How To Add A Closet To A Bonus Room

Bonus rooms don’t fall under traditional rooms as per local building codes. Instead, they are more like additional rooms in the house. 

You can use a bonus room as a guest room, but unfortunately, it might not have enough closet space. Hence, if you need to add a closet in a bonus room, you have to look through some suitable options. 

So, today, I’ll talk about how to add a closet to a bonus room. 

How To Add A Closet Where There Isn’t One?

There are several affordable options when it comes to adding a closet to your bonus room. In this section, I’ve highlighted some of the closet options that can be helpful. So, let’s take a look! 

1. Freestanding Wardrobes 

Freestanding wardrobes are real space-savers and can be ideal for a bonus room. They have small units that are only a few feet wide, so you can easily fit multiple units side-by-side without taking up much space.

Plus, freestanding wardrobes come with complete sawing and finishing, so you don’t need any extra space for the construction work. In contrast, a conventional closet requires four to five inches of extra space. Thus, freestanding wardrobes can go perfectly in your bonus room. 

2. Open Closets 

Open closets are built using the components of a closet organizer, but they do not have a door and are not enclosed by walls. You can compare them with an open stack of racks that are common in bathrooms and home offices. 

You can simply attach them to the walls without wasting any space, and you’re good to go. What’s more, as they don’t have any doors, the construction work hardly takes up any space. You can go for solid wood, melamine-coated fiberboards, or coated wire materials for your open closets. They are affordable and quite versatile. 

3. Built-In Wardrobes 

Built-in wardrobes can be a permanent solution to the closet problem in your bonus room. They can be frame-built, carcass-built, or installed behind sliding doors and usually feature multiple large cabinets. You can easily install multiple built-ins in rows without wasting any space for construction work.

In fact, built-in wardrobes save more space than freestanding wardrobes. You can easily fit some built-ins in the unused corner spaces of your bonus room without hassle. But, installing built-in wardrobes can be more costly than open closets or freestanding wardrobes.

Final Thoughts 

Adding a closet to the bonus room might seem a lot of work if you don’t know much about the available options. That said, after going through my article, I hope you understand that it’s not an impossible task. 

You can go for any closet option mentioned above based on your preferences and available budget. Style it, design it, and decorate it however you want to amp up your bonus room.