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Showing posts with label Closets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Closets. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Another Closet

Little progress was made today. It is day four of the flu and honestly I am ready to move past it. The final touches on the kitchen island started this afternoon and will be finished tomorrow in preparation for the counter tops being re-installed on Thursday. They had to removed and placed in storage so we could fix hurricane damage. I eagerly wait our reunion.

Closet design progress has been slow. Final plans for the Yellow Bedroom's closet are done. Meanwhile I keep re-drawing and configuring our Master Bedroom closet. The problem is that it is huge closet with hard to use space (it has two large windows in it). Not exactly what I would have planned but I am trying to make the best of it. A couple of possible designs have emerged but nothing that screams - This is it!

The good news is that another closet design has been completed. The bad news is that I created two plans for it and have to choose between the two. This bedroom would be perfect guest room or child's room. At this point some may be questioning: Why go to all this trouble for a room that may never get much use? Which is a great point but the truth is resale. Really great closets and storage spaces (along with great kitchens and bathrooms) helps sell houses. Marston says this is our last house and I hope he is right. But I am leaving all our options for resale open just in case he changes his mind.


Option 1 - Has drawers possibly eliminating the need for a dresser in the room.



Option 2 - Has lots of short rod storage and is less expensive to build than option 1.

Basically the bulk of the material will be IKEA products with upgraded hardware and a few personal touches added. To start designing your own closet system visit their website http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/19086/tab/pax_planner/


Monday, January 9, 2012

Foyer Closet Design

Day three of the flu and it is cold and rainy outside. Perfect weather for curling-up with a quilt on the coach. Just me, the laptop and my two assistants (Jack & Oreo - my cats). It was the perfect time to start designing closets (all seven of them). Actually managed to finish one today and quite possibly will finish another tonight. Yeah!

The foyer closet design was created using the IKEA website and thus their products. Other items will be added, like hooks for keys and a pullout rack for scarfs. One of the nice things about moving locally is the ability to relocate "areas" from one house to the other, one at a time. Unpacking into an organized space should make getting used to the new house easier and faster. Visit http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/19086/tab/pax_planner/  to plan your own IKEA closet.

River House - Foyer Closet