As the name of my blog indicates, I spend a lot of time thinking about home. Of course, my Heavenly Home is the one that is eternal, so that’s where I need to lay up my treasures, and that’s the one I’m striving for. But in the meantime, I have been given this tiny piece of the here-and-now—this home on the edge of town, this family, this neighborhood—in which to serve Him. And, though this is in the earthly realm, I want the things that happen here to be investments in the Heavenly realm.




Thursday, February 8, 2018

Library Closet Makeover


Our first project of the year was re-configuring the closet in the library. 

{Read ~here~ about how we transformed our fourth bedroom into a library.}

Since this room is no longer a bedroom, we needed the closet to serve the room as we are now using it: a combination of library, school room, and office. 



First, we removed the clothing rod, then Ron added another shelf all the way across, doubling the storage. (If we ever need the library to be a bedroom again, we will simply remove the new shelf and put the clothing rod back in.)

He also added an outlet so that we would be able to put the printer and the shredder in this closet, behind closed doors. (I am all about "hiding ugly stuff.") Finally, we painted the whole thing antique white. 



On the left side of the closet, adjacent to the desk, we put the filing cabinet and a metal basket with copy paper. On the new shelf is the wireless printer, shredder, and electric pencil sharpener. The top shelf holds decorative paper, card stock, and construction paper, as well as a few scrapbooking supplies.

 



On the right side of the closet, a plastic drawer unit holds craft and office supplies. Puzzles for tiny tots are on top of it. The new shelf holds lots of "grand" supplies, like coloring books, colored pencils, crayons, other art supplies, and more puzzles. The top shelf has some of our school supplies.



The closet makeover was a pretty quick project, but it made a big difference in how this room functions! You'd never guess how much "ugly stuff" is hiding behind those closed doors! 



And now the kitchen project continues . . . 


25 comments:

  1. Great job on your new closet makeover, Cheryl. I know you must love having a good place to store all the supplies that need a home. I'm also admiring your doors on this space--very nice. Your library is a lovely space that you must love even more now. ♥

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    1. Thank you, Martha Ellen! We are so happy that we made this room into a library! It is used all the time, for so many purposes.

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    2. And about the doors . . . I love the sliding closet doors in this house. Such a space saver!

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  2. Great use of the space. On to the kitchen, eh? We are still in our master bath renovation. Slowly but surely it will all come together. I like the idea of having a library.

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    1. Yes, the kitchen project(s) is a long, slow process of many steps. But we're not in a hurry, so we'll just keep chipping away at it.

      As I told Martha Ellen (above), the library gets a lot of use!

      Good luck on all of your pre-move projects! You're on more of a time schedule than we are. It must be getting exciting though!

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  3. I really like how this closet serves The need to have supplies at hand but hidden. I need to find ways to hide some of those necessary things that you need but that you don’t want to necessarily see all the time.

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    1. Thank you, Deana! My mind is always spinning with ideas for hiding ugly stuff. (I'm not sure what that says about me . . . but that's how it is.) :D

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  4. Cheryl this organized area is awesome. Love the doors on the closet too. Great job.
    xoxo
    Kris

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    1. Thank you, Kris! As they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention!" I did not want all that stuff sitting around on my book shelves . . . nor did I want the printer to remain on the floor under the desk. I ♥ organization projects!

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  5. Great use of this space. I turned an extra bedroom closet into my cloffice, adding a desk underneath the upper shelf. Like you, I have the rod so if needed we can make it a closet again. Love having my own little space!

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    1. Great idea, GrammaGrits! I'll bet you enjoy that a lot!

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  6. You did a great job and as you say, it hides all of the 'uglies', but necessary items. An inspiration to me. Thanks for sharing.

    Have a great weekend ~ FlowerLady

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    1. Thank you, Lorraine! Always nice to hide the uglies when you can! :)

      Weekend blessings to you too!

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  7. Love seeing your makeovers. We have a repurposed closet but not so functional as yours. BUT, the door is now serving as my desk placed over filing cabinets, so I'm pleased with that!

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    1. After the small closets at The Farmhouse, these closets seem huge!
      Using the door as your desk is such a great idea!

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  8. That looks awesome Cheryl! I like the idea of hiding all the ugly stuff. For me I need to figure out how to hide fabric and sewing supplies - have been trying to come up with a plan but we don't have a closet in that room to do it properly - hmmmm. More research needed.

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    1. Thank you, Rosella!
      It is a challenge, isn't it . . . the hiding of ugly stuff? (Of course, fabrics are not ugly.) Yes, research is helpful! Do you Pin?

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  9. Great job, Cheryl. Your library looks so neat!

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    1. Thank you, Cheryl! Well, the closet is neat now that it is fresh and new, but I probably won't share photos of it six months from now. :)

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  10. Wonderful job on the closet makeover. I'm all about hiding ugly stuff, too!

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  11. What a great job on the closet makeover,Cheryl, everything is so neatly organized. My high school English teacher had a banner over her chalkboard that read,"a place for everything and everything in its place." I have tried to follow this in my life, though it seems lately the opposite has happened. ~wink~
    I love how you have decorated the room too.
    Blessings,
    Sue

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    1. Thank you for your kind words, Sue! I do love organization, but it takes diligence to keep it that way! (Like . . . I won't give you a peek into my other closets right now.) :D

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