Closets For Less provides custom closet design in Levittown, PA, built for the compact closets that came with the neighborhood’s 1950s houses. We are a locally owned Bucks County company, based in Warminster since 2007. We measure every closet at a free in-home consultation, design a system that fits it to the inch, and install it with our own team.
Built for the closets in Levittown’s original houses
Levittown was built by Levitt and Sons in the 1950s as thousands of modest single-family homes, mostly ranch-style, spread across Bristol Township, Falls Township, Middletown Township and Tullytown. The houses were designed for families with far less clothing than today, and the closets show it. The typical original bedroom closet is a short reach-in with one closet bar and one shelf.
Most original Levittown houses also sit on a concrete slab with no basement, and attic space is limited. That means the closets carry more of the load than they would in a house with a basement. Over the decades many owners added rooms or second floors, which helps, but the original bedrooms still have the original closets.
Replacing the single closet bar
One rod and one shelf use maybe half of a closet’s volume. The space above the shelf, below the hanging clothes and at each end of the rod is wasted. A designed reach-in closet for a Levittown bedroom typically includes:
- Double hanging, with one rod above the other, for shirts, pants and skirts
- A short section of long hanging for dresses and coats, sized to what you own
- Shelving to the ceiling for folded sweaters, bins and out-of-season items
- Built-in drawers that can replace a dresser and free up bedroom floor space
- Adjustable shelves so the layout changes with you
Everything is cut from 3/4 inch furniture-grade boards and fitted to your closet’s real measurements, which matters in a house where walls have settled for 70 years.
Closets in expanded Levittown houses
Drive through any Levittown section and you see how much the houses have changed: dormers, second stories, rear additions, enclosed carports. Those additions often brought one new bedroom with a decent closet while the original bedrooms kept their small ones. An expanded Levittown home may have a larger new closet alongside small original reach-ins. We look at all the closets together, so the new primary closet might take the long hanging and the shoes while the original reach-ins are set up for kids’ clothes, linens or a home office. Planning the house as a whole gets more out of every closet than fitting them one at a time.
When there is no closet to work with
Some Levittown rooms have no closet at all, either because they were added later or because a carport or garage was enclosed. For these, a custom wardrobe closet gives you hanging, shelves and drawers in a single built unit, finished to suit the room.
Small-home storage beyond the bedroom
In a house without a basement, every storage space has to pull its weight. Other Levittown projects we design:
| Space | What we build |
|---|---|
| Hall or linen closet | Adjustable shelving to the ceiling, pull-out bins |
| Kitchen pantry or broom closet | Shelving and pull-out drawers sized to the cabinet |
| Laundry area | Cabinets and shelving over the machines |
| Garage, where there is one | Cabinets, workbench and slatwall |
| Home office corner | Built-in desk and shelving |
Our blog on closet storage solutions for small homes has more ideas that apply to Levittown houses.
What a Levittown closet costs
A reach-in system usually costs less than a large walk-in. The final price depends on the width of the closet, the number of drawers, the finish and accessories. We measure for free and give you a written estimate. To see the factors before booking, read our custom closet cost guide.
Lower Bucks closets from a Bucks County company
We serve all of Levittown from our office in Warminster, along with Langhorne, Bensalem and Yardley. For an overview of the county, see our Bucks County custom closets page. Call (215) 504-5898 or use the quote form to book a free Levittown consultation.
