Time to Tackle the Master Closet

Check one thing off my to-do list. Organized closet.

The master bedroom closet had three shelves and one hanging bar. The closet is 8′ wide, and 9′ high, which is a decent size, but because it's not a walk-in closet I had a lot of wasted space. A single rod across doesn't cut it. The shelves aren't used because they are too high.

What a f'n mess!

I drew up a little sketch of what setup I wanted and headed over to The Container Store to make it happen. I was inspired by this:

But before my favorite handyman could install it, he had to:

• Remove the old shelves.
• Patch the million holes in the wall.
• Re-paint the closet wall. 
• I converted the front area to all short hanging, and put a hanging bar for long dresses in the back portion of the closet, with shelves above and below it. 

The one & only closet in the master bedroom

Before

After In Progress

 I have just begun to put my clothes & shoes back…

In case you’re wondering, it cost $800 to add the wire closet organization. However, I bought most of the components during the Container Store’s bi-annual sale and saved 30%. Money well spent if you ask me. It took a chunk out of my wallet, but it was worth it. After all, I'm more likely to put my clothes away where they belong when I have a closet that’s easy to use. In a closet, I’m all for function. It doesn’t have to look pretty, it just has to work. The wood trim was a splurge but it's my closet and I figured the prettier it is the more apt I am to keep it neat and tidy.