In my quest to be organized, we decided that an investment in closet organizers from The Container Store. It started innocently enough and this past Sunday we purchased them and picked them up. On Monday, David installed the top track from which the main brackets hang from and later that evening - after work - I started putting the closet together.
It was a simple design with double hanging rods and 4 pull out drawers in the middle. Looking at the design that was created one would think that it would take at most an hour or so to assemble. Looks are deceiving because it it took me 2 whole days to assemble the closet, mainly because we ended up using the drawing as instructions. I'm not sure if that's the way you're supposed to do it, but that was pretty much the only instructions we received with our stuff.
After 2 days, I have ONE of the two closets assembled and have a bruised hand (don't ask) and a couple of broken nails to show for it. That and a beautiful closet that is ready for our clothes. I started putting some of our clothes in the closet and realized that the closet doesn't match our clothes, meaning that the clothes hanging on wire hangers makes the closet look awful.
What a pain. I've done 5 of those closests. They should have given you a booklet that is about 15 pages long. Shows how to install all their different options.
Posted by: Mike | March 21, 2008 at 10:03 AM
closet organisation....it's a good thing. broken nails and bruised hands; that definitely calls for a trip to the nail bar
Posted by: Dee | March 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Oh honey. Please don't tell me you bought Elfa closet shelving at regular prices!!! Mama only buys during the 2x a year 30% sale!!
Posted by: Mama Eye | March 21, 2008 at 08:34 PM