Common complaints about closets include a lack of space, poor configuration, or a lighting deficiency.
Yet even atiny, cluttered closetcan be transformed into a functional storage space with a littlestrategic design.
If you’re having storage woes,consider a makeoverto allow your closet to fulfill its potential.
Lark and LinenforKatrina Blair
Here are eight before-and-after closet makeovers that might inspire you.
The spaceneeded a transformation.
And what Christine really wanted was a stylish makeup area with a vanity, storage, and good lighting.
TaskRabbit
She added a custom-fit vanity, along with exposed-bulb Hollywood-style lights.
Her vanity is now a bright, welcoming space for her to get ready.
Real Closet MakeoverfromThe Spruce
Before: Tiny and Cluttered
Liz Marie’slinen closetembarrassed her.
After the remodel, this storage closet has been converted into a beauty area with a custom-made vanity.TaskRabbit
She had disorganized piles of linens and other items cluttering the space.
The shelves were dull brown and dirty-looking.
And she did not like the closet’s miniature size.
Liz Marie Blog
After: Functional Storage
Liz Marie Blog
She couldn’t change the size of her linen closet.
However, Liz Marie maximized every possible square inch with functional storage baskets that perfectly fit the space.
Painting the shelves and the walls brightened up the space, too.
This small linen closet is gorgeous after its makeover.Liz Marie Blog
The best touch: tiny chalkboard tags that identify the contents of each basket.
This closet makeover took only one hour.
It was time for a closet makeover.
Kevin and Amanda
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And it replaced them with solid cabinets and shelves.
Shoes that had once cluttered the floor were tucked away inmelamine cabinetswith closed doors.
This closet makeover added solid shelving and places to store shoes.Kevin and Amanda
Her biggest issue was thesize of her closet.
Her space was way too small for her needs.
So sheremoved the non-load-bearing wallfrom the back of her closet.
Ramshackle Glam
Getting rid of the wall instantly doubled the size of her closet.
This home edit gave her enough room for storing clothing and even additional space to add apouf.
After: Tidy and Clean Linen Closet
The Weathered Fox
Linen closets can get pretty dinged up.
The owner enlarged this closet by breaking through the back wall.Ramshackle Glam
So much of this makeover fixeddrywall gouges with spackle.
Crystal also organized everything into storage bins.
However, drawbacks included its awkward L-shape and dull walls.
The Weathered Fox
Plus, she had to share it with her husband.
She wanted a closet she could be proud of.
After: Closet Aspiration
Erin Spain
Erin’s plain, uninspired closet became a place of beauty.
This neatly arranged linen closet is tidy and well-functioning.The Weathered Fox
She added wallpaper, a new light fixture, loads of hooks, and other places to put items.
The triangle-shaped closet only had one clothes rod.
And it was quite dark inside.
Erin Spain
She doubled up the clothing rods, so the closet could hold twice as many hanging clothes.
And to make the space bright and cheery, she gave it a coat of bright paint.
To access that top row of clothing, keep a step-stool on hand in the closet.
Wallpaper has transformed this plain, awkwardly shaped closet.Erin Spain
Before: A Flue Runs Through It
Few closets have a ventilation flue inside them.
The closet also had almost no shelves or rods for hanging items.
As small as the flue is in diameter, it’s still in the way.
Blooming Homestead
It blocks attempts to build true wraparound walk-in closet shelving.
And moving the flue is rarely an option.
She added top-to-bottom shelves, strong rods for her clothes, and custom-designed slots for wicker baskets.
A new coat of Behr paint makes this walk-in closet a brighter, happier place.Blooming Homestead
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Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer
After the makeover, this closet was an organized paradigm of neatness.Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer
