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Closet organizers-Canvas sorters

Price : $100 to $400 (for an eight-foot-wide closet)
Description : The simplest way to expand closet space is to buy sweater cubbies that hang from the closet rod, back-of the-door shoe compartments and storage boxes for the shelf and floor.No construction necessary, but it's not a truly modern or ergonomic system.

Closet organizers-Wood system

Price : $400 to $1,000 for melamine and $800 to $1,600 for wood veneer

Description : This setup looks professional, but be ready for a major project. You must first assemble boards into shelves and then hang them on the closet wall.For strength, go with boards that are three-quarters of an inch thick, not five-eighths of an inch, and a wood veneer or at least melamine (white laminate) finish instead of painted particleboard, says Mike Carson of Closet Works, a custom shop in Elmhurst, Ill., and president of the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals.Some low-end products can pull apart at the seams over time.

Closet organizers-Metal system

Price :$500 to $2,000
Description : You can arrange these metal shelves and baskets in nearendless ways.European makes like Elfa (sold only at the Container Store) are higher quality than domestic products but pricier. Metal shelves are easier to install than wood systems. Still, buy an electronic stud finder ($10 to $30) to ensure that your screws hit pay dirt, because the whole heavy array hangs from a single horizontal track, says carpenter Philip Hochstetler of Mr. Handyman in Richmond, Va. who's frequently called in to repair DIY closets.

Cabinet organizers-Rollout trays

price : $40 to $100 each
Description : Install one and you'll never have a hard time reaching the back of a low cabinet.
Look for a wood or chrome-plated steel tray with full-extension glides (so that it pulls out all the way) and at least four screws to hold it in place, according to Terry Shearer, president of Organize.com, an online store.

Cabinet organizers-Drawer inserts

Price : $10 to $15 and $70 to $250 for a custom divider

Description : Make all your silverware and odds and ends neat and easy to get to. With adjustable drawer inserts, you can move the dividers around to fit your needs.Custom drawer inserts cost more but deliver a lot more too. The drawer insert and the dividers are sized to order, so you can accommodate odd-size drawers and supplies

Cabinet organizers-Corner Susans

Price : $150 to $250

Description : This add-on will make that impossible-to-access cornercabinet usable.Be careful to get the right configuration - full round, pie cut or half moon - for your cabinet's shape. Ask the salesperson.