The original primary bedroom in this house was subdivided into two very small rooms. One of the rooms had no closet, and the other had a small closet in the corner creating a small “L” shaped room. The task at hand was to open it back up into one room and create a new larger closet that blended in with the style of the house.
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Fortunately the dividing partition was built in a fairly noninvasive way and removing it wasn’t too destructive to the original floor or plaster.
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For the closet I decided on a custom pocket door installation in a 2 x 6 wall to allow just enough depth to wire lights, switches, and outlets on both sides. There’s a lot happening in this one wall, but I wanted to pack as many updates into it without disturbing the rest of the room or feeling like an afterthought.
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The new doors are solid wood with oak veneer finished in ebony stain.
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I installed a ready made closet unit, but added some custom trim and additional hooks to make it fit the space. It’s a bit shallow for a walk-in but pretty luxurious for a 1920’s American four square house.
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I turned the entry to the second small bedroom back into a small linen closet facing the hallway, as I suspect it was originally laid out when the house was built.
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