I’ve been building these built ins for my Master Closet for four months so I can’t even express how happy I am to finally say, “IT IS FINISHED!” It is amazing to have so much space to hang and store our clothes. I’m so happy that I stuck it out — even though I wanted to throw in the towel a few times.
The large drawers are practically big enough to climb in and have 100 lb. glides that are soft/self closing (for the person in this house that never manages to get drawers fully closed! u-hem, u-hem)
The door you can see is to the laundry room and behind the camera is the Master Bathroom that will be getting redone sometime. That project will include tearing a portion of the closet/bathroom wall out so I haven’t built my 9′x6′ shoe cabinet yet.
Then, of course, there’s the matter of the built-in ironing board that is going in next to that off-center window and the rolling ladder… so the closet is only mostly done!
(Who just thought of Princess Bride, “…he’s only MOSTLY dead”? I did!)
But it’s usable!
It’s leaps and bounds better than it was when we moved in.
And we are going to enjoy it!!!
In case you missed my progress updates along the way, here’s a short recap of my project AND my celebratory happy dance!
A HUGE thank you to Wes for his help this weekend. I was ready to toss in a match last week and he pulled some “enthusiasm for using a drill” out of nowhere and came through for me!
It’s been a long, hard journey and now that it’s (mostly) done, I can say it was worth it! Now, we can move in and enjoy the holidays –and hopefully my next project won’t be QUITE so involved or time consuming. Here’s hoping!
*Have a question about my closet? Plans, materials, Lights, progress, tips…? Feel free to peruse the “Work In Progress” posts of the entire Master Closet build starting with the demolition …right here. If you can’t find the answer to your question in all those posts, I try to reply to questions in email and comments in a timely manner. 
Tags: Building Stuff, Built Ins, DIY, Favorite Projects, House Tour, Master Closet, My house
Wow you are truly gifted & I love your work. May I ask, what did you use to edge the closet verticals and horizontals and were they larger than the actual shelves/sides etc. Thanks.
Your closet project is amazing! We have a master walk-in of similar size and configuration. Just curious what it cost in in materials?
HI.. I can’t find the link to the “building closet drawers” entry.. Can you tell me what wood you used for the drawers?
I love the master closet built in. Can you tell me the source of the ceiling lights?
Wow! Speechless! You did an amazing job. The video was so fun to watch. Great, great job!
I can’t tell you how many times a day I’ve been visting this website becuase of your closet.. I could live in it.. Can you me how the edges were finished? Did you use a special finishing tape so that the ends of the MDF or Plywood grains isn’t appearent. I would love to see a closer image of your shelves.
Thank you,
Nancy
There are faceframes on the front of the shelves so there are no exposed edges.
I can’t believe no one has asked…where did you get those gorgeous lights?
Oh, it has been asked. LOL There’s a whole post just on the lights. http://sawdustgirl.com/2012/01/30/lights-camera-lights/
I just became your biggest fan! I’m absolutely in awe of your talent! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Angela!
Moved into my new home a year ago. The previous owners walled off the front dining room and made a doorway into the Master bedroom. So now my wife has a large walk-in closet w/ double hung window and arch and 12ft ceilings. But they went cheap in the shelves and such. I want to do something like the modules (boxes) you built. I think I’ll need about 5.
What did you use for wood? Plywood or MDF?
If plywood, what type? and what thickness?
You are pretty amazing….I cant believe you built that closet!!!! WOWWWW!!