I don’t know what number of occasions I’ve stated this via the years, nevertheless it stays simply as true at this time because it’s ever been. Typically I get so dug in on an thought, and whereas my remark part can usually really feel like I’m consuming from a hearth hydrant with all the variety of concepts being shared with me (which I like, however may really feel a bit overwhelming at occasions 😀 ), generally it’s one single remark that will get my consideration and actually will get me pondering in a brand new route.
And that’s precisely what occurred when Phoebe made a suggestion in regards to the closet and laundry space mixture room that I’ll be constructing within the present visitor bed room. She prompt that I divide the room into two separate areas in order that I can have a separate closet and a separate laundry space.
That’s an thought I had already thought-about, however I had dominated it out as a result of in my thoughts, one room (presumably the laundry room) can be accessible through the present door into the room from the hallway, and the opposite space (presumably the closet) would require a brand new door from our soon-to-be bed room into that sectioned off space. I shared this concept some time again, and it seemed like this…
I had thought-about that possibility very severely, and had even talked to Matt about it, however for some cause he’s adamant about not constructing a wall in that room, and particularly about not placing a doorway from the bed room into that room. I don’t know why he’s so adamant about that, however he’s. And since he makes so few requests in the case of this home, I concentrate when he truly is adamant about one thing, even when I don’t perceive his reasoning. 😀 And since then, I’ve gotten fairly enthusiastic about having a comfortable little studying space the place the door into the closet would have to be, anyway. With that concept in thoughts, I had moved previous the two-room possibility and have actually grow to be hooked up to the studying space thought, so I don’t wish to give that up now.
All that to say that when this concept was introduced, I didn’t actually think about it. I wrote it off instantly, and defined why I couldn’t and wouldn’t do it. Phoebe defined that’s not what she envisioned, and he or she despatched an e mail to clarify her thought extra intimately. She wasn’t suggesting closing the 2 areas off to one another fully, and he or she wasn’t suggesting placing a door from the bed room into the brand new closet house (which, for some cause, is the half that Matt actually objects to). And he or she despatched me this drawing…
I used to be intrigued. Her design nonetheless confirmed a wall diving the 2 areas, and I knew that Matt wasn’t thrilled with that concept. However I believed that possibly because it didn’t require a doorway from the bed room into the sectioned off a part of the room (the half labeled Laundry Room), he is likely to be on board. So I began enjoying round with the association.
What I noticed in a short time is that this plan wouldn’t even require me to construct a wall in any respect. I may actually simply use the wardrobes, positioned in two “U” preparations and secured to the ground and ceiling, to part off the room into two areas.
At first, I used to be having a extremely exhausting time getting every thing to suit as a result of I used to be nonetheless set on utilizing the 23-inch-deep IKEA wardrobes for each areas. Wrapping such deep wardrobes round corners causes a complete lot of wasted house, so with 4 wasted corners, I wasn’t truly gaining any space for storing by having extra wall house obtainable. Something I’d achieve with extra wall house I’d lose with corners.
So I headed to Pinterest and Houzz (my two go-to assets after I want fast inspiration) to seek for closet inspiration, and I noticed that almost all closets don’t use 23-inch-deep frames. Most closet system are solely about 14-16 inches deep. The one cause you’d want 23-inch-deep wardrobes is if you wish to put doorways on them and have every thing closed inside. However in the event you’re not utilizing doorways, there’s actually no want for such deep frames.
Right here’s what I’m speaking about. That is a picture from Home Depot’s custom closet systems page. You possibly can see that the hanging garments stick out previous the frames of the cabinets and drawers. These frames are solely about 14 inches deep.
And there’s no want for them to be deeper since there aren’t any doorways on the frames, and no want for the hanging garments to be fully contained inside these frames. And having shallower cabinets simply makes extra sense to me. I used to be having a lot hassle picturing storing my sneakers or folded sweaters or purses on 23-inch-deep cabinets. It appeared like numerous wasted house. And the excellent news is that while you cut back the depth from 23 inches to 14 inches, the corners grow to be usable. You possibly can construct usable nook cabinets into 14-inch-deep frames with out taking over an enormous quantity of house contained in the room, so no space for storing is misplaced.
So with all of this newfound inspiration, I began again at sq. one with the room. I began off making an attempt to make IKEA’s 14-inch-deep wardrobes work, however since they solely are available in three widths, the scale limitations turned an issue. Plus, the principle measurement I would want to make this new design work (the 14″ deep x 29.5″ large) is the one measurement they’ve been out of inventory on for a number of months now, and there’s no indication after they’ll get extra in. I can’t base my entire design round one thing which will or will not be obtainable after I’m prepared to start out the room. And so they didn’t actually match completely anyway. It was extra of a “it’s the closest to what I would like so I can most likely make it work” kind of state of affairs.
So ultimately, I simply determined that the best way for me to squeeze each inch of usable space for storing out of this room is for me to construct it myself from scratch. With that in thoughts, I designed, and tweaked, and moved issues round, and tweaked some extra, till I got here up with what I believe is the proper plan based mostly on Phoebe’s unique thought. This offers me fairly a bit extra closet space for storing than my unique thought, and it separates the laundry space from the closet space. And the perfect factor of all is that going from 23-inch-deep frames to 14-inch-deep frames permits room for a small island in the midst of the closet space, which not solely offers me extra drawer house, but additionally offers me a countertop to fold garments as quickly as I get them out of the dryer. So right here’s the brand new plan…
I’m so enthusiastic about this new plan. I lie awake at evening and dream about it. I can’t wait to get began! You possibly can evaluate that to the previous plan under. I used to be in a position to do the previous plan on the IKEA planners, which supplies a 3D view of the plan. I wasn’t in a position to do the brand new plan on the 3D IKEA planner as a result of it received’t permit you to put Pax wardrobes wherever apart from lined up on a wall. Anyway, right here’s the previous plan, which solely utilized the 2 lengthy partitions of the room. This was the laundry room aspect:
And this was the closet aspect:
The brand new plan does require a stacked washer and dryer, however I’m okay with that. I imply, I’m solely 5 toes tall, which implies that I’m used to issues in life being somewhat bit inconvenient for me. Once I had my previous washer and dryer (earlier than I purchased my present ones), I had to make use of a step stool to get issues out of the washer. Fixed slight inconveniences are only a lifestyle while you’re solely 5 toes tall, so I’m used to it. So if I’ve to make use of a step stool to get issues out of my dryer, it received’t be any worse than my previous washer.
Facet observe: As I used to be ending up scripting this put up, the driveway guys confirmed up!!! They weren’t scheduled to be right here till Monday, however they completed up their final challenge early, and got here proper over to get began. WOOHOOOO!!!! They’re going to start out in the back of the driveway (again part of driveway behind my workshop, and the ramp to the workshop) at this time, after which work their option to the entrance of the property. So by the tip of the day at this time, I could have a ramp, however the bulk of the progress will nonetheless occur subsequent week. However a minimum of there’s progress, and EARLIER than scheduled! How usually does THAT occur?! 😀
UPDATE: The washer and dryer within the new association are on an exterior wall. That’s the a part of the room that juts out previous the entrance wall of the lounge and the entrance wall of the main bedroom. There was initially a window there, however we had it closed up.
ANOTHER UPDATE:
Okay, okay! I hear y’all! 😀 I promise, I do hear. I did one other flooring plan exhibiting side-by-side washer and dryer with higher cupboards as an alternative of stacking the washer and dryer. This could additionally embody a countertop over the washer and dryer, which I didn’t present within the drawing.
I’m additionally loving the concepts of a door between the 2 areas like I did my music room doorways (i.e., pocket doorways that aren’t actually pocket doorways), and the concept of the island on locking casters in case I must get the washer and dryer out. All nice concepts!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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