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Organized Bathroom Closet Reveal

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I probably shouldn’t set the bar so high, but this is by far my favorite project & post to date! Yesterday I gave you a little preview of my Radiant Orchid bathroom closet. Today you get to see the rest! As a reminder, we started with two problems in this closet. First, it was getting too difficult to find things in my soft-sided bins. I was losing track of what I already owned and what I needed to stock up on when there was a sale. Second, it’s B-O-R-I-N-G!!! Here’s a before pic: Linen Closet BeforeCan you imagine trying to find the right medicine quickly in this closet when you don’t feel good? Sick + messy medicine = cranky! To get started, I cleared everything out of the closet and finally got to crack open my Pantone Radiant Orchid paint! It took two coats to cover the walls, but they are now gorgeous! I had a big fear of turning the closet into a cave, so I taped off a line at the top & bottom to leave a couple feet of neutral light reflecting space. The shelves got two coats of Valspar Ultra White paint AND were edged with Rub ‘n Buff Antique Gold. Every room needs some Rub ‘n Buff! Have I made you wait long enough for the reveal photos? I think so too – here you go!

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Organized_Closet_RightLet’s take a closer look at a few of my favorites. The top shelf has six photo boxes from Michael’s. They were on sale 6 for $10 before Christmas so I snatched up a ton of them. They came with gold label holders, but I still rubbed a little Antique Gold over them to get a perfect match. I made the labels in PowerPoint, using the RGB code from Pantone for Radiant Orchid. The color match between the printed label & the wall paint is amazing.

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Close Up Photo Box

I taped the same printed labels on our laundry bins.

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I found some hanging baskets at Lowe’s for $6 each and used them to maximize space without adding an extra shelf.

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It seems like towels always fall over when they are stacked side by side, so I separated them with a storage drawer. The drawer was a perfect solution because it can hold the wash cloths & extra hand towels. So much easier than trying to keep a stack of wash cloths perfectly straight! The drawer handles were white until I got to them with my bronze Sharpie. It was an exact match to the shelf edges!

Organized_Towels

Cost Breakdown

Paint (2 samples Radiant Orchid + 2 Samples Ultra White): $15 6 Photo Boxes (Michael’s Sale): $10 Storage Drawers (Target sale): $14 Gray Baskets (Staples Clearance): $5 Hanging Baskets (Lowes): $13 Label Holders for Gray Baskets (Staples): $3

Total Cost: $60

Secret Decoder Ring for Labels

Smile – Toothpaste, brushes, & floss His – His razors, shaving cream, & deodorant Hers – My razors, shaving cream, & deodorant Pretty – New makeup Girly – Used once a month 🙂 Mini – Travel size shampoo, conditioner, body wash & lotion Ouchy – Bandaids, aloe, ointment – basically stuff for flesh wounds Icky – Liquid medicine

All the toiletries in the closet are the extras we buy when I can get a great deal. We save a ton of money by having a small stockpile instead of having to pay full price when we run out of something. Now that things are organized, I can be more effective and stay on top of our stash. For example, if we have NO toothpaste in our smile box, I will grab a box if a sale/coupon combo makes it $1 per tube. But if I check and we already have 4, I wouldn’t buy any unless it was free after the coupon. I’m not a crazy stock-piler, but I love having a few of everything on hand.  Well, correction, I don’t PLAN to be a crazy stock-piler. It seems my messy stash before was hiding toothbrushes. Oops!

Toothbrush stockpile

No more toothbrush purchases for a while!

How about one more view of all the shelves? After_Radiant_Orchid_Closet

 

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  1. Oh. My. Goodness. This looks amazing, you did a fabulous job! I love how everything ties in together with the orchid and gold labels. Makes me want to go buy a sample of paint myself!

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  4. Melissa! I just love this! I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to paint Radiant Orchard. I have a tub of it just begging to be used! I love that the labels are the same color!! Fabulous ideas!! I have a mini medicine cabinet organization project underway, but it’s NOTHING like this closet!!
    ~Katie

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    • Thanks Katie! It was really handy that Pantone shares all the color conversions so I could match the labels. If your medicine cabinet turns out anything like your other projects, I know it will be fabulous too!

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  7. Somehow I’ve never thought to paint the inside of a closet, pretty brilliant 🙂 Great way to use a bright color without overwhelming the room. I am now dying to do this to my closet! I spraypainted all of the hangers gold a few months ago and the wood trim/white has been driving me nuts. Beautiful work, Melissa! Thank you for sharing!

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  9. Wow.. The pop of color is awesome, but I think that the organization and the labels are my fav!

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  13. What a fabulous & fun way to use “the color of the year”! I love how organized your closet is! Organizing mine is on my to do list. Okay this is kicking me in the booty to get mine done now, too!

    Thanks SO much for linking up to Hit Me With Your Best Shot! Hope to see you again tonight!

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  14. The before pic here looks like my closet! I have deep shelves like that too and they throw me for a total loop, but now I’m inspired! Love the color and the labels are so unique and fun! I’d love for you to pop over and link up at The Makers Link Party going on right now on my blog TinySidekick.com. Hope to see you there!
    Corey

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  19. I wasn’t sure I was going to like the color of the year, but I love it used like this! What a fun pop of color- and all the baskets and boxes look great against it. Visiting from SITS FB group 🙂

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    • Thanks Ninya! And don’t give up on being that organized. Just tackle one space at a time. Most of my closets look like the before picture, but I’m fixing them one by one.

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  23. That is quite a difference. So nice and organized. Right now I have banker boxes to store my extra items in. I really need to do something new. Great job!

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  25. that closet looks amazing now much better I think I’ll redo a closet soon you got me inspired

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    • Thanks Lorrie! It’s been a couple weeks and everything is still organized and looking good, so I think that is a testament to how important it is for everything to have a place. Now I just have to give the rest of my closets the same level of organization 🙂

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  26. What a beautiful closet! I have never thought of giving my closets this type of designer look. I love it and now I hate my closets. I need to get to work on them. I love all of the extra touches. The sharpie on the plastic drawer is genius! It makes it look beautiful and it is much easier to locate the opening. I’m tired of everything falling on me. Going to get to work on this right away!

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  27. WOW! I love to organize – this is fantastic!
    Thanks for linking up on HomemakingHearts.com last Friday – I’m glad you joined in and I’m thrilled to have a constant reminder on my site of this wonderful and creative post!
    I hope you’ll consider linking-up again!

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  28. Gorgeous! Your closet makes me happy and then sad because mine is a mess. lol Love the gold and orchid color together. You are stocked up on essentials. I need to do that. Thank you for sharing and for letting me know where to get some of those hanging baskets. : D

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    • Lol, don`t be sad!!! Whip you closet into shape and then stock up. 🙂 You are right though, having a mini stockpile of essentials makes me almost as happy as the Radiant Orchid paint. We save so much money not having to pay full price at the last minute because we have run out. At least most of the time!

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  29. i found your post from the link party at IHeart Organizing! I have to say I love these type of reveals and I love everything about what you did with your closet! Simply awesome!

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  31. Hi Melissa! I just linked to your blog through Iheartorganizing and, first of all, this project is awesome! Second of all, I also live in Oklahoma with a German Shepherd. Cool! I just added you on Bloglovin.

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  32. Oh my! I can’t help but smile! I always want to do pretty, neat and organized things like these! Hope you can share how to start being creative! 🙂

    Always,
    Piathought of Piathought.blogspot.com

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    • If I knew the secret, I’d share it! Actually, I will say that when you use your creativity on small projects, it definitely grows and gives you ides for big projects. Just jump in and start something!

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