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Hall Closet with Floating Shelves

All Posts, Floating Shelves, Hallway, Projects and Plans, Tennessee House Tour

I’m so happy with my new hall closet.  The chunky floating shelves look pretty empty but they are going to hold SO MUCH crap!  (And we sorely need someplace to store some crap.)  It’s very rewarding to finish a project.  Completely finish.  Not mostly, almost or just enough to be functional.  It’s absolutely, positively 100% –done.

Hall closet with floating shelves

Hall Closet with Floating Shelves

Hallelujah!  It is very functional but it’s pretty too and that is important to me.  It’s my general rule to create a home where when any door is opened — what greets you on the other side should create a smile!

The top three shelves are only 12″ deep and wrap around on three walls.  This leaves me plenty of room to get into the closet but also creates tons of easy to see storage rather than super deep shelves that span the back wall.

The bottom two shelves are 14″ deep and only cover two walls leaving space on the floor to store my vacuum and other tall supplies.

Hall closet with floating shelves

Hall closet with floating shelves

In addition to slightly deeper lower shelves and space for my vacuum, I also added pegs to allow me  to hang cleaning supplies and other items if need be.  Hall closet with floating shelves

Hall closet with floating shelves

 I’m all about beautiful functionality!  They weigh equally in my design plans as I need both in my home  equally –to make me smile.

 

See my How To post if you want to know how to Build Floating Shelves

 

March 27, 2014 · 40 Comments

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  1. kristin says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:33 am

    That is a beautiful, functional, bright space! I LOVE it! So simple yet you have added the beadboard, kept the shelves off on the bottom left for moving space (clever) and have peg hooks….amazing!!!!

    Reply
  2. kim massa says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:35 am

    very interesting, I look at the pics and try to figure out how you installed the shelves. I have a video someplace that tells me how to do that but it isn’t coming to mind. Your closet does look beautiful. Now stop distracting me with your beautiful finished projects, i must get in my shop and make a scarf joint for some trim. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sandra says

      March 27, 2014 at 10:48 am

      You go girl! You rock that scarf joint! LOL I’ll be sharing the tute tomorrow.

      Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:43 am

    Great job! and the white paint makes it look spectacular. This is another project on my list. The neverending diy improvement list… lol

    Reply
    • Sandra says

      March 27, 2014 at 10:48 am

      Thanks Anne!

      Reply
  4. Will says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:58 am

    Did you attach the shelves with cleats or did you hide pocket holes that hit studs on the other side of the beadboard?

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    • Sandra says

      March 27, 2014 at 10:47 am

      I have a full tutorial scheduled for tomorrow. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Mary R says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:12 am

    Another awesome project, it’s not only functional but pretty to the eyes. I am hoping you will provide a tutorial because I would like to do this in my pantry. You are my inspiration and I look forward to your blog everyday. I also have several projects on going and some days find myself spinning 🙂

    Reply
    • Sandra says

      March 27, 2014 at 10:48 am

      yes, tomorrow! Thanks for visiting every day!

      Reply
  6. starla says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:36 am

    I don’t know how you do it 🙂

    Reply
  7. Roberta says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:05 am

    It brought a smile to my face, so I think you nailed it!

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  8. Ronda Batchelor says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Love it!! I am all about function as well as beauty, and you did both wonderfully well!

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  9. Angela says

    March 27, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    Genius! I love the shallow(er) upper shelves combined with the deep lower shelves…truly custom! Function + beauty = perfection! Love it!

    Reply
  10. Tina Gleisner says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    Great idea to leave one wall open for vacumm & peg board. In my dining room closet, I left space to one side to stack soda from the floor up, knowing it would weigh too much for shelving

    Reply
  11. Rhonda says

    March 27, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    Love it! As I do all of your projects! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!

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  12. Ann C says

    March 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    You really thought the plan out well. I love it, but please quit keeping your crap as you put it and put things in it that are either useful, pretty, or make you smile! Otherwise you will end up like me at 65 with closets full of crap and no place to put the above things!

    Reply
  13. jb @BuildingMoxie says

    March 27, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    … a good looking and well designed closet. great job, Sandra! Though of course it reminds that I need to get back into my own pantry and add an up high third shelf. … I mean- there is never enough shelves! ha!

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  14. dream69 says

    March 27, 2014 at 2:29 pm

    Love it!

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  15. Katie says

    March 27, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    Ohhh I love your hall closet! Congrats on getting another project checked off the list!

    Reply
  16. Kim says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! I bet you enjoy just standing in there and admiring it empty. I know I would!

    Reply
  17. Debbie says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:26 pm

    Love it! Can you tell me the size of the closet?

    Reply
  18. Linda says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Would like to know what the inside diminsions of your closet are, I would love to do this to a closet I have but don’t know if its big enough. Thanks

    Reply
  19. Liz VanKirk says

    March 27, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    Who knew a closet could be so beautiful? I love the beadboard!

    Reply
  20. Angela Oviatt says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    SO beautiful!!! I have closet envy!

    Reply
  21. Ava Maria says

    March 27, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    As usual, FANTASTIC job! Like the idea that you can made it so you could also so the vacuum too.

    Reply
  22. Natalie says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    Wow! I am jealous. So much space in there and love the beadboard backing.

    Reply
  23. Jody Pratt says

    March 27, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    So I would like to know HOW you built the Floating shelves? I absolutely love this closet! You are so talented!

    Reply
  24. Kim says

    March 27, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    You are amazing. Please show us how to do the floating shelves,

    Reply
  25. Wendy says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    Sandra, Please, please, please give a tutorial! This is gorgeous!!!

    Reply
  26. Diana W. says

    March 28, 2014 at 1:06 am

    LOVE IT!!! You are so brilliant! I love that you think through exactly what you need and insist on it being well made and beautiful. You are my idol 😉

    Reply
  27. [email protected] says

    March 28, 2014 at 1:41 am

    Ditto to all the above!!!

    Reply
  28. Beth says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Brilliant. I’m also interested in your mechanism for attaching the floating shelves. And I’m going to swipe your beadboard idea for my wonky storage area above the basement stairs. Love it.

    I might also add some pegs on the fourth side beside the door jamb up higher. Great place for hanging bags and such.

    Reply
  29. Heather says

    March 28, 2014 at 10:51 am

    Gorgeous! I’ll join in the begging for details on how you built them!

    Reply
  30. Guerrina says

    March 28, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Thank you for BEAUTIFUL functionality! This is a dream closet! Looking forward to learning you you built/installed those shelves.

    Reply
  31. Mary says

    March 28, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    It looks like it can hold lots of stuff. I need to do this to my under the stairs closet. Please show us how you created this awesome space.

    Reply
  32. Jake's a Girl says

    March 30, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    Great space! Love it. And you can never have too much storage space.

    Reply
  33. Cara says

    March 31, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    Beautiful!!!

    Reply
  34. Michelle says

    December 27, 2017 at 10:29 am

    Hi, my husband and I are trying to make up our minds about putting in a hall closet or not. And well i think this would work i love it!!! What are the dimensions of that closet?

    Reply
  35. Debra says

    November 3, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    I love it. I would like to see it filled with your stuff.

    Reply
  36. Madeline Herzog says

    February 11, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    This is fantastic! Just the inspiration I needed for our new bathroom closet. thank you!!!

    Reply

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