I was so excited to load them up that I didn't even get the shelves painted. And now I probably never will.....but that's ok, because I am so happy about this. It really wasn't even that expensive, and I can't believe I didn't do it before:
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This picture gives a better idea of how tiny the "walk in" closet really is - 4x4 feet - so it is kind of important to maximize the space that I do have:
Another terrible one. The pinks are too pink and the whites are yellow, but you get the idea:
The other side, with the two hanging bars. Doubling the room by just adding a bar - it's about time I did this:
It's a little weird being able to see everything that I had buried before. And it's happy, but also sad, because there are things that were my mother's and things that she gave me as gifts (rather than inheritance) that bring back such strong memories. I think every single day "I can't wait to tell Mom!" before I remember that she is gone, but I've noticed I'm doing it even more the last couple of days.
Here is why:
It might be weird, but I have a lot of memories attached to shoes and bags. My mom would understand. She and my grandmother used to run into each other in shoe departments all over Boston. And when my mom and I would get separated in a department store, neither worried because we knew we'd catch up with each other near the Manolos :) We also did this closet, which is also in the master, but is a really weird sloped shape. It's more of a utility closet (towels, fan, etc.) so it is never really going to be "styled," but I wanted to show you in case you have weird closets like these. There is a second bar at the top - It's just a few inches above the top of the photo, but nothing is hanging on it (yet) so you cant see it:
And this is the pile for the dump. I can't wait to get rid of it, but we're getting a blizzard tomorrow so it's going to be several days at least:
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