Master Closet Built-Ins
I’ve been building these built-in wardrobes 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.
Master Closet Built-Ins
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!
Walk in closet before
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. As well as a celebratory happy dance!
A HUGE thank you to Wes for his help this weekend. I was ready to toss in a match last week. Thankfully Wes 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!
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Thanks Sandy! 🙂
You could build the boxes off site and haul them if you have a trailer big enough and enough help to carry them in. These are big and heavy which is why I built them in the room. It would be very difficult to get them around corners and through doorways.
The cost will vary depending on what you want to achieve.
The actual boxes are really simple. Adding the faceframe is pretty simple as well. There are a lot of components and you just need to plan well. Trimming it out is where it gets tricky. The little details is what makes the difference between a really nice, high end custom job and an off the shelf, modular unit looking built in.
Lady, you are AMAZING! We will be starting our new build soon & the thoughts of your closet are constantly swirling in my brain. You are my total DIY hero. You need an award for this stuff.
I was with the cabinet designer today & asked him the approximate cost to outfit our master closet.
Drumroll………..
$20k!!!
My bachelor’s degree did not cost that much. Seriously (& no, I am not 86).
I need some mojo from you – some courage to take this on & advice for the naysayers (they will be aplenty). I think I will actually keep this little, ahem, big project to myself for a while so I don’t have to deal with negative poo.
Also, is there any sort of possibility to build most of this baby remotely? Otherwise it will take me a year to finish if I try after we move in & that won’t fly w/DH.
Thank you kindly for you input!
Sweet, if I ever need a job, I might hunt you down and hold you to that “job offer”. 🙂 That’s about the number I have in my heard for this closet. If I charged myself for my time, it would be a $25,000 closet…so far. I have a few things left to do in there!
Hi, I know it’s been a while so I hope you get notifications for this. My husband and I are wanting to do this to our unfinished upstairs random room that was “added” by dry walling off the attic space which is now our master. Premades are SO expensive and I am pretty handy. How much did this cost you and what materials did you use? It looks like prefabbed material so shiny and smooth! I want luxe for less. 🙂 It’s lovely!