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Showing posts with label closet. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New to My Home - New Kitchen Closet

After putting it off for about 5 months, I've finally installed shelving in my kitchen. The kitchen was remodeled in August/September, but the closet wasn't part of it. Originally, this space was used for the washer and dryer but those went out into the garage.

Actually, I did attempt to install them in October but that ended up in a disaster and me screaming...it takes a lot for me to get to that point but I had it that day. The wire shelves dug into the wall and I had to spackle the hole and repaint it. And no shelves were hung.

(Some damage from my previous attempt on the right hand wall.)

This time however, it worked out beautifully. I was nervous about putting the microwave on a shelf but it held! Hooray! It did take me a long time to do it though...I recommend a good drill. Mine is so wimpy.

Ok, it's been a long day. I'm going to bed.

J.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Everything in it's place, but do I need everything?

Everything is in it's place, but I haven't really gone through it, just sort of pushed it around I guess. But this is when the fun starts...I get to go through it all and show it to you as I decide what to keep, toss, donate etc. But before that happens, this is what my closet looks like now.



This is why I need to go through my closet, but it is now sorted by dresses, skirts, tops etc. and each section is (believe it or not) sorted by color.



I don't like to hang my sweaters because they get stretched out but this way I can see every one of them. I keep my over sized purses in this little suitcase that I used when I was little.



These are my jewelry boards that I made and they make it really easy to find just what I want to wear. They are super easy to make and I'll probably do a D.I.Y. post for them. I like and use jewelry boxes also, but only for bracelets and rings and other items that don't get tangled.



White boxes and baskets keep things light in a small spot. I used white contact paper but you could easily use the opposite side of wrapping paper. I also try to keep shoe boxes, but I don't label them, that way I can rotate out seasonal footwear.



Wow...this picture just made me realize how many pairs of shoes I have...the door on the left is hiding quite a few pairs and the hanging thing on the left has a few pairs stashed as well. I also keep my smaller purses there because I like to trade them out fairly often. I used some 3m hooks for my belts and maybe I could use one more...

Hmm...this doesn't include the things in my dresser. Well, this should be interesting. Here we go!

J.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Here it is



I'm ashamed to admit it, but this is my closet. It wouldn't be so bad if it were a closet for one, but I do have to share it and it is packed! Clothes, shoes, bedding luggage - the usual suspects. Cleaning it is on my list of things to do today, but I'm sure my Virgo-ness will kick in and make it more difficult than it needs to be. I'll have to wash all articles of dirty clothing and bedding, put summer clothes away which is not an easy task since I have experienced 80 degree weather on Christmas day, not to mention ironing and vacuuming. Unfortunately I don't yet have my dream closet - I'm holding out for an Elfa system from The Container Store - so organization is a little tricky. No doubt this is more like a project that will take longer than just something on my to do list...wish me well!

J.