DIY Custom Closet

No more cribs and a mobile toddler means one thing

in our house...no more organization in their room, gah!

Our youngest has recently transitioned to a toddler bed,

because of her mad monkey climbing skills. With that

comes baskets and clothing that was once neatly tucked

into shelves and folded ever so nicely, now thrown into

a tornado mess all over the floor. Soooo....the next option,

pile it up, as far away from those curious fingers as possible!

That worked BUT then we couldn't get to her clothing and she

began wearing the same outfits over and over again, so

the closet renovation began.

When we first moved in, all the closet sliding doors came

off in the kids rooms, because really, getting to only half

of your closet at a time is kind of a pain and little fingers

inevitably get pinched as they bang them closed. Not to

mention, taking off the doors adds more space to a room.

In a baby room, it's a great place to put the changing

table since it won't always be in their room and frees

up playable space on the floor too.

I removed all of the furniture, baskets, clothes, etc.

and then the hubs took down the wire shelf and filled

all of the holes, sanding them down when they were dry.

Then the fun part, adding a splash of light grey to tie

the closet together with the rest of the room.

I used Sleek Gray C15 from Lowes, Valspar Paint.

One coat did the trick and I even painted the ceiling

of the closet as well.

Our yorkie Satine, was my painting buddy and wanted

to be in a few of the photos to prove she was my

super assistant for the day.

We wanted the closet to grow with our daughter 

and building your own is a great way to customize 

exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

So my handy hubs went with a box/cube method and

used his new router for a much faster build. He also 

stained the shelves outside with a spray painter and after

they were installed, I went back over and touched up spot

as well as stained the trim/facing.

This photo shows you the sides of the main boxes.

To the left, you have long dress hanging and to the 

right two rods for coats and warmer gear.

The closet is complete and now neatly organized

again. Thanks to my handy hubby for another 

complete masterpiece!

Just a few more basket needed but otherwise

everything fits and there's room to grow!