My Master Closet renovation has been a year in the making. I had no idea when I started that I would take a year to complete, EEK. To say it was an undertaking is an understatement!!! I had a vision and thankfully it all came together. I decided from the very beginning that I would build this closet 100% from scratch. No sure why, lol. None the less that is just what I did.

” It’s not always about the picture-perfect moments, but about the memories and emotions they evoke.” 

First things first:
What was my vision? I decided when you walk into the closet I wanted the back wall to be the focal point. I wanted there to be shelves from the floor up to the ceiling on both sides and in the middle I wanted a wallpapered wall with a mirror and a dresser.

Originally, I had plans to have hanging closet space on both the right and left side walls, but over time and a few measurement errors I settled on double hanging space for me on the right side, a double hanging space area for Mark (hubby) on the left side, a book shelf of sorts on the left side, and a hanging area that is connected by Marks space and the bookshelf. My goal was to make sure I effectively used every inch of the closet, with little wasted space while still being able to add my Christina touches.

To determine the heights of the shoe shelfs I took measurements of each of my different kinds of shoes to see what I would need to make sure there was plenty os space for all types of shoes.

Once I had a plan, we stripped the entire room! The only thing left was the wood floor and four walls. I patched any holes and then we painted the walls and the ceiling. For walls, I always use a satin finish because it is easy to wipe down and clean. For ceilings, I use a flat paint. For baseboards, I use a gloss paint.

Walls: Satin Finish HGTV Home by Sherman-Williams, color Snowbound

Ceilings: Flat Finish HGTV Home by Sherman Williams, color Snowbound

After the paint was complete, I put in the hardwood floor. I wanted a floor that was slightly darker in color but with an elegant style. I settled on Allen & Roth Natural Acacia Engineered Harwood Floor (Link & Lock). I chose a link & lock floating floor because this was my first time putting in a floor and this style of installation seemed the easiest for me.

The supplies I needed to install were:

• 3 Boxes of Floor (Always extra – you can take it back if you don’t use it.)
• Pergo Gold Premium Foam Flooring Underlayment
• FloorComfort Underlayment tape
• Zamma Natural Acacia Wood T-moulding (goes between the door to connect rooms)
• Brutus Pro Flooring Installation Kit
• Miter Saw

A few pointers when installing:

• I chose the top of the line foam flooring underlayment because I wanted to make sure there wasn’t noise when walking on the floor and that it created a sound barrier.
• Install hardwood floors perpendicular to the floor joints, parallel to the longest wall, leaving a ¾-inch expansion gap around the perimeter.
• After purchasing the flooring, put it into the room it will be installed. This acclimates it to the climate of the room. I let it sit for about 3 days.
• Lay out the hardwood pieces in the room so that you can make sure you don’t have any weird pieces to cut. Start with the longest point in the room or the middle of the room.

Built-In Platforms

After the floor was done it was time to create the platform for the built-ins.

Supplies used are:

• 2 x 4’s
• Construction Screws
• Drill

After I put the platform together, I used a stud finder to locate a stud so that I could secure the platform to the wall. I didn’t secure the platforms until after I was certain it was in the correct space.

I had quite a few mishaps, so I wanted to limit the time I spent fixing them:)

IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT!

Once I finished the preliminary part of the project, next up was building the built-ins. If I have any piece of advice to help you with a successful project it is to plan. Take the time to plan!!!!!! It will help your project move along much quicker then if you are winging it.

Stay tuned for part 2, building the built-ins!

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