Closet 2010: The Re-Re-Organizing

I don't remember if I posted about it at the time (suppose I could check the archives but I'm too lazy...), but for our anniversary in 2008, Colin offered to redo the shelving in my closet. It was very exciting, because I hadn't always liked the layout, but had been sort of living with it since moving in to the house. Colin re-used many of the existing wire rack components, and here are pictures of what it looked like when he finished.

Looking straight in toward dresses, etc. I loved the fabric storage cubes that I found that I used on the top shelf!



Looking toward the corner. Again, more storage overhead.

Looking at the shelving closest to the door, where I kept extra bedsheets, plus all our placemats and cloth napkins since I couldn't find room for them in the kitchen.

More storage above the clothes...

My hidden corner shelf for shorts, etc. Colin didn't like this idea, but it served its purpose well.

And then...

One Sunday not so long ago, I rounded the corner to pull out some clothes for church and found that one whole wall's worth of shelving had toppled onto the floor. I was near tears. All that hard work Colin had put in, and I had a HUGE mess on my hands! After cleaning it up, we tried to get to the root of the problem. I blamed myself for overloading things. Colin blamed himself for not anchoring things properly. I don't suppose we'll ever know, but we decided to act quickly and install all new shelving. This shelving is sturdier and actually stands alone, but we've strapped it to the wall just to avoid a topple again. It also has a much larger corner piece, so we had to do 2 rows of hanging clothes on one side to be able to fit all my clothes in there. Here is the finished product:

I also have shelves on either end, which I didn't have before. Here we are, looking straight into the closet.

The gigantic corner piece, while large, is good for storage, especially for things you may not be pulling out on a regular basis (Easter baskets, Halloween candy buckets, etc). You can also see the double clothes bar for more hanging space.

Another shot of my double clothes bar, as well as the shelf that's closest to the closet door.

And again, my fabric cubes for overhead storage.

I was really thankful that Colin acted so quickly to fix my problem. I was only without a closet for about 2 days as we cleared it out, took down the old shelves, assembled and installed the new ones, and then I put things away how I wanted them. It is a LOT sturdier, and I don't think it'll be going anywhere anytime soon.