The Master Bedroom Update, pt IIIb

No changes to report, but thought I would include before and after photos of the empty closet

Before: We had the standard one shelf wire hanger things

After: A lot more shelves and a lot more places to hang clothes... and built in drawers!

I'm still very obsessed with our closet... and we are still figuring out how we want our clothes stored, etc... It's crazy having all of this space and not knowing how to fill it all... without going crazy and buying more clothes :)

PS: Happy Father's Day to all of you wonderful fathers out there! :) We celebrated father's day last week so Bobby and I are just chilling...

The Master Bedroom Update, pt III

Okay, so the closet install is complete! California Closets came by last Tuesday afternoon... and three hours later, voila:

Side note: it's very hard to take a pic of the closet because it's quiet small

We went with a light grey base with dark brown accents (on the drawer). We opted out of the "finished look" (eg: when they complete the closet all the way to the floor and add baseboards). Neither of us liked that look (our closet is small, so completing the look would have made it look smaller). Also, completing the look inflates the price!

First view when you walk in: Bobby's stuff. At first, Bobby had top/bottom hanging system, but then we threw in some extra shelves to see which he would prefer. Turns out he prefers to have things folded.

Right next to Bobby's side, we had two double hooks added. I hung Bobby's one tie and belt on one hook, and two of my most used non every day purses

Back corner and more shelves/drawers. I love the large wire mesh shelf  of with the rest my unused bags

Side of the closet with my jeans/skirts/most used t shirts/blouses for work

As soon as the lady who installed the closet left, I unpacked all of our clothes like a maniac! We seriously only were without a master bedroom closet for 48 hours but that was too long! 

First impression: I am so happy with this closet. There is so much space!!!! It seriously quadrupled the amount of stuff that we could hold in this closet. Admittedly, we both purged our closets and got rid of things we never wear... but we have so much space now :)

I highly recommend California Closets. Our designer and installer were both awesome! And they are really affordable for the magic they are able to do. 

The Master Bedroom Changes, pt II

Okay, so carrying on from the previous weekend's shenanigans, the time finally came to empty out our very messy master bedroom closet. Bobby was home this weekend so I had someone to tag team with for this process.

I was up first and I packed up/relocated everything that was in the closet. I used our luggage to store most of our clothes. I then moved 3 days worth of clothes and all of my dresses into our spare bedroom's closet... and I also used up all of the drawers on our new bed frame. All in all, this didn't take too long.... 

After emptying the closet, Bobby stepped in for:

1. Current Shelf Removal

2. Spackling of holes in the wall/Sanding of spackle on the wall

Fresh coat of paint!!! Bobby ended up re-painting the entire closet because the paint the previous owners left us didn't match 100%... probably because the closet walls were dirty?

And now we are left with this mess until tomorrow evening when the new closet will finally be a reality. I am beyond excited to unpack all of our clothes! I am also beyond excited to start doing laundry again (our hamper is pretty full - after all, one way to start emptying a closet is to stop doing laundry right?!?!)

Stuff, stuff everywhere!

I am so glad we have a spare bedroom right now!! Things would've been so much crazier without the extra space!

After the master bedroom closet is done, my next project will be to clean out the spare bedroom closet. I never spent too much time in the spare bedroom before (it used to be Kiwi's room, then it was Marco's room, then it was Kiwi's room again... and most recently, it became a dumping ground for things Bobby was too lazy to bring to the storage).

Stay tuned for the big closet reveal sometime this week :)