For some it’s January, but with school aged kiddos, the Fall signals the start of a new year and time for a fresh start.  What began as a simple closet clean out became a construction project- less than efficient master bedroom closet be gone!

The master is divided into two almost identical sized rooms.  One a bedroom, the second a “closet” or as I like to refer to it, dressing room (sounds much more 1920’s).  This dressing room also serves as the pass through to the bathroom.  With every project, our goal is to maintain the integrity of the home’s original craftsmanship.  As such, anything we do needs to be relevant to the year of construction (evidenced by our painstaking window restoration last year).  As a result, we will likely never reconfigure the space to include a spa like master bath, the existing one is redone and sufficient.  So why not make the closet something fabulous?

The original state.

Initially we removed the mirrored closet doors, vanity and painted the space.

This weekend we emptied the space of its contents (lots and lots to donate) and kept only what we use.  Then a call to our favorite contractor, and in less than one day all existing closet components and walls were removed.  The result, a blank slate.

Next:  prep and plan.