This one is a long post.
My Son's room is the smallest bedroom
of all the 4 bed rooms, so his closet is also small comparatively. We had kept
two bookshelves in the closet as a temporary arrangement (which lasted for good two years) along with the builder
provided one long shelf with the rod. His closet was bursting with his clothes,
toys and books. Like any tween, he
started using ‘No space’ as the excuse for an un-kept room.
we started looking at the various closet making companies,
didn’t want to try Ikea as closet needed to be really strong to endure the
teenager’s (then 11 yr olds) (mis) handling. Quotes we got were much higher than we
expected, so we decided to take matters in our own hands (literally).
Here is how it looked before ( couldn't find the one original ) and after :)
- Lots of Hanger Space
- Lots of shelves to store the out grown clothes (to be donated) and board games
- Easily accessible books
- Drawers to hide all his paperwork
- Drawer for the dirty laundry (bottom drawer which is big has removable laundry bag)
While Hubby dear worked on the specifications for the closet to
make use of every inch, I started to take down the single shelf provided by the
builder (this was reused in the same closet, you will find the details below) and
the baseboard in the closet.
Here is how it looked during the process. I like the white background so decided to
not to paint ;) lol...read it as..I was soo excited
with closet building that I even forgot to paint behind :) ( I know… I know… I am little
crazy, little weirdo)
With angled top shelf (middle one in the above pic), we could
increase the height of the closet and also put the big items on the top shelf
easily. The builder provided shelf was reused as the top shelf.
Third one in above picture is before we built
the drawers.
I wanted to buy the dresser and put it in that space but he
wanted to build it. This was little tedious task as the bottom of the drawer should be strong
enough to hold the weight of things inside. Also requires lots of patience.
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Very nice Bharati. we should also start working on shelves....hopefully soon!!
ReplyDeleteThank u Ashwini.
DeleteWow, well done Bharati.
ReplyDeleteThank u Suma
DeleteBharati, The closet turned out so good and looks like did by Professionals. Isn’t it amazing how simple changes can really update a room?
ReplyDeleteThank u Reshma
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ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing something which I have never came across . I have lot of things in my bedroom but the only thing that bother me is closets, It just because of me and my partners different sense of choices. I would be glad if you could share it for us.
ReplyDeleteHi Bethany,
DeleteThanks for the feedback. Are you looking for the measurements. Please let me know, I would be happy to share that.
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So awesome!! I bet you just love it! It looks amazing, great job! I know how much work that is, as I am doing my master bedroom closet right now, I can't wait to be done like you! Thanks so much for linking up to the wowza weekend link party! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThank u, Mindi. Cant wait to see your closet reveal. Thank you so much for hosting the party. Have a blessed day
DeleteHi - Great design work! What type of panels / boards did you use? And are the shelves supported with shelf pins...or if not, how are they put up?
ReplyDeleteThank u soo much. We used laminated plywood. Top and bottom shelves are attached with long screws and the middle ones re supported with shelf pins.
DeleteThis is a really nicely organized closet! I love all the wonderful shelves that you built.
ReplyDeleteThank u, Athena
DeleteI need to get my closets organized! Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
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Cindy
Thanks for the hosting the party Cindy!! Have a blessed day!
Deleteohh...I need to do that!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Sabrina
DeleteYou guys did an amazing job!! I bet your son is so happy to have all that extra storage....or not lol... (no more excuses for a messy room)
ReplyDeleteThank u Feral. He loves all the storage but gets innovative with the excuses for mess room..lol...
DeleteI WISH my closet looked that nice! LOL Great job!!
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Thank you, Julie
DeleteIt looks great! You will love this and everything will stay so much more organized! We put built in's in my closet back in May and I can't believe how clean I keep it now. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank u Rachel.
DeleteThank you for linking up to the Hit Me With Your Best Shot Link Party Last week. Hope to see you and your Awesome ideas tonight at 7 EST!
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DeleteNice work- need to do something like this for our daughter! She also has book shelves in her closet :)
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DeleteWow! I need this in my closet! Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nikki.
DeleteThank you for linking to Whimsy Wednesday last week! I featured your closet makeover in my featured project post!
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Have a great week!
Susan
Thank u for featuring my work Susan! have a awesome week!
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Bharati
I love how this turned out! It's so organized and there's room for everything. I'm sure you and your son are really happy with this!
ReplyDeleteThank u for stopping by Lisa. We love this closet too.
DeleteThis looks wonderful! So delighted that you shared with Home and Garden Thursday,
ReplyDeleteKathy
Thank you for hosting Kathy
DeleteThank you Robin. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! you really have made great use of a small space.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing @ MamasBlogCentral.com :) Have a great weekend!!
Thank you Wendy
DeleteIt looks fantastic, what an amazing transformation!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Thomas
DeleteThat turned out so good! Great space when you organized it well! Thanks so much for joining us at the #HomeMattersParty this week! Tell a friend, and we hope to see you both next week! Happy Saturday :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kristen. Thank you for hosting, love to party with you :)
DeleteWow, you didn't waste an inch of available space! Awesome:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up this week.
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Thank u, Mila. Have a wonderful week ahead
DeleteThat is an awesome job! Can he come to my house next?
ReplyDeleteThank u Nicki. :)
DeleteThis looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by, Trish. Happy Friday
DeleteWow Bharati!!! What a transformation! It looks awesome. So glad I found you on Inspiration Monday! Following:-)
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