One of our summer projects

We have been living here for 1 1/2 yrs. I don't know why nothing more extensive was done to the closet in the Master bedroom. Maybe because it was just guys living here and they didn't care for more space, but the truth is, it was getting rediculous. I tried to come up with several solutions to fix it, but none would be perfect for our needs.

The issue: The hanging bar was fixed to the shelf above it. The shelf broke on the left side of the closet, making it unstable to hang anything from it, so it limited our hanging space. The one shelf we had came down low enough to reach, but not practical enough to stack anything high on it. I took this picture before we took the shelf down. I did not clean up or move any item for sake of my reputation. This is how we'd been living for about a year. Pretty unorganized I'd say. The time came to buckle down and do something about it. We went looking for closet organizers at IKEA, Lowe's, Home Depot, online and everywhere we went, it never met with our needs. Standard drawers come 14" long, 14-16" wide, and 6" deep. I had a problem with that, since drawers were what I wanted most of. Who has enough hanging room for seasonal clothes? After talking to my dad about it, we decided to make it ourselves. Online we were quoted over $900 to have it made, so we took it upon ourselves to have it our way. After several weeks of all day saturday and many long afternoons, we finished our closet! The demensions were perfect, the drawer space more than we dreamed, and it fit perfectly into the little niche that was our closet space. I love it! The drawers are 21" long, 22" wide, and 6-10:" deep. We left 9" from the bottom drawer to the floor so we'd have enough room for our shoes. My dad is the master carpenter behind the project, and it's not professional quality, but it is perfect for us. We didn't need anything super modern or expensive, cause we plan to use this place as a rental after we move. Still, isn't it lovely? We are happy to add that it has been kept perfectly clean and organized since we moved into it. We put hooks on the walls for our workout clothes and ties, and a long 8" hanger bar for dresses and winter coats. (Since we have no coat closet). The total cost- under $200. Thanks dad for helping us!