You need to take pics from further back so we can actually see the whole space not just a close up of the closet.

Does the window and the opposite wall line up ? If yes ..you could end the closet there and you could reconfigure the space better ..see how much hanging space you need and how many shelves or room for storage . Do you have other areas you could use in your house as storage and just use this for your clothes ? Need more photos and info ...?

Yep that space is tight and I have designed a great deal of closets in metro DC in many "funky" homes.

1) Is the house an older home (70 years +)?

2) Closets in older homes are an after thought

3) You need a custom closet company to cut to the exact dimensions of the space and make it functional

4) Do you have space in the bedroom to build a wardrobe?

I feel your pain! My husband and I have a similar situation and we share the one closet. It's part of the pros/cons to an old place with character *sigh*. What helped us was hanging the closet rods very high (even tho we are super short) so that you are able to get double hanging. This will also allow a bit of space at the bottom for extra storage or shelves. I would do the same on the area to the right as well. We also mounted our shoe hanger, which is actually the exact one you have, on the closet wall.

Do you have more pulled back photos of the space to the right? It's hard to tell what's going on there.

@Patricia The top photo is literally me standing in the door frame - I can't get both the floor and ceiling in a picture really. I'll try again!

@ronna - Yep! 1903! and I'm pretty sure this closet used to be part of the bathroom (that top glass part on the right long wall would look into the shower). Thanks! Yeah I think the space at the back and on the right side would be the only places to probably hang a custom thing if you wanted to be able to even GET to the back!

@Gio Both me and my husband are tall so that probably could work! Everything is so tight so it's REALLY hard to take pictures! The space on the right is the picture with my shoes - I was standing in the doorway, if I stood directly opposite I'd have to take 3 pictures to get it all into view probably! That area, although still too small for a traditional closet set up, probably has the most potential. The third picture is the back of the far wall!

From outside the closet... Standing on my bed.

Too tight to get the full thing in one picture. Also window and wall do not line up. the window is partially across from this punch out of the wall

My sister organized her closet using the Marie Kondo method of organizing and it is amazing how much clothing she can store in a tiny space. Her closet is all shelves and bins and she folds veirtually everything other than her coats. May be worth reading her book.

you need to do double rods that are actually set far enough apart to hang 2 rows of clothes.. It's amazing how much more room we need for our clothes today. If you need to hang longer things like dresses, use one rod with shelving underneath for shoes. your shoe storage takes up too much valuable space. I would consider bringing the rods closer so the clothes hang even with the window giving you space behind for out of season clothes either hanging or in clear boxes. I bought a clothes folder like they use in stores for tshirts it's a lifesaver. You really need to be organized when you're short on space. Get new flocked hangers, you can fit a whol lot more clothes in the same space and they won't fall off the hanger. I mounted a towel bar for hanging scarves using drapery rings but round shower curtain hooks would work better. I have a walkin closet now in our new home but am showing pictures as ideas what can be done. I stole the shoe shelf from my husbands side because I have a lot more shoes.also bought a shoe organizer from Walmart for sandals under the scarves. My out of season clothes are in boxes above the hanging clothes. I have lived in very small homes before moving here where space was at a premium. I got a lot of ideas from Pinterest. i have a problem getting rid of things I wear less than half what I have. Good luck.

@bluesky161 . Yep age of your home doesn't surprise me. Being totally candid --I would put very little money into the closet --because the space is limited and your Return on Investment --it will be little. If you have space in the room to build a wardrobe unit you will get more bang for your buck. A 36" (ft wide unit) will give you double hanging of 6 ft.

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If you have the space, I recommend investing in a built-in. You will get more bang for your buck.

I did this space in DC home. The client didn't build to the ceiling because taking off the crown would have been an in issue. Message me if you have questions.

Try easyclosets.com. I just redid my small L shaped master closet and my son’s reach in closet. You can design it all yourself and they send you the entire system in boxes to put together—it was surprisingly easy! Everything fit perfectly, and the directions were a breeze to follow.

If you empty the “closet” and post some pictures (with measurements) from further away, we may have some ideas. You mention a baseboard heater. Is it functional? I would not want a heater of any sort in a closet unless it was in a non-insulated attic. Even then, heating your closet is less than desirable.

As owners of a 100+ year old home I can empathize! If this were my closet, I would opt for Glo European’s suggestions for the higher mounted, double hanging bars on the far end of the closet. Hang the shoe bag on the wall under the glass block. The section of the closet to the right I would use “wall to wall” shelves, or a combination of shelves and drawers/baskets. (Pull out shelves might be nice if the area is deeper than it looks in the photos). In our bedroom we had California Closets build a wardrobe across one wall - we love the streamlined, built in look and all of the new closet space! (I’ll try and post a photo later...). Good luck with your closet!

Here’s what we did with a built in wardrobe for our Heritage home.....

We had a similar closet carved from the bathroom. We are completely tearing everything out. But if I had to do a simpler fix, I would give the space back to the bathroom and do a wardrobe. It wasn’t much of a closet and the bathroom was very cramped.