I don’t know what number of occasions I’ve stated this by means of the years, but it surely stays simply as true at the moment because it’s ever been. Typically I get so dug in on an thought, and whereas my remark part can typically really feel like I’m ingesting from a hearth hydrant with the entire variety of concepts being shared with me (which I really like, however may also really feel a bit overwhelming at occasions 😀 ), generally it’s one single remark that will get my consideration and actually will get me pondering in a brand new course.
And that’s precisely what occurred when Phoebe made a suggestion in regards to the closet and laundry space mixture room that I’ll be constructing within the present visitor bed room. She prompt that I divide the room into two separate areas in order that I can have a separate closet and a separate laundry space.
That’s an thought I had already thought of, however I had dominated it out as a result of in my thoughts, one room (presumably the laundry room) could be accessible by way of the present door into the room from the hallway, and the opposite space (presumably the closet) would require a brand new door from our soon-to-be bed room into that sectioned off space. I shared this concept some time again, and it seemed like this…
I had thought of that choice very significantly, and had even talked to Matt about it, however for some cause he’s adamant about not constructing a wall in that room, and particularly about not placing a doorway from the bed room into that room. I don’t know why he’s so adamant about that, however he’s. And since he makes so few requests in the case of this home, I concentrate when he really is adamant about one thing, even when I don’t perceive his reasoning. 😀 And since then, I’ve gotten fairly enthusiastic about having a snug little studying space the place the door into the closet would have to be, anyway. With that concept in thoughts, I had moved previous the two-room choice and have actually turn into hooked up to the studying space thought, so I don’t need to give that up now.
All that to say that when this concept was introduced, I didn’t actually contemplate it. I wrote it off instantly, and defined why I couldn’t and wouldn’t do it. Phoebe defined that’s not what she envisioned, and he or she despatched an e mail to clarify her thought extra intimately. She wasn’t suggesting closing the 2 areas off to one another utterly, and he or she wasn’t suggesting placing a door from the bed room into the brand new closet house (which, for some cause, is the half that Matt actually objects to). And she or he despatched me this drawing…
I used to be intrigued. Her design nonetheless confirmed a wall diving the 2 areas, and I knew that Matt wasn’t thrilled with that concept. However I believed that possibly because it didn’t require a doorway from the bed room into the sectioned off a part of the room (the half labeled Laundry Room), he is likely to be on board. So I began taking part in round with the association.
What I noticed in a short time is that this plan wouldn’t even require me to construct a wall in any respect. I may actually simply use the wardrobes, positioned in two “U” preparations and secured to the ground and ceiling, to part off the room into two areas.
At first, I used to be having a extremely arduous time getting the whole lot to suit as a result of I used to be nonetheless set on utilizing the 23-inch-deep IKEA wardrobes for each areas. Wrapping such deep wardrobes round corners causes an entire lot of wasted house, so with 4 wasted corners, I wasn’t really gaining any space for storing by having extra wall house out there. Something I’d achieve with extra wall house I’d lose with corners.
So I headed to Pinterest and Houzz (my two go-to assets once I want fast inspiration) to seek for closet inspiration, and I noticed that almost all closets don’t use 23-inch-deep frames. Most closet system are solely about 14-16 inches deep. The one cause you’d want 23-inch-deep wardrobes is if you wish to put doorways on them and have the whole lot closed inside. However in case you’re not utilizing doorways, there’s actually no want for such deep frames.
Right here’s what I’m speaking about. That is a picture from Home Depot’s custom closet systems page. You may see that the hanging garments stick out previous the frames of the cabinets and drawers. These frames are solely about 14 inches deep.
And there’s no want for them to be deeper since there are not any doorways on the frames, and no want for the hanging garments to be utterly contained inside these frames. And having shallower cabinets simply makes extra sense to me. I used to be having a lot bother picturing storing my footwear or folded sweaters or purses on 23-inch-deep cabinets. It appeared like a whole lot of wasted house. And the excellent news is that once you scale back the depth from 23 inches to 14 inches, the corners turn into usable. You may construct usable nook cabinets into 14-inch-deep frames with out taking over an enormous quantity of house contained in the room, so no space for storing is misplaced.
So with all of this newfound inspiration, I began again at sq. one with the room. I began off attempting to make IKEA’s 14-inch-deep wardrobes work, however since they solely are available three widths, the dimensions limitations turned an issue. Plus, the principle dimension I would wish to make this new design work (the 14″ deep x 29.5″ broad) is the one dimension they’ve been out of inventory on for a number of months now, and there’s no indication once they’ll get extra in. I can’t base my complete design round one thing which will or will not be out there once I’m prepared to start out the room. They usually didn’t actually match completely anyway. It was extra of a “it’s the closest to what I want so I can in all probability make it work” kind of scenario.
So in the long run, I simply determined that the way in which for me to squeeze each inch of usable space for storing out of this room is for me to construct it myself from scratch. With that in thoughts, I designed, and tweaked, and moved issues round, and tweaked some extra, till I got here up with what I believe is the proper plan based mostly on Phoebe’s authentic thought. This offers me fairly a bit extra closet space for storing than my authentic thought, and it separates the laundry space from the closet space. And the most effective factor of all is that going from 23-inch-deep frames to 14-inch-deep frames permits room for a small island in the midst of the closet space, which not solely offers me extra drawer house, but additionally offers me a countertop to fold garments as quickly as I get them out of the dryer. So right here’s the brand new plan…
I’m so enthusiastic about this new plan. I lie awake at night time and dream about it. I can’t wait to get began! You may examine that to the outdated plan beneath. I used to be in a position to do the outdated plan on the IKEA planners, which supplies a 3D view of the plan. I wasn’t in a position to do the brand new plan on the 3D IKEA planner as a result of it gained’t mean you can put Pax wardrobes anyplace aside from lined up on a wall. Anyway, right here’s the outdated plan, which solely utilized the 2 lengthy partitions of the room. This was the laundry room facet:
And this was the closet facet:
The brand new plan does require a stacked washer and dryer, however I’m okay with that. I imply, I’m solely 5 ft tall, which signifies that I’m used to issues in life being a bit of bit inconvenient for me. Once I had my outdated washer and dryer (earlier than I purchased my present ones), I had to make use of a step stool to get issues out of the washer. Fixed slight inconveniences are only a lifestyle once you’re solely 5 ft tall, so I’m used to it. So if I’ve to make use of a step stool to get issues out of my dryer, it gained’t be any worse than my outdated washer.
Facet word: As I used to be ending up scripting this submit, the driveway guys confirmed up!!! They weren’t scheduled to be right here till Monday, however they completed up their final venture early, and got here proper over to get began. WOOHOOOO!!!! They’re going to start out in the back of the driveway (again part of driveway behind my workshop, and the ramp to the workshop) at the moment, after which work their solution to the entrance of the property. So by the tip of the day at the moment, I’ll have a ramp, however the bulk of the progress will nonetheless occur subsequent week. However at the very least there’s progress, and EARLIER than scheduled! How typically does THAT occur?! 😀
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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