Hall Closet Makeover
June 12th, 2009 | Published in Decorating | 7 Comments
For step 1 of our “apartment cute-ification” process, I made over our ugly hall closet into a built-in bookcase.
This closet wasn’t the ugliest thing in our apartment, but it was definitely not cute. The doors were wobbly and unattractive. And check out that contact paper. Blah!
So we removed the doors and stashed them in the spare bedroom closet. Tore off the contact paper. Painted the back wall blue (the same color as our new living room accent wall!). Painted the shelves white. And then filled with books and games and photos. Sure we lost a space to shove unsightly items, but the finished look adds a bit of personality to the apartment and I just love it!
June 13th, 2009 at 7:04 am (#)
I love it! I can’t wait to see pictures of the whole apartment!
June 14th, 2009 at 11:41 am (#)
Lovely! Do you want to help me clean out my closets? I like the idea of exposing the hiding places. It makes makes it easier to stay organized and not stash away the mess. Love it! Good job!
June 15th, 2009 at 5:26 pm (#)
OMG! That looks like a magazine spread. Even the colors from quilt tie the whole color scheme together! So beautiful. Also, I’m lovin’ the blog redesign. I wish I were a web designer and an architect. Actually, right now I’d be happy if I could just clean out my closet.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:45 am (#)
I love it! It looks so much better. I love that shade of blue. Great job!
June 18th, 2009 at 10:30 am (#)
It looks fantastic! I can’t wait to get a house and redecorate!
June 20th, 2009 at 4:46 pm (#)
What a great idea! We are leaving our apartment soon but I wonder if we could do this in our new home in the spare bedroom that would be used as an office/den…..! Now you have me thinking!
Also, love the new design. Can’t wait to see what else you post!
May 31st, 2010 at 12:11 pm (#)
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