With a new baby on the way and a craft room turning nursery, Amber from More than Rubies was looking for a place to organize her craft supplies and create an office space. After a lot of research, they decided to turn the guest room closet into an office. Here are some pictures of her inspiration:
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| From blisstree.com |
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| from dwellerswithoutdecorators |
First, they cleaned out the closet (before):
Second step was to re-vamp an old computer desk (a GoodWill find).
They used 7ft piece of plywood to extend the desk top to fill the closet.
Sanding, priming, and painting.
After getting the painted desk and desktop into the closet, they added some side shelving for additional storage…
As a finishing touch, they added a piece of molding to the front of the desk so that the plywood addition wasn’t so obvious. It worked out perfectly!
Now, they have an fun space for Amber’s craft supplies and a small organized office area!
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The total cost of the closet re-model was about $100 dollars. Amber plans to find curtains to cover the opening for when it’s not in use.
Creative use of space, Amber – I love that it’s so organized/out of the way! Thank you so much for sharing your hard work!
For more of Amber’s DIY projects, visit her blog at MORE THAN RUBIES.
I wish I had an extra closet to make a closet office! Jealous! It looks fantastic!!
This looks FABULOUS!!!
My goodness! I am right in the middle of doing this for my youngest son's room 🙂 Thanks for some more inspiration Lady! Great job!
Oh how I wish!
Really terrific space. So efficient.
This is a fantastic idea! Well done!
I have a closet in my computer room that I am definitely planning to have a curtain across like the photo shown above.
Amber..this is beautiful!!
Thanks Roeshel for featuring this practical solution to the need for an office space!!
Have a great day!
Deborah xoxo
Well done! Love the price too.
Thanks for the lovely comments ladies! And a BIG thanks to Roeshel for the feature! This was such a fun project. Any additional suggestions are definitely appreciated!
Amber @ More Than Rubies
That looks so great! I wish I had a small space to transform like that. It all looks so orderly, and when it's not you can just shut the door.
Have a great day!
I love it! My Mother's book keeper had her "office" in a closet in her family room. I always thought it was genius! I LOVE small space solutions! I guess that is because my home is small.
Cheryl
See what I did in my tiny powder room this week- http://ldsmomtomany.blogspot.com/2011/02/plastic-basket-makeover-with-easy-sew.html
kudos on a job well done!
What an awesome space. I'm eyeing my hubby's closet… maybe he could move his clothes to the garage? Mama needs a craft space! hee hee!
Love it!! How fun.
just curious…how deep is that closet?
Hi Karen! I’m sorry I can’t be more helpful. This was a feature, so you’d need to contact the original blog to get more details. 🙂