It takes a LOT of work to take an empty (once you rip out the flimsy shelving) closet to a beautiful, totally custom built-in (to fit all the quirky angled walls) master closet. Remember Ava’s closet? Well, she has made some good progress since her last update.
The Build Continues – Part II
Not much gets done during the week with regards to the closet build. But come Friday evenings and Saturdays I make up for the lost hours and I am a building maniac. I managed to get the last of the 3 remaining long hanging cabinets built and in place this weekend.
Building the cabinets isn’t the challenge. Actually they go fairly fast in assembling. It’s getting the darn things lifted off the floor and upright that become the bane of my existing right now. The last six cabinets measure 87” tall and then need to be hoisted on top of a 6 ¼“ platform.
Partially hidden x-large cabinet tucked in the corner.
The last cabinet did not fit by almost 1-1/2”. After pushing and pulling and considering all my options, including disassembling and rebuilding one cabinet, I finally found the culprit. A shim had fallen down on to one end of the platform and was keeping the x‑large cabinet from going flush to the wall. It is things like this that make you say “What the heck?” But once the shim was removed, all was good with the world and I was done for the evening.
My crazy angled wall. Who puts angles in a closet? Oh well, this is Sandra’s next design challenge.
We have two more cabinets to build before moving on. Sandra has given me the basic shell on one and is leaving some of the inside configuration to me. This should be interesting. But how is Sandra going to handle that angled wall?
I am not a fan of weird angled walls. I like symmetry and 90 degree angles but I have a plan for the angled wall. It’s one of those plans where you have to build parts and add more parts, then measure and see if the thing you are thinking will work out…it takes a leap of faith.
Ava is a planner so she has been a good sport “going with the flow” with me on this. Projects like this, where you are building on five different walls that all have to work together and transition into each other — are very difficult. Especially when some of the walls are angled — but it will all work out in the end… (One way or another.) 😉
kristin says
UGH-that darn shim. I can see getting so flustered why it won’t fit and then you see the culprit! Relieved yet soo irritated 🙂 I can’t believe closets are still made with those sad little wire shelves…Keep up the great work. Can’t wait to see the angle idea.
Sarah says
Hooray for progress and boo for angled walls! I have a slew of them. Really. Even the exterior of my house has all these angles where I’m like, WHY?! (I shouldn’t tell you that or you won’t ever want to be my coach!)
Teresa Pomerantz says
you have angles, I have soffits, I hate them, and weird little insets in the wall for no explicable reason.
Kelly says
I’m sure you already have an amazing plan for that weird corner, but as an avid collector of purses, that’s what I thought at first when I saw it : ). Lots of shelves for purses!
Jean says
Angled walls are driving me crazy, too, it’s so irritating, you don’t know whether to leave it alone, or fill in the space with something!
Perhaps you could fit in some shelves for shoes, or as Kelly already mentioned – purses. It would also be a good place for gloves and scarfs.
Built-in closets are such a trend* here in Canada! I would absolutely love to have it customised, the only thing I’m concerned with, is getting bored after some time, and not being able to make any changes – besides ripping it out and starting from scratch! If you have any ideas on how to make a build-in wardrobe, which isn’t really built in, do let me know! hehe
Best of luck with the rest of the project!
Jean
kim massa says
you said much more than “what the heck”…… been there, done that. Way to persevere!! Congrats on your building stamina.:)