My new closet!

This.  This is what I started with:

It came with the house.  Those shelves in the back drive me nuts.  No space to organize.  Belts fall through the slats.  It’s just not what I was looking for.

So I searched around and found EasyClosets.com.  Input your closet dimensions.  Play with the settings.  BUILD A CLOSET!!  It’s like Legos…but for adults…and with waaaaaay more work.

So the journey began!

Step 1 – ditch the old shelves:

So.  Many.  Drywall holes!  Gotta patch those bad boys up.  That’s Step 2:

It took two rounds of patching to get the holes completely filled.  I’ve taped the ceiling and floorboards and added a layer of plastic for safety.  Ready for paint.

Step 3: Paint!

Okay.  That’s just the corners and edges.

Step 4: Keep Painting!

I’ve marked where the hanging rails are going to go.  Next step, hang the rails!  I couldn’t do the back wall yet because those vertical pieces were damaged in the mail.  I was waiting for replacements to come but I could work on the sides of the closet!

Step 5: Rails

That was the scariest part.  I measured twice, cut once on my FIRST CUT and still managed to mess up.  Thankfully, EasyClosets had sent extra railing so I was able to recover.  Things went well after that first mistake. After installing the rails, I just had to hang the verticals and install the shelves!

Step 6: Closet time!

Soooo fancy!

Unfortunately, my replacement pieces ALSO broke but EasyClosets sent out replacements for those replacements without a second of hesitation!  The third verticals…the third verticals stayed up!!!

I had already put my clothes into the sides so here is the finished closet:

Here’s a little gif of the build all blended together.  It’s a bit big, file size wise, so it may take a second to load.  Give it time!

And, lastly, here are some shots of the finished closet.  I really enjoyed doing this and the customer service from EasyClosets was fantastic!!