We’re halfway there! (GULP!!) It’s week 3 here in the “One Room Challenge” world and I have some progress to show you! In week 1 I revealed that I was going to transform the nursery into a little girl’s room, and in week 2 I outlined the room layout and design plans. This week let me take you to the room’s main organization station, the closet!
The Closet
The idea for this closet was inspired by the playroom bench the amazing Jen from “I Heart Organizing” came up with! (That girl is an organizational guru!)
Before IKEA changed out the EXPEDIT products for their new KALLAX line, I scooped up three of their 1 x 5 Expedit units for this very project! The closet area was able to accommodate one of these units horizontally so I started with that. Then we vertically stacked two more units on top of that one to create a U-shaped storage area and added in two closet rods. (Note, my hubby did secure each unit to the wall in case our monkey tried to climb it!)
The closet houses 15 large baskets which hold an insane amount of storage. But I needed to add in new labels and purge the existing closet contents like a madwoman! Enter these cute new labels I whipped up:
We originally had ripped out the closet doors to leave the closet open and accessible. This time I wanted to have the option of closing off the closet area so I decided to replicate the same drapes I was making for the window and mount them in the closet as closet doors. This also had a design purpose as I find it makes the two sides of the room symmetrical. At least that’s what I was going for!
What do you think? My daughter is excited with her new closet and she is anxiously awaiting her new bed! (I’ve had a bit of a snafu with the mattress order. Gah!)
Hope you’ll keep following along to see this room’s progress and those of the other designers and participants! In the meantime, I have more sewing to do! (eek!)
Sheila says
OMG How adorable! I LOVE it! Can you please adopt me as your kid so you can make me a pretty, organized closet too? 🙂
Lidia says
Aww thanks my friend!!! And yes!!! ♥♥♥
Shirley says
LOOKIN’ GOOD! Nice job Lidia (& to a lesser degreeJohn!). I agree the drapery added to the closet, will tie the 2 sides of the room together.
Can’t wait to see next weeks post
Lidia says
Thanks so much Shirley!!!
Meghan says
Lidia,
That closet is a little girl’s dream!! I love how you managed to make organization beautiful! Your little girl is adorbs too!
Meghan
Lidia says
Aww, thanks Meghan!!! ♥♥♥
Christine says
Lidi! This is BRILLIANT! I love it! Btw…are your hangers all backwards? Is this so your little one won’t pull them off?
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Lidia says
Thanks my friend!!! Goodness, good question! Honestly I just started hanging them that way one day and then just did that consistently! I never thought about it before! LOL!!
Jessica says
It looks so great, those expedit shelves worked perfectly. I love that fabric too, so bright and fun a perfect for a little girl”s room
Lidia says
Thanks so much Jess!!! xoxo
Lindi says
BAH! It looks so good! I’m a sucker for closet organization, lol. So pretty for a little girl!
Lidia says
Thanks Lindi!! Yaayy!! So glad you like it! xoxo
Emy says
Her closet is adorable! I love those labels!
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Lidia says
Aw, thanks Emy!!! Can’t wait to see your space!
Susanne says
I love your labels!! So cute 🙂 That is a little girl’s dream closet, I can’t wait to see next week!!
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Lidia says
You are so sweet Susanne, thank you!!! ♥
Jessica | Petal + Ply says
Looks great! I wish my kids’ closets were so tidy!
Lidia says
LOL! Thank you!! We’ll see how long this lasts!!
Nicole Q-Schmitz says
Okay, this is probably one of the only kids’ closets I like because it seems SO practical and easy to use! Great job 🙂
Lidia says
Aw thanks Nicole! (And congrats on your new little peanut!!)
Andrea says
It’s perfect!!! When you are at my house I will take you an a tour of my painfully messy kids rooms (one smells of odour of ‘ a la guinea pig” so that may be step one… )and ask for your expert advice!!
Lidia says
Thanks chérie!!! And LOL!!! Yes for sure I’d love to help!! ♥♥♥