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At Catalina Closets, we have spent a lot of time listening to homeowners describe what isn’t working. And one question pops up surprisingly often: “Should my closet system sit on the floor… or hang on the wall?” It’s a great question. And if you’ve been researching floor standing vs wall hanging closet systems, you’ve probably noticed that the internet tends to give very confident answers—usually without context. But closets aren’t one-size-fits-all. The best choice depends o

At Catalina Closets, we’ve helped homeowners all over Madison, Dane County, and the surrounding areas turn cramped, awkward laundry rooms into spaces that finally feel organized, calm, and dare we say pleasant to use. And if there’s one surprisingly common question we hear during laundry room consultations, it’s this: “How deep should cabinets be over a washer and dryer?” It sounds simple. But if you’ve ever bonked your head on an upper cabinet, struggled to reach detergent w

At Catalina Closets, we hear the same sentence from homeowners across Madison and Dane County: “I don’t know why my closet feels so frustrating. It’s not even that small.” And almost every time, the problem isn’t space. It’s how that space is being used—especially vertically. A modern closet isn’t about squeezing more stuff in. It’s actually about designing storage that feels intuitive. Clothes don’t bunch. Shelves don’t overflow. You’re not reaching, crouching, or reorganizi

At Catalina Closets, we’ve stepped into hundreds of closets across Dane County, Madison, and the surrounding areas and there’s one thing we see over and over again. A perfectly good closet corner that’s doing… absolutely nothing. You probably know the one. That inside corner where hangers crash into each other, shelves mysteriously stop short, and anything placed back there quietly disappears for months. Shoes go in and never come out. Sweaters wrinkle themselves into submiss