How Custom Closets Can Help You Prepare for Guests This Holiday Season

Make Sure There’s Enough Shelving

You need to make sure that your guests have someplace to put their clothes during their stay. You probably will shift some things in the closet to give them some space on the hanging rods, and maybe you’ll clear out some dresser drawers as well. However, have you made sure there are enough shelves? You should if you want to accommodate their likely wardrobe.

In most of the US, the winter holidays mean cold weather. That means that your guests will probably bring sweaters. Did you know that heavy sweaters shouldn’t be hung on hangers? According to The Wardrobe Consultant, the kinds of sweaters most people choose in cold weather, such as wool, winter-weight cashmere, and linen stretch are better off being folded because they can lose their shape when hung. Heavy sweaters also take up a lot of real estate in dresser drawers. Providing shelves gives your guest a convenient place to stack their warm, heavy sweaters, as well as any other clothes they can’t or don’t want to hang. 

Give Them a Place to Store Laundry

If your guest is staying for a few days or longer, laundry is going to be something that you have to consider. Even if they aren’t staying long enough to need to do their laundry at your house, they’re going to need a place to put the laundry. It’s inconvenient to cram dirty clothes into suitcases and they may not want their old clothes to sit in their bags that long or to come into contact with other items.

Installing tilt-out hampers in a custom guest room closet is a great way to ensure that they have a separate, discreet place to store dirty clothes. This way, they also won’t get their laundry mixed up with any of yours. If they’re not planning to wash it before returning home, it can be transferred into a bag when they’re packing up to leave.

Pull Double Duty with Storage Furniture

What do you do when you want to make space in the spare room and closet for guests, but you already have things in those spaces and don’t have anywhere else in the house to put them? This is where storage furniture, like a bench or ottoman with enclosed storage or a table with drawers and shelves underneath, can really come in handy.

Move the items that you keep in the closet or bedroom ordinarily into the storage spaces so you can let the guests use the surface spaces, shelves, drawers, and other storage solutions in the room and closet for their own things. You don’t want to make your guests hunt for a place to put their items, so it’s easier to clear the obvious spaces of your own items and use hidden storage options for those instead. If you still don’t have enough room, a decorative trunk or footlocker can give you additional storage space while adding an attractive touch to the room.

Consider New Closet Lighting

When customizing a guest room closet, it’s a good idea to consider changing the lighting in the space if it’s inadequate. You may know your own house like the back of your hand, but you don’t want your guests to have to fumble around in dark or dim lighting to find their things or put them away. LED lights can brighten up a dark space. Motion-activated lights eliminate the need for guests to find a switch that may not be located in an intuitive place.

This may be especially important if you’re likely to have older guests. As people age, their night vision can become compromised. If you know that you’re likely to be hosting your aging parents or your spouse’s great-aunt during the holiday season, you can make life easier for them by providing bright closet lighting. This could even help prevent a potentially dangerous fall or another mishap.

Conclusion

Customize your guest closet with the likely needs of your guests in mind. If you’re most likely to host visitors over the winter holidays, additional shelves, hampers, storage furniture, and improved lighting are all smart choices to consider.

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