Closets For Less designs and installs custom closets in West Chester, PA, for the brick homes of the historic borough and the colonials and townhouses of the townships around it. Every closet is measured in your home, planned for what you store and installed by our own team. The free consultation is followed by a 3D design you can revise, and we have been a locally owned closet company since 2007.
West Chester homes and their closets
West Chester is the county seat of Chester County and home to West Chester University. The borough’s downtown is built around the courthouse, with blocks of brick rowhomes, twins and Victorian houses from the 1800s and early 1900s. Around it, the townships of West Goshen, East Goshen, Westtown, East Bradford and Thornbury filled in with ranches, split-levels, colonials and townhouses from the 1960s on.
That gives the West Chester area three kinds of closet work:
- Downtown brick homes, where closets are narrow and shallow and some rooms have none.
- 1960s and 1970s ranches and split-levels, with sliding-door reach-ins and a single rod.
- Newer colonials and townhouses, with larger closets lined with builder wire shelving.
Closets for downtown brick homes
Older borough homes were built when bedrooms had a wardrobe, not a closet. The closets added later are small, and every inch counts. A designed reach-in closet uses double hanging, shelves that run toward the ceiling and a short drawer stack to fit a full wardrobe into a narrow space. Bedrooms with no closet can get a wardrobe closet designed to the wall.
Attic rooms in these houses often have closets under the roofline. Shorter hanging and shelving planned around the slope make that space usable.
Reach-ins for township ranches and split-levels
Many homes in the townships around the borough have sliding or bifold closet doors, so only half the closet is open at a time. The inside is planned so drawers open clear of the door panels and each side has its own hanging and shelves. Replacing one rod with double hanging and adjustable shelving makes these closets hold much more.
Walk-in closets for newer colonials
Colonials built in the last few decades usually have a primary walk-in with wire shelving on each wall. We replace it with a layout planned wall by wall: long hanging, double hanging, a drawer bank and shoe shelves, plus a center island if the room is large enough. Browse our walk-in closet designs for West Chester-style layouts.
Closet types at a glance
| Home type | Typical problem | What tends to fit |
|---|---|---|
| Borough rowhome or twin | Narrow, shallow closets | Double hang, shelves to the ceiling, drawers |
| Victorian | Rooms with no closet | Wardrobe closet built to the wall |
| Ranch or split-level | Sliding doors, one rod | Reach-in system planned around the doors |
| Newer colonial | Walk-in with wire shelving | Walk-in with drawers, shoe walls and an island |
| Townhouse | Limited storage beyond closets | Drawers in the closet, entry closet rebuild |
Home offices, mudrooms and garages
West Chester homeowners often add other spaces to a closet project:
- Home offices with a built-in desk, shelving and file drawers.
- Mudrooms with lockers, a bench and cubbies at the garage entry.
- Pantries with adjustable shelving and pull-outs.
- Garage storage with cabinets, slatwall and a workbench.
- Murphy beds for guest rooms that also serve as offices.
What every system is made of
Each system is custom designed for the space and installed by our own team. We use 3/4” furniture-grade boards, with options including adjustable shelving and soft-close drawers, and many finishes and hardware options. You review a 3D design and can ask for changes before anything is ordered.
What a custom closet costs in West Chester
The total depends on the size of the closet, the number of drawers, the finish and the accessories. The consultation, design and estimate are free. Our custom closet cost guide explains how each choice affects the price.
Serving West Chester and Chester County
West Chester is one of the towns we serve across Chester County. Closets For Less is locally owned, based in Warminster, and rated 4.8 stars on Google. A downtown closet with no room to spare and a walk-in that never got organized get the same start: we measure it, design it in 3D and give you a price at no cost.
