Not much more of interesting detail to add...the unit we got was a "Closet Butler" from Lowe's--they've since discontinued selling it and we think we know why. We were going to get the Closet Maid wire units that James used in his hobby room, but this was wood and looked much nicer and came with shelving included (you had to buy the Closet Maid shelves separately) for only a little more money. When we finally got it out of the box today we discovered that one of the vertical support halves (two of them fit together to make the requisite full size unit) didn't have the holes it was supposed to have in it to connect it to its partner. And the two vertical halves that did connect were very insecure. So we had to get two "mending plates," about an inch wide and four or five inches long, to permanently bolt both verticals together.

When we finally looked at them complete we were aghast. One of them is very slightly curved on one of the vertical parts, so it looks lopsided. Never mind, it matches everything else in the house, which has no two corners square. Good ol' 1980s home construction quality strikes again.

But the unit all together seems fairly sturdy. We worked it so at least one of the supports on each of the three main shelves is screwed firmly into a stud. That should help a lot.

Tomorrow, the reload. We'll start with James' clothes first because I'm home for Columbus Day. Once we start getting some things inside, we'll know what else we can fit and perhaps buy a few more organizing containers at Linens'n'Things (I have coupons that run out Monday and also on Tuesday).

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