Increase Closet Accessibility with These Amazing Closet Organization Tools
Do you have trouble utilizing all the space in your closet? Are you in a wheelchair, and unable to reach the upper levels of your closet on your own? Do you struggle to access shelves and other areas in that space?
Here are four awesome solutions: The Closet Carousel, the Storage Motion ClothesCarousel, the Automated WardrobeLift, and ShoeSelect.
These super cool organization tools decrease clutter, add more space to your closet, and let you access your entire closet more easily.
Why It’s Important
I have a nerve disease called Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), which has caused me severe chronic pain in my foot since 2008. As such, I was in a wheelchair for many years so I could get around with less pain. During that time, I discovered just how in-accessible the world really is for disabled people.
Even just getting peanut butter out of the kitchen cabinets was something I had to ask for help with. I lost so much of my independence.
I couldn’t reach the top rack in my closet, either. I didn’t want to constantly have to nag my roommates for help, so I just stuffed all my clothes in on the bottom rack. Not only did this look horrible all crammed in there, but it also made it super difficult to find what I needed. The shelves on each side of the closet were also not accessible, so I would have to pull out some of my clothes to even reach behind them. It was a huge mess and not at all user-friendly.
There were so many more frustrating moments for me, but the main problem was my loss of independence. In a world that wasn’t tailored towards accessibility, how could I still retain my confidence and regain some independence?
These carousels would have helped me tremendously back then.
The Closet Carousel
The Closet Carousel is an amazing product designed to maximize space and accessibility in your closet.
It’s been featured in Fortune Magazine, The New York Times, Architectural Digest, and The Wall Street Journal, and has even been seen in movies like Clueless and Overboard and in TV shows such as The Nanny and Home Improvement! Even Martha Stewart and Diana Ross own one!
So what is it? The Closet Carosel is a motorized closet organization system. It comes with adjustable single or double tier hanging tracks, allowing you to hang a variety of items at different heights, including tops, dresses, and more.
With just the press of a button, the carousel starts revolving, so you can see everything you own without stuffing it all onto one rack and getting lost in the clutter.
The Closet Carousel requires a minimum closet width of 4’6” to install. You can find more FAQs here. Installation is easy and takes less than two hours. No heavy weights or special tools are required. All you need is a three-pronged plug nearby!
If you have a lot of clothes, never fear - it can hold 250-700 pounds of clothes with its heavy duty aluminum structure!
No more having to ask for help to reach everything in your closet. All your clothes are within reach.
Storage Motion ClothesCarousel
The StorageMotion ClothesCarousel is another incredible product that truly increases closet accessibility.
This automatic hanging clothes system features revolving closet rods, so you can reach every part of your closet and fully utilize vertical space.
It allows the user to access storage as high as eleven feet or more, with four clothes rails holding up 40 pounds of clothes!
Even if you’re in a wheelchair (like I was), you can actually use the top rack and access it WITHOUT asking for help!
Automated Wardrobe Lift
The Automated Wardrobe Lift is an electric powered closet rod which increases hanging clothes storage through the use of automation.
This super cool device is run by a powerful yet quiet motor, which automatically raises and lowers a clothes rod in seconds. It’s easy to install in any closet with an outlet and can hold up to 75 pounds of clothes!
At the press of a button, all your clothes are within reach. This is a much more elegant and powerful solution that hand-operated pull-down rods.
ShoeSelect
Another excellent product from Storage Motion, the ShoeSelect is an automated shoe storage solution with motorized shelves that rotate down to you and increase your storage and accessibility.
The ShoeSelect® is a vertical carousel or conveyor that has 2 columns of shoe shelves, one behind the other, which means it really is possible to double your storage space. In addition all the shelves rotate to you when needed with the press of a button.
Finally, the top of your closet is no longer out of reach. Turn that inaccessible vertical space into usable storage again with this super cool product.
I hope this list can help you get your closet usable again! Accessible organization is one of the most overlooked, yet most important parts of organizing a home.
