https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:22:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036729 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:07:46 +0000 Beth Ann 1036729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Doesn't it feel good?&nbsp; I just undertook a similar project in my closet.&nbsp; Such an improvement!&nbsp; Excellent work, Mander! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036724 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:03:52 +0000 Susie 1036724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh that is really impressive, you did a great job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036711 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:48:34 +0000 Lisa 1036711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Excellent closet revamp!&nbsp; Thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036287 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:58:41 +0000 cheryl 1036287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job! Pic #3 is adorable </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036193 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 16:19:22 +0000 donnat 1036193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that is a job well done! You must be proud of your handi-work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036188 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 16:14:04 +0000 Mo 1036188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not only looks great but I love hearing about the re-use of materials from around the house. &nbsp;Awesome job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036134 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:35:57 +0000 Anonymous 1036134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>GREAT job. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036105 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:04:29 +0000 Anonymous 1036105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all, it looks great and second, I think it's brilliant to re-use things. </p> <p>Makes me want to Wander through the basement to see what leftovers we have to tidy up my closet. Great job Ms. Fix-it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036076 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 08:55:27 +0000 Mander 1036076@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aww, thanks, everyone!&nbsp; It's kind of fun to do these kinds of projects. I'm very glad that my Dad is Mr. Fixit and taught my sister and I how to use basic tools.</p> <p>It's definitely a homemade looking job, in part because I am cheap (or is that environmentally conscious?) and re-used stuff from around the house or from the original closet where I could.&nbsp; So, the hanging rods are actually old curtain poles, the top shelves used to be in the kitchen, and the blocks holding them on the wall are made from bits of scrap wood. </p> <p>@abc -- I looked into the wire shelf systems, since they are supposed to be cheap, but they were all either way too expensive or too limited in size.&nbsp; I ended up buying the adjustable rails and brackets from a builder's merchant and the actual shelves were&nbsp; £1.75 each at Ikea (vs. £18 each everywhere else!).&nbsp; Plus, the wire shelves just look like a pain.&nbsp; I've never had them but I can imagine things getting stuck in the gaps. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036063 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 07:06:11 +0000 Caro in Oz 1036063@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - looks great &amp; it's fab that you can see everything without pulling other stuff out&nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1036011 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:15:45 +0000 Eliza 1036011@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How exciting and inspirational! Great job. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035997 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 02:35:21 +0000 dakotacheryl 1035997@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great transformation! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035992 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 02:27:54 +0000 Jaime 1035992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! Fantastic! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035955 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:40:00 +0000 Makrame 1035955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great project! &nbsp;I hope you are enjoying your new and improved closet, it looks really good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035951 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:33:30 +0000 abc 1035951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I admire your handy gene, I don't have it.</p> <p>Looks good, definitely better! &nbsp;I really like that you chose wood shelves. &nbsp;I cannot stand the coated wire stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035946 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:20:18 +0000 deb 1035946@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job! You must be exhausted. It looks wonderful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035942 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:14:42 +0000 Glory 1035942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mander you have done a fab job on this. It looks wonderfully organized - it must have been tons of effort.<br />Photo number 3 cracked me up.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035941 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:14:09 +0000 unfrumped 1035941@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! I'm totally impressed. I think that will be great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035938 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:57:02 +0000 Jjsloane 1035938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a satisfying task! Enjoy and I consider my closet always a work in progress. I installed Container Store Elfa many years ago and am in process of redoing some of it to add bells and whistles (drawers and telescoping valets) so every update is well worth it! Good job! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035932 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:36:57 +0000 froggiebecky 1035932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! It looks great--I wish it were mine! Are you available for hire? :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-revamp-revealed#post-1035924 Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:25:46 +0000 Mander 1035924@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I have been thinking about this project for a few years now, and I finally decided this week to just do it.&nbsp; It took me most of this week to do, which included a lot of staring into the closet and figuring out how to compensate for some mistakes and miscalculations, but I'm fairly pleased with the result so far.&nbsp; I think it will be better once I have purged some more things and tweaked the shoe and bag storage.&nbsp; A small rack on the floor for off-season shoes would help a lot.</p> <ol> <li>How it used to look</li> <li>After ripping everything out and marking where the new bits will go</li> <li>Putting in a million plasterboard anchors</li> <li>Left side after painting, etc.</li> <li>Right side after painting, etc.</li> <li>The extra garment rail is empty! Hallelujah!</li> <li>Once again crammed with stuff...</li> <li>And already a pile of stuff on the floor. Sigh.</li> </ol> The flooring still needs to be replaced but I haven't decided whether to use black and white vinyl or carpet that matches the bedroom. The hot water pipes near the floor would be nicer boxed in, too.&nbsp; I started to do this with some scrap wood but I messed up the cuts, so I will need to get some other materials for it. </p> <p>So, it's not perfect: the shelves down the middle are a bit too wide, the shelf around the top is a bit too narrow, and it is still bursting.&nbsp; But I am able to fit a lot more things in here now, and importantly, I can actually see everything without having to take something else out.</p> <p>What do you think? </p>