Closet space

One of my favorite little features about our house is the double closet in the master bedroom. Seriously, it's amazing. Actually, one of my favorite features about the house is the massive amounts of closet space in general--a hall closet upstairs and another one downstairs, plus a linen closet and built-in shelves in the laundry room, and a walk-in closet in every bedroom except one, and the one that doesn't have a walk-in closet has two regular closets.

Anyway, yesterday I FINALLY finished unpacking and organizing both of our closets, so of course I had to take photos, both for posterity, because our closets will never be this neat and organized again, and to share with all of you. Because the rest of our house, while unpacked and clean, is not yet decorated, so I'm not ready to share pictures of those rooms with you. So, for now, the closets will have to suffice. And if I do say so myself, they ARE pretty amazing.

In our first apartment, which was a one-bedroom, we actually had ample closet space--a walk-in closet with a built-in shoe rack, a large hall closet, a small linen closet, an extra tiny closet in the bedroom, and built-in shelves in the bedroom. It was more space than I needed, but when Torsten moved in we filled it up. So it was a relief to move to the three-bedroom apartment we first lived in when we arrived in Denver, because we could use the closets in the two extra bedrooms (which we were using as offices) for storage. But still, we pretty much filled them up.

Now, for the first time ever, we have EXTRA SPACE in our closets. There is room for MORE STUFF. This is a thrill to the part of me that loves shopping, I have to say.

ANYWAY. On to the photos! First, Torsten's closet. Which has a WINDOW. This closet is prettier and more spacious, and initially I wanted it for myself, but the reason it's more spacious is because it doesn't have as much storage space, and I have way more clothes (and shoes) than he does, so in the end, practicality won out and he got the prettier space. See?



But you know what? His closet might be more attractive, but mine is so FUNCTIONAL. Just look:


THREE hanging bars. With shelves above, and empty space for shoes below. Seriously. This is heaven.

And yes, that is an entire shelf full of stuffed animals, thanks for asking. Nearly all of them were gifts from Torsten to me. And I can waste space with that stuff, because see the shelf above it? It is EMPTY.


Also, one other area I need to point out: the stack of baby clothes (plus a blanket). I know. There's no baby on the horizon. What can I say? I like polka dots.


Oh, and also? Let's take a look at the shoes. I actually lay on the floor to take this photo, and that's why you can see the shadow of the top of my head in the foreground. Now, I'm no Carrie Bradshaw, but I LOVE being able to arrange my shoes like this. No door-hanging shoe bag required!


So, there you have it. Our closets, revealed. I have nothing left to hide from you guys.

So, now it's your turn. What's your favorite little feature about the place where you live?