When we built this house, the number one mistake we made was not utilizing our closets better. Let me show you exhibit A. Great space, lots of room, and very poorly planned. We ended up putting all kinds of items in bins on the floor. Well that wasn’t working out well! (Bad cell phone pic taken by husband)
It was at that moment that Closetmaid entered our lives and saved. the. day. Wanna hear how easy this goes?
Closetmaid: “Hey Chris, send us the measurements of the closet and what you’d like it to look like!”
Me: “Ok. Here you go.”
Closetmaid: “Like these pictures? Choose from a couple of options we made for you, and we’ll send ’em out!”
Me. “Ooooook? That’s it?”
Closetmaid: “Yup! It’s on its way!”
Eeks! That was quick, so I had to get a move on. The hardest part of this whole project was removing the old shelving (Holy difficult, Batman!). Because I chose white shelving, I decided to color match the paint in the closet. I think it looks more built in if the color is the same. Ahhhhh…a nice, clean pallet.
Of course, with a project like this, ya know who we called? Dad. We lured him with a college football game and a free meal. Easy bait. They decided that putting as many items together as possible downstairs and then installing them in Little One’s room would be the best plan of attack.
Of course Big Butt had to be right in the middle of things. He doesn’t do well with being left out.
My favorite part–and the part I waited ever so impatiently for–is when things started getting installed. The closet was actually starting to look like…well…a closet. Giddy!
I was adamant that I wanted it to look as built in and seamless as possible. The back baseboard was removed to make it flush against the wall and then the side baseboards were cut out to wrap around the shelving.
Like a glove! Not that anyone would ever see this part of my little one’s closet, but it makes a difference to me. I appreciate the extra attention to detail. I just have to caulk it and apply some trim paint to blend it in a bit.
Oh man! Lookin’ good, little closet!
And here it is in it’s “almost finished” state. My father in law doesn’t normally look so drunk. I guess that’s what closet completion does to a man. I got to do all the FUN parts of this project, and I’ll be back on Wednesday to show you what that involved. Let’s just say I went on a spray painting binge. In my basement. With not enough ventilation. 🙁
See you on Wednesday with the big reveal!
Disclaimer: Closetmaid generously supplied me…errr…Little One with a custom closet, but all opinions and thoughts–including the dumb ones–are entirely my own.
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So much better! Looks like your tripled your space!
What an improvement! Organization and decluttering is so satisfying! I wanted to post just to say I think your “blog better” for the new year is off to a great start. And I love your disclaimer….”including the dumb ones”.
It looks so good. Closet re-do’s are high on my list of projects this year. We did gut and re-do our coat closet a couple of months ago and it works so much better. Now we have walk-in closets for 3 of our 4 bedrooms that need to be made better because right now all they have is one hanging rail.
Wow, what a blessing! And you’re making it gaw-geous, I’m sure.
“My father in law doesn’t normally look so drunk.” HAHAHAHA
xo
Love the new look (so far) in the closet and looking forward to the final reveal!
“Like a Glove!” (had to chuckle at this one…love that movie!!)
~ Darlene
http://www.MyHoneyBunch.CO
Love it! Looking forward to re-doing our Walmart closets we put in when we built 10 years ago! We just slapped them together without alot of planning just to move in faster. Looking forward to something more custom soon 🙂 Way to go!
holy awesome – can’t wait for the big reveal!
Hubby and Grandpa did a great job… simply beautiful! And what an extra little treat to see Maximus.
Elaine
I need Closetmaid in my life. Is it expensive? =[
I love your closet! I also really like the wall color. It looks like a really pretty creamy light blue. What brand/color name is it?
Thanks!
Katie
They look fabulous and totally custom!! So glad I saw this…..gonna have to go check out Closetmaid. Fingers crossed that they fit into my budget 😛 As always, thanks for the great info 🙂
You lucky duck!! I’ve been tearing through all the ClosetMaid stuff online, trying to find ways of utilizing my closets and cabinets better! Can’t wait to see yours, and snag the ideas! 😉