Turning A Spare Room Into A Walk-In Closet

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Update: I moved! See part two to this post here

When I moved into a place with a spare room and a lack of closet space in the bedroom, I immediately decided to turn what otherwise would have been an office into a walk-in closet / dressing room. I called up my friend and soon to be certified professional organizer, Ashley for help. We came up with a game plan over coffee and after five hours of folding and hanging practically every piece of clothing I own, we had the dressing room I’ve always wanted.

This has helped me tremendously in so many ways. Having everything out on display not only keeps things extremely organized, but reminds me of what I already own. Since we’ve done this, I’ve worn things I haven’t worn in months (if not years) and I stopped buying duplicates of items (how many black pencil skirts does a girl need?) Plus, not to mention, it’s so much fun getting ready in a clean, fresh, and feminine space.

After assessing the space, we decided on a color scheme. I went with romantic hues including a soft pink, white, and chocolate brown. We separated all of my tanks and sleeveless tops on one rack, short sleeve and long sleeve tops on another rack. Dresses and skirts each had their own rack as well. I highly recommend buying velvet hangers. It makes everything look more streamlined and it saves so much room in your closet. We organized all of my flats and sandals at the bottom of the racks by color and style. I also recommend hanging everything by length, style, then by color.

{hang by style, then by color keeps everything organized}

{velvet hangers are the ultimate solution for ANY closet!

We then hung up the blazers, jeans, and pants in the closet inside the dressing room. We folded my jeans and pants over on a hanger rather than by the waist. I thrifted a table on wheels and painted it a cream color and spray painted this wood organizer for rings, perfume, and other accessories.

{thrifted table after!}

{thrifted tray and bowl for accessories. I painted this tray brown to match the color scheme of the room}