Where to Place a Broom Closet

Placement

• Place a broom closet wherever space allows. Many new homes are designed with a broom closet as a part of the laundry room. But, if your home is not designed with this feature, some portion of the kitchen is also a good place for the broom closet. It is the one room that is most central to most clean ups. A corner of the nearby garage, if your home has one, is also a good option.

Tools

• Aside from a broom, the broom closet is an ideal place to store a vacuum cleaner, household cleaners, cloths, and some frequently-needed tools like a screwdriver or hammer.

Organizing

• Make use of wall-mounted organizers either on the back of a wall or inside the closet. It will keep cleaning tools off the floor, such as long-handled brooms, and will serve as an ideal place for mops to dry. If wall space is at a premium, install individual spring clips to store and organize tools. Keep bottles of cleaning supplies in a bucket to make it easier to transport them from room to room.

Considerations

• If you lack the space to dedicate solely to a broom closet, use part of a pantry, the back of a door or the corner of any room. For especially large homes, it will save time to have a broom closet on each floor to accommodate cleaning room on both levels. Purchase an inexpensive storage cabinet and outfit with hooks to hang tools and store supplies.