Casa Sugar has, once again, inspired me to share some of my DIY and home decorating projects with her recent post on organizing hangers. All kidding aside, having thicker, matching hangers was one of the things that I deemed to be extremely important when my husband and I remodeled the child's rooom, located directly off of our master bedroom, and turned it into our walk-in closet.

I don't have the "before" photos but you'll have to trust me when I tell you that it was a mess. There was a vinatege 1970s drop ceiling, paneling, and a cheap-o brass light fixture hanging from the ceiling. Sometime, before my husband and I moved in together, he had decided to "redo" the room on his own and started ripping the paneling off of the walls. The original plaster underneath was all but completely destroyed and it was down to the lathe in many places. We also needed to replace and rerun the the vintage 1930s wires to the outlets in the room.

Time Capsule 2005: Pinned within the walls of the walk-in closet.

Don & Haze: 1998 ad infinitum: the year we made it official and our way of signing our work from the inside - out

Drywall was not an option because we wanted to keep the original window and door moldings intact so we settled for a natural wood wainscoating, which we used as paneling. Roll type pink insulation was placed between the studs to help with retain heat.

As this was originally a child's room and not intended as a closet, there are three rather large windows that created quite a problem with the cabinetry. Nothing that was pre-made fit. Even some of the offerings from creative closet organizers did not work in the room properly so we were forced to build the cabintry ourselves. We also stripped the floors by using a hand sander and about 300 degrees of sandpaper [joke]. The original plaster ceiling was patched and painted. My husband cut and hung the crown molding to finish off the room and make it feel quite finished and comfortable.

Over all, the complete remodel took us about 2 months. It was not an easy job but, in the end - and almost 3 years later- we are thrilled with the results. The hanging racks, rug, and light fixture are from Ikea. The curtain, shown as a focal point in the photo below, was created from a print of my own work, cut to [36] 8x10" panels, back-framed and suspended from the ceiling.

Walk-In Closet Remodel 2005

Custom created cabinetry, designed by yours truly - hand-crafted by Don Cerrato

Close up of the cabinetry

Yes - the hangers match. They are thick white plastic hangers, purchased from Ikea. They were rather inexpensive but they do aid in exactly the same way as Casa suggests in her post.

Please let it be known that I draw the line at measuring the space between the hangers to make sure that they are all equal. It's not something my husband would ever notice anyway. More photos from our bedroom, adjoining this closet, can be viewed here.