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The Best Organization Ideas for an Accessible Home

Holly Honeycutt

By Holly Honeycutt
Updated October 13, 2022

Is it time to clean out and organize your cabinets and closets? Fortunately, many of the concepts of Lowe’s Livable Home™ apply to home organization and storage. Storage systems can be built to adapt and adjust to changing lifestyles, ages and abilities.

A man standing in front of a closet with mirrored doors filled with clothes.

Home Organization for Accessibility

Providing ease of use for all occupants of the home is one of the major tenets of Lowe’s Livable Home™. Whether in the kitchen, bath, laundry room or closet, you can achieve this by taking several steps:

  • Adapt cabinetry, shelves and doors to right- and left-handed users.
  • Construct the components to be accessible from a seated or standing position.
  • Keep the elements simple. Everyone should find them easy to open and reach across with minimal effort.
  • Accommodate differences in hand size and grip strength.

Accessible Closets

A stainless steel clothing rod supporting shirts on wooden hangers.

Install clothing rods and shelves at eye level for convenience and easy viewing. By using adjustable-height closet components, you can change the configuration as needed. Pull down closet rods can also aid in accessibility. Use lever-style or D-shaped door handles for easy opening.

For great visibility, place wireless lights under closet shelves. They’re simple to install and can be operated by remote control.

Accessible Cabinets

A kitchen with oak cabinets and a stainless steel pull out pots and pans organizer.

There are numerous enhancements you can make to the existing cabinets in your kitchen, bathroom, linen closets and more. For pantries, full-length shelves allow access for wheelchair users and maximize your storage space. A Lazy Susan in a corner cabinet will also make the best use of available storage space and allow simpler access to items. Use pull out or pull down shelves wherever possible.

Lastly, incorporate easy-to-handle cabinet hardware. Handles that are D-shaped are easier for users with limited hand strength.

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