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6 Uses for a Closet Organizer That Save Space Elsewhere

Closet organizers don’t have to be used just for clothing. If you find yourself struggling with storage space all over your home, a closet organizer may be the solution. There are a number of ways they can make storage easier for you. So, let’s take a look at 6 uses for your new closet organizer that can save you space elsewhere in your home.

1. Files

If you have a lot of files and documents to keep track of, a closet organizer is a great place for them. Deep drawers can be fitted with file bars, or you can use shelving to store existing file boxes.

If your home desk has a filing cabinet built into it, you may find that it gets overfull and hard to look through. Take some time to go through the contents and remove anything you’re not likely to need. Shred unneeded documents and archive anything you don’t foresee needing anytime soon. Then, put your little archive of old documents into a filing space in your closet organizer.

2. Books

Most people who own books already have a bookshelf in their home. However, if you enjoy buying new books (whether you read them all or not) your bookshelf will eventually fill up. Use some of the shelving on a closet organizer to retire the books that you don’t care for or that don’t look very nice. You’ll be so excited to see your bookshelf with some more space on it!

3. Photos

If you’re like most families, you probably have a huge stash of photos. Some may be from your own family, while many may have been passed down from parents and grandparents. These priceless relics should be stored properly, or they can fade or get damaged. Store photos in albums or photo boxes and stack or line them neatly on the shelves of your storage organizer.

4. Games

If you enjoy board games or card games, you probably have one of those familiar game stashes somewhere in your home. Many of us do. If you’re like most people, you struggle to find a place for them that works nicely. Free up some actual closet space and move them into a storage area with a wooden organizer. Here, they can be easily looked through and won’t crowd the space intended for storing clothes.

5. Bedding

Bedding is everyone’s worst nightmare when it comes to storage. I know I’m not the only one who’s spent years struggling to fit a folded comforter into the top of a linen closet without it falling or preventing the door from sliding closed. If you, too, struggle with storing bedding, a closet organizer is a great solution. With more space, better-fitted shelving alcoves, and easier access, storing bedding in a wooden organizer is much easier.

6. Utilities

Finally, we can’t leave out utilities. What exactly do we mean by that? Well, how about a stool? Some people opt for foldable step stools, but not everyone does. If you have an old fashioned plastic or wooden stool that prioritizes stability over space efficiency, a closet organizer is a great place to store it. Simple fit it neatly into one of the smaller, vertical, shelf cubbies and it will no longer get in your way.

How to Repair Damaged Wire Shelving

Wire shelving is one of the most practical types of shelving you can use. While it’s not the right solution for every storage need, it excels where it belongs. Unfortunately, like every other type of storage, wire shelving isn’t impervious to damage. The question is, can it be repaired? Let’s see what it takes to repair damaged wire shelving.

Unbending the Bars

If your wire shelving is bent, it can probably be repaired pretty easily. Naturally, the first step is unbending the bars. The most important step to this is protecting the bars before unbending them.

To unbend wire shelving bars, your first instinct is probably to take some pliers to them. This is the right move. However, first and foremost, you need to wrap something around the wires or the pliers. Using a thick cloth, or wrapping a thin one multiple times, should work.

The reason this is necessary is that pliers are typically kind of serrated. Therefore, you can get a much better grip on whatever you’re manipulating. However, the coating on wire shelving is not strong enough to make it through that unscathed. Squeezing the bars tightly with unguarded pliers will cut through the coating. Then, that will expose the metal and increase the likelihood that your wire shelving will rust.

Reinforcing the Bars

If the bars on your wire shelving have been broken, they may not be beyond repair. Repair damaged wire shelving bars that are broken by reinforcing them. Then, after bending them back into place, the best way to reinforce them is with electrical tape. This tape is always available in black and white (the colors of most wire shelving).

With the broken bars lined up neatly, start a couple of inches past the break on one side and wrap at a tight angle until you’ve crossed the gap and wrapped a couple of inches past the opposite side.This should adequately hold your bars in place, so long as you’re not putting anything really hefty on them.

Replacing Irreparable Sections

Is your wire shelving damaged pretty badly? Maybe you use wire shelving in your garage and backed the car up too far. If the bends are incredibly hard to get out, or the breaks are too big, your wire shelving may be irreparable.

Fortunately, most wire shelving is somewhat modular. Therefore, one shelf can be removed from the unit and replaced with a new one. If you need to replace one or more shelves from a larger unit of wire shelving, Keystone Home Products can help. We sell a variety of wire shelving and can almost certainly get you the shelves you need. Just let us know and we’ll see what we can do.

Buying New Wire Shelving

It’s not always possible to repair damaged wire shelving. If all else fails, you can always buy new wire shelving from Keystone Home Products. Our wire shelving is affordable, comes in many sizes, and is great quality. So, if you need something long-lasting to replace your previously beloved wire shelving, we’re happy to help.

Replace a Bathroom Vanity Mirror for Cheap

Is your bathroom vanity mirror broken, outdated, or looking worse for wear? Don’t sweat it! You can replace a bathroom vanity mirror with ease with a little help from Keystone Home Products. With our quality glass and mirror selection, any bathroom outfitted by Keystone is quality that lasts.

Custom Bathroom Vanity Mirror Sizes

Is your bathroom vanity mirror an odd size? If so, you might be wondering how to replace it. Stores that sell sheet mirror often sell them only in standard vanity mirror sizes. However, when you come to Keystone Home Products, we can help you replace a custom-sized, bathroom vanity mirror with ease.

Keystone Home Products sells mirrors and glass as some of our primary products. Therefore, we make a point of cutting them down to custom dimensions when needed. Just give us a call and let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll ensure you receive the mirror size you need.

High Quality Mirrors

Keystone Home Products doesn’t just sell mirrors, we sell high quality mirrors. No matter what size mirror you’re after, you can rest assured that, if you buy it from us, it will be durable, clear, and affordable.

Bedroom Vanity Mirrors

Vanities aren’t always just in the bathroom. Many people also have a vanity setup in their bedroom. This is especially true of people who spend a lot of time on their hair or makeup. A bedroom vanity can be made up of a desk with many storage compartments or, simply, a table. In either case, a mirror is usually stood on the surface of the vanity or mounted on the wall behind it.

Whether you’re looking for a standing mirror or mounted mirror, we may be able to help you. While our mirrors aren’t framed, this can actually be ideal for those wanting to custom craft a frame for their bedroom vanity. You can also fit a frameless mirror into a picture frame to simplify the framing process. In either case, a frameless mirror from Keystone is exactly what you need.

Furthermore, you might not be interested in a simple, rectangular mirror for use in your bedroom. If you want your bedroom vanity to stand out in a great way, opt for a large, round mirror instead. This will add some dynamic shape to the entire vanity setup.

Bathroom Vanity Mirror Installation

Buying a bathroom vanity mirror for cheap is the easy part of getting a new mirror. After all, it’s just a trip to Keystone Home Products. However, installing your bathroom vanity mirror is another task entirely.

If you want to install your bathroom vanity mirror with ease, follow our handy bathroom mirror installation guide. This will cover the steps in replacing your bathroom vanity mirror, with or without framing it.

How to Repair a Hole in a Closet Door

It’s happened to the best of us: something fell against the closet door and left a big, gaping hole in it. Now you’re standing there wondering how to repair a hole in a closet door. Can it be done? How hard is it? What do you need to buy? Let’s take a deep breath and answer these questions together! After all, it’s only a closet door.

Filling the Hole

The first step to repair a hole in a closet door is to fill the hole. Most closet doors are hollow to keep them lightweight and to lower the cost of production. This can be both a blessing and a curse. While it does mean they get damaged easier, repairing the damage is easier than if it were something solid. Unfortunately, the only way to patch the hole means giving the patch something to rest against. Therefore, you must fill the hole with something.

While the easiest way to fill a hole in a closet door is by using an expanding spray foam, you can also use a combination of cardboard scraps and putty. Packing the hole with cardboard will give your patch something to adhere to and prevent it from getting knocked in again.

Patching the Hole on Cardboard Packing

If you opt for packing the hole with cardboard, patching it will be easy. You won’t even need to buy a patching kit. Most patching kits come with a piece of screen to cover the hole with and to spread putty or plaster over. However, if you’ve packed the hole in your door firmly and have a solid piece of cardboard behind the hole, you can simply apply your putty or plaster directly over it.

To repair a hole in a closet door, we recommend using putty, as its finished texture will be closer to the door’s than plaster. Carefully spread your patch putty over the hole. Then scrape any excess off with a putty knife or other flat edge. Spread additional putty over any pockets or holes in the surface, then scrape it clean again. Repeat this until the putty is smooth and covers the entire hole.

Patching the Hole on Spray Foam

To repair a hole in a closet door with spray foam, simply spray some expanding foam into the hole in the door. After letting it expand into the hole in the door, scrape away any that protrudes from it. Once it’s hardened, you can also cut away any protruding foam.

Once the foam has hardened, ensure none of it meets or passes the surface of the door. You’ll be covering the foam with putty. That way, the patch is of a similar texture to the smooth closet door finish. Spread the putty over the hole, then scrape it clean with a putty knife or spreader. Apply putty to any remaining pockets or holes, then repeat the scraping process until smooth.

Replace Broken Closet Doors

Sometimes it’s not worth the time and effort to repair a hole in a closet door. If your closet door has already sustained a lot of damage, it might be time to just buy a new one. Fortunately, if you live in Toronto, it’s easy to buy a replacement closet door of any style from Keystone Home Products. Just give us a call if you have any questions about what we have available.

The Benefits of Using Wire Pantry Shelving

If you want to improve your pantry, you should consider using wire pantry shelving. You may be wondering what wire pantry shelving could possibly have on shelving made of wood. However, you may be surprised at the benefits it comes with. Here are a few reasons why wire shelving is the better option.

Wire Pantry Shelving Stays Clean

Have you ever noticed how gross pantry shelving can get over time? Little bits of flour and sugar escape their bags after being rolled down. Oil that runs down the side of the bottle leaves a dark ring on the wood. Crumbs from who-knows-where collect between ingredients.

With wire shelving, none of these things is an issue. Loose crumbs and such will simply fall to the floor, making it easy to sweep and mop up each time you clean the kitchen floors. Therefore, there’s no need to make a special task of cleaning out the pantry.

Wire Is Pest Resistant

Wire isn’t just great at keeping crumbs off your shelves, it’s also great at keeping pests off of them. As you might imagine, it’s much easier for bugs and mice to walk around on a flat surface. Wire shelving makes it much harder for them to get to your food. Therefore, they’re less likely to stick around due to the inhospitable environment.

Better Airflow

Airflow is important in shelving for a number of reasons. For one thing, better airflow means moisture and dust don’t have a place to settle. Keeping moisture and dust away from your food is always a good thing. Keep your shelved goods tasting better for longer.

Shallow Shelving for Walk-In Pantries

Another reason to consider wire pantry shelving is if you have a walk-in pantry. Walk-in pantries require shallower shelving to allow for walking space. Instead of creating a deep shelf on one wall, using shallow shelving on all of the walls means easier access to pantry goods without having to dig through the shelf contents.

Wire shelving is great for walk-in pantries. It allows light-flow, is easy to see through, and fits perfectly into the limited space. Wire shelving from Keystone Home Products can be bought in varying dimensions to fit any pantry size.

Quality Wire Pantry Shelving in Toronto

If you’re looking for high quality, wire shelving in Toronto, Keystone Home Products is the place to go. We offer wire shelving, among many other much-needed home goods. Stop by our store to see our products in person, or just give us a call to ask about them. We look forward to helping you outfit your pantry with the best quality wire shelving available.

Spice Up Your Bar with Glass Shelving and Mirrors

Everyone loves going out for a drink now and then – or maybe every other night. Because drinks are in such high demand, bars can be a dime a dozen. There’s one or two on every city street, so it’s important to stand out. If you want your bar to stand out from the rest and pull in some very comfortable regulars, we have a tip for you. Spice up your bar with some glass shelving and mirrors.

Why a Bar Needs Glass Shelving

Glass shelving does a lot for a bar space. First, if you don’t have enough shelving as it is, this addition will make storing liquor bottles much easier. They’ll all be accessible and close-by for bartenders to grab as they need.

In addition to accessibility improvements, shelving that’s specifically made of glass has an added bonus. It allows a lot of light flow, making the space behind the bar feel bigger. Plus, the glass matches all of your fancy liquor bottles, making the whole area feel cohesive.

One more feature of glass shelving that we can’t ignore: it’s easy to clean. Spilling liquor on a wooden shelf is likely to damage it or strip it of its stain or sealant. Glass is easy to wipe down. Any sticky residue left from dried up alcohol can be wiped down with a cloth or with cleaners without worrying about it damaging the shelving.

Why a Bar Needs Mirrors

Glass shelving may seem like a more obvious addition, but what about mirrors? Mirrors placed behind the glass shelving in a bar add a lot of improvements.

They reflect light, keeping the bar space lit up and visible
Liquor bottles are reflected back on themselves, making the stash, visually, double in size
Mirrors also reflect the entire room back on itself, making it feel more spacious
Mirrors are also easy to clean, just like the glass shelving.

The Atmosphere Improvement

Convenience isn’t the only thing that matters when outfitting a bar with new shelving or backsplash. A lot of why people have a favorite bar is because of atmosphere. The ambience can be everything. If you’re going out for a night with friends, you don’t want to go somewhere where you feel depressed. Say goodbye to dingy, dark shelving and behind-the-bar storage. Make your bar lighter-weight, flashier, and more contemporary in appearance.

Buy Quality Glass Shelving and Mirrors in Toronto

If you’re interested in upgrading to high quality glass bar shelving and mirror backsplash, Keystone Home Products is the place to go. We offer high quality glass shelving with metal mounting brackets. We also offer beautiful mirrors for use as backsplash, vanities, and more.

If you need your glass or mirrors in custom sizes, just give us a call and let us know. We specialize in glass and mirrors, so we can help you no matter what sizes you’re after. We look forward to hearing from you.

Replace an Old Closet Organizer in Toronto

Having a closet organizer is a real game changer for your storage needs. Already have one? Maybe it’s time to ask yourself if it’s doing everything you need it to. Not all closet organizers are made the same. Here are some reasons you might want to replace an old closet organizer with one from Keystone Home Products.

Better Appearance

One of the things we pride ourselves on is the high quality appearance of our wooden closet organizers. If you need to replace an old closet organizer in Toronto, we can say, without a doubt, that ours are the right choice.

Our wooden closet organizers come in multiple color options: wood grain, black, white, and more. No matter what color or style you’re looking for to match your closet interior, we can provide. The high quality of our wooden closet organizers also impacts their appearance. You can tell by looking at them that they’re made with taste in mind.

High Quality Craftsmanship

At Keystone Home Products, we look to sell high quality home products for everyday needs. The products we offer are those things that sit somewhere between possession and interior fixture. So, to maintain that in-between state where our products do their jobs without getting in anyone’s way, they must be quality. After all, no one wants to think about their mirror as an object; they simply want to use it as a feature. The same goes for our closet organizers.

When you replace an old closet organizer with one from Keystone Home Products in Toronto, you invest in continuity. Your new closet organizer will hold fast and look good doing it. From the day it’s installed in your closet onward, its convenience will simply become a way of life.

Custom Segment Selection

Perhaps the most compelling part of replacing your old closet organizer with one from Keystone is the customization. You can buy closet organizers from all over, but can you customize them too? Keystone’s closet organizers are made of of many different parts. Closet organization isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Therefore, we can work together to find the perfect combination and layout of parts to suit your closet.

With your closet dimension in mind, we can make a plan and determine the right parts for your space. Whether you need fewer hanger bars, more drawers, or an abundance of shelves, we’ll make it happen. There’s no right amount of each organizer section. Therefore, it’s just a matter of considering what you have.

Convenient Organizer Suggestions

Do you have an abundance of formalwear? If so, a separate hanger bar will allow you to maintain the tidiness of your formal clothing.
If you love to collect watches, a watch drawer is the perfect choice for you. Fit one of our high quality drawers with a watch insert. This will allow you to store your watches in a way that protects the band integrity. Plus, it makes them easier to look through when deciding which one to wear.
Do you keep formal and off-season shoes clean and stored away? A segment of shelving would be the perfect place to store them safely and where you can easily access them.

No matter what your needs are, you can count on Keystone to meet them. Come and take a look at our organizers in person at our Toronto showroom. Or, call us if you have questions you’d like to ask over the phone.

Creative Benefits to Using Wire Shelving

Wire shelving is an oft-overlooked fixture in any functional home. It doesn’t usually have the sleek appearance many modern homeowners are looking for. Most would prefer glass shelving, or even cheap, black-coated particleboard. However, we’re hoping to change your mind. Because, wire shelving has some creative benefits that you may have never considered. Here are just a few of them.

Water and Dirt Resistant

Wooden bookshelves may look great when you first put them together, but they don’t always stay that way. If you set a cold glass of water on your wooden shelf, it takes only a couple hours of forgetfulness to leave you with a big, ugly warp spot.

It’s easy enough to avoid putting down cold glasses on your wooden shelves. However, some of our favorite things require shelf space and water – our plants! If you value a little green in your home, the best place to store your indoor plants is on a wire shelf. The coated metal is completely water resistant. However, it’s also dirt resistant!

Keeping potted plants looking their best can be a messy task. Fortunately, wire shelving will allow loose dirt to fall directly through to the floor below. From there, it’s easily swept or wiped up, along with whatever water droplets your watering can or spray bottle drips on its way to and from each plant.

Perfect for Lights and Vines

Another of the creative benefits to using wire shelving is the ability to wrap things around the wires. For lovers of string lights, that can mean lining your shelves with a magical little light source.

On the other hand, if you’re one of our plant lovers, you may find your wire shelving is better used catering to creeping vines. Creeping vines make some very beautiful houseplants, especially if they have something to creep along. Vines will naturally wind around whatever is nearby. If they’re growing from the bottom level of a wire shelf, they’ll find their way up the side and all over the open spaces in those wire shelves. With a little direction, you can have them wrap neatly along the fronts of the shelves.

Great Airflow

The creative benefits of wire shelving don’t start and end with plants. Another of their great perks is their great airflow. The high airflow of wire shelving is great for a number of crafts. Crafts that need to dry will do so faster when placed somewhere with higher airflow.

Wet pottery can be supported with a piece of cardboard on the wire shelves. Once hardened, the support can be removed to allow airflow directly to the bottom. Likewise, glaze will dry much faster with increased airflow.

Pottery isn’t the only craft that requires dry-time. Wire shelving is also great for storing wet paintings, painted figurines, stained wood, dyed shirts, and more.

Curtain Friendly

Enjoy the practical uses of wire shelving but don’t care for the appearance? Fortunately, they have a built-in solution to that as well: curtains. Wire shelving has the added creative benefit of supporting the use of curtains. So, buy yourself something ready-made, or pull out the sewing machine and some cute, patterned fabric, and make yourself some curtains. Wire shelving provides plenty of places to hook some curtain rings. Ready for some sturdy shelving in your own home? You can get it today at Keystone Home Products.

Outfit a Walk-In Closet with a Wooden Closet Organizer

If you have a walk-in closet, you’re one step away from a luxurious dressing experience. What are you missing? A wooden closet organizer! A walk-in closet with nothing but some hanger bars is adequate, but a walk-in closet with an organizer is indulgent. Nothing feels more luxurious than having places for everything that are easy to access. Here’s what you’re missing.

Keep Your Clothing Accessible

Something most closets are missing is easy clothing accessibility. Even with boxes, bins, and bags, clothing and accessories aren’t as accessible as they could be. After all, how inclined are you really to unstack all of those boxes of seasonal clothes to find what you need in the off-season? Probably not very inclined. Unless you shift out your entire wardrobe each season, you probably just stick to one set of versatile clothes like the rest of us.

However, if your clothing becomes accessible year round, there’s no reason you can’t be your most comfortable, no matter the season. A wooden closet organizer is perfect for making clothing accessibility a reality. Say goodbye to boxes packed with your beloved sweaters and scarves. Say hello to ample hanger bar space and drawers for accessories.

Make Organization Look Great

Organization is possible with things like cardboard boxes or plastic bins. But, does it look good? No. Organization should look amazing. After all, it’s everything in its place, right? When you outfit your walk-in closet with an organizer, you make organization look great. Every piece of clothing having its own place looks amazing when its place is on one cohesive piece of furniture. An organizer from Keystone Home Products is exactly that. Whether you choose black or woodgrain finish, your organizer will tie everything together nicely.

Save on Floor Space

One of the the benefits to using a closet organizer for your clothing and accessories is that you save on floor space. While you may be able to pack off-season clothing into boxes, chances are, you’re stacking it in a corner or against the wall cross from your hanging clothing. When you install a walk-in closet organizer from Keystone Home Products, you save on floor space that would otherwise be taken up by suboptimal storage systems.

A walk-in closet organizer ensures everything has its place in one vertical space. That can free up your other wall – if your closet space is narrow – or make room for seating or other useful decor.

Customize Your Walk-In Closet Organizer

What’s the best part of buying a wooden, walk-in closet organizer from Keystone? You can customize it! Every organizer is made up of different parts: hanger bars, shelving, drawers, and so on. Everyone has different clothes storage needs. So, choose the elements that are right for you. Build yourself the ideal closet organizer for your closet. Get started by heading down to our store in Toronto or by giving us a call.

Create a Walk-In Closet Mirror Wall

Want your walk-in closet to feel like the Narnia of getting dressed in the morning? There’s more to a walk-in closet than just hanging up your t-shirts. A walk-in closet mirror wall will add a whole new dimension to your morning routine. Check out these great benefits.

Make Your Closet Feel Bigger

Putting a mirror wall into any room creates a size benefit. Mirrors make a space feel bigger. This is especially useful in a small space such as a walk-in closet. A walk-in closet mirror wall makes your closet feel bigger by reflecting the space back on itself. That tricks your visual brain into thinking the space is twice as big as it really is.

Not to mention, mirrors also reflect light. That means your space is also brighter than before. A walk-in closet mirror wall spreads light throughout the entire closet with ease. Finding the clothes you need is easier. So is seeing every pro and con of the outfit you just put together.

Make Coordinating Your Outfits Easier

Of course, what do mirrors do best but show us our reflections? If you enjoy putting together show-stopping outfits for work or social events, a walk-in closet mirror wall is the perfect solution. A standing mirror is one thing, but a wide mirror that runs the length of the closet is another.

When you can get a good look at your outfit from head to toe, it’s easy to see if something isn’t right, or if something’s missing. Make coordinating the different parts of your outfit easy with ample mirror space.

Catch Every Detail

An additional benefit to having a large mirror is caching details in your outfit that you might otherwise miss. The smaller the mirror, the harder it is to see the big picture of how you look. A full closet mirror wall, however? You’ll spot right away if you left a tag on your shirt or if your pants are tucked awkwardly into your shoe. Leave the house feeling confident of the way you look. After all, you’ve seen it from every angle!

Infinity Mirrors

Do you enjoy the infinity effect of dual mirrors that you can achieve in a clothing store changing room? Achieve the same thing in your own closet by installing mirror walls across from each other. At the end of a long closet is the perfect location for this effect. Simply install mirror panels that face each other and you can see your entire outfit, front and back. Seeing yourself from head to toe isn’t the only way to dress yourself. Even better is checking yourself front and back.

Affordable Wall Mirrors

Keystone Home Products has affordable wall mirrors available to anyone in the GTA. Just stop by our store to see what’s available in person. We provide all of the essential home organization products you’re after. Whether you need custom mirror dimensions or installation help, just let us know and we’ll do what we can to get you whatever you need.