Category Archives: Organization

Closet Makeover #1

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Sometimes I wonder if you guys can read my mind!  I have a closet makeover on my list to do in the next month!  And I’ve just received 2 closet re-do submissions to show off!  Coincidence?  Nah.  Great minds think alike!

Here is a beautiful (drool!) closet makeover from Ronda at Batchelor Way:

Closet Reveal

We are finally done with our master CLOSET!! And I’m in LOOOOVE!!!  Here is the after of my side.
And the Before
The before of the middle
And the after.  (This is looking straight into the closet through the master bath.)
Before of Les’ side,
After of Les’ side
I found these jewelry boxes at Downeast Outlet store for $5 each.  I think they look great in my jewelry drawer.  Go here to see how we did the drawers.
I found a cute little oval frame I wanted to make signs out of, but could only find one.  But super neighbor to the rescue.  Shelley found two slightly larger oval frames for me.  ( They only cost 10 cents each.) 
I spray painted them, of coarse.  Then I replace the pictures with some scrapbook paper I had  and finished them off with some vinyl.  I got the vinyl from my great neighbor Shelly.  (You can get the same thing for $2 each!)  I love these signs.  They are the perfect detail.  Go ahead and take them in!!!!!
I also love my new shoe cubbie.  We have so much more storage now.  And it’s custom to “our” storage needs.  Plus I love it when my supper functional storage it so dang pretty.
I’m pleased with my stenciled wall.  My last post tells how to make your own stencil like I did.  I got the great quadrafoil basket below on clearance for $7 at Home Goods.  And the wood to build the boxes below that for free.
These shots are a little different angle, but I wanted to show the whole stenciled wall.  Call us crazy, but we took the door off.  We never really shut it, and it allowed us to use the wall space on both sides of the door.
So that is my new closet!  Do ya think it’s over the top for a closet?  Maybe, but I love it.  And I get to go in there every day.  In fact I keep sneaking in just to stare at it!!!! Silly me.

WOW!  First, I’d stare at it all.the.time. too!  So organized. Everything within easy reach.  Great job Ronda!  Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous closet!  I love the stenciled wall, the His&Hers plaques and coat hooks.  So pretty!  Love the drawers too – everything having a place has to make life so much simpler!

I‘ll share another amazing closet makeover tomorrow!

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Before and After Hall Closet Desk

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Isn’t this a creative solution from Karli at The World Spins Madly On for organizing projects? It’s a mini office.  In a closet!  Brilliant!  Here is her post:
 

Before and After Hall Closet/Desk

 
 
 
Here’s another little before and after.
Ever since the mudroom has been finished we no longer need the small closet in the hall for storing jackets and other mudroom type paraphanelia.
Well I couldn’t very well let a perfectly good space go to waste so I repurposed the space into a…….


Mini Office!


What do you think?

I’m using it to store tubs with each of the boys’ names on them. These are holding all those little projects they bring home from church, pre-school, and first grade. They’ve all just been stacking up in random places all around the house and it was time for some organizing.

It’ll be a great little spot for wrapping last minute gifts or writing thank-you cards or storing checks for last minute pizza delivery dinners (ok so, I live in BFE and pizza’s joints don’t deliver herem but still!) I could go on.

Plus…

It’s a great place to re-charge my computer when I’m not dragging it around the house working on editing photos or writing new blog posts.

Eventually the bead board will be painted a creamy white and the walls will be a beautiful sage green.

Isn’t it a great little space. I’m in love.

And a little before and after side-by-side…

I love that she created a little secret room by fitting a desk and shelves in there.  Creative!  Thanks for sharing Karli!
 

$8 Closet Makeover ~ Posh Pieces

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Need some motivation for spring cleaning? Shannon from Posh Pieces has a little project that inspires me to get busy on a closet we built last year. That’s as far as we got. It’s built. Inside is chaos. What about you? Are your closets organized or are you trapped under and avalanche when you open the door?

Here is her post:

The $8.00 Closet

Early in the week I started cleaning my closet. It was a disaster! No organization, too much stuff and just a big mess. I picked a good day to start the Spring cleaning. It ended up being a lot more then spring cleaning though. Isn’t that always how it happens?

Before

After I removed everything from the closet, I started sorting. I ended up with a bag of garbage, a bag for Goodwill, and a pile of stuff that just didn’t belong in the closet.

Then I got this bright idea to paint the closet.

Did I stop there? Of course not….

I decided to paint stripes. I have always wanted stripes, and I just couldn’t help myself. I remembered seeing Roeshel over at the DIY Showoff and her Bathroom stripes and thinking how amazing they looked. So off to the Home Depot I went.

I refused to spend a lot of money on this project because after all, it is just a closet. I was brave, and I bought one of their mess up cans of paint. The color was totally workable so I felt comfortable with the choice. I had to add a little white paint to tone it down a little, but other then that it was a good buy for $1.00.

I bought a basket from Target, in their clearance section for $4.00.
and a shoe rack for $2.50

Total cost was about $8.00, not including supplies, most of which I had.

Here it is… the $8.00 closet!
(This is my main closet downstairs, and I didn’t stage it with my pretty shoes. All shoes in this closet are the ugly, everyday shoes. Sorry.)


I love how there is almost nothing up here now. Ignore the uncovered doorbell thingy on the wall.

You can see the huge color difference from my main walls, and my closet. I kinda don’t mind it like this. It makes me feel like I have a mini mudroom or something behind those doors. 🙂

See how one of the doors is off kilter? It fell off in the process and I couldn’t figure out how to get it back on track.

The other side of my closet, angled walls. This was a very cramped space to paint in.

Of course, I love the stripes! But I also like that something so inexpensive and simple made a huge difference! Great job Shannon! Thanks for sharing!

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I hate to do this. But Sindy never responded to winning the Cutting Edge Stencil giveaway. Sad for Sindy but good news for…

Random.org chose another winner – #73.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ashley at Decorating Obsessed!

Ashley, March 21, 2010 5:50 PM 73

So cool! I love the houndstooth one. I would love that in my hallway. 🙂

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