Moved In and Busy!

 Alas, we are finally moved into our new home!  We closed as scheduled on January 27th, and we've been trying to get settled ever since.  To date, most of the "normal" stuff has been completed, along with a few side jobs.  

Our house.

It comes with a 

***bonus view*** 

of the emptied trash cans out front!

Our new home

We sold or gave away nearly everything when we moved out of our home, except for coveted keepsakes, favorite items, necessities and more.  The goal was to keep our belongings to what would fit into a 10' x 10' storage.  Make no mistake about it, that storage space was strategically packed and crammed to the rafters!  

Of course, we had to start fresh with new furniture for this home, as well as all kinds of odds and ends.  From October 2021 until December, we gradually started purchasing furniture.  By the time we were finished, we had furniture lined up for delivery from 4 different stores.  We knew up front that most of it would be delayed but that's life in these days of supply shortages.

A couple weeks ago, we had another delivery show up which inches us closer to being finished--only two deliveries remain.

The recent delivery consisted of 

the dining table, rug, and the

three island chairs seen in

the background on the left-side.

No dining room chairs yet but

we're grateful to have these items!

We're told to expect the 

remainder sometime in May.  

Do you think they mean this year?

: )  

Unfortunately, the arrival of the delayed furniture doesn't end our furniture quest.  Oh no.  There are still some pieces of furniture to acquire, most of which are random.  Since there's a lot going on these days, we plan to do what we can, when we can, and enjoy each day in the meantime!  

~~ Contemplating The Closet ~~

When we went through the house design process, we opted not to have any of the typical rods and shelves installed.  It was merely a carpeted room when we moved in.  

We knew we didn't want a closet company to do the job.  Geo was considering doing it himself but we didn't know where to start.  Lots of Googling was done, and eventually Home Depot saw us weekly standing in front of the Closet Maid boxes gawking at the styles and options.  Yet every week, the product looked the same, and it didn't appear that they ever sold any of it.  We always walked away with questions. Unfortunately, they weren't the type questions that anyone else could answer.

About the third week into this seemingly pointless routine, we knew we weren't feeling it.  Staring at the Closet Made boxes, in a glossy-eyed stupor, I eventually looked up and discovered a sign gradually coming into my blurred view as if approaching a desert mirage. The sign offered a Home Depot closet assessment & installation. We asked about it and learned that it was not affiliated with Closet Maid so we decided to check into it.

~~ The HD Designer Guy Arrives ~~

About a week later, a very nice HD Designer Guy came a knockin'. After listening to our needs, measuring the closet, and performing a plethora of active finger movement on his iPad, he sat down with us to reveal and explain everything.  He started off with the cost--$12,000.  

From there, he added,

"BUT there's things in here we don't need."  

"Huh?

"How did those pesky things get in there?"

Is there a pesticide for that?  

Mr. HD Designer Guy progressed through mysterious item after mysterious item never telling us what the item was but only saying, 

"You don't need that, 

and you don't need that. 

Oh, and then there's this,

no, you don't need that...". 

When he was finally finished deleting everything that he thought we didn't need, the grand total was around $5,000.

And, we'd only have to wait 

four months 

to get it installed!    

Four months.  

No closet.  

Yikes!

No, thank you.  

~~ Hubby Geo Builds the Closet ~~

💪

As soon as Mr. HD Designer Guy left, handy dandy Hubby Geo trekked on over to the Home Depot website where he located a line of products called Closet Evolution. 

Eureka!

Why hadn't we thought of this before! Everything we needed was there--side and upper panels, rods, drawers and shelves.  The entire kit and caboodle.  It's nice when you can find a kit, complete with a caboodle!  Closet Evolution answered our questions too.  We heard them!  

The build was on as soon as the supplies were delivered.

Geo starting the closet by 

adhering this metal bar.

The pre-cut side pieces slide

onto the angled metal bar.

It's a 
French cleat, 
hanging system. 
Installation was a breeze!

After a full day's work, 

Geo completed the closet.

My side of the closet.

I've lived in a lot of houses 

(and apartments) in my day, 

and this is--without a doubt--

the best closet ever!  

Geo's side of the closet.

I needed more space than hubby so I borrowed some of the space on his side.  The area behind the door was used for my long hanging clothes. 

Who knew we could be so organized!  

Not us!

Until now.

Our closet was never super messy in the past but as we acquired things and closets got fuller, total organization sometimes went awry!

* * * * 

So perhaps you're wondering 

what this tallied up to in the end.  

I'm pleased to tell you:

It was approximately 

$1,500.  

Geo and I are both thrilled with it!

The boys are too!  

Chewy (left), Elmer (right)

They enjoy winding in and out of the clothes like small children under a department store clothing rack.  

This was the second big project we completed.  The first one was my creative space.  If you'd like to see it, click here.  The yellow shelves on the creative space wall were hung with a French cleat system too.  

That's my post for now.  

Take care dear blogging friends!

See you soon.

Smiles,

Donna