I Have My Closet Roadblocks Figured Out! (And NOW I’m Ready To Begin)

The very first thing I did was make a slight change to the ground plan. The plan I had per week in the past had two floor-to-ceiling cupboards in-built entrance of the washer and dryer to separate the laundry space from the closet space like this…

So the brand new plan seems like this…

And though I received’t be utilizing IKEA Pax wardrobes for my closet, I made a decision to borrow from them (since these photographs are really easy to create utilizing their wardrobe planner) and alter the scale to suit my closet. So the small print of my closet will look a bit totally different so far as drawer faces, trim, and many others., however I might not less than use these to get the final format. So while you stroll into the room, the left aspect of the room will look one thing like this…

This aspect is the place all of my hanging garments will go. Every of the three clothes sections will probably be 46 inches broad. I’ll have one part on the far left for coats and lengthy objects like clothes with just a few drawers. The center part will all be for tops — one bar for lengthy sleeve, one bar for brief sleeve. After which the fitting part will probably be for pants and denims. I would like to have the ability to grasp them full size in order that I don’t have a crease the place they fold over a hanger. After which all the way in which in opposition to the window wall would be the dryer with a dangling bar above it the place I can grasp garments to dry.

The wall on the fitting aspect of the room will look one thing like this…

Once more, every of the three bigger sections will probably be 46 inches broad. The center part would be the one with the drawers as much as about 34 inches excessive, after which the part above could have the gorgeous wallpaper and mirror. I’ll most likely add some fairly sconces there as effectively. After which the sections to the fitting and left of that will probably be all cabinets. I really like sneakers and purses, so my sneakers will most likely replenish one complete part. I’ll use the opposite part for my purses, after which most likely have some cabinets left over for objects like sweaters and different clothes that I don’t wish to grasp.

I actually needed so as to add some closed storage someplace within the room, so these will go on the entry wall. Every part will probably be 30 inches broad, and I’ll put doorways on these sections. The nook storage (the place the X’s are) will probably be accessible in these sections, and I can retailer issues in these corners that I don’t must entry repeatedly. The cupboard doorways most likely received’t look precisely like this, however this offers you an concept of what I’m speaking about…

After which so far as the dresser that I’ll be constructing as an island in the midst of the room, which will probably be 72 inches lengthy and 30 inches broad, I wish to use this dresser from Grandin Road (affiliate hyperlink) as my inspiration.

Eliminating these two cupboards on the perimeters of the washer and dryer will make accessing the again of the dryer for hookup a lot simpler, in order that solves one of many issues that was stressing me out.

And so far as worrying about leaks, I’m simply going to make it so simple as attainable. I’m going to place hardwood flooring all through the whole room, after which I’ll put each home equipment in a pan with a drain hose and put leak alarms on every equipment. (My dryer has a water connection for the steam operate, so the dryer additionally has potential for leaks.) After which I’ll in some way disguise the pan with some trim that may be simply eliminated if and when the washer and/or dryer should be pulled out for service.