How to Create the Perfect Media Center

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If you, like us, are television and movie lovers who want to enjoy a flick from your couch but don’t want your living room to scream, “We watch television here!” You’re in the right place. It can be so hard to find and style the right console table for your room, and even more difficult to create the perfect media center that is equal parts cozy and chic. Let’s get into it!

Bright blue den and office space with white bulb lights, built in desk and wooden chair

How To Choose The Right Console Table

Choosing the right console table is perhaps the foundation of the entire media center. While some may opt for a built-in (which typically, we love) we’ve found that having the freedom to rearrange our living room outweighs the draw of a built-in media center for us. In the past, we’ve used traditional console tables with no storage beneath for a minimal look, (love this option too), but recently we’ve also grown fond of the idea of using a credenza as a media center if space allows. We bought the Frame TV a few years ago and never looked back–and over a credenza, it looks like a beautiful art piece and thoughtful cabinetry rather than the T.V. and a place to keep all the stuff you don’t want out on shelves. If you’ve got limited storage, this is a great option for you!

Projectors Vs. TV’s

One thing we’ve been loving recently is the shift toward projectors instead of televisions. As previously mentioned, we love our Frame TV so we won’t be swapping it for a projector any time soon, but we recently used ours during our Parlor Floor renovation to watch White Lotus Szn 3 (can you believe that last episode!?!?!?!) and it was actually so lovely. We love how people have been concealing their projector screens with removable wall art and roll-down screens for a look that is very demure.

How to Refresh Your Primary Bedroom

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Our primary bedroom is probably the room in our house we’ve changed most frequently since we moved in in 2018. One could argue that this is because we’ve been much more intentional with other projects in our home, and of course, because the space that is mostly just for us comes last. We decided this year that we would reinvest some of the design skills we had garnered, along with fresh inspiration from recent travels to The Pig in Britain back into our own space. We began with our Parlor Floor, which you can catch updates of on our YouTube, but when we saw Farrow & Ball’s latest collection, we knew we had to pour some love into our bedroom. We decided to go for an English Countryside-inspired room with a modern twist; bold color on the walls, layered textiles on the bed, and lots of pattern throughout. We’re so happy with how it turned out, and we’re going to show you how to refesh your primary bedroom in three parts!

Primary Bedrooms Don’t Have To Be Boring

That doesn’t mean you have to go as bold as we did when it comes to a color, but we certainly encourage it! We opted for Farrow & Ball’s Duster on the walls–a warm, cozy ochre yellow that, to us, feels like. warm hug. That being said, you can absolutely choose a neutral color without making it boring. We toyed with the idea of Scallop in this room & also just recently finished a primary bedroom at our New Heights Reno project that featured a creamy grey hue from Portola that brought in beautiful texture with a lime wash finish. If you go bold with the walls, try neutral toned bedding, or sleek classic furniture to balance the scales. If you opt for a neutral, bring in texture, pattern, and intrigue in other elements like side tables.

Choose Your Bedding Wisely

One thing we will never skimp on when it comes to quality is bedding. We’re always big fans of Brooklinen, but the woven checkerboard duvet set we went with was next level. We chose to layer it with their Luxe Sateen Core sheet set, Sara Hand Printed pillow shams from Soil to Studio, along with not one but two quilts from Soil to Studio as well to give our bed a really full, layered look. When shopping for bedding, we suggest choosing textiles with complimenting colors and a variety of textures to really bring a cozy vibe to the room. We opted for a mix of florals and more modular, modern patterns for a nice juxtaposition between traditional and trend.

Furniture Is Harder To Change…

So we decided to choose classic pieces we feel can grow and change with the room if we ever decide to swap out styles. One of the best things we did when we first redid our bedroom years ago, however, was purchasing the Esme Bed & slipcover from Sixpenny. When it came time to refresh our bedroom, changing out the previously gray slipcover for a ‘New Leaf’ (no pun intended) was seriously the easiest part of the entire makeover. Headboards can play such an integral role in the overall design of a room, so to us, having the freedom to change colors and textures with ease is a major plus. For the other furniture in our room, we opted for a mix of vintage and new, with two vintage side tables, a reupholstered chair by Ruti at Find The Thread using House of Hackney fabric that we are absolutely obsessed with, alongside the Laurent dresser by our forever favorite, Arhaus.

Don’t Forget To Accessorize Your Primary Bedroom!

Once you’ve picked out your paint, layered your bed, and finalized your furniture, it’s time to get down to details! We brought a little more warmth into the space using a mixture of vintage art and fresh florals alongside a tea table from Rejuvenation, custom drapes by Kelley at Picnic House Drapers, modern side lamps, the Price Rug from Rejuvenation, and a chandelier from Rejuvenation. We love how this room turned out and already feel more inspired upon waking each day!

Brownstone Boys standing inside bedroom painted yellow

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How to Choose the Perfect Side Table

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One of the pieces of furniture our clients most often need our help sourcing & tailoring to their rooms are side tables. By the time you’ve chosen a bedframe, paint colors, bedding, flooring, etc., picking out a side table can feel like a chore and SO many of our clients tell us they just chose the simplest option without our help. Once we step in, though, we encourage them to select a side table with style in mind. While it shouldn’t detract or distract from the overall design, side tables can certainly act as their own design moment and blend functionality & form beautifully. Today, we’re going to teach you how to choose the perfect side table, plus what to fill it with for a little every day luxury!

SIZE MATTERS

The size of your side table depends on a few things, namely the amount of wall space you’re working with on either side of your bed. In our primary bedroom, we have a very limited amount of space on each side for a side table. We went back and forth between whether or not to have a side table, but ultimately, the opportunity to hide charging cables, hand cream, TV remotes, etc., won out in the end. We opted for ultra thin side tables that take up more vertical space and draw the eye upward. We love that the length of these combined with the open space around the legs don’t make the room feel smaller, crowded, or heavy.

Alternatively, in other projects, where perhaps we’re working with additional wall space, we have opted for bulkier side tables to make more of a statement and fill the space. We love these ones from Anthropologie for a room with a more classic bedframe to juxtapose it with a bit of modern flair.

An easy way to discern whether you should opt for a bigger side table is to measure the wall. We like to try to leave 1-2 feet on each side of the side tables/bed set up to make sure it doesn’t feel overly cluttered. If you’re opting for a more modular bed frame, try to bring in a more delicate side table and visa versa.

WOOD IT BE WRONG?

One question we get all the time is “Does all the bedroom furniture have to match?” The answer is no, but, there should be cohesion. We recently paired a mahogany dresser from Arhaus with our two vintage walnut side tables, but everything has a dark tone to it. The wood flooring in our bedroom is a light poplar, but is largely covered by our bedroom rug. You can certainly mix finishes but everything should be in conversation with each other. We also love the idea of stone, upholstery, or painted side tables in a room where there’s already a lot of wood to bring in a little intrigue or a pop of color.

SIDE TABLE ESSENTIALS

Once you’ve picked out your favorite side table, fill it with our go-to side table essentials to give yourself a little daily luxury!

What to Give a New Home Owner

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We recently heard a phrase that really stuck with us, “Homes have souls, too.” Nothing could be more true! The soul of a home lies in the art of it–the linens on a table, height etchings on a wall–the things and the lives we create within their walls that make them ours. Now, we’re not suggesting that you can wrap all of that up into a single house warming gift, but we think approaching it from this point of view can help narrow it down when there are SO many options. We’re breaking it down and showing you exactly what to give a new home owner to help them add a little soul into their home.

BRINGING WARMTH INTO THEIR SPACE

When we think of home, we think of a place where we feel warm, safe, and seen. The most obvious way to bring warmth into a space would be through flame, making a candle one of the most common housewarming gifts. While we’re not knocking the tried & true, we are suggesting you push a little further out of the box by thinking about warmth as a color, a texture, or a feeling of familiarity. Vintage items (like this print from 1stDibs (which by the way, is offering 40% off through mid March storewide) are a great way to warm a space through all three. Vintage colors & textures tend to feel worn, and as such, add a lived-in look to any space. Natural stone, though cool to the touch, has a grounding & earthly affect in a space that will simultaneously elevate & root the room’s style, so pieces like this sculpture make a great gift. When in doubt, we opt for a bespoke textile or a personalized piece of art.

collage of fine gifts for a new home owner including slippers, olive oil, kitchen towels, and a pasta maker

GIFTING TOOLS TO MAKE MEMORIES WITH

At least one person in your life prefers an “experience” to a physical gift, but we firmly believe you can kill two birds with one stone in this case. Try to put yourself in their home a month, a year, or ten years from now. What would they like to experience within their home in that time? Perhaps they’d love to host a pasta making night with friends, watch the birds fly around a feeder in their backyard, wave to their neighbors from a bistro set where they drink their morning coffee each day, or be the house on the block most known for its funky mailbox. If you don’t know the person well enough to know what type of experience they’d most desire, go with everyday luxury. Encourage them to find meaning in the mundane with a fancy olive oil, an invigorating soap, a plush pair of slippers, or a beautiful wind chime.

collage of fine gifts for a new home owner including art, lamos, pillows, soaps, kitchen towels, and a coffee maker

OTHER GIFTS WE LOVE

For The Living Area

Black Ceramic Spotted Vase

Large Travertine Knot

Balizie Brass and Travertine Decorative Table Sculture

Polished Brass Dish

Candle Holders

For The Bathroom

Tri-Tone Multi Candle Set

Metal Bathroom Accessories

Turkish Hand Towels

Colorful Shower Organizer

Unisex Bath Robe

Fount Society The Routine

For The Bedroom

Bamboo Duvet Cover

Organic Cotton Quilt Set

Ceramic Table Lamp

Cotton Fisherman Throw Blanket

Cowboy Kush Candle

Taper Candle Set

For the kitchen

Coppia Couple Glasses Set of 4

Cotton Fringe Napkin

Black Pepper and Hemp Candle

Espresso Machine

NEED SOME MORE INSPIRATION?

Check out how we styled our projects for more house warming gift inspiration!

Aubergine (eggplant) colored office space with white couches, bookshelvs, white stone coffee table, round purple built in chair and chandelier
Creamy colored kitchen with pot rack and open shelving
Light ficture hanging in a room above fireplace with books and green floral wallpaper

Breakfast in Bed Essentials

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When we begin the design process with our clients, we send them a short questionnaire to establish their goals, ideal vibe, and preferences. Now, in the midst of our own primary bedroom renovation, and attempting to treat ourselves as thoroughly as we do our clients, we completed the questionnaire ourselves. One of the first things we both aligned on immediately was the idea of breakfast in bed. We want the room to feel cozy, like a bed & breakfast in the English countryside, where you can have tea in your comfy chair on a cloudy day, or biscuits in bed with a good book. If you share this dream, then you need our breakfast in bed essentials.

If breakfast in bed isn’t your thing, here’s our advice: create a space that feels like getting away from it all; whatever that means to you! For one client, it meant neutrals, quiet, and tranquility. And in another home, it was a bright green that brought the trees outside the window in with the afternoon light. In our home, it’s recreating a bed & breakfast we stayed in years ago that felt like another world. All that said, don’t knock our breakfast in bed essentials until you’ve tried them while binging a season of White Lotus or Traitors with someone you love on a Sunday morning. We promise you won’t be dissapointed!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR THE PERFECT BREAKFAST IN BED

Sateen Sheets

Peracle Sheets

Sateen Duvet Set

Robe

Wicker Tray

Wooden Tray

White Linen Napkins

Cotton Napkin Set

French Press

Insulated Mug

Plate Set

dark english countryside inspired bedroom
cream colored bedroom with modular bed frame
green bedroom with bay window
bright and airy bedroom with orange pillows

Furniture Design Details Trend Predictions

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One of our favorite ways to add personality to any design is through furniture design details. Overall furniture structures, like dressers, beds, chairs, etc. haven’t changed too much over the last one hundred years, but the design details are so indicative of what time period a piece comes from. Today, we’re sharing our furniture design details trend prediction for 2025 and sharing all of the elements we’re looking forward to including in our designs!

FLUTED FRENZY CONTINUE

In the last five years, fluted furniture has become a staple in big box furniture and bespoke pieces alike. We love how much texture and intrigue this detail adds in mill and stone work, and we think the movement will continue into reeded glass, upholstery and beyond this year with a major resurgence of stripes. From striped couches to curtains, pillows, rugs, and ceramics alike, stripes will be making a major comeback in textiles, tiles, and more!

bathroom with large white tub and whoer wet space, green and white tiles alternate to create a stripe pattern, custom vanity to right with fluted detailing and large mirror above

INTENTIONAL FURNITURE DESIGN DETAILS

Over the last decade, we’ve grown used to large, statement furniture featuring soft, bulbous edges and a heavier feel. Moving forward, though, smaller, detailed, sharper pieces make a comeback in sitting benches, stand alone reading chairs, and tables that lend themselves to a more airy, open space.

restored wood door casings and stairwell with vintage bench and potted plant

STATEMENT HARDWARE

We think people are ready to move away from minimalism and toward a more ornate style when it comes to hardware. Minimalism will get an upgrade with oversized hardware (perhaps, even intentionally oblong or asymmetrical in shape) paired with monotone cabinets for a modern look. On the traditional end, we’ll see a sway to art deco with opulent hardware (think brass birds), paired with darker wood.

vintage inspired bathroom door with wired glass and WC marker in gold lettering. Gold handle and open door leads to out of focus bathroom

Step inside a Parisian-Inspired Brownstone in Brooklyn

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We’re answering all of your questions about this beautiful, French-inspired historic brownstone in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.

A Parisian home in the heart of Brooklyn

Sometimes, you meet clients and immediately bond over a shared vision. When we first chatted with Hagar and Ziv, we learned all about their love for Paris and the sprawling facades of the limestone buildings along the Seine. Despite their differences, Brooklyn and Paris share a romantic aura that we knew would translate through architecture and design.

Finding inspiration in French design

Designing a historic brownstone 3,624 miles from the “City of Light” challenged us as renovators, restorers, and interior designers. We wanted to really capture the essence of Paris. We thought about what makes the city so iconic – its grand arches, sloping curves, modern and art deco features against classic architecture, soft stone colors, and rich neutrals. That led us to some beautiful paint color choices throughout the home.

  • Farrow & Ball Schoolhouse White – Walls throughout the house | Farrow & Ball
  • Sherwin Williams Alabaster – Ceilings throughout the house | Sherwin Williams
  • Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black – Stairs | Sherwin Williams

Furniture fit for the 16th arrondissement

As we were sourcing furniture for the home, we looked for a variety of new and antique pieces. The goal was to strike an eclectic balance of modern design with historic charm. If you have ever been inside a Parisian home, you may be familiar with this approach. It’s not uncommon to find a flat screen TV next to an antique chair that someone found at a nearby flea market, which also just “happens” to be from the 1800s. We selected materials like velvet, suede, marble, chrome, and light wood to evoke that unique collector’s vibe.

  • DWR X Sarah Ellison Muse Sofa – $4,995 – $3,996 | Design Within Reach
  • Brace Bloce Cream Chair – $1,699 | CB2
  • Rolland Armchair – $2,523 $1,181 | Soho Home
  • Santoro Round Green Agate Coffee Table – $1,099 | CB2
  • Channel Tufted Ottoman – $100 | Target
  • Carlisle Bedside Table – $1,395 | Soho Home
  • Sagebrook Home 22″ 4-Legged Accent Table, Black Marble, Nickel | Amazon
  • Jaxx Red Marble Side Table – $499 | CB2
  • Monte Ivory Performance Fabric Dining Chair – $429 | CB2

Attention to detail: tiles, textures, and fixtures

One unique challenge with designing this home was that it is a bit smaller than your typical Brooklyn brownstone. For example, Carroll Jardin is only three floors, including the garden level, whereas most traditional brownstones are four. With limited square footage, we wanted every detail to count. Hagar and Zev gravitated towards rich tones and blue colors, so we sourced samples from this world with character and intricate design. Here were the final picks:

  • Red Onyx/Colorado Calacatta Checkerboard – $Varies | Castelli Marble, Inc.
  • Zellige in Forgotten Turquoise – $Varies | Clé Tile
  • Square in Moroccan Sea Salt and Tea Ceremony – $Varies | Clé Tile
  • Fornace Brioni and Cristina Celestino Tile – $Varies | Clé Tile
  • Purist Sink Fauce – $524.10 | Kohler
  • Purist Rite-Temp Shower Trim Kit – $868 | Kohler

Lighting fixtures to tie it all together

The French excel at many things including, but not limited to, incredible lighting. If you have ever been to Paris, you have probably noticed that the lighting fixtures, indoor and out, are unmatched. From bespoke French design to antique lamps, they know how to find the fixture for any room. We sourced lighting that would create the perfect warm soft glow throughout all three levels.

  • Rizzato 43, Satin Brass / Opal – $Varies | Nuura
  • Ariel Fluted White Marble Sconce – $Varies | CB2
  • Meshmatics, Large Steel – $Varies | Moooi
  • Neptune Travertine Wall Sconce – $299 | CB2
  • Flos String Light with Sphere Head – $1,691 | Flos
  • Gubi Multi-Lite Pendants – $1199 | Gubi
  • Sputnik Light Feature – $73 | Amazon

Bringing this project to life has been a dream come true. Stay tuned as we share more products and our favorite items throughout the home! You can watch the full house tour on YouTube and read the feature in Architectural Digest.

You Know Those Annoying Old Fireplace Bump-outs That Make Furniture Placement a Nightmare?

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We’ve spent the last year designing and restoring our brownstone. Most of the work is complete and we are going through inspections. That means we can finally kick the contractors out, but the work of making it our own has only just begun. We’ve been working on finishing the spaces and have enough projects left to keep us busy for another year!

Over the past few weeks we have been focusing on our master bedroom. In our original plan for the room we had to solve the problem anyone who has lived in this type of building might be familiar with.

Our place has old fireplaces that have long been bricked up. We would have loved to restore them but it just wasn’t in the budget. It also wasn’t in the budget to remove the bump-out that the old chimneys created. Not too mention that the mechanicals in the basement are using one of the old flu’s for ventilation pipes to the roof, very common in these buildings, but also not our scope to alter. The problem that this caused, as you might be familiar, is that the bump-out can create headaches for furniture placement. In our master bedroom the best wall to have the bed on also had an old fireplace bump-out that ended up not being centered in the room, and was not as wide as our bed. If we would have put the bed centered on that wall there would have been a weird space behind it on one side. No other wall made sense for the bed. We decided if we couldn’t easily remove the bump-out maybe it would be easier to extend it. So we designed a 48” wide wall to extend the 8” deep bump-out. We centered it in the room, which made it the backdrop for our bed. It extends about 2 feet on each side of the bed, which leaves room for nightstands.

This room had original plaster molding that we wanted to keep, so we had the molding recreated and run around the new section of wall. It helped integrate it into the room

So that it feels like it belongs there. We also painted the entire bump-out a contrasting color, a dark blue (Many people ask for the color: it’s Goodnight Moon from Clare).

One of the finishing pieces was something that we planned from the beginning and it’s what really prompted this post since we just completed it. We came across a photo a year ago from a designer friend of ours, Liz Lipkin, showing some custom shelves in a niche next to a bed. The new section of wall we built created about a 28” wide niche similar to the one in Liz’s design and we thought custom shelves would be a great way to use that space and create a feature.

We took our Ikea Wood table and transformed into wood shelves.

Custom floating shelves can be expensive and after a year long renovation we were keen to save a few bucks. While looking though our basement with a fellow renovator friend, Pierre, we came across an old IKEA table top. The wood was unfinished but was pretty nice. There was enough to make the shelves we needed and we thought with a bit of stain it could work. So we measured, stained, and with the craftsmanship skills of Pierre our built-in shelves project is complete!

We finished the area off with a brass mirror, sconces, and nightstands. We feel that we turned what created a puzzle of furniture placement into one of the main features of the room. The bump-out, painted a dark blue, creates a backdrop for our bed and is a great contrast with the light grey bedding and warm leather headboard. The entire wall has a ton of character and although we took the less expensive way out we wouldn’t prefer it any other way.

If we don’t get in touch before next week, we hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!

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Is It A Good Idea To Build A Bedroom With No Window?

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There are some givens in the design of a 19th century Brooklyn brownstone. With very few exceptions they are narrow and long. You will almost always open the door to a vestibule, then a foyer, and then a staircase going up the side wall. You’ll have 3 windows across the upper floors and on the parlor floor you’ll have the stoop with front door, and 2 windows. All of these very common layout features create a similar situation that anyone renovating one of these old buildings has thought through. If you want 3 bedrooms on an upper floor how do you fit them in so that they have windows and are a useable size?

We all know the little 5-6 feet wide rooms that end up in front and behind the stairs. They don’t really pass the usable size test. First thought might be to move the wall over to create two more equal sized rooms, but there are 2 problems. That wall is almost always load bearing and how do you handle the 3 equally spaced windows? Even just moving that wall a foot is going to put it right up next to the middle window, and is it really worth the expense of moving a load bearing wall a foot? One creative solution we’ve seen is to create a zig-zagged wall that creates a narrower room by the windows but just over time create more space for the rest of the room.

Sometimes the best place to put a third bedroom is in the middle! Far from the windows at the front and back. Many people wonder if this is legal and how to get it approved, or even how they will like a room with no window. In our case, we planned for a skylight that met the the city’s requirements for light and ventilation. Typically they will require a openable window that is 10% of the square footage of the room. Our middle bedroom is about 9.5X12 so this created quite a large skylight! Everyone who comes into the place during the day comments on it. It really is now the brightest room in the house.

So our middle bedroom is a great size and has lots of light, but the one thing it was missing is a view. No matter how much light our skylight is letting in you still can’t see the trees. So we decided to create our own view.

An amazing artist )and good friend of ours), Lauren Kaelin, painted a giant mural on an entire wall that brings the outdoors in. For inspiration, we sent her vintage botanical prints of vegetable, fruits, and flowers.

We were blown away when she sketched the entire mural out in less than an hour. Then the greens went up. Various shades of leaves and stems. Next came the color. Red tomatoes, yellow lemons, and purple flowers. Finally a wood stain wash over the entire wall gave it a vintage quality we were looking for.

We can’t even explain how this mural changed the feel of this room. All of our guests comment on how they can’t wait to wake up under the skylight and next to that mural. The room with no window is one of the most popular in the house. One unexpected benefit is the glimpse you get of the mural as you walk up the stairs and onto the top floor.

We were as worried as you might be to build a house with a bedroom with no window. But it gave us the opportunity to creatively solve the problem. The skylight makes the room brighter than any other and the mural gives it one of the best views in the house. We ended up with a room that has a personality of its own that makes us glad it doesn’t have a traditional window. Guests welcome!

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Closets- Organization & Storage options

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Our brownstone is spot on with the usual measurements of 19’x 40’. In our duplex we have a living/kitchen/dining floor and then a bedroom floor. We chose to build 3 good size bedrooms rather than have one that is only big enough for a desk or a single bed. The compromise we made is that we don’t have a walk-in closet in the master. Anyone familiar with NYC/Brooklyn real-estate might be able to back us up when we say closets are a very touchy subject and sometime you just don’t have any closet.

We built 2 reach-in closets side by side. They are shallow closets, just the minimum for hanging clothes, so they leave lots of space for bedrooms. This made closet organization very important. We really had to maximize the space that we had or we would never had fit everything. We found out that adding the right organization could basically make our two reach-in closets feel like a walk-in with over 12 feet of hanging space and room for shelves! We also have other closets that would serve as overflow for clothes as well as other storage.

We are both people who need to feel organized to keep out heads clear, but we both have different philosophies on organizing a closet when it comes to hanging vs shelves for folding. We needed a little of each but it was also going to make a difference for us when it comes to how happy and organized we would feel about our closets. We looked at a few different closet systems that do some version of all of the above, but decided that California Closets was the right choice for us. One of the things we really liked is that they send out a professional closet organizer (Debbie!) for a consultation! We needed it!

Here’s some tips to getting it right!

1. Purge – Use this an opportunity to get rid of anything you don’t want junking up your new organized closet. If we didn’t wear something in over a year we put it in the donation pile.

2. Plan it out – Think about how much hanging space you need, how much shelf space, do you want drawers, do you need show storage, are you a hat person like Jordan…etc. Debbie was amazing at helping us think about everything that we needed.

3. Visualize it – After Debbie took the measurements of our closets she popped them into a computer program so that we can visualize the space in 3D and pop in/out different features.

4. Lose the wire – If you send your laundry out for dry cleaning or laundering you probably get it back on wire hangers. Those found themselves permanently in my closet. Wooden hangers are relatively inexpensive and go a long way in making you feel good about your closet space.

5. Keep it neat – Give yourself a fighting chance by thinking ahead to how you can keep your closet organized for the long term. Will you keep your folded sweaters neat on shelves or do you need drawers? Do you have enough hanging space so that you aren’t jamming clothes in?

We are feeling organized and happy about your new closets! We feel like we turned our small reach-in closets into a huge walk-in with the amount of space and organization we have. Do you have any great closet organizations tips? Comment below!

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