Over a long holiday weekend this spring, one of our big organizing projects was to purge and stylishly rearrange the linen closet. I typically do this kind of work for clients, but this time it was my turn!
Although the closet didn't look up to my standards, it functioned fine. I think this is one reason why it took us so long to get to it.
As I mentioned, our “before” closet was functional, but needed a coordinated look. So out came all the items. The shelf liners were removed and the shelves were painted a crisp white. To add a punch of color we painted the back wall a fresh green that coordinated with a trio of canvas striped bins we already had.
While my husband was painting, I organized all the supplies into groups and then housed the items staying in the closet into bins or baskets. Each basket received a labeled tag and were arranged on the shelves based on how frequently they were used. We had most of the supplies for this project. I only needed to purchase the top three bins and for those I selected a solid beige canvas so that it didn't compete with the stripe, but was a different texture than the baskets.
We are much happier with the way the our linen closet looks today!
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24 comments:
Cristin, this is my dream closet! It looks fabulous and fresh.
Oh, this is a sight for sore eyes! I have a couple closets that are just dying for some tlc. Until then, I'll tide myself over by coming back here and looking at these pictures! Thanks for sharing!
Great job! Organizing is not a glam job, but the results are definitely worth it!
That is a pretty and organized closet!
Very nice! So pretty too! Super, duper organized!
Becky B.
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Organizing Made Fun
Looks organized and stylish! Nice job! Where did you find your canvas bins?
Looks Fabulous! Nothing better than purging to cleanse your soul. Great work.
Looks so great, I would love to have that much space for my linens! Beautiful Kirsten!
x
Maria
It looks so great !! Love the baskets.
xxLily
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Can you come do mine!? It looks AWESOME!!
Your closet looks AMAZING! Functional and beautiful! These two adjectives put together motivate me to maintain the order I create.
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Wow wow wow! It looks fantastic (it would probably last 2 minutes in my house!) I am planning on having a clear out this weekend so this is the perfect inspiration for me!
Love it! You are amazingly talented and such a natural simplifying!
pve
Cristin,
Just did the same thing. Our closet had one shelf and we added three to be more organized with often used items. It feels wonderful everytime we go to that closet for items.
Your closet re-style is great and love the colored back wall. That's what seeing things differently is all about. Especially in you own home.
Bette
This looks amazing! I think you've just inspired me to organize mine this weekend. Mine looks a lot worse than your before. I'd better get moving!
I need to put a project like this on my to-do list - I bet it's a great feeling once you're all finished.
Very functional and beautiful closet!
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Gorgeous! LOVE love love it!
Organization(ing) makes me happy! I love this!
Inspirational! And you are right, it's more fun to organize for others!
our linen closets look exactly the same size...I will be tackling this project this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration. I just had to pin the after on pinterest! with credit to you of course. :)
So lovely! Great Job! I've featured this in a post about lovely linen closets,as part of my series "31 Days to an Organized Home". http://www.imperfecthomemaking.com/2011/10/organizedhome-day-26-linen-closets.html
It looks terrific! Its such a great feeling to get it all organized Big hugs!! P.S. have you entered my pink poodle giveaway yet?
Beautiful! That closet just makes me happy!
-Shelley
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