The Coat Closet Organization that Turned into a Makeover {Take 2}

Here it is: that week between Christmas and New Year’s and I always get the itch to organize.  My to-do list is long this year and at the top was “organize the coat closet.”  I know, I already set it up earlier this month.  But true life confession: it was a disaster only a week later.  We’ve been struggling to find what we need in there and it was a bit frustrating to all of us.

So, I pulled everything out and was just about to set it all back up inside the closet when I realized: the pink spot where the toilet used to be really irked me.  Wait, what?  A toilet?  Yep.  Missed that little tid bit of information?  {click HERE.}

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Back to the pink paint.  I knew that there was extra of the wall color left in the basement by the previous owners.  But…I don’t like the color.  There I said it.  I didn’t want a teal-ish coat closet anymore.  And so, I checked my paint stash and found a gallon of white paint leftover from our farmhouse.  We’re going to call this closet a homage to Little by Little Farmhouse.

Up next was the issue of winter hat/gloves/mitten/scarves storage.  You know, all the necessary things for life in New York.  The space is tight at the entrance to our coat closet and the actual closet is…well, it’s a normal small coat closet.  That meant that I needed to be creative in using the surfaces that I did have.

First, I was contemplating reusing the canvas totes from our farmhouse mud room makeover {click HERE} but they stuck out way too far in the closet.  That’s when I saw all the “dead space” on the walls.  I had the perfect solution for a small space, as well as creating a quick and easy way for my kids to grab what they needed.

Have  I ever mentioned how much I love efficiency?  And functionality?  I am a problem-solver and if a “system” isn’t working, I love to figure out what will work.

A quick few supplies and I was ready to pull this coat closet makeover off.

Here is what you’ll need for this hat and glove hanging system:

*Curtain rods (go for the cheap ones!)

*Curtain clip rings

*Spray paint (optional)

I purchased the curtain rods in a nickle/silver sheen.  It was a bit cheaper than the black ones and I knew that I could achieve the black look by simply spray painting them.

The curtain rod hardware was easily installed.

I slid the clip rings onto the curtain rod, clipped on the winter gear, and it was done!

The scarves are simply draped over the coat rod, but if I need that space to hang more coats, we can easily add some hooks to the other wall.

Oh, wait!  Before we close…you just know that I had to give that little light an update too.  You know, while I had my spray paint out.  I decided to ditch the sconce and carry over the industrial look from our dining room chandelier.  {click HERE}

Before:

And after:

Well, I’m off to tackle a few more things on that post-Christmas to do list.  How about you?  Do you get the urge to clean up and organize as the New Year approaches?

♥

Leigh