Pictures or it didn't happen, part 2: bedroom built-in

I've done some indirect explaining of why I want to live someplace nice in my adulthood, I've showed you part 1 in the pantry, so the stage is now set for the big reveal. In the bedroom we ripped the whole front off a shallow closet and turned it into a rather excellent built-in storage unit. As well as making the space more useful, this claimed some truly new space: the built-in goes higher than the old closet ceiling did, and of course we reclaimed the 4 or 5 inches that were once taken up by the removed wall itself.

Before:


( Two stages of During )

After:


I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS. I've wanted to do it since day 1 in this place, and despite some scares and surprises thrown at us by the house, it ultimately came out really beautiful, and I'm really happy with my design and how it looks in the space. :D

(As a side note, the green thing in the After photo is a lovely mask I bought in Venice on our pre-honeymoon. It's been in a box for the last seven years -- I found it during decluttering. I'd love to display it there, but I can't because Nala really, really wants to get to it and eat its feathers... putting it there for the After photo seemed like a nice way to visually daydream.)

This concludes the current House Improvement Series. I'll be content for quite a while just moving stuff into all these new drawers. :-)