Walk-in Closet Reveal!

This is truly a dream.  Although we do not have the largest walk in closet, I wanted to make the most of it and make it something I wanted to go to.  Having your home organized and aesthetically pleasing transcibes directly to how you feel internally in my opinion.  When I am surrounded by chaos, I feel it so I wanted to create a zen place that I would be visiting every morning and evening and I think I did just that!

Closet Complete

In this post I will go over the measurements of each section in our closet and than I will answer the most asked question….”How much did that cost?!”  If you want to see how we got here check out my last blog post here where I showed the build process through painting.  For starters the basic footprint of our space is approximately 7ft x 7ft (7 feet deep by 78.25″ wide to be exact).  Lets start with the back wall.

Back Wall

All of this area was made using 3/4″ plywood that was ripped down to a depth of 13″.  I started with the base by just using 2×4’s with the 3/4″ plywood on top making for a 4.25″ base. 

I made the wardrobe in the middle first being 70″ tall x 30.25″ wide.  I did these dimensions because once centered on this back wall I was left with 2ft on either sides for my shoe shelves. Also because the mirror that would act as a door to enclose this space was 24″ x 64″ so adding a 1×3 frame around this would be a perfect fit to act as the door.

I cut all of my shoe shelves at 24″ long and spaced them evenly up the sides of my wardrobe 9.25″ apart, leaving about a 9″ opening once my 1×2 face framing was added.

My side

Chad’s side

The last section I basically mirrored my side with a few tweaks.  The dresser I found for him was slightly narrower than mine coming in at 30″ wide.  To accommodate that I made his hanging wardrobe slightly wider than mine with the outer shell being 40″ wide.

I did divide the hanging sections the same as mine with a 48″ tall top section and 41″ tall bottom section.  The only difference was I put a divider in his bottom section 14″ in so that we could store our hamper there.  The same 2×4 base was built here as well for a cohesive look.

After all of that was in place, I used 1×2’s for all the face framing of the raw edges of plywood and filled in any little gaps that were left with scrap molding I had.  Once it was all caulked and painted it all blended and looked built in.

We left off on the last post at this point, where I painted everything with HGTV Sherwin Williams paint Delft, such a pretty and tranquil blue.

Next was the huge debate on what to do with the ceiling!  I was dead set on adding wallpaper from the beginning of this renovation but in the end I felt like it was just too busy when everything was added back into the closet.  I love my decision to keep everything monochromatic, from the baseboards, molding, trim, walls and ceiling it all was painted and I love it!

I did however use the wallpaper inside the hidden wardrobe behind the mirror and I think it is just the perfect addition to give a little personality but not to overbearing.

Other accessories that made the biggest difference were the dresser pulls that I got from Battlecreek Hardware that added such a touch of elegance and the Florentine brass looks so amazing up against the blue paint color.

I also ended up making a couple floating shelves for these little nooks that added more wood tones that broke up all of the blue I had going on.  Not to mention an excuse for me to get to style this area!  I added just a few things to these areas and kept it simple for our cologne/perfume and jewelry.  The picture lights I added are such a perfect nightlight for those early mornings as well!

Budget Breakdown!

• • My cabinet $60 (Facebook find)

• • Chads cabinet $150

• • Wood $298.25

• • Dowels, paint samples, wood for mirror frame $146.09

• • Baby Hangers $24.12

• • Mirror $86

• • Wood and Shellac primer $144.89

• • Trim, caulk, rod holder $41.23

• • Shiplap $36

• • Paint $54

• • Light, picture lights, rub & buff, velvet hangers $207.92

• • Wallpaper $60

• • Hardware $72 (*gifted) **use coupon code “nelly” for 15% off

• • Floating Shelves $24

• • Accessories:
    • • Gold ring crane $13
    • • mirror perfume tray $17
    • • gold cologne tray $10
    • • greenery (shopped my home)
    • • picture frames $15
    • • jewelry hanger $12
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      • Hamper $29

Grand Total: $1,428.50

For a custom closet that is aesthetically pleasing, I would say well worth it especially because I will be in there everyday! Did you think it was going to cost about that much or does that number come as a surprise to you? Let me know in the comments below along with any questions you may have!

Also like always if you are more of a visual person you can check out the entire build process on my Instagram highlight here!