Our Walk-in Closet

Our Walk-in Closet

We adjusted the house plan to give us a huge walk-in closet.

Master Closet Plan II - Closets – Building our Schumacher Home – Project Small House
Master Closet Plan II

I’ve had bedrooms smaller.

Master Closet - Closets – Building our Schumacher Home – Project Small House
Master Closet

The builder included this ClosetMaid TotalSlide closet system. It is a shelf with a bar below to hang clothes on.

Master Closet - Closets – Building our Schumacher Home – Project Small House
Master Closet

It pretty much follows the plans.

ClosetMaid TotalSlide - Closets – Building our Schumacher Home – Project Small House
ClosetMaid TotalSlide

It looks pretty sturdy, doesn’t it? And it might have been. But, the installer just screwed it into the drywall. He didn’t bother to find studs. He didn’t use any kind of anchors… So, of course it immediately started to pull out of the wall.

Too low
Too low – No space for my shoes

The rod was also too low. I had measured the height of the clothes in my old closet and bought the Malm 3-drawer chests from Ikea to go under the clothes. That was supposed to give enough room for my shoes. But it was all smooshed together.

The parts sat around for quite a while.
The parts sat around for quite a while.

I still had some of the parts from the closet at the log cabin. I ordered some more, then we tripped over them for a few months.

Surprise! Cliff put up a new rack.
Surprise! Cliff put up a new rack.

Then, Cliff surprised me! He had put up a new rod and shelf. You can see he used one support for every stud. I don’t know what he thinks I am going to put on this shelf.

And it was a surprise to him that I can not reach to hang things up. If I tippy toe I can just barely reach. He is a foot taller than me.

Clothes were everywhere.
Clothes were everywhere.

So, we decided that would be his side of the closet. He moved my clothes out and his clothes over. What a mess!

Cliff is a believes in level.
Cliff leveled everything.

He replaced the end shelf about 6″ lower to make sure I can reach.

Then he replaced the rest of the shelves the same height.

Cliff's side of the closet.
Cliff’s side of the closet.

So, here is Cliff’s side of the closet.

This time he made sure I could reach before he put up the shelves.
This time he made sure I could reach before he put up the shelves and rod.

And here he is putting up my side of the closet, about 6″ lower.

Everything fits!
Everything fits!

I added shelves for my sweaters. And there is more than enough room for shoes.

Finished closet with everything put away, pretty much.
Finished closet with everything put away, pretty much.

There is room for the hamper, too. I still need steps to reach the shelf. With the 9-foot ceiling, there is room to add another shelf if we need to.