It’s no secret that when you’re doing any renovation you have to pick and choose where to spend your money. If you’re like most of us, the budget is NOT endless and some things must be put on hold.
For us, one of those things was our master closet. We took our closet from a 2′ x 3′ reach in to a 7′ x 13′ walk in, and we absolutely love it! But when it came to installing an organization system, we chose to go the inexpensive route.
We started with two of the Seville Classics expandable closet organizers from casa.com (on sale now!). These expanded to about 7 feet long, and gave each of us two hanging racks and eight shelves. I love that these come with shelf liners so you don’t have to worry about anything falling through.
I had a couple of old canvas cubes from Target, but I decided to pick up 8 small rugby stripe bins from The Container Store. On my side, I’ve stored scarves, hats, swimwear, and sweats in mine. Charles’ hold his t-shirts. These bins are a nice way to keep everything looking uniform, even if what’s inside gets messy.
We each had old shoe racks that we decided to keep, and the laundry basket was a wedding gift. I also picked up this cute striped bin from TJ Maxx to nestle in the corner for our dry cleaning pile.
Lastly, we needed a little color in the closet, so I hung two of my sun hats on the wall. It’s a really cute, inexpensive way to add a little “art” to a small space. All you need are a couple of 3M hooks!
Eventually we’d love to have gorgeous built ins, but for now, we’re really happy with the way this closet came together…under budget!
looks great so far great job
This looks fantastic! The striped cubes really make your closet “pop.” Adding to my organize pinterest board.
Thanks, Aimee! :)
What a gorgeous and spacious closet. Bright too! You are a lucky girl!!! :)
xo, Crystelle
Crystelle Boutique
Amazing what a few colorful boxes will do to an open space! Contents can’t be seen, but close at hand. And you have a nice decoration to make the area look great! followed you from treasure box linky!
Thanks for stopping by, Chei!
Looks great. You guys did a good job with your DIY. I have an older home too and am afraid of breaking into my sheet rock so your pictures of the DIY are very inspiring!!! I need to just do it!!! Anyways, I really like the new organizers too. Its going to look great when its all said and done!
Thanks, Jennifer! Sheet rock can definitely handle it. We have plaster, which is a lot messier to work with. Some sheet rock in the closet would actually be really nice! :)
This is a great organization idea! I found you via SITS FB.
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You did an amazing job with the space!!
I love it, pretty and functional. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me.
oh my goodness this looks perfect! I absolutely love the cloth bins on top and your jewelry hanging on the side! It’s not only completely functional…it’s beautiful too! Way to go! Thanks for linking w/ Twirl and Take a Bow! ox
Thanks so much, Robin! :)
This looks AMAZING! I wish our closet could be organized! My husband and I have the smallest closet in the house! Thanks so much for sharing this on The Southern Special! I will be pinning it and featuring it next week! Have a great weekend and I hope you link back up next week!
Cate from Random Crafty Georgia Girl
Thanks, Cate! :)
Nice! I love those striped baskets and your hats hung on the wall for color. Pinning to my “organized” board.
Thanks for visiting, Meredith! :)
Super cute! I love utilizing bins and baskets on shelves for storage. I also like the two for one deal with your hats…color and organized! Thank you for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest board.
Thanks a bunch, Carie! :)
It looks so good! Pinned. We really appreciate you taking the time to be a part of our party. Please join us tonight at 7 pm. It is a pleasure to have you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
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Have a wonderful week!!
How nice to have a closet that size. Great storage and hanging options, love the hats for some color.
Thanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY…
Blessings,
Cindy
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What a fun project! I love this! I am always looking for guest bloggers on my website Blissful and Domestic. My blog is about creating a beautiful life on less and this post fits right in with that :) Check out my blog and see if it would be a good fit for you. I’d love to have you!
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Nice ideas! And I like to see things done economically rather than extravagantly.
Thanks, Noreen! Maybe it will be extravagant one day down the road, but that’s not happening any time soon!! ;)
love this post and the storage buckets are gorgeous!! pinned! New follower! Chrisitne from Little Brags
Looks great! I must get my hands on some of those striped bins as well! Just goes to show you can create something great at an affordable price. :)
GREAT idea! I will have to show my husband this. Thanks :)
What a great, organized space! I love those rugby bins! I’d be thrilled if you shared this at my Creative Ways Link Party that just went live last night. Hope to see you there!
Blessings,
Nici
What a great job you did! And those hats look great! Thanks for sharing.
Love this idea! My husband and I had some fun looking at your husband’s ties – many of them were identical or similar to my husband’s! I promise we are not creepy or anything. :) My husband is a former Minister of Music, so he has collected a lot of ties over the years. Now, he rarely ever wears one, but still has lots of them. We live in a small house and share a really small closet. There is a corner in our room, that I”m thinking could be curtained off with one of these closet systems for extra storage and hanging space.
Thanks for showing off your closet at Whatever Goes Wednesday. I love the organizational system you chose! This was the most viewed link at last week’s party, so we’ll be highlighting it at tomorrow’s party. We hope you’ll stop by and party with us again!
I love beautiful organizing that doesn’t break the bank! Thanks for sharing at Inspire us Thursday on Organized 31. Congrats on being featured this week.
My husband and I have been talking about turning our walk-in closet into a mini office and doing something like this with our clothes. Yours looks so cute!
Great budget closet. Love the bins:) Pinned
Love how this turned out! You did such a great job. Those striped bins are too cute. I spotted them in a CS email, and they’re on my to buy list:)
I would definitely recommend them, Ginnie! :)
We have a very similar set-up in our closet, but without all the bins. Time to go buy some I think!
Love the way yours looks!
Val
Do it! You won’t regret it! :)
Very jealous, that’s an awesome closet space. You made it look very neat and organized. Hugs from Bacon Time!
Great job organizing and doing it on a budget! Thanks for sharing this project at The Pin Junkie pin party. Just wanted to let you know that it is being featured this week at http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/08/pin-junkie-pin-party-80.html
Thank you so much for this post! I went out and ordered the same one, I have a small space and now closet so it will be good to have something! Can’t wait till it arrives! =)