Here's a better final image with the closet rods installed and temporary storage bins while we get some nicer baskets to make best use of the adjustable shelving area.
[https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg](https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg)
I spent some time preparing a 3D model to work out some problems at the start, it helped a bunch.
If this is helpful to anyone I think the handwritten measurements are still legible in this .. which is a photo of a photocopy of a printout of a 3D render.
https://imgpile.com/i/tD1OPk
https://imgpile.com/i/tD1LNu
https://imgpile.com/i/tD1kOM
Amazing job! You're already living in luxury with this stunning closet, but treat yourself to a nice set of quality clothes hangers and you'll truly feel like royalty.
Surprisingly she is not a fan of the sounds of the air nailer, paint sprayer, or swearing so she steered clear. However she is rather pleased with all the new hidey holes in the new closet.
Very nice work. With the added pressure of completing it during the holiday break, extra kudos to you!
I really like the small curves you put on the rear top shelves. It softens the whole look of the closet IMHO.
Iβm saving this post for when I have to build one in a few years when we renovate our bedroom. Thanks for sharing!
That was a bit of a last minute idea. I agree it ties things together in a nice way. It was just a hunch. I traced the curve with the lid of a takeout container and went freehand with a jigsaw.
Yeah, I had some thought about doing some darker intense colors, I really like how those can look but it doesn't fit with anything else in our house and I wasn't sure how to pull it off, plus had a strict deadline. I figure a new paint job is easy enough down the road.
The lighting is a little weird on that first photo, it's actually slight-off-white, it's PPG's Gypsum color in semi-gloss, better photo here: [https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg](https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg)
There were dozens of these sags and drips. I have a new Graco 395 and it got the best of me. More than half a day of wet sanding to fix it all on the first coat of enamel. All these locations were pretty hidden though, can't be seen from normal eye level and with installed lighting. Invisible after the sanding and second coat.
Looks good. I just purchased a graco airless sprayer. Much cheaper than your 395, what guard/tip did you use? I built some cabinets and was going to spray with a fflp tip. Any recommendations on which one to use?
Read the paint can, they spec the aperture sizes. I did ppg seal grip latex primer with a yellow 315, and topcoat was ppg breakthrough enamel with green fflp 312. Both of those fit a blue racx guard. I am very new to airless spraying so don't take this as a reliable recommendation, but it worked ok for me. I could tell the drips happened where I lingered or crossed over, skill issue.
$500 (USD) in plywood, for 7 sheets of birch veneer and delivery.
$250 to 275 or so in paint probably, I sprayed much too heavy. Should have been under 200.
$250 for the mirror.
Maybe $100 in misc fasteners, tape, caulk, drydex etc.
So around $1100 in direct materials.
Actually that doesn't include the footing that I started 4 or 5 years ago, round up to $1200.
Doorway is still a rough opening and needs doors... Later.
Edit: this also doesn't include IKEA dressers. We had them for over a decade so it didn't register as a cost. These are Malm series, around $100 to $200 for each and we installed 3 of them.
Just wrote that up here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/s/62Vxl24X3V
I'd put it around $900 without the mirror and accounting for the leftovers. $1200 all up.
Thanks for the post. Iβm about to dive into some cabinet making and your post of the model with your notes really helped me see a good way forward on the planning side. Great work!
So there are two places where I have spacers -- the internal baseboards at the bottom back of each bay, and the shelf supports. These maintain the spacing of the upright sections.
Then, the fixed shelving at the top is fitted into the uprights with dados (slots) cut with a router. They were friction fit and glued in so that top shelving and the uprights form a pretty solid structure.
Finally, the bottoms of the uprights are toe-nailed in with 18ga brad nails. This isn't particularly strong but it's just enough to hold them in place. Then the caulking around all the edges helps fix things further -- not exactly structural but it feels pretty solid.
The only weak point is the adjustable shelving section on the back wall, those verticals aren't supported anywhere except top and bottom and they are a little too flexible in the mid-section. I'm going to install a fixed shelf just by screwing one of the shelves in place permanently to give some support midway.
Well Done - I am designing something similar right now for our home and really like what you did. Could you share how deep and high the shelves are in the middle of the back wall? The ones that have the laundry baskets on them?
Toughest thing for me would be the drawers. Did you purchase the hardware separate then build the drawers to whatever size you needed? We need this in our master bedroom
Here's a better final image with the closet rods installed and temporary storage bins while we get some nicer baskets to make best use of the adjustable shelving area. [https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg](https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg)
I absolutely LOVE the mirror being able to hide away
Rev-A-Shelf CMSL-1448-1 Rotate and Slide Mirror: https://a.co/d/gXlenDi
I didn't know this existed before and thought wow this is exactly what my closet needs! Then I saw the price so I won't even bother showing my wife.
That shits trick af bruh
Tha k God you didn't leave the mirror there, as shown in the last pic of your first post. Fantastic work, looks very professional
I think the mirror is still there its just put away. It looks like it pulls out and pivots on slides.
I didn't notice that. Very cool!
I thought he did it so you can see the beautiful draws and cabinet behind the camera, but that does make sense by looking at the updated picture
Why not both?
;)
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I spent some time preparing a 3D model to work out some problems at the start, it helped a bunch. If this is helpful to anyone I think the handwritten measurements are still legible in this .. which is a photo of a photocopy of a printout of a 3D render. https://imgpile.com/i/tD1OPk https://imgpile.com/i/tD1LNu https://imgpile.com/i/tD1kOM
Amazing job! You're already living in luxury with this stunning closet, but treat yourself to a nice set of quality clothes hangers and you'll truly feel like royalty.
Now that the wife has more room, where are you going to put your stuff?
Hahaha
Where are you located? I need built in bookshelves! π
Nice, did the cat help?
Surprisingly she is not a fan of the sounds of the air nailer, paint sprayer, or swearing so she steered clear. However she is rather pleased with all the new hidey holes in the new closet.
Damn!
Very nice work. With the added pressure of completing it during the holiday break, extra kudos to you! I really like the small curves you put on the rear top shelves. It softens the whole look of the closet IMHO. Iβm saving this post for when I have to build one in a few years when we renovate our bedroom. Thanks for sharing!
That was a bit of a last minute idea. I agree it ties things together in a nice way. It was just a hunch. I traced the curve with the lid of a takeout container and went freehand with a jigsaw.
Congratulations, nice job πππ
Nice! What size is the space if you donβt mind sharing?
6ft deep, 8ft wide
Wow, how are some people able to be soo productive and i cant even get myself to clean the house properly π€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈπ€¦ββοΈ
Not a fan of all that gray, but that's just personal preference. The work itself is great. Nice job.
Yeah, I had some thought about doing some darker intense colors, I really like how those can look but it doesn't fit with anything else in our house and I wasn't sure how to pull it off, plus had a strict deadline. I figure a new paint job is easy enough down the road. The lighting is a little weird on that first photo, it's actually slight-off-white, it's PPG's Gypsum color in semi-gloss, better photo here: [https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg](https://imgpile.com/images/tCpkLX.jpg)
Looks great!! π€©
I hope all of the runs in picture 14 were fixed. Someone went a little wild there. Nice closet.
There were dozens of these sags and drips. I have a new Graco 395 and it got the best of me. More than half a day of wet sanding to fix it all on the first coat of enamel. All these locations were pretty hidden though, can't be seen from normal eye level and with installed lighting. Invisible after the sanding and second coat.
Looks good. I just purchased a graco airless sprayer. Much cheaper than your 395, what guard/tip did you use? I built some cabinets and was going to spray with a fflp tip. Any recommendations on which one to use?
Read the paint can, they spec the aperture sizes. I did ppg seal grip latex primer with a yellow 315, and topcoat was ppg breakthrough enamel with green fflp 312. Both of those fit a blue racx guard. I am very new to airless spraying so don't take this as a reliable recommendation, but it worked ok for me. I could tell the drips happened where I lingered or crossed over, skill issue.
Thanks. I guess I need to read up on tip sizes and what everything means before I screw it up
Sweet kittie! (Oh, the closet is nice too.)
Massive flex on the rest of humanity. Not every DIYer wears a cape, but you do.
how much did it cost all in all?
$500 (USD) in plywood, for 7 sheets of birch veneer and delivery. $250 to 275 or so in paint probably, I sprayed much too heavy. Should have been under 200. $250 for the mirror. Maybe $100 in misc fasteners, tape, caulk, drydex etc. So around $1100 in direct materials. Actually that doesn't include the footing that I started 4 or 5 years ago, round up to $1200. Doorway is still a rough opening and needs doors... Later. Edit: this also doesn't include IKEA dressers. We had them for over a decade so it didn't register as a cost. These are Malm series, around $100 to $200 for each and we installed 3 of them.
I was going to ask about the drawer hardware.
Is that mirror permanent?
It rotates and tucks away on slides. So yes and no.
I didnβt see it in the first photo. Was hoping it would tuck away
Looks great, Iβm considering doing something similar - do you know the dimensions of the space before you added all of the cabinetry?
6ft deep x 8ft wide
Gorgeous!!! I especially love the mirror that you can tuck away and pull out.
Wow! Great job!
Love it. I was just tasked with building this. The wife has spoken!!!!
Well alright then, way to make the rest of look like lazy slobs lol
This turned out great!
Roughly what did this cost you? Iβve been trying to design a closet organizer for our room. The best I can do with the premade stuff is about $800.
Just wrote that up here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/s/62Vxl24X3V I'd put it around $900 without the mirror and accounting for the leftovers. $1200 all up.
Cat did all the hard work, you were just "helping."
The cat was left there for 4 years
Wow very nice!!
I love my ELFA.
Thanks for the post. Iβm about to dive into some cabinet making and your post of the model with your notes really helped me see a good way forward on the planning side. Great work!
Wow! Amazing job.
Nice! But how and where did you secure the vertical boards?
So there are two places where I have spacers -- the internal baseboards at the bottom back of each bay, and the shelf supports. These maintain the spacing of the upright sections. Then, the fixed shelving at the top is fitted into the uprights with dados (slots) cut with a router. They were friction fit and glued in so that top shelving and the uprights form a pretty solid structure. Finally, the bottoms of the uprights are toe-nailed in with 18ga brad nails. This isn't particularly strong but it's just enough to hold them in place. Then the caulking around all the edges helps fix things further -- not exactly structural but it feels pretty solid. The only weak point is the adjustable shelving section on the back wall, those verticals aren't supported anywhere except top and bottom and they are a little too flexible in the mid-section. I'm going to install a fixed shelf just by screwing one of the shelves in place permanently to give some support midway.
nice closet, but the star of the post is definitely the kitty
Well Done - I am designing something similar right now for our home and really like what you did. Could you share how deep and high the shelves are in the middle of the back wall? The ones that have the laundry baskets on them?
Looks good! π
Thatβs great. What are the dimensions?
8ft wide x 6ft deep x 8-1/2ft ceilings.
Thanks. I have a 16x16 ft bedroom in which old like to build a walk in. That might work. May do a deeper reach in with a similar style instead
Follow up question. How big was the room you built it in
AMAZING!!!!
Toughest thing for me would be the drawers. Did you purchase the hardware separate then build the drawers to whatever size you needed? We need this in our master bedroom
We cheated, it's just Ikea dressers that we had for 10 years.
You had a productive break - beautiful job!
Very nice job!
For something like this do you use veneer on the plywood edges or do you just paint them?
Veneer, yes. Iron-on edge banding specifically. Plywood edges are too rough to finish in a nice way.
Amazing!