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We’re still chugging along with the master closet. I’m currently typing this to the background noise of a jig saw, hammer and air nailer. I’m so happy to start seeing some tangible changes this week.

If you’ve been MIA the past two weeks, we are participating in the One Room Challenge. If  you aren’t familiar with the ORC, it is a six week challenge where designers, and guest participants share the transformation of a room from concept to completion. It’s quite inspiring to see so many people transforming their homes during this six week period. You can follow along by going to the link above or scrolling #OneRoomChallenge on Instagram.

If you need to catch up, here is Week 1, and Week 2.

Happy to report we stuck to the script this week and got the shelving built. Again, when I say we, I actually mean he. With an awkward corner we knew we didn’t want the poles from the left and right side of the closet to cross over each other so we needed something to keep that from happening. We came up with the idea to put a small shelving system in that would serve as not only storage but also as something to affix the closet poles to.

I’ll be honest, when I posted the inspiration photo last week, I was a little skeptical that we would get it done.

But would you look at this….

Y’all.

I wasn’t home when he put the original structure together, but I came home to the shell and was overcome with joy! We knew we needed this little piece for function, but originally envisioned it holding baskets for storage. Now that it’s up, it will house my shoes. He even went as far as to ask me to bring my Hunter boots so he could make sure he made the bottom shelf tall enough so they could stand upright.

We are planning to do a low shelf on the right side for the shoes he wears most often, and then a storage solution will be placed up high for the rest of his sneakers. We haven’t quite worked out how that will come together just yet.

So what’s next?

Crown moulding for the ceiling, molding on the shelving, patching the holes in the wall and painting is up for this week. If I decide to stop waiting on that coupon from last week, I suppose the light will go up.

Here’s our updated list of things that have been completed, and things that still need to be done.

Here’s what we need:

• More hanging space
• Better shoe storage
• Shelving (built-ins, shoe shelving, high shelving for storage)
• Grout existing flooring
• New lighting
• Paint (ceiling, walls, built-ins)
• Drywall repair (ceiling, walls)
• New hangers
• Glass closet door
• Baskets
• Floor length mirror
• Install hanging rods
• Rug

We’re at week 2 of our master closet makeover and we might be a smidge behind but I’m more than confident  we will get everything done on time. If you missed last week, we are participating in the One Room Challenge.

If you aren’t familiar with the ORC it is a six week challenge where designers, and guest participants share the transformation of a room from concept to completion.

There are so many talented people across the internet that I am looking forward to not only participating, but also following along on other people’s journeys as they transform their spaces. You can follow along as well by visiting the One Room Challenge blog. Every Wednesday for the next six weeks we will be uploading our progress.

If you missed last week, START HERE.

I apologize in advance for the bad photos. The closet is closed off from natural light and we currently don’t have a light fixture installed because I haven’t found one. Well, I have my eye on one, but I’m hoping if it sits in my shopping cart long enough I’ll get one of those magical email offers with a coupon.

When we were planning our course of action, we decided to work from the top downward. Our first order of action was to attack the ceiling, which involved removing the bar light, scraping the popcorn, patching/skimming the drywall and painting.

We vowed to never, ever (ever, ever)  scrape another ceiling after the living room, but you know how that is. He made light work of getting it scraped, and thanks to a dry-vac loan from his brother the dust was minimal. Then he patched the other two large holes where the ends of the light fixture were attached in the attic.

About that.

The whole attic process defies words. I captured the process on Instagram Stories for your viewing pleasure.

The next process involved him skimming the ceiling with joint compound, sanding, and painting.

He really got it smooth, if we find some areas that need a little more work after we add in the light we’ll address them. However,  from a poor lighting aspect, things are looking good.

I know the space is small but I wanted to go a little dramatic so I hope this dark color doesn’t come to bite me, but I like it and think my brass light (the one I’m still waiting on a coupon for) will contrast nicely. The color is Portland Twilight by Valspar

Here’s a sneak peek at what’s going down this weekend. (Wish us luck. If you want a front/behind the scenes seat be sure to follow my Instagram Stories, always fun times over there.)

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We’ll be making this and installing, as well as patching the walls to prepare for paint. We’ll be using a paint sprayer instead of  brushes. To make sure everything is seamless we’ll need to get all of our built-ins put in, and have the holes in the walls patched first.

Update: The shelving has been completed!

Here’s our list from last week with a few additions. In other words, this is a working document.

Here’s what we need:

• More hanging space
• Better shoe storage
• Shelving (built-ins, shoe shelving, high shelving for storage)
• New flooring
• New lighting
• Paint (ceiling, walls, built-ins)
• Drywall repair (ceiling, walls)
• New hangers
• Glass closet door
• Baskets
• Floor length mirror