Looking for ideas for master closet renovation. Is this acceptable?
D Sutton
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Comments (20)beautiful, marciab! Chisue, that's funny that you mention the shoes. When we moved into the current spec home, the master closet had a built in cubby for 50 pairs of shoes. Since we take them off at the front door, I never used it, and took out 2 of the vertical partitions, and did a makeshift tshirt/pants shelving area. Now, we're building, and we have both a hall closet and a mudroom designed just to store everyone's shoes by the entry. We're forced to comply with the Greenpoint checklist for new builds, and you actually get one point for having a place to put shoes in the entryway (better indoor air quality, I guess)....See MoreLooking for Ideas for Basement Renovation
Comments (6)Thank you everyone for your initial suggestions! Worthy: thanks for the tips you provided. My plan is to take out the drop ceiling and go to town with a ship vac to get the entire basement clean. Trust me, we have plenty of spider webs, etc. down there. Once it is all clean, I will identify all the wiring and make sure if it is used, it it fastened into the ceiling. My next step would be toreplace the current lighting with the recessed can lighting. I'm thinking four lights across in three rows, with an additional light by the bathroom and one at the bottom of the steps. I've measured it out and I can space them all out about 5 feet apart. Then lastly would be to paint. Although I am bit of a novice, I plan to knock out the ceiling painting. I'd like to start on one area and master it before moving to the rest of the ceiling. Once the ceiling is done, then I will go for the walls. I'm considering painting that built in entertainment center as well, just not sure what color to go with....See MoreMaster bath design/renovation ideas, help needed
Comments (1)You have not provided the dimensions for the other walls, the placement of plumbing or electrical, etc. It may be that the walls are needed to carry plumbing to the shower or vanity. What is on the other side of these walls, where is this bathroom in relation to the master bedroom, what other closets are there....too many questions. You have not provided the information anyone would need to discuss this with you....See MoreCloset is purged...ideas to make the remaining stuff look organized? l
Comments (24)bout trashing the perfectly functional old hangars simply because they don't match each other. Goodwill always need hangers. Maybe donating them would alleviate your guilt. Personally, I ended up going with BLUE plastic hangers. Anyway, at 18 hangers for $1.49 (on sale), if I decide to ditch the blue, I can forgive myself. I think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't love those Huggable Hangers, and I decided that the goal was matching hangers, not fancy hangers. On the shelf with the mirror, perhaps a vase, or as someone suggested, a small decorative tray to capture favorite earrings or bracelets. I bet the OP has something sitting around the house that'd work. A small mismatched dish of some sort. People are recommending wicker baskets but I've had bad luck with this type as it snagged on a few items. I love wicker baskets and haven't really had a problem with snagging ... but, if your mileage varies, you can always line the baskets. On the top shelves, even though it isn't pretty I'd have to go with clear plastic boxes. I'm definitely out-of-sight-out-of-mind, so if I can't see it, it ain't there lol. Being very short, the top shelf isn't for everyday stuff for me! I have a box up top for "travel stuff", which contains toiletry bags and unique stuff you only use on vacation ... for example, an around-the-neck security bag for keeping your passport close in airports and another around-the-neck thing for carrying your money /phone while you're in the water at the beach, a pretty cloth bag for packing jewelry, clips that attach your beach towels to your lounge chair. I can't remember what else, but those are things I don't need daily. Oh, water shoes -- mine and my husband's. We only use them on vacation, so they don't deserve one of the limited spaces in my daily shoe area. I also have a box up top for fancy dresses. I don't wear them often, so they're folded gently into white tissue paper ... and they don't take up space in my small closet. Some of my boxes are ... I'm ashamed to admit it ... Big Bo boxes from Bojangles. They're really solid construction and can hold a great deal. I covered them with duct tape to make them pretty. I'm thinking that when we move to the new house I'm going to get pretty wicker baskets for the top close shelf /downgrade the Bojangles boxes to craft storage. Will huggable hangers work for my husbands suits and sports coats? They take up so much room! No, they're shirt-sized. So I organized by color but seems so unnatural to me because I have typically aborted my clothes by casual/dress wear etc. thoughts everyone? I am going to get the thinner hangers too. Do you think I should hang the rod a bit lower since I’m short? I agree ... organizing by color doesn't seem right to me. I organize by season /style. That is, all my short-sleeved shirts are together ... then all my long-sleeved shirts ... then all my dresses /casuals to one side and dressier to the other side. On the shelves, thin summer sweaters to one side and thicker winter sweaters to the other side. Can you reach the rod comfortably? If so, I'd leave it where it is and use the shelve underneath for storage ... dressy shoes? Folded jeans?...See MoreJennifer Hogan
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