Lights, Camera…Lights

I realize the lights in most of my Master Closet pictures show up as large glowing masses.  I wanted to try to capture them so you could actually SEE them.  This required precision timing and mad camera setting adjustment skills!     The bulbs in the closet are all “Daylight” CFLs so I had...

Seeing Is Knowing

When I ordered my drapes for my Master Closet, I couldn’t decide between white or grey.  This was what I saw that made me WANT white curtains. I can’t find the original source but I saw it on Pinterest. Ooh la la!  I just love WHITE.  (Little personal tidbit:  It’s my favorite...

Oh my Floors!

I personally don’t like Red Oak.  I don’t like the graining and I don’t like the natural orange tint.  So when I say that I hate the floors in my house, I mean just that.  I don’t like the floors in my house.  Because they are red oak and they have an orange tint.  Also, I am not...

Ironing Board, Shmironing Board

Who need one anyway?  I’ve used an iron probably twice in the last five years! This ugly orange ironing board was in the laundry room, behind a door in the spot where I want to build a much needed storage cabinet so it had to go. I was trying to use it somewhere (because I had it) and the closet...

How to Trick your eye into thinking your window is centered.

I know you want to see the closet with clothes in it…does this count?  Patience…all in due time.  At least I got the curtains up finally.  Kind of.  (I’m realizing that I need double wide panels because the gap in the panels needs to be centered with the chandelier but I can’t...

Closet Materials and why did I choose them? (And a video)

I’ve been asked this question about a thousand times so I thought a special post was in order! Why did I build half the closet out of MDF and the other half out of Plywood? First, MDF is my first choice of material for painted cabinets.  It’s smooth and straight and doesn’t warp (unless...

Executive Master Closet

I’ve been building this Master Closet for four months so I can’t even express how happy I am to finally say, “IT IS FINISHED!”  Thanks for sticking it out and encouraging me when I wanted to quit! The details on the drawer pulls:  24″ brushed nickel pulls for all the large...

Weekend Warriors

Wes was my hero this weekend!  I was so done with working on the closet and still had tons of tedious work to do and he came through and helped me the entire weekend!!! We worked all day Saturday and Sunday and got almost the entire thing done!  I can’t even tell you how much I love him right now!  ...

Installing Stacked Baseboard

I had a busy working weekend — the baseboards are in and we are enjoying new lighting in the living room and a new rain shower to boot! It was a ton of work for the small impact it delivered but it had to be done! First, I had to cut a bunch of wood strips and shims to nail into place so the baseboard...