Closets For Less is a custom closet company and installer serving Jenkintown, PA. We design built-in closet systems for walk-in, reach-in and wardrobe closets, plus mudrooms, pantries and home offices, and our own team installs each one. The design consultation is free, and we have been working in Jenkintown and across Montgomery County since 2007.
Custom closets for a small, older borough
Jenkintown is one of the smallest boroughs in Montgomery County, a compact, walkable town with its own train station and a downtown along York Road, surrounded by Abington and Cheltenham townships. Most of its homes are older: Victorian and early 1900s singles, brick twins, and apartment and condo buildings close to the center of town.
Older houses and small lots mean small closets. Closets in Jenkintown’s older houses are often:
- Narrow bedroom reach-ins built for a fraction of today’s wardrobe
- Tall, shallow hall closets where linens and coats compete for space
- Third-floor rooms with sloped ceilings and little or no closet space
- Condo closets with a single rod and wire shelf
Closet installers who also design the closet
Many homeowners searching for closet installers in Jenkintown already have a rough idea of what they want. We take that idea, measure the closet in person and draw a layout to its real dimensions. Older Jenkintown homes rarely have square walls or standard depths, so a design built on actual measurements is the difference between a system that fits and one that leaves gaps. Our own installers then build it in, so the people who designed it and the people who install it work for the same company.
What goes into a Jenkintown closet system
Reach-in closets
Many Jenkintown homes rely on reach-ins. Here is a typical layout for a closet about five feet wide:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Left side, double hanging | Shirts, blouses, folded pants |
| Center, drawer stack | Socks, underwear, accessories |
| Right side, long hanging | Dresses, coats, suits |
| Shelves above, to the ceiling | Sweaters, bins, bags |
| Low shelf | Shoes |
The exact split depends on what you own. See our reach-in closets page for more layouts.
Walk-in closets
When a renovation has added a walk-in, we plan it with hanging at two heights, drawer towers, shoe shelving and open storage, with a divided jewelry drawer or valet rod if you want them. More options are on our walk-in closets page.
Wardrobe closets
For bedrooms without a closet, a built-in wardrobe closet provides hanging and drawer space in a unit sized to one wall, and it can be lowered to fit under a sloped ceiling.
Mudrooms, pantries and home offices
Back doors in older Jenkintown homes often open into the kitchen, so a small entry wall with hooks, a cubby for each person and a bench with shoe storage makes a real difference. In the kitchen, a pantry closet fitted with adjustable shelving and pull-out baskets holds more than wire shelves. For people working from home, home office built-ins with a desk, file drawers and shelving can fit into a spare bedroom or an alcove.
Front hall and coat closets
In a small borough house, the coat closet by the front door is one of the hardest-working spaces you have. It usually holds coats for every season, umbrellas, bags, shoes and the vacuum, on one rod and one high shelf. We keep the rod for coats and add a second, lower shelf for hats, gloves and scarves. Hooks on the side walls take bags and dog leashes, and a low shoe shelf keeps wet boots off the floor. If the closet is deep, the back corner can hold the vacuum or a folded stroller with the shelving built around it. Small changes like these make a big difference in a home where every closet has to earn its space.
Materials and finishes
Every system uses 3/4” furniture-grade boards, with options including adjustable shelving and soft-close drawers, and many finishes and hardware options to suit an older interior. We are locally owned, based in nearby Warminster, and rated 4.8 stars on Google.
Our custom closet cost guide explains how size and features affect the price. To see everything we build in the county, visit custom closet design in Montgomery County.
