Without a doubt, the one thing I see the most in closets is one lone shelf and rod in a huge closet. Even in new homes, there's one single rod going around the room with the ugly white wire shelf above it. The only explanation I can think of for it is that the builder must have no imagination, must not own many clothes, or must always choose the cheapest option; however, home owners today have to squeeze all the usability they can out of their homes, and a single shelf and rod isn't going to do it.
Taking that space and doubling it is a great way to increase the usability of your closet without spending alot of money. Today's homeowners have fewer pieces of clothing that requires that amount of vertical space for hanging clothes: i.e., long dresses, trench coats, or pants hung vertically by the cuff. In fact, most pieces of clothing can hang in less than 40" of space, and since the average height of a ceiling is 8 feet, then you can see how simply utilizing that vertical space can improve your situation.
In our business, we set the bottom row of hang at approximately 41" from the floor, and the top row approximately 82" from the floor. This allows plenty of room for clothing that might hang a bit long and still prevents a "bunched up" feeling when the closet is full. Now the old 8' wide reach in closet you've lived with for years suddenly has 16' of hanging space in it, and it doesn't cost an arm & a leg. With a wood product, I dare you to find another improvement that will be so easy, effective and provide a greater ROI than this!
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