j and n are very excited! we have a finally have a home for all our lovely coats and shoes in the front entrance. this is huge as we have waited 3 plus years for this day and finally everything is put away, clean and organized the way it is supposed to be. after much searching the best solution (and affordable for us) was to take a trip to our local ikea, bring home the flat boxes and let the magic happen.
side note - the setting up of the wardrobe unit didn't take long at all ... securing it to the wall was the issue ... j did run into some trouble when attaching it to our lovely plaster walls ... as he was putting the screws into the wall the entire screw and a chunk of plaster disappeared into the wall! our solution was to put a piece of wood in front of the brackets and attach it to the studs and we are happy to report that this beast is going nowhere :)
the beautiful glass doors that n just had to have were another story ... n is gifted at being able to read and interpret those pesky ikea pictures fairly easily and her job is to get the pieces ready and direct j with what to do ... after 7 plus years of marriage and setting up multiple pieces of ikea furniture we have a beautiful system ... there was no such luck with the doors after 8 frustrating hours they finally came together and now we have storage!!
the closet does stick out quite a bit in the entrance way ... much more than we hoped ... even though n is a fabulous photographer and it doesn't seem that way :) the eventual and ambitious plan is to steal a bit of space from the guest room and sink that closet back a bit more ... but we have upstairs dormers to build and a basement to finish so that is a much later plan. we are just excited to have a home for our coats and shoes
let the merriment begin :) all these boxes just waiting to become something
zoe seems confused why these boxes have taken over her play area
the first day the frame is made ...
yeah so close but little did j and n know that it would take forever for the front to be put on
here are the gorgeous
(time consuming pain in the butt) doors
but they are amazing and totally fit our clean line square design for the house
here is each side of the closets with drawers and shelves at custom levels ...
notice the boot shelf height is not too tall or too short its just right
one of my favorite parts of the closet ...
the drawer with all these compartments that can fit all our closet odds and ends
(keys, watches, garage door openers, mittens and all of zoe's leashes)
and without further adieu a final picture of organization perfection
which makes j and n extremely happy
cheers ~n
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