average "rubbermaid" type closet shelving. The kit is very simple to follow and even possible for a 1-man installation; although two would make it easier. The finish is top-notch and the flexibility of the install is very accommodating. I would suggest wherever possible attach the supports to pre-existing studs for strength and durability. My wife and I are extremely happy with the results and we are now purchasing our second kit to finish the remainder of the closet. I dabble in carpentry so I've added our own touches like a jewelry drawer for my wife, some elegant doors to conceal two of the shelves and even with the modifications, both kits are still well under the estimates we received from closet-specialist type companies. If u have the time, patience and a little experience with a hammer and saw - this is definitely worth the price and I'm sure you'll be extremely happy with the results.      

Closet Organizers for Small Closets

While the organization of any closet is important and will benefit from some major reworking, installing closet organizer systems in a small closet will definitely provide some serious bang for your buck. There is nothing worse than having to sift through everything thrown haphazardly in the bottom of the closet looking for your golf shoes or some other important item. The hall or coat closet is a prime example of a small closet that seems to always be the spot that collects everything that does not fit anywhere else.

In order to get a handle on the clutter in your coat closet, the first thing you must do is empty the closet and get all the coats and other items out of the way. Now that everything is out of the closet, the first thing to do is go through your coats and other stuff item by item and throw away the things that either no longer fit or you simply do not intend to wear or have use for any longer. Once this agonizing part of the project is done you can move on to other things. Since the closet is empty, you might as well give it a good cleaning. Start by vacuuming out all the corners and wiping down the walls with either a pine cleaner and water solution or a vinegar and water solution. Finally, after everything has been wiped down, give the closet floor a good vacuuming.
Now consider the items that you will be putting back into the closet and the type of rods, shelving or containers you will need for their storage. Take some measurements of the closet for reference and take a trip to your local home improvement or department store. My first choice is always to check out the available closet organizer systems that come as a kit. These kits will normally have everything necessary for the installation and if you can locate one that will fit your needs your project will go much smoother since the basic design work will be done. Otherwise, you will need to gather the individual rods, shelving and containers necessary for the construction of custom small closet organizers for your individual closets.
Once you return home, gather all the items together that you intend to place back into the closet and sort them into groups of like items. Coats with coats, shoes with shoes, etc. Hang the coats and any other item that will hang on the rod. This will now allow you to see exactly how much space you have both above and below the hanging items. Now place shoes or other items that you may use often below the coats utilizing whatever means of storage you chose for these items. Then do the same above.
Now that all items are in their place and neatly organized, you should more easily be able to locate them thus saving you time. As you come to know, the little amount of time spent designing and installing closet organizer systems will pay dividends for many, many years to come.

The Closet Organizer That Saves My Sanity

With the change of seasons come many different projects around my house. Thankfully for me, one I would dread taking on the most usually falls upon my wife to accomplish since it primarily effects her way of life. Removing the clothing from the closet that was worn last season and replacing it with the clothing to be worn this season appeals to me not at all. But thanks to a functional closet organizer this project seems to be completed with minimal interruption to my life style.

When we moved into our home, we found the closet in the master bedroom much in the same way I am sure many of you found yours. There was a long rod running the length of one wall with a shelf above. I am still amazed that no more thought is put into the design of a closet when these homes are built. Since this would simply not do, one of my first projects upon moving in this home was to install a closet organizer that would allow my wife to store her seasonal clothing in such a way that it could be easily accessible.

I first took measurements of the closet and along with my wife did a rough sketch of how she would like her newly designed walk-in closet to be. Armed with this information, I was off to my local big box home improvement store in hopes of locating a closet organizer kit that would fit our needs. These kits are usually easy to configure and install and come with most, if not all, the necessary hardware. Once I entered the aisle containing the materials for organization, I found a plethora of different style closet organization systems. There were wire units, laminated units, as well as wooden units. There were units with a variety of different shelves, rods, drawers and other storage bins and containers. The possibilities for different configurations are limited only to your imagination.

Once getting through the initial feeling of being overwhelmed with all the choices, I was able to locate a system that would fit my wife's needs almost perfectly. Since the closet we were redoing enabled clothing to be hung on two sides, I purchased two kits and headed home for an afternoon of what I hoped would be a relatively smooth installation. The kits I purchased contained laminated dividers and shelving as well as enough rods to allow upper and lower rods on both sides of the closet. In addition, there is a section with a rod that allows the hanging of long items such as dresses and robes. The closet also has a section of shelving on each side with six shelves each allowing for the storage of folded sweaters and other items.

If we had attempted to utilize the closet we found upon moving into our new home, my wife would spend each morning digging through what I am sure would be a jumbled mess of unorganized clothing and I would have to incur the wrath of an unhappy lady. Those of you that have witnessed such a spectacle will surely agree that the time I spent planning, purchasing and installing that closet organizer was indeed time and money well spent.

Custom Closet Organizers

While we all have closets, we don't all have organized closets. Well, by utilizing custom closet organizers, all that can change. Closet organizers not only enhance the organization of your closet, they also serve to increase the actual storage available in a closet space. Yes, these custom options do require somewhat more of an investment, but if your situation is such that off the shelf organizers will not function adequately or the appearance just will not fit your decor, then custom closet organizers can overcome these issues.

By choosing to utilize the custom approach, you will be able to design a closet organizing system that will fit your specific needs and desires. A custom closet system can be designed for walk-in closets, reach-in closets, pantries, linen closets, stand alone closets, or even office shelving, thus turning any of these cluttered spaces into functional storage areas. If your decor is such that you require a certain type material or shade of finish, this can be easily incorporated into the design since the system is being custom built. Also, if the space you are working in is an unusual size or shape, custom closet organizers can be easily designed and adapted to your unique situation.

When selecting a material for your application, it is wise to keep the following general guidelines in mind. If you are organizing a bathroom closet, consider plastic since this material resists the mold and mildew which can be caused by bathroom moisture. Wire organizers are ideal for the pantry as this material is strong enough to hold a large number of canned goods. Wood, or most any material for that matter, can be used in the bedrooms since there are no special conditions to consider. However, in a bedroom, incorporating cedar in custom closet organizers is a great idea.

The many design choices available to you when choosing custom closet organizers can turn your closet into a show piece that reflects your needs and personality. Available options include floor mounted, wall mounted or combined systems; cedar bottomed drawers; angled shoe shelves or pull out shoe shelves; pull-out pant racks; accessories such as belt racks, trays for storing jewelry, tie racks, various hooks, and of course your choice of custom knobs and handles.

As you can see, you choices in closet organization are only limited by your imagination when you choose to go with a custom design. Some companies have design software available on the Internet allowing you to enter your closet dimensions and then incorporating the many available options in order for your custom system to be built and shipped to you in a modular package that you can install yourself. Or if you want to spend the additional money, you can enlist the aid of a closet design company that will come to your home, design your custom system, build the system, and provide a contractor for the installation.

Whether you decide to design the system yourself, or you choose to hire a professional, custom closet organizers will make you a better organized person, as well as save you a little time when looking for that item that used to always find its way to the back of the closet.