I can hardly imagine it, however my walk-in closet is completed!! This mission ended up taking approach longer than I assumed it could (5 months!), however to me, the tip result’s so well worth the effort I put into it. By no means in my life have I had a lot space for storing, and I by no means even dreamed that I might have a closet like this. I stroll in right here a number of instances a day simply to go searching. 😁
This “earlier than and after” is form of completely different, although, as a result of I went from a superbly positive visitor bed room to a walk-in closet. I typically choose a superb earlier than and after the place the earlier than room was in horrible form with all outdated finishes in order that it actually contrasts with the recent, new room. However I don’t have that right here. With this one, I’ve a earlier than bed room that had a floral wall that I actually cherished, and now I’ve a closet that I feel is fairly wonderful.
However the change remains to be fairly drastic. In case you’ve forgotten, right here’s what the room regarded like earlier than as a bed room.


And right here’s what it seems to be like now…


Right here’s one other view of the room as a bed room…


And right here’s that very same view now…


Right here’s a view of the room as a bed room trying again in the direction of the door and the hallway…


And right here’s that view right now.


I all the time thought this view of the bed room was extremely boring. Had it stayed a bed room, I had plans to hold that floral wall therapy round the entire room.


However there’s nothing boring about the way it seems to be right now. I can’t wait to get the lobby completed as a result of I hate trying by means of the doorway and seeing that unfinished lobby. It form of ruins the vibe. 😀


And I’ll do only a couple extra earlier than and afters earlier than I give attention to simply the closet. Right here’s the view of the left wall of the bed room from the doorway.


And right here’s that view right now…


And right here’s the final earlier than image that I’ll present you…


And right here’s that view right now…


I’m so happy with how this closet and laundry space turned out. This was my largest constructing mission thus far, and it was a doozy. Since I work on my own, constructing after which attempting to wrangle such giant cupboards into place and get the screwed collectively was a problem, and it wasn’t precisely what I might name a enjoyable problem. Nevertheless it all labored out, and despite the fact that it took a lot longer, I’m very glad that I made a decision to construct from scratch as an alternative of utilizing IKEA Pax wardrobes.


Y’all know I like my IKEA cupboards in my studio. However for this room, constructing from scratch allowed me to customise every little thing similar to I needed it, and to construct the customized widths and heights that I wanted in order that I may squeeze each inch of usable space for storing out of the wall area in right here as potential. And I now lastly have sufficient storage for all of my footwear.


Truly, that’s not true. I didn’t have sufficient room for all of them, so I needed to do away with about seven pairs of footwear. I might need a shoe downside. 😀


I simply love strolling in right here to this organized area and having every little thing proper the place I can see it and simply discover it.


And I’ve to say, I used to be a bit nervous and uncertain about having the washer and dryer contained in the closet, however that is actually one in every of my favourite choices I’ve made thus far on our home. Having these within the closet is so unbelievably handy. It’s the proper association, not less than for me. I can see the way it won’t work for a house with multiple one that does laundry. However I’m the one one who does laundry on this family, so for us, it’s excellent.


And I’m so glad that I obtained to make use of my sparkly phrase artwork in right here. I do know phrase artwork isn’t everybody’s cup of tea, and it’s not likely mine, both. However these have particular which means to me, so I’m actually glad that the colours labored so nicely in right here.


Listed here are a couple of extra photos of this aspect of the room, introduced with out commentary, earlier than we transfer to the opposite aspect of the room.






All of my hanging garments are on this aspect of the room, and I nonetheless have empty space for storing. I’m glad to have it as a result of as I empty out the sunroom much more, I’ll have gadgets like blankets and pillows that may should be saved. So these cabinets might be excellent for that.


And as I used to be enhancing these photos, I needed to snicker at myself as a result of I took the suggestion made by a few of you, and I organized my quick sleeves shirts by shade as greatest as I may. That has been very handy and has made it simple to seek out precisely what I’m in search of. However then after I introduced my lengthy sleeve gadgets in, I simply threw them on there fairly haphazardly and forgot to rearrange them. In order that part wasn’t actually prepared for its debut.


I used to be a bit involved about having my washer and dryer organized in order that they’re throughout from one another as an alternative of side-by-side. However I’ve to say, I’ve actually cherished this association. I don’t discover that it takes any extra effort to place moist garments within the dryer with this association than it did with them side-by-side.


Alright, y’all, I’ve so many photos (I went a bit overboard…I used to be excited), so I’ll simply let y’all go searching a bit with out having to learn my commentary.










Okay, now we’ve reached the images of my favourite a part of the room. I’m simply so stinkin’ happy with how this space turned out. The glass-top jewellery drawer. The pull-out necklace bars. I actually love this complete space. The wallpaper. The mirror. The sconces. It’s my favourite part of the entire closet.


And I simply should brag on myself for a little bit bit. As y’all know, I’m not the best and mot organized individual on the earth, to say the least. 🤣 And I’ve all the time had a nasty behavior of taking off necklaces and earrings and leaving them in random locations, like my desk, or within the kitchen, or by the mattress. However I’ve been doing a extremely good job at maintaining my jewellery organized as an alternative of leaving earrings and necklaces strewn all around the home. So having a corporation system in place actually does assist preserve me in line.


And I do know it’s a little bit element, however I simply love this glass high.


After which there’s the necklace bars. I’ve so many necklaces which can be in progress however I by no means completed as a result of I had run out of room on my earlier necklace storage bar that I stored within the lavatory. However now, I’ve loads of room for heaps extra necklaces, so I can get these “in progress” necklaces completed up. And this storage system has been so helpful.


Since I make all of my necklaces myself, I make them the identical size, and I put clasps on all of them. If I would like a necklace to be longer for a selected outfit, I simply use a necklace extender. I’ve a number of lengths, and I preserve these within the drawer. So utilizing these bars to retailer the necklaces could be very handy. I’ve to unclasp them to take them off, so then I simply clasp them across the bar for storage. The entire part pulls out like a drawer in order that the necklaces on the again bar are simply accessible.


And, in fact, one other factor I’m so happy with on this room is the chandelier. I nonetheless want that every of you can see it in individual as a result of photographs simply don’t appear to do it justice. In photographs, every little thing is two-dimensional, so the chandelier form of blends into the wallpaper and different background gadgets.


Whenever you see it in individual, you don’t have that difficulty. That third dimension provides it an entire completely different look and it doesn’t mix into the background in any respect. However we’ll simply have to stay with photographs.






I haven’t found out precisely how I wish to use my tray but. I’m not likely a fragrance form of individual. I solely have one, and I don’t use it fairly often. And I don’t wish to spray it within the closet anyway as a result of I don’t need that scent getting on every little thing in my closet. So I preserve it within the lavatory.
However I do have a handbag bowl. Do you will have a handbag bowl? I’ve been utilizing this technique for a few yr now and I adore it. I solely have a couple of gadgets that I take with me in a handbag — keys, cellphone, a little bit zipper pouch with stevia (as a result of I drink iced tea in all places I am going), lip gloss, lip stick, a pen, and many others. So I preserve these gadgets within the bowl, after which after I’m able to go someplace, I seize the purse I wish to take, put the gadgets from the purse bowl within the purse, and I’m able to go. And after I get house, if I’m not planning on going anyplace else that day, I put the gadgets again within the bowl, put the purse away, and so they’re prepared for subsequent time.


Properly, that’s it, y’all. I can hardly imagine that this mission has really come to a detailed.


















And I can’t shut out this tour of my completed closet with out providing you with a nighttime view. I don’t like vivid overhead lights turned on as soon as the solar goes down. So I needed these image lights to remain on on a regular basis to offer a nightlight impact. And it’s additionally simply sufficient mild if I must put one thing in to clean after darkish. However principally, I simply needed them for the nightlight impact. I simply love strolling by right here at night time and seeing that delicate glow of sunshine on the far finish of the room.


And that’s it, people. Thanks a lot for sticking with me by means of this lengthy, and generally very boring, mission!! And now we’re on to the lobby and bed room. These needs to be enjoyable, and I’m hoping they’ll be a lot sooner for the reason that flooring are completed all through the bed room suite, and there might be far much less constructing required for these different areas. However we’ll see!
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