Closet Organization

This past weekend was dedicated to getting our closets in the new master bathroom organized. Chad and I chose different features and layouts in our closets, but organized them with pieces from the Lowe's line of ClosetMaid products. I think we both found these products easy to put together. Chad got the more expensive line of organizers, so his were a bit higher quality. Each closet ended up being about 45 inches deep by 55 inches long.

Chad chose a corner shelf organizer with three racks going from the corner piece to the wall. I think he'd like to add a few hooks, but for the most part he's happy. He did say he could use a little more hanging space.






I fold most of my clothes, so I chose 12" by 12" cubes for both sides of the doorway. There are 12 cubes on the right (2 units with 6 cubes each), and 6 cubes (stacked in a single column) on the left. Under the 12 on the right, I got a shoe organizer the same width, so they stack. That left room along the back wall for two racks of hanging clothes. The bottom rack doesn't go all the way across so that I could hang dresses from the top rack. I haven't "moved in" to my new closet yet, so I'm not sure how it will work yet, but I'm hopeful it will be great.

After we had all of the elements in our closets, Chad installed the newly stained and polyurethaned closet doors. That didn't go as smoothly as he would have liked, but they are at least in. The only thing that needs done on those is a little repair work. Chad put the knobs in the wrong location (bifold doors - tricky), then the screws were too short for the thickness of the door. It was rough for a little while, but we/he made it. It may seem strange to have painted woodwork and stained doors, but it matches the rest of the upstairs, especially the adjoining bedroom.

In other touches, we added a towel rack above the toilet and next to the shower for easy shower access. We considered an option we found online, but we saw this at Bed Bath & Beyond for a better price, so we went with it.

The progress this past weekend puts us approximately one weekend away from completing this project. This weekend - installing the vanity.