Hanging Wine Racks

The Older Home: Turning odd spaces into useful rooms

The Little Closet that Grew

Jamie Bevec lacked sufficient closet space in the master bedroom of her 1930s home. Luckily, she had the credentials to fix the problem as a designer with the Carlstadt company Closets by Design of Northern New Jersey (closetsbydesign.com).

"Before, less than a third of the space was the original master closet," she said. "There was a crawl space into an unfinished area that had an old wood floor and rafters, but no sheetrock or insulation."

Bevec had the wall in between torn out and the area sheetrocked to expand the closet. This provided enough space for her wardrobe on the left side and her husband’s on the right.

"The slanted ceiling was the only major challenge," she said. "Usually, I do double hanging rods, but here I didn’t have that option — I used only the bottom rod." Fortunately, Bevec added, she doesn’t own a lot of long dresses, so she keeps the ones she does have in another closet.

Shelves at either end, which accommodate shoes, folded clothes and accessories, were stepped down to fit the slope of the ceiling.

"We normally attach our shelving unit to a flat wall," Bevec explained. "When the slant goes all the way to the floor, it’s more of a problem. I had a contractor build out the wall a little so it was flat."

Track lighting near the ceiling along the outer wall takes up minimal room while keeping things bright.

Bevec said Closets by Design frequently helps homeowners make the most of small and odd spaces with shelving, cabinets and cubbies. "We just had a client with a Cape Cod house and a nook at the top of the stairs," she recalled. "It had a built-in bench seat that was unused, so we built a closet in front of it. Everybody needs more storage!"

A Pantry Repurposed

When Richard and Jill Berson moved into their Craftsman home in Pompton Lakes almost 30 years ago, it had a small, galley kitchen but a substantial butler’s pantry. They expanded the kitchen outward in 1987 and reconfigured the pantry for a modern purpose — Jill’s home office.

"On either side of the window, it had floor-to-ceiling shelves," Jill said. "I wanted two full file drawers and cabinets that matched the ones in the new kitchen."

Their kitchen contractor (no longer in business) filled this request, topping the lower drawers with a kitchen-style countertop to form a desk and hanging shelves and another cabinet to flank the window. The fact that the room has a doorway on either side — one leading to the kitchen and the other to the dining room — keeps it from feeling claustrophobic.

Hanging wine racks are specially designed

Hanging wine racks are specially designed racks that can be suspended from the ceiling, under cabinets, on walls (although there are special wall wine racks that are constructed differently), or on another piece of high-situated furniture. Aside from the intended purpose, these hanging wine racks have multiple functions; they provide revolving d?cor, space facilitation, and stylish design.

A hanging six-bottle wine rack spirals as an eye diversion, stimulating the visuals of any scene in a flare of fashion. This kind of hanging wine rack has an optional stem to allow the possibility of appending an extra two bottles. The Six- and Eight-Bottle can be placed anywhere around the house?countertops, bars, tables, in the corner, against the wall, in the walk-in closet, or wherever, and can be installed oh-so easily.

And a hanging eclectic eight-bottle wine rack is unique. This hanging wine rack is designed in an erratic fashion, almost unintended or predetermined.

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