Closet Shelf Depths

Deeper shelves provide more storage but increase the possibility of loosing items in the back.

Closet shelf depths.

Shelf depths of 12 30 5 cm should be used for shoes and smaller clothing elements. Shelves intended to hold exceptionally bulky items such as pillows or blankets should be 24 inches deep. The header is the area between the top of the closet door and the ceiling. Shelves the upper shelf in a closet is set at 84 inches above the floor the same height as the upper rod in a double hang configuration and the shelf should be at least 16 inches deep to allow for storage of large items.

The comfortable recommended depth of a closet is 24 61 cm but closet depths as narrow as 20 50 8 cm can be used if desired. A good way is for the first shelf to be 15 inches with 11 inch shelves above will suffice. At 7 feet high the top shelf is a stretch for many people. Unless your closet uses tall doors or doors that go all the way to the ceiling a 12 inch shelf depth is recommended.

This allows a double deck arrangement of closet rods below this shelf. Reach in closets have a width of about 48 inches long or larger. The inside of the closet usually sits around a depth of 24 inches. 16 inches for 28 inch deep closets or more the most common reach in closet is a 24 inch deep closet with a header.

When it comes to walk in closets these measurements get a little trickier because there isn t necessarily a set standard like you would expect from a reach in closet.