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Jan 16 · 25 Comments

Hall Closet Organization: small home / BIG IDEAS

Closet Organization· DIY Projects· Organization· Room Reveals· small home/ BIG IDEAS series

Hall closet organization ideas from Simplicity In The South

One of my resolutions for 2013 is to have my hallway project complete. Later, I’ll share the details. But for now, I will give you a hint and tell you that I will be busy putting up wainscoting. I can hardly wait to see the end result!

Part of my plans to makeover the hallway will be tackling the disorganized mess that lurks behind the hallway closet doors.

We have four closets in our hallway, but the closet that sits outside the boys’ bathroom is the one we use most often.

It was time to give it a well-deserved freshening up and organization re-haul. The tackle box first aid kit just wasn’t cutting it.

This closet needed to have three functions:

1. Storage for all of our vitamins and medications.

2. A central place for phone numbers for medical emergencies along with a first aid kit.

3. A place to stash all the bathroom necessities that I buy on sale and save for later use.

I loved how Ask Anna reorganized her linen closet. I lucked up and found some of the same storage containers she used at the dollar store.

Then, I  reused some white storage boxes that I bought from Ikea seven years ago. Next, the inside of the closet was brightened up by giving the door a coat of white paint.

By the time I finished painting the door, I couldn’t bear the thought of painting anything else. So, instead of painting the shelves I recovered them with contact paper from the dollar store.

My husband installed a lock on the door. You can never be too careful with kiddos in the house.

Hall closet organization before and after pictures

My favorite things are the fabric covered cork board and clipboard that I made from fabric I had left over from another project. I keep the phone numbers for the doctors’ offices and medical emergencies on the cork board. The clipboard holds any paperwork that needs to taken to the boys’ next visit.

Hall closet organization.

Before, it was semi-organized, but now everything has its place!

If you are on Pinterest and need some ideas to get your home in order, I’d love for you to follow my organization idea board here!

 

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  1. Holly says

    Jul 08 at 9:14 am

    Hi Tricia – Mine got about half way there and your closet is exactly what is in my head. Reality will take a little longer! Hugs, Holly

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Jul 08 at 11:56 am

      Hi Holly! It always takes me 2-3 times longer than I imagine to get things in order these days. I’m working on my craft closet today and I’m wondering what in the world did I get myself into! Glad you like my hall closet. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
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  3. Kim R. says

    Feb 28 at 10:31 am

    Tricia, New to your blog and I’m so happy to have found you! Could you please let me know how you covered a cork/bulletin board with fabric?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Feb 28 at 1:49 pm

      Hi Kim! I really should do a tutorial. It’s on my to do list. I will email you right now and give you a quick tutorial.

      Reply
  4. Angela says

    Feb 12 at 7:35 pm

    Love this!! I plan on doing mine this week.

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Feb 13 at 8:58 am

      Wonderful! I’ll have a post on our other hall closet tomorrow. It’ll be for our linen closet that I’ve been meaning to tackle for 3 years.

      Reply
  5. Erin says

    Feb 12 at 1:31 pm

    Beautiful closet! We have one hall closet and it is referred to as “The Closet” because it holds everything…ironing board, vacuum cleaner, table linens, cleaning supplies, homeschool materials for our 4 older children, and more! It’s not even that big, but it is messy. Every time I open the doors I wince, but with six kids from newborn to teen I just haven’t yet made to time to empty it out and really organize it-for the third time. Maybe if it was as good looking as yours…

    Reply
  6. Pary Moppins says

    Jan 24 at 9:16 am

    I’ve recently decluttered all of my closets. They aren’t beautiful like yours but at least I can find what I’m looking for now. 🙂 Found you through Bloggy Moms.

    Reply
  7. Jen O'Brien says

    Jan 22 at 10:22 pm

    Hey Tricia! Your closet looks awesome! You did a great job, I am still working on all of my organiazing projects for this year. I may need your help:). Have a great week,Jen

    Reply
  8. Shannon Fox says

    Jan 22 at 3:17 pm

    Nothing like having everything in it’s place, and looking cute too! Love the shelf liner. I’ve got that on the cabinet backs in my kitchen. For now. {wink} Super project. Makes me want to fluff my hall cabinet!!

    Reply
  9. Kari@Loaves n Dishes says

    Jan 22 at 2:19 pm

    I so would love just one of my closets to look this pretty! P.S. Love the green!

    Reply
  10. Kirsten @One Tough Mother says

    Jan 22 at 8:49 am

    This looks fantastic! I love the green shelf liners, too – nice touch 🙂 The hubs and I just completed our coat closet organization. It’s amazing how much better it feels when things are neat and tidy! 🙂
    I found you on Cedar Hill Ranch!

    Reply
  11. EA Bussey says

    Jan 19 at 10:34 pm

    What a lovely closet. So pretty!

    Reply
  12. Tonya @ Love of Family & Home says

    Jan 19 at 10:14 am

    This is so functional & so pretty! I love all the colors that you used!

    Reply
  13. Cristina@remodelandolacasa says

    Jan 19 at 9:29 am

    Wow, what a difference! I love the cork board, those pretty round containers, and that awesome green paper that you used to cover the shelves!

    Reply
  14. Kathy Thompson says

    Jan 17 at 3:38 pm

    Love those hat boxes! Where did you find them?
    Kathy T.

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Jan 18 at 4:53 pm

      Hi Kathy! I bought the white boxes from Ikea several years ago, so they may not have them in stock anymore.

      Reply
      • Kathy Thompson says

        Jan 18 at 4:58 pm

        Thanks Tricia,
        Ikea still has something similar that I’ll have to check out next time I get to Charlotte or Atlanta. I also have a couple that were cosmetics’ promotions, silk covered, but I can recover with white burlap to match my other storage. The main thing that makes closets, shelves, etc. look good is matching containers, something I’m sure the manufacturers know, or they would never change their colors so frequently!

        Kathy

        Reply
  15. hsmominmo says

    Jan 17 at 3:31 pm

    very nice! the paint and shelf covering make huge difference. Cheerful, practical and organized. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  16. Jen says

    Jan 16 at 9:59 pm

    You did a great job! I love those green Sterlite clip boxes, don’t you? In our old house we had a smallish-pantry and I used those to make the most of the space. http://www.dejongdreamhouse.com/2011/08/my-perfect-pantry.html

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Jan 18 at 4:54 pm

      I love your pantry! You did a great job organizing it!

      Reply
  17. Vicki B. says

    Jan 16 at 3:00 pm

    Hi there, I loved your revamp. I always struggle with organization even tho in my mind i AM organized. LOL

    I love the paper you put on the shelves. Can you share where you bought it? Thanks very much. I love your blog. BTW, the blog on the galvanized curtain rods was great. Am planning on using it in my offce redo.

    Reply
    • Tricia says

      Jan 18 at 4:57 pm

      Thank you, Vicki! I’m glad to hear that you’ll be using the galvanized curtain rods! I got the contact paper from the Dollar Tree, but I also saw it at Walmart. I am also more organized in my mind than I am in real life! Lol!

      Reply

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