Isn't it funny how a little utilitarian spot can bring some of us such joy? I am so grateful for this linen closet , it is the first one I have had in the houses we have owned. No longer will I have to find spots to stash pillows, linens and other seldom used items. I finally have a spot for everything.
It took a lot of work to get to this point but I am happy to share it is mostly done.
We installed the pine flooring , I added the wainscoting trim, trimmed out the newel post , stained and painted the railing and spindles and wainscoting, hung a star fixture, stained the floors dark two coats , top coated the floors twice, removed the sliders , sold the sliders, trimmed out the opening for doors , hung doors( that's a little hard) and added dummy knobs, also added shoe moulding to the baseboards....like I said lots of work. But now I love it .
Just how I imagined it all in my head when it was being built. All the light creamy white and the darkest dark stain.
I may or may not trim out the opening , if I do it will have to be later , there are other pressing items on my list. I'm looking for some art for the wall where the round mirror is , haven't found anything right yet.
I went to pick up dummy knobs for the closet , but they were not any where to be found...after asking I was lead to the clearance section where these $24.99 dummies were marked down to $9.99 , that was $24.99 each , ridiculous right? don't you just love it when something you need is marked way down ?
Can I express how happy I am that we went with the pine flooring, well I love it so much.
I look forward to installing the rest of it , well I don't look forward to all the work involved but I do look forward to the end product.
Here is a little reminder of how this spot looked when we moved in....yuck right.
Not only did I complete the closet door install yesterday but we finally got our grass...what an exciting day here. Now I water and water but they are calling for rain for the next few days, I am very grateful for rain considering the mammoth task of watering all this sod , the one downside to having a corner lot I suppose.
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Do you plan on putting furniture in that alcove? That is similar to my front hall, but I find large swinging doors get in the way and I am thinking of moving to sliding....thoughts??
I'm glad you put the 'before' photo in as I had forgotten how plain it looked. Of course, it looks amazing now. I love the light, the dark floors, the dummy knobs, the new doors (so much better than sliders). Love it all.
Looks amazing.
Any chance you would do a tutorial on the door install or share links to references you used.
I need to tackle this project soon. I could really use some help.
Did you buy your doors pre-hung?
Thanks
wow, what a difference! It is coming along rather quickly. Looks lovely.
Wow! The transformation is amazing. So much better! Great job :)
Anna ,
I didn't use any resources , I just followed the instructions on the hinge pkg , I used a chisel to notch out the door for the hinges and installed one, then did the same with the second door and then lined them up. No tricks really, well I did hold them up with my flip flops while screwing the hinge to the door frame if that helps. lol
you are so flipping talented! everything looks so perfect!
ashley over @
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Looks so amazing. It's such a huge change. I love your floors.
Gorgeous...ALL of it! You are such an inspiration as I slowly try to complete my son's room. Great job!
Love the stairs and the trimming you added to the wall. You guys have come a long way since you moved in! What are your next projects?
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