XP - Coat Closet?

sugardumpling

Our old house Sassafrass came with one closet on main floor which we used for coats.   That was gutted and we carved out a space for a closet elsewhere.  I was hoping to be able to use the PAX system from Ikea be we are short 1 inch in width.  Now I am debating building a closet from scratch or doing a closet cubby like this:

which looks lovely but has the potential to be messy.  I would also like to store our vacuum in there too. (although since we have no carpets debating getting a sweeper instead).  Thoughts?

sugardumpling

this is a mock up of floor plan.  the closet to be is in the top left corner of floor.  the grey area behind steps is where china cabinet will be and the blacked out area is the chimney bumpout.

 

BunnyMendelbaum

I'd be really tempted to try the hack a Pax. Can you use a combo of ikea kitchen cabs? Is it exactly 1" short? Can you chop out 3/8" of drywall?

sugardumpling

I will remeasure the space again.  I am debating doing the 19" wide one and hacking a smaller kitchen one of same height for broom and storage.

Lulu0802

Check out easyclosets.com.  I just redid my closet through them and the price was comparable to Ikea, but it's completely custom.

BunnyMendelbaum

I can't tell on the easy closets website, but do they offer doors? Didn't seem like it, just drawers.

I just love the sleek look of the pax and kitchen cabs from Ikea. I should do a quick search for something similar because we have 2 locations where we need to make new closets.