So while I patiently wait for Marc to finish moving his stuff into the office so I can do that final reveal, I got a bug and decided to makeover my closet.
I have the only walk-in closet in the house and I NEED it. (I don't have a dresser and any other storage.) I *used* to be somewhat of a clothes horse. Here are the nitty-gritty "befores":
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| Ugh. |
Here you can see the worst two things:
Left: the dreaded 2-pat shoe shelving.
Right: the "black hole" closet corner.
It took me an entire hour to empty this closet out. The contents filled the entire bedroom!
And it took me even longer to paint. Not only does beadboard suck to paint, I started using a VERY bright leftover orange paint. I realized not quite quickly enough that it looked horrible. So I had to start over with some other leftover paint (SW Backdrop) and paint over 2 orange walls. That sucked.
I had to hurry to reinstall and reassemble the closet system before Franca went to bed because this thing is loud when it goes back together. During her bath, I made a little "floor plan" showing my changes to the layout.
What? you don't make floor plan diagrams with your kid' dirty clothes, clean toothbrush, ibuprofen shoe shelf, a bar of soap for a door, and tweezers for a window?
Hmmmm, I do.
I decided to just go all-out and solve some of the biggest issues with this closet. Here goes:
Issue #1: too much stuff.
I filled this entire portable crib (where G sleeps because all of Marc's
office stuff is still in "her" room) with stuff to go to goodwill.
Issue #2: Too much "furniture" for such a small floor space.
I separated the shoe shelf and then mounted the taller piece on to the wall AND
I made a place for my jewelry box that Franca can't reach.
Issue #3: The Black Hole
I rearranged the hanging space to eliminate that black hole at the
corner of the closet. The upper hanging space isn't completely easy
to get to, but it holds my wedding dress and scuba suit.
Not really everyday items.
Here is the finished product!
(Sorry, it is really hard to get good photos of such a small space!)
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| Neat shoes and purse hooks above the door! |
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| Room for a small stool to sit on and use to reach the upper things. |
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| AHHH. That's better! |
I do still need to get a better system for the belts and scarves that are clogging up that bottom row. Suggestions?
The most astounding thing? I now only own 39 pairs of shoes! Down from a high of +73 pairs.
I think Marc is a little jealous. His closet is a pit and Franca's is pretty horrible. This didn't take me long, so I might be motivated to do their closets an afternoon next week.
The best thing about this all? It was TOTALLY FREE! I didn't buy anything. We had it all in surplus parts and paint. Well, I did have to get a little creative when I realized I didn't have a full size roller and couldn't leave a sleeping Franca to go buy one. Oh well...
<--------this is how we roll. ;)
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I have no idea how you do it all. This would have taken me a week! You are a machine!
ReplyDeleteI've seen on Pinterest where people have taken hangers and put shower rings on them (you could even take those clip on skirt hangers and put like 6 on a hanger {because they stay in place} and then clip the rings to that)for belts and scarves. They hang the scarf/belt through the shower ring loop and hang like 6 on a hanger and then put it in the closet.
ReplyDeleteVERY nice! I especially love the roller improv - what a ninja move.
ReplyDeleteI have the IKEA ring hanger for scarves. If you are not familiar with it it is a hanger with a bunch of crochet covered rings hanging under and you just thread your scarfs/belts through them. There are several layers of rings so you can hang quite a few.
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