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Someone Else’s House: Amazing Closet Transformation

See how a drab closet changes into an inviting place for guests to hang their coats…

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This closet transformation takes place in this vintage bungalow, the first house for this young couple. When I showed you this young couple’s stairs and the clever numbered treatment they did to them, I mentioned that they were working on transforming this closet.It sits across the landing from the stairs, between the kitchen and living room of this antique bungalow home they bought a few months ago. Since then, they’ve been busy transforming it into a masterpiece!

before

Yikes.

This was the closet when they first moved in. It had chipped and cracked louvered doors on the main part, with a ‘jimmy-rigged’ shelf above and melamine sliding doors on that.

1st stage

They started by removing all the recent additions and leaving mostly just the original parts. Then fresh paint. That made a big difference.

But they started to think… was there more style to be offered in this space?

Yes! And this is what the final look is now:

hooks

By adding some beadboard to the lower section of the wall, and finishing the trim on the sides, and then bringing in a little blue-green paint for on top, this closet is now transformed into its own lovely little room. Like a jewel between the kitchen and living room, just waiting to hold jackets and such.

Here’s a link for the easiest beadboard ever!!  I installed it here, in the cottage bathroom and kitchen and it is so fantastic! Easy to install, and totally looks and feels like real wood beadboard, only at a fraction of the cost and hassle of installing. I can’t say enough good things about it!

beadboard

The hooks are original to this closet, although they did need to move them for better placements in phase 1 of this re-do. The traditional arts and crafts style is just so classic.

And the bird prints mounted on hardboard are absolutely the perfect colors for this space.

And as you can see from the living room, this closet is no longer an eye sore you try to ignore… far, far from it!

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