My closet project is finished! Well, a more accurate statement would be to say that Stage One of my closet project is finished. When I started, I thought that what I accomplished this week was all I wanted to do. In the end, I have discovered that I could do a bit more and so have decided to do that at a later date.

So, much to my utter embarassment, here at the before photos of my closet:

And...drum roll please....here is the result:









I realize the pictures are not all that great. It is really hard to take photos of a 6 X 8 walk in closet that is, erm...fully furnished. You will just have to take my word for it that it is *much* better than it was 3 days ago.

This entire project took me about 5 hours and cost around $125 altogther. I had to empty the entire closet and then sort and organize all the contents. I thought that I would get rid of the dresser that was in there, but decided in the end that the contents and area the dresser currently occupies will be the subject of Phase Two of this closet makeover.

The hardest part of this entire thing was getting the frame of the closet organizer on the log wall. About 45 minutes of my total worktime was spent with a hammer and chisel cutting out notches to make the frame fit. In the end, it fits great and it very sturdy.

Now, I am hoping my husband will be impressed with my handiwork. He has been promising that he would get to that closet for a while now. Hopefully, he will be satisfied with what I have done - and I still left a bit for him to do if he wants to. But, he better not take too long - or I will have my way with that part of the closet as well.