Wall units

A closet structure installed in a building having an alcove defined by first and second side walls and a back wall of said building, said walls being disposed generally vertically with said side walls in generally parallel positions, and said back wall extending between said side walls generally normal thereto,

• wherein the improvement comprises a wall unit disposed on each of said first and second side walls, said back wall remaining exposed between the wall units, and each wall unit comprising:
• a relatively rigid, self-supporting panel having an inner surface and a generally flat outer surface said panel being formed with an array of openings which cover substantially the whole of said outer surface, said openings being arranged in a plurality of vertical rows spaced equally across the surface with the openings in each row equally spaced from one another and in horizontal alignment with corresponding openings in adjacent rows, said openings extending through said panel to the inner surface thereof;
• and means coupling each said panel to the relevant one of said side walls with the outer surface of the panel generally vertical and the inner surface spaced from the wall;
• and wherein a plurality of article supporting elements are engaged in said openings and are adapted to support articles of clothing and the like.