home tour continues: my closet

The next stop on the unofficial home tour is my closet. We have a 4 bedroom house, no kids, and when we moved in the husband promised me a giant closet all to myself. Obviously, I took him up on it! We consider this a test run for the closet that will eventually go from the master to the empty attic space over the garage. Everything in here is built to size by the husband. Here is what you see when you walk in - the shoe racks are along the back wall:And this is my helper for the photo tour: As I was taking photos this guy sat in the middle of the room, ready for his photo to be taken. Such a sweet boy! This is the right side, with hanging pants and sweaters: Here's a close-up of a cubby on the right. I couldn't find a good jewelry solution to fit the space, so I bought a couple of Portofino jewelry storage pieces from the Container Store. (Use code 'savenow' to save 20% on everything right now!) I bought a big jewelry box, two drawers, and two cubes, and it fills the space and provides storage. The brown blends in with the wood too. This is my solution to store chunky necklaces. I found the jewelry tree at Pottery Barn a few months ago. It's nice to have things out where I can see them, and in the closet I can do that, whereas in the bedroom I'd rather have those things put away. You might notice that behind the tree I have a glass mosaic... ...which I made in art class in high school. Recognize the image? Yeah, I was a little obsessed with the Dave Matthews Band. I still kind of am, though their newer albums are a little lackluster to me. My closet is a good place to still see it but keep it out of the main areas. It took a loooong time to make. This is the space behind the real closet door in the room. It's immediately to the right as you walk in. I found a big mirror at TJ Maxx and I have two robes on hooks. And in the closet I have big bins with clothes in storage. This is the left side of the room that has button downs, tops, and jackets, suits, and dresses. And purses and hats on the top shelves. The step stool is from the Container Store and it folds flat - very handy! I need it to reach the top shelves, so it's out almost all of the time. This is a painting my Great Aunt L made for me when I was born - it's Tenderheart Bear! She is an awesome artist and I'm lucky enough to have a few other pieces in the house.

Here are two of the bins I was talking about - I'm in transition between summer and winter clothes. Here's a photo of the listing when we started for reference - the room is definitely smaller with the shelving but hey, it's well used.

And that concludes my closet - often it's my favorite room in the house!