Totally understand the reason for shelves. I did the same in my sewing room closet. The tote you need is always on the bottom, so being able to pull it off a shelf is so much easier. My closet has sliding doors which I wish weren't there. They are so big - the full length of the wall, 3 very heavy doors. Removed one once but it was a bigger pain storing it - in case, we would want it in the future.