Closet Case

9 days from now I'm headed back to school and moving into my very first apartment with two of my best friends, and to say that we are excited to start decorating the space would be the biggest understatement of the century. I have spent far too many hours on Pinterest boards, figuring out the best way to arrange everything from flowers to shoes, and probably will never be able to finish all the projects I've got going on right now.
I thought that today I would share some of the things I've got in the works to organize my closet. I'm one of those people who always start the year with resolutions to "be super organized this year" and "know where to find everything" and then by February I'm back to digging through mountains of shoes for my favorite heels. Nevertheless, I'm vowing to at least make an effort to keep my closet in check this semester.


1. Rack City

 

A Beautiful Mess has a really simple, basic tutorial for a garment rack that is more steady than the rolling kind you can often buy. I'd really like this in addition to my closet because, well, I have too many clothes, and I like to display them. I have to confess, though: my dad is making this for me for my birthday because, when it comes to hardware, I'm a little bit clueless.


2. Hats Off

Also from A Beautiful Mess is this suggestion for  storing and displaying hats, of which I have too many. (I bought a new one today. It's an addiction) This is literally the simplest thing on the planet, but it looks really cute and makes it easy to grab a hat and run on a bad hair day.

3. Boxed In

One problem with our apartment is that the walls are ugly. There are a few places where the paint has been peeled right off by previous tenants. I know a lot of people who have encountered similar issues, and one really good way to cover the spots while also creating functional wall decor is to turn a shadowbox into a jewelry display case. Shadow boxes can be found lots of places (try Target) and it's really easy to glue some wrapping paper or scrapbook paper to the back, then use pushpins to hang your jewelry inside the frame. 

Stay tuned, I'll try to get lots of pictures on moving day and continue to update you all with the process, as well as other projects I'm working on :]

<3 Kat