When we saw this apartment for the first time, we decided we wanted the owners to move the second bedroom wardrobe closet out of the apartment completely... we thought we wanted the extra space. It turned out the owners couldn't manage it and left it in the bedroom. We moved in and quickly figured out that while we do want the extra space in the second bedroom, we also wanted to the extra closet in the master bedroom as one wardrobe closet was not enough space for us.
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| Second bedroom closet we moved into the master bedroom |
The closets are, of course, IKEA, however they were not decked out with the classic IKEA organizational items. The closets contained simple shelves and a couple of bars to hang pants, shirts, dresses, etc. We tried the shelf space as it was for a couple of days and quickly realized we needed more items to help us organize the closet space.
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| Other closet inside the master bedroom |
Larger closet with mirror front.
In this closet, we decided to leave the left hand side mostly as is to hang my husband's button down shirts and pants and my suits. We did add a tie/belt rack on the left hand side closet. On the right hand side is where we did most of the work. We put in four pull out drawers and moved the shelves around for the top of the closet. The bottom three drawers are mine and the rest are used for my husband's clothing.
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| Left hand side closet with tie/belt rack |
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| Right hand side closet drawers |
Within the drawers themselves I have used the white box organizers to help separate items. These work for smaller items, but do not work for sweater, pants, ski stuff, etc.
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| Drawer organizers |
At the top of the mirror closet I purchased two white containers (similar to the drawer organizers, but they have a zip top and the bottom does not contain a stiffener, only the sides) from IKEA to store our comforter, quilt, extra sheets, extra pillows, etc. I love the way these look. Everything looks so nicely put away and compactly stored. So clean and sleek! You can find these in the closet section at IKEA.
Smaller closet with opaque white front.
In this closet we installed shoe racks at the bottom of each and one drawer on the right side. The rest is as you see it. The shoe rack is great... my husband is not a fan of the fact that these are plastic holders, but he's willing to work with it for now. Sandals do not work well with this type of shoe rack and so I've placed them next to the laundry basket in these (also IKEA) boxes where they can easily be pulled out. TBD on if that will change. This closet also contains a belt/scarf rack for my items.
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| Right hand side of rack with long clothing items and shoe rack |
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| Right hand side of closet shoe rack |
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| Right hand slide of closet with belt/scarf rack |
Also, we bought these laundry baskets which I have placed in the master bedroom as shown in the image below and in the bathroom. These are great, good quality wicker laundry baskets which look clean and sleek in our rooms. I'm really liking them... but I'm considering getting another one to be able to split my laundry by colors. :D
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| Laundry basket in the master bedroom |
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In practice, we're loving our closet organization so far! We opted for the cheaper wire rack drawers, but you could always purchase the full panel wooden drawers, which definitely look more complete and professional, but you will pay the price for them (8 euro compared to 30 euro per drawer). Good luck on your closet organization!
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