Monday, September 10, 2012

Little Man's Closet Re-Do

Happy Monday!
I'd usually post a menu for Monday, but this week, we are trying to use up whatever is in the fridge/pantry without doing a whole lot of shopping, so I'm afraid its not too exciting.  Instead, I'm going to share with you the project that we've been working on FOREVER!  
You might remember that earlier this year, we redid the Nugget's room for his 5th Birthday.  Baby stuff out, Big Boy stuff in.  Except for the closet.  I just didn't have it in me to get in there and go through it all and paint etc. etc.  We always knew we were going to put in a closet organizer since the rooms are small and we need to use every inch of space we have!

Anyway, here is what it looked like "before":  




Ouch.  Check out the green...which looked AWESOME in the baby room, but HORRID with the new blue/grey color scheme. 

Step 1:  Pull out EVERYTHING...and I mean EVERYTHING...crappy carpet and all.




Step 2:  Enlist the Nugget and start painting:




Yes, we sometimes paint in our undies around here ;)  Before long, we had a lovely clean slate:




Step 3:  Install organizer.  We used the ClosetMaid system (16') from Home Depot. 




Eventually, we will install mirrored sliding doors because, let's be real...this is about the tidiest it will ever be.  The middle shelf unit is offset from center so that we can access the drawers once the doors are on.  The Teacher reminded me to take a picture (almost) before I started filling it!

Here are some shots of the finished product.  What is CRAZY to me, is that almost EVERYTHING that was in the BEFORE shot, went BACK IN.  This is testament to how much more space you can make using an organizer!! 





Here's a quick comparison shot of BEFORE and AFTER:






     What do you think???

Has anyone else tackled an organization project lately??

Thanks for stopping by!

             ~Bean








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