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    Coat Closet Organization Plan

    March 1, 2018 by Ashley Mayes 3 Comments

    Sometime back in the fall of last year, I chatted a bit about our coat closet and how I wanted to transform it. We don't have a large coat closet, we don't have a mudroom, and we don't have an organized garage or space in the garage where we could create a mudroom. What we have is pretty normal in terms of a coat closet and I'm sure the un-organized mess of our coat closet is pretty normal too but you'll have to chime in on the comments below and tell me your thoughts on that one. Months and months later after talking about the coat closet, I'm finally getting my butt into gear and sharing the Coat Closet Organization Plan. If you are a super-organized person, you may want to cover your eyes. 😉

    Coat Closet Organization Plan

    Modern Entryway with organization

    via Livet Hemma

    Before I jump right in to what we have, I wanted to share a few inspirational images. Design-wise, the two images that I'm sharing fit right in with my house, which I love; but I want you to look past that. Let me explain. I love the minimalist take on organization. There are coats, bags and shoes in each of the images but they are crammed into the spaces and not distracting. Both have a place to sit, which I want. They're open and light and clean. I want all of that, too; but I want all of that inside my coat closet.

    Modern entryway design with organization

    via Bolig

    Basically, I'd love to create the feeling of those two images hidden away in my closet. I realize that the space that I'm working on has no natural light and is a fraction of the size of the two spaces above, but I like a challenge... don't you?!

    For reference, here is where the coat closet is:

    Entryway with small coat closet | how to plan an organized coat closet

    I took that image for our entryway reveal last year and that was before we had installed our door knobs.

    Here's a close-up of the doors (ignore the dusty doors).

    Coat Closet Organization Plan | Closet Closet DIY | Entryway Closet Project | How to Organize Coats | Entryway Closet Before and After

    Here's the part where you might want to cover your eyes! This is what our closet has looked like since we moved in about five years ago!

    Organization in the Entryway

    We just throw things in there. We have way too many scarves, gloves, coats, etc. It makes me feel kinda bad to look at all the excess in there! So, let's outline the plan for the space.

    Coat Closet Organization Plan

    1. Purge + Share tips on this
    2. Examine how much space we need for what
    3. Clean
    4. Paint
    5. Convert pull string light to light switch
    6. Build bench
    7. Build out cubbies or buy baskets
    8. Hang hooks
    9. Enjoy!

    So, there you have it! That's the plan. I wanted to tackle this whole project over the winter and I did get around to doing some of it but have so much more to do. If I'm completely honest, let's just hope to have the new space done by summer! You know, perfect timing for all the swim gear that we change in and out of daily!

    If I'm missing something in my plan for the closet organization, please let me know! Or, share you best organizational tips for staying organized!

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    1. cassie bustamante

      March 01, 2018 at 6:20 am

      can't wait to see how this turns out! love the inspo pics!

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      January 15, 2019 at 10:25 am

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      September 4, 2019 at 5:04 am

      […] of the plan for the entryway coat closet. I shared some inspiration pictures in the post about the coat closet organization plan if you care to check those […]

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