New walk-in-closet

The family I purchased my home from had three young children, therefore, both of the bedrooms were adorned for… very… young… children. While one room featured a rainbow ceiling fan and blue walls (see my progress with that room in the before and after section), the smallest of the bedrooms was clearly the sweet, sweet nursery, with light green walls, hand painted animals, and coordinating wallpaper. This smaller bedroom is the appropriate size for a crib, but any adult-sized bed would have been a squeeze (not impossible, just snug). The master closet is pretty small, so I had a lot of overflow happening, and that’s what fueled my decision to make this small bedroom my walk-in closet. See some befores, and keep reading to see the transformation:

Like other rooms in the house, the carpeting was removed and hardwoods were refinished. In regards to the animal paintings, I decided to neutralize the walls, priming (twice) and painting (thrice) to create a fresh white space. I’ve always wanted to paint a ceiling light blue or light gray, so this was my test room for that endeavor – light blue it remains! In addition to utilizing the closet, I needed some extra storage – especially in the shoe department. I lucked out by purchased three matching IKEA shelves from a friend who was having a moving sale – and happily, they fit alongside the long wall in the room perrrfectly! The open-shelves at the top serve as storage to (most of my) shoes, and the lower storage conceal extra books, paperwork, photos, and gift wrapping supplies.

I’m still working on adding additional exposed storage, but I still rely on the door itself to display my (ever-increasing) collection of scarfs. And I started with installing hooks for my small collection of necklaces.

The dresser shown in the above photos was a free-salvage from an old apartment. I refinished it once, banged it up moving 3+ times, and am going to refinish it once more (thinking smooth, glossy white – thoughts?). I’d still love to get a nice carpet and a small cushy chair for this room, but Cody makes me not want to over-invest in area rugs, and I haven’t found a “i-love-it” chair (truthfully, I’m hoping I can find one to refinish).

But if nothing else, I have room for a growing wardrobe :)