Townhouse Master Bedroom Closet Remodel

It's finally finished and we're absolutely in love with our new master bedroom closets! We decided to remodel the closets after getting fed up with the wire shelving and although we were on a budget, we wanted this done as soon as possible so we didn't have the time to bargain hunt like we normally do. Our goal was to finish both the walk-in closet and reach-in closet in our master bedroom for $500. Our small master bedroom walk-in closet measures 6'8" X 5'2" so designing it the way we wanted was a challenge. My husband and I share the walk-in closet and use the reach-in closet for dresses, suits, and indian clothes. We both wanted more folding space and separated hanging areas. After researching various systems and options, we decided on trying the ClosetMaid laminate system from Home Depot. When we first unpacked and assembled the units, they chipped easily and seemed flimsy but once we installed them we were so impressed that we used the same system in our master bedroom reach-in closet. The whole project took about 8 days since we only worked on it a few hours each day after work. 

Here it is!

 

Here's the Walk-in before (and my mess!):  and the Walk-in after: Reach-in before: and the Reach-in after: Cost (with tax): Walk-in closet =$396.81 Reach-in closet=$72.62 Total: $469.43 How we did it (the brief version!): 1. First, we removed the existing shelving units, patched up any holes with joint compound, and repainted. I used some leftover materials and paint from another project so this part was free! 2. Next we measured the closet and went to Closetmaid.com, where they have an online closet designer tool that can help you visualize what your closet will look like. Our online design looked like this: 3. After we purchased what we needed, we assembled the cabinets and attached them to the wall. We installed the closet rods and the top shelving (which we had cut to size at Home Depot). We supported the top shelving by using quarter round moulding underneath and nailed bed moulding on the front of the cabinets and underneath the shelves so it would look like a built in unit. We caulked the gaps in the moulding and painted it using some left over white paint in a satin finish. 4. We installed the drawer units and cleaned up! I was lucky to find some drawer units on clearance that fit in the 12" shelving units. I had to cut the sides of the drawers slightly to get them to fit. 5. We went through our clothes and got rid of stuff we don't use anymore, since we don't want to clutter our shiny new closet! Materials Used: 1 ClosetMaid T4 25" Closet Organizer - Home Depot $89.97 2 ClosetMaid T6 12" Closet Organizers - Home Depot $49.99 each 2 White Melamine 97" Shelves - Home Depot $16.86 each 3 pieces of 8' Quarter Round Moulding - Home Depot $3.89 each 2 pieces of 8' Bed moulding - Lowes $4.45 each 2 ClosetMaid T9 25" X 10" drawers - Home Depot $29.97 each 2 ClosetMaid T10 25" X 5" drawers - Home Depot $39.99 each 2 ClosetMaid Modular Drawers - Target clearance $6.99 each 2 ClosetMaid Modular Tall Drawers - Target clearance $10.49 each 2 ClosetMaid Nickel Wire Drawers - Target clearance $4.19 each Nail gun and nails hammer screwdriver (phillips) pencil drill measuring tape level miter saw caulk paint