Updated Linen Closet pics
kitchenkelly
13 years ago
I tried to bump my old linen closet thread from when I was asking for help/ideas but it wouldn't work because it was so old (August.) Anyhoo, I finally put the hardware on last week. (Even though it was installed at the end of August and I painted it in September. I am the biggest procrastinator I know.)
I wish I had a "before" pic. Just think old '80's, cheap, oak grain four doors with yellow/brass hardware. I do have a "during" pic:
And After:
Can't get a good pic because the hallway is so tight. I am actually taking the pic from the bathroom with the camera over my shoulder. I do think the drawers are going to be great once I get stuff back in there. (Maybe next weekend.)
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Linen Closet Clean-out
Comments (12)We recently finished a bathroom renovation, which involved tearing out the old linen closet and replacing it with a wider, shallower unit built from a base cabinet and a wall cabinet. No drawers. My bathroom linen closet holds towels, but no bed linens (we keep those in the B/Rs). I wanted to post a link to the small acrylic drawers that I found at the Container Store. I purchased four of these and they organize all of the hair things for my four daughters (we have a lot of hair stuff.....). These are big enough to hold headbands. Worth noting is that when I cleaned out the old linen closet, I realized that I had over-purchased many items, due in part because the old cabinet was so deep and high (I couldn't see most of the top shelf). Now that the closet is a more manageable size, I keep things grouped together so I can check quantity more readily. The base cabinet holds two hamper baskets and about 30 rolls of toilet paper (we are a large family). Also, during the renovation, we installed a pair of recessed medicine cabinets (one above each sink) and purchased two extra glass shelves for each one. It is incredible what these hold: tooth brushes. contact lens stuff, skin care items, drinking cups, eye glasses, etc. There is no more clutter on the counter, just soap, a clock, and a hand towel on a glass tray. Finally, like another poster said, I keep all medicines in the kitchen, there is space there for a variety of asthma meds, sunscreens, bug repellant, lots of bandages, OTC medication, hand sanitizer, etc. Here is a link that might be useful: Acrylic Drawers...See Moreyour linen closet ideas for better function? - pics posted
Comments (6)Very similar narrow & deep shelves in my 1942 bathroom. I recently wrote a post about fixing up my bathroom & you can see some pics there. Link below. I didn't go into detail about the shelf re-build in the blog entry, but you can see what it looks like. Because of the depth, you can see in the pics I have baskets on the shelves. In the baskets I have stored: Top: extra stored bathroom items (extra Q-tips, sunblock, razors, etc...the extras to use when I run out), the Dr. Bag, few bathroom odds & ends I need every once on a while. Middle: My everyday go-to hair supplies: blow dryer, flat iron, brushes, hair products, etc. Bottom: Daughter's bathroom supplies: hair stuff, her toothbrushes, getting ready in the morning essentials...she's 4...she wants beauty stuff like Mommy on her own shelf. Here's my secret: The baskets are fairly large, but they only go halfway to the back because shelf is deep. Behind the baskets are the uglies: extra towels rolled up, makeup, heating pad, etc. You can't see the uglies unless you pull out the baskets. And the best part...because the baskets are big, I have plenty of room to store everyday items. The shelves are always clean & look that way all the time. If I need an emergency company cleanup & have something on the sink I need to hide ASAP, I just throw in one of the baskets. Not sure if that's helpful to you, but that's how I do the deep shelves. Gayle Here is a link that might be useful: My blog...See MoreLinen Closet - Update and a Question
Comments (32)Katy-lou - thank you for the link. I like their finishes and am looking into their edge mount pulls: I'd welcome input from anyone who has used an edge pull. Lawjedi - I've thought about glass pulls but haven't found any pulls (vs. knobs) which I like. Thank you for the links. The rails and stiles are 2" wide. Thanks robotropolis and canuckplayer. Some drop pulls don't hit the wood; still, good point. EAM44 - I was thrilled to see the Anthropologie pictures and did spend some time photoshopping. Love them and especially love the mercury glass. However, nothing I liked. (Hence the silence). You know me - I like the unusual but for this cabinet, I just love the simplicity and just haven't found anything yet which adds vs. detracts. rococogurl - thanks for hanging in there and the specific advise as to knob placement. I spent some time on Houzz and found these three pictures of shaker cabinets, with pulls, which spoke to me. However, my quandry is that a 1" protrusion is in line with the door trim on the right - I don't want a handle which sticks out farther than this. You said it very nicely - I want something that enhances the geometry of the cabinet. What do you think of the edge mount pulls posted above? Love how these pulls are positioned. I would do all horizontal. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-contemporary-kitchen-minneapolis-phvw-vp~1598921) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) Smaller pulls, but again very clean: [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/brooklyn-promenade-modernish-traditional-kitchen-new-york-phvw-vp~2178195) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Brooklyn Architects & Designers CWB Architects Last - very small square pulls. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/sleek-home-in-oakville-1206-transitional-kitchen-toronto-phvw-vp~1162214) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by St. Thomas Kitchen & Bath Designers Braam's Custom Cabinets cEFREEMAN - 126 pulls to find? That's a lot of cabinets there girl! OK full disclosure here. I'm calling it a linen closet but it's more a multi purpose cabinet. I have no idea what I'll store in the top part but my purpose in building this, was to create drawers for the afghans and light comforters we keep out in the family room. So, drawers will be fairly light. Thanks bpathome, may_flowers - I did follow what you're saying. Good points. a2 - width is 36". I'm not worried about anything catching on pulls or even handles with 2" protrusion (cabinet is out of the normal walk path). I'll think about one long pull but like the two pull look (as in above pictures). Thanks bicyclegirl - glass is from Bendheim and I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I've even thought about seeing if I could get custom glass knobs made using the same glass. Thanks mdln 5....See Morelinen closet door/hatch in shower?
Comments (8)Me again, glad to hear your attic is insulated. I have no idea why I fixated on that last time, I think I was just imagining cool towels meeting wet air and seeing condensation happening all over them! Anyway, what a nice space you have to work with! With a bathroom, though, fixtures tend to hug the perimeter of the space, just as you have drawn the room. It makes for a nice 6x8 space for dancing in the center of the room, useless for anything else, since the two of you will be crossing it in so many different directions! So twirl your partner when you happen to meet in the center. You could possibly change the direction of the tub under the window so that the foot or head of the tub were directly under the window, and the tub was jutting out into the room, kind of parallel to the toilet wall (or is it a half wall?). For this to work, the vanity of the tub user would be moved over to the right, so that this person kind of walks around the tub a bit to get to it. You could put in an "L" cabinet there, giving the tub user a bit of a sitting vanity at the South end of the window (lets pretend this map is done on the NSEW coordinates). Day lighting and makeup table may go together well. Or not. Back at the current vanity area, we have possibly created room to insert a shallow Towel Tower 2' - 3' wide and as high as you like or need, between the two sink vanities. Try to keep it 1 ft deep, as the other occupant still has to squeeze past on the way to the vanity on the right. Maybe the towels can be rolled and placed into a grid, so they will stack while rolled and slid into their cabinet. Like bottles in a wine rack. The other obvious place I saw for a towel-holding piece of furniture was next to the door as you enter from the closet area. If the little potty alcove is as small as you have drawn, a dresser could be placed there to hold bath linens. I will go shopping at Pottery Barn for an example, and post it here. One way to make your walk-in shower not need any glass door or shower curtain would be to curl in the "wall" or "glass" that is represented by your dotted line. By simply adding a curve to that wall and making the entrance walk a little bit past that curl, you will keep most of the water of the shower contained. If you want to be sure that steam escapes so the shower will dry out, you have a good fan exhaust system to run after the shower, and you do not have the shower walls go much higher than the head level of the occupants. If the walls are solid, people may appreciate having such a large shower be low enough to see out of, as well. Here is a link that might be useful: dressers to hold towels...See MoreUser
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13 years agoCaroline, you are a goofball.
juddgirl, thank you.
Here is a pic of the pulls.
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13 years agoWell, Lisa mocha. I don't think I would be much help. You need my cabinet and trim guys. But if you have a scheduled holiday party I could stop by :--o
Thanks schoolhouse!
Chicagoans, I just have pics of the lower staircase. Here is the before:
And After:
I think the wood is just stain-grade maple. The steps and rail were stained to match the floors on the first level.
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