Price: $400 to $1,000 for melamine
$800 to $1,600 for wood veneer
This setup looks professional, but be ready for a major project. You must first assemble boards into shelves and then hang them on the closet wall.$800 to $1,600 for wood veneer
For strength, go with boards that are three-quarters of an inch thick, not five-eighths of an inch, and a wood veneer or at least melamine (white laminate) finish instead of painted particleboard, says Mike Carson of Closet Works, a custom shop in Elmhurst, Ill., and president of the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals.
Some low-end products can pull apart at the seams over time.
