Happy Friday, y’all! First of all, I want to thank you for all the sweet comments on Monday’s post and I’m going to continue to work on my hostessing skill for many parties to come. I usually try to respond to comments by email but a recently WordPress stopped sending me email notifications when I get a comment so I don’t know how to respond .If anyone knows of a fix, please let me know!! Anyways, I’m excited to start sharing more of our home with you guys so I bring you… the home tour! Today we’re starting with one of the smallest yet most important rooms in the house, the master closet!
One of the main things we were looking forward to in our new townhouse was more closet space. Back in our 1-bedroom condo, our closet was constantly overflowing and half of it was hard to get to because the door opened inward. Like, why would you do that?! Now, our new closet isn’t huge by any means, but it was a welcomed upgrade plus it’s nice to know there are several other closest in the house for our overflow stuff (guest room, I’m looking at you!).
Here’s what our closet looked like when we moved in:
When we moved in, our closet had the standard wire shelving. It wasn’t the most pleasing to the eye and there was a lot of wasted space so we knew we’d be upgrading it very soon. We looked at several companies around Charlotte and ultimately went with California Closets. I love how they have 4 levels of their system, from the minimalist wall-mounted system to closets with lights, doors, wood backing and crown molding. We went with the simple wall-mounted since our closet is narrow. Our consultant also helped us to design this in real-time with the help 3D CAD software that shows you exactly what your closet will look like (even with clothes hanging)!
Here’s a look at our design and how it turned out!
The main thing I wanted was a shoe shelf because those are the hardest items to store and keep organized. Currently we have 7 shelves but the great thing about this system is that you can easily add shelves or move things around. We added a lot more double hang space and one long hanging section for dresses. I actually measured it out and we added 38 extra inches of hanging space by updating our closet… yes, please!
One cool feature in our closet is the overflow space under the stairs. This is where we store winter clothes & shoes, our hamper, bags, and other random stuff and it lets us keep the main closet nice and neat. We actually repurposed the wire from our original closet and added lots of shelves- thanks to Ryan’s dad for making that happen! I would show you guys but… it’s a little messy so I’ll just keep that door closed 🙂
We didn’t go crazy with accessories but got a belt & tie rack for Ryan and a pull-out valet rod which comes in so handy for outfit planning. Oh but speaking of accessories, our mismatched plastic hangers had to go and I ended up getting matching grey velvet hangers from HomeGoods.
Clearly I don’t have all my bags in this closet (most of them are in the overflow closet) but I wanted to have a neat way to store my clutches. I got these acrylic shelf dividers from Amazon and they were absolutely perfect! They allow my clutches to stand upright and makes them easily accessible.
And that’s our closet, y’all! You can probably tell how narrow it is but I just have to add that you should’ve seen some crazy contorted positions I had to get into to get these photos. It was a bit of a struggle, lol! Thanks for reading and I’ll have more home tour posts coming very soon so stay tuned!!
OMG i freakin love this post and that closet!!! you have some gorgeous stuff!!!!!
XO Ellen from Ask Away
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Wow! Your closet looks so great! Thanks for sharing!
Cannot wait to do this with my closet we move next year. Yours looks absolutely amazing!
Totally thinking of giving our master closet a refresh in our new home!
Your closet is GORGEOUS!! Total #goals!
Your closet is so pretty! I love the shelves for shoe storage – one thing I would love! And having all the different levels of hanging really maximizes the space!
It looks so great! Love it – now I need to go home and organize mine!
Zelle | Southern Style
This may be what I need to do. Can you give me an idea of what your budget was? We did a remodel, and the contractor kind of went rogue when it came to the closet, and the master closet is basically unusable. I need to figure out something, and I think it will be better if I just bring someone new in to help design it. I’m OBSESSED with how your turned out!
Oh I absolutely love a well organized closet! Mine would 100% NOT be on that list – HA! But yours is swoon worthy and I love all the adds you have like the acrylic dividers for clutches – so great!
Oh my gosh they did such a good job! I am SO jealous of all your storage. My closet is so tiny and I have stuff stored all over the house! Ha!
xoxo,
Kim
Oh my goodness! Your closet is amazing! I love how organized and pretty it is! It must make getting dressed in the morning even more fun! xo
This is what my OCD/Type A dreams are made of!!! Those shelf dividers for your clutches, YES! And that tie and belt rack, YES! Garrett would die for that!!!
I love the shelves in your new closet. I added shelves to my closet a few years ago and I’ve never regretted it. Happy Friday!
Beautiful ! If you ever want a few more inches on your shoe shelves: alternate your shoes:
Toes out pair 1, then heels out pair 2, toes out pair 3~ read this online and it actually does crazy way more space.
I’ll never go back to any other hangers after getting velvet ones.
Your closet is looking amazing! So organized!! I wish we had that kind of space in our NYC apartment!
xx Mollie
Ah your closet is so functional! I wish I had a shoe shelf like that one! xo
We were lucky and moved into a house that already had the California Closet makeover (it was actually previously a small bedroom before the house reno but that’s another story). ANYWAY, love what you did with the acrylic slider! I’m moving my clutches STAT. Thank you!
Girlfriend this closet is AMAZING!
Looks amazing gal!! My mom just had this done too and I cannot believe how different it looks. Enjoy!!
xo Laura Leigh
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Oh my gosh this closet is a dream! Love that there’s a place for everything and the way you set up your handbags!
These are closet goals right here!!