My walk-in closet is beginning to take form! We’re lastly attending to the thrilling stuff as my drawings and mockups are beginning to develop into actuality. I nonetheless haven’t put in any trim or molding (which, in fact, is when the room will actually begin to go from ugly fundamentals to fairly), as a result of I spotted that I used to be form of getting forward of myself. Earlier than I can begin including trim and molding, I first must get all the cabinets and dividers in place.
So I spent my complete weekend reducing plywood for cabinets after which doing all the wooden filling and sanding on these cabinets (which I’ve to do as a result of I used a lesser grade of plywood in an effort to economize).
Final Friday, which was the final replace I confirmed y’all, I had all however two of the cupboard packing containers constructed. On the best facet of the room, I had two of the packing containers in place and screwed collectively, however the different two regarded like this…
After which I obtained the ultimate two cupboard packing containers constructed for the left facet of the room.
So now all the cupboard packing containers are constructed. I nonetheless don’t have ft on a number of of them, and the cupboards on the left facet are nonetheless not screwed collectively. However at the least they’re constructed and in place for essentially the most half.
With all the packing containers constructed, I used to be prepared to start out including all the cabinets. I began with the best facet of the room as a result of that’s the facet that has essentially the most cabinets, so I wished to sort out that facet first.
I began with the cupboard closest to the washer. To carry the cabinets in place, I ripped strips of 1″x2″ lumber (which is definitely solely 3/4″ thick and never 1″ thick) to three/4″ x 3/4″ utilizing my desk noticed, after which I minimize them with my miter noticed to the best lengths. I connected these strips utilizing 16-gauge 1.25″ nails to type the helps for the cabinets, and I spaced these 14 inches aside. These cabinets shall be for purses and folded garments. By this level, I had already designed my middle island (which you’ll see right here: Designing My Closet Island), so I had already determined that the underside part wouldn’t have drawers. This cupboard shall be all cabinets.
After which with the helps in place, I added the plywood cabinets and nailed them into place utilizing the identical 16-gauge 1.25-inch nails, beginning with the underside shelf and dealing my option to the highest. I nailed the cabinets in place by nailing by the highest of the plywood and into the helps at a slight angle in the direction of the perimeters and again of the cupboard.
Subsequent, I added the plywood for the countertop within the center part, after which I added the ft to the third cupboard, obtained it screwed into place, and added the cabinets to that cupboard in the identical approach.
That complete proper cupboard goes to be shoe storage, so after taking numerous measurements of my sneakers, I made a decision to place two taller 14-inch cabinets on backside for taller sneakers like boots, after which I did two 10-inch cabinets for sneakers with increased heels, adopted by two 8-inch cabinets for sneakers with smaller heels, after which three 7.5-inch cabinets for studios. As soon as the trim is on the highest of the cupboards (and if I did my math appropriately, which is all the time questionable 😀 ), these three cabinets on the high will look far more equal in peak.
So right here’s how that wall seems as of final evening…
However within the meantime, I used to be studying all your feedback and suggestions on yesterday’s publish in regards to the closet island design, and I made a decision to take away that shelf within the center part the place the mirror and wallpaper will go and add my glass high jewellery drawer in that part with my necklace bar just under it. The necklaces nonetheless gained’t be at eye degree, however I do assume a few of you made a really compelling argument that having them on that wall with the mirror makes far more sense. And I’m very quick, so I don’t assume having them just under the very shallow earring/ring drawer shall be an issue for me.
And since I’m going to have that earring/ring drawer there with the necklace storage/show just under, I’m simply going so as to add a shelf on the backside of that part additionally. So principally, each little bit of the drawer storage within the room shall be concentrated to the island, and all the facet partitions shall be hanging and shelf storage.
Right here’s a peek at what it seems like so removed from the doorway of the bed room suite.
I’m fairly excited in regards to the progress, and it’s so thrilling to see this room develop into a actuality. I’ve heaps extra cabinets to chop, wooden fill, and sand earlier than I can get to the trim. However fortunately, the left facet of the room solely wants 4 cabinets and one vertical divider. That can take quite a bit much less time than the 14 cabinets required for the best facet of the room.
After which I’ll want to chop and end 10 to 12 cabinets for the 2 cupboards flanking the door. These two cupboards can have doorways on them in order that I’ve some closed storage within the room.
So I’m solely about midway completed with including the cabinets, however I’ve one other uninterrupted workday forward of me. I’m hoping to complete the remainder by the top of the day. I’ll not get them fully completed as we speak, however I’m going to strive my hardest to get as a lot executed as potential.
I’m drained, y’all, however I’m additionally feeling fairly motivated to get to the beautiful stuff. I’m so shut! However a part of me needs I may commerce locations with this candy woman for a day and simply lounge round the home and eat and play. 😀 However there’s no time for that proper now.
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