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Master Closet Overhaul

 We have this ridiculously large walk-in closet in our master bedroom and over time it has been overtaken with STUFF. So I decided I was tired of looking at the mess and it was time to clean it out and up.  Take a look...

 I can't believe it went from this...
To this!

 I love walking in here now and actually find myself looking for reasons to go into my closet.

 Along with just weeding out old clothes and items I no longer wore or needed (you should see the pile of stuff that was donated!) I made some changes to the room too.  

One of them was my shoe racks. I've long wanted a tall shoe rack to go alongside the built in shelves but I knew it would never get off my husband's to-do list so I took matters into my own hands!!

 It's not exactly what I had envisioned but it works and I'm happy with it. Thanks Target for the shelves.

 Over the past few years I have developed a deep love for scarves and now own several.  I bought a hanging scarf organizer but I have so many that it makes it hard to find the one I want and getting it in and out of the holes has proven a bit tricky. Then one day I got an email from Hobby Lobby (one of the best stores ever) talking about organizing and showed a picture of a hanging rack with scarves on it.  Brilliant! So off I went in search of the perfect one.

 And I love it!

 A closer look at the shelf.

 I decided to hang the scarves I wear the most here and leave the other one on the hanging organizer on the closet rack. The other issue I had was those long shoulder crossbody bags. I had them on a hanger next to the scarves but it looked a bit messy (and truth be told, I actually forgot I had one hanging there when I was desperately searching for it last Fall for a cruise I took). So again I took matters into my own hands and took two Command Hooks and stuck them to the wall to hang the bags where I can see them.

Then down below the shelf I have all my big bags tucked into a big tote. My handbags are all lined up on one of my shelves directly across the closet from these.

 A side view of it all.

 The I lined up all my perfumes on top of the scarf shelf and off the island in the middle of the closet.

 Another view.

 Then I rearranged my clothes a bit, bought a boot rack for my new boots (I've recently fallen back in love with tall boots!!) and cleaned up the floor a bit. I would REALLY love a little ottoman seat in here but I don't think my husband would really go for it.

 My last change was the shelf above the rack. The roof slants down which makes this really wasted space. I had just tossed a few things up there but it looked horrible. I had the idea that maybe I could put some small baskets up there and then just toss stuff into the baskets but, again, with the slant in the roof, there wasn't even enough space for that.  So then I got the brilliant idea to put all the picture frames I had laying around the house in odd places up there. I added in a candle and a few nick nacks and now I love it!

So that is my big closet transformation. Well, my side anyway!!

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