From the floor there s enough space to add a second rod below it and still hang shirts and slacks.
Closet too shallow for hangers.
Get wood for support at studs and put the 3 4 circle usually plastic or wooden dowel holders into those wooden reinforcements.
Try buying some new plastic hangers and move the hanging rod if necessary to squeeze into the 17 inch space.
On sep 28 2017.
Some homeowners remove the closet doors altogether but that s not ideal.
If your existing closet rod is at least 66 in.
This is too narrow for a hanger so clothes hung on the rod end up being angled rubbing against the back wall and the door etc.
The problem with a shallow closet is that when a closet rod is installed from end to end as closet rods typically are you can t fit clothes hangers on the rod and still close the closet door.
Built in wardrobes too shallow for standard coat hanger these are brilliant.
Or buy a new one cut into 2 equal lengths to the depth of closet.
I have had these in use for quite a while now.
My guest bedroom has an extra shallow closet 15 inches deep.
Hold several hangers with heavy items such as jeans on so can take some weight.
We placed the top of the rod 35 in.
It needs to remain a closet but i need an alternate method to hang clothes.
From the floor which allowed just enough room to hang two levels of pants.
I would cut the dowel bar you hang the coats on to fit depthwise so there is 2 dowels instead of one.
In the meantime hang the suit jackets in another closet.