After I’m done showing you the clothing rack up-cycle we will take a look at the finished bedroom. It has many of my favorite pieces and yours as well, since they were in my top ten for 2017.
We had purchased this aluminum rack from a store in the area that had gone out of business. It was super functional but let’s be honest…not very pretty. No one wants to air their dirty laundry! I needed to come up with a solution to hiding all the clothes because we did not have a built in closet – but something a little nicer than just throwing a sheet over the whole thing.
What I Used:
- I had purchased the aluminum rack at a store.
- 6 pairs of Ikea EKBY brackets
- 3 flat sheets in white
- left over cardboard boxes in this case from Ikea.
- contact paper in walnut and white
- Stapler
The How To:
By re-purposing a few sheets I would have my cover. I stapled them onto the edges of the shelf/frame.
And here is the result. It looks like a massive box, but underneath hides the clothing rack. Of course it would have helped if I had ironed the sheets first before stapling them on there, but…the plane was waiting!
The Finished Bedroom
And now for a tour of the room. Shall we begin? This is my office with the laminate table I had shared with you a few months ago. It has the computer and all the bare necessities.
And finally we have closure with the bedroom reveal. Now we can finally move on to all the projects the projects that I have here in New York!
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It makes me a little sad to know this is the last Greece post Mary. Your old home feels almost like a second home to me and I’m going to miss it even though I know you’ll be adding your unique Mary touch to the apartment in New York too. I love, love, love what you did to hide the cloths and those wrinkles will wrinkle themselves out after a while, so no worries 😉
Mary that is a very good idea.and now you have increased your storage so much.
What a lovely space Mary! And the cover brightens the place and makes it peaceful and calm! Great work!
Neat and tidy! It would also look great if you’d taken the same fabric of the backpanel of the bed (I know you didn’t have any left). And: Oh, I still love what you’ve turned the bed into! This is really a lovely room!
Hugs,
Marjan
A little ingenuity goes a long way.
Is it typical that rooms in Greece don’t have closets?
What an easy fix. Shared.
That is so practical Mary, you can hide everything behind those curtains now! How clever to use cardboard for the top, you always come up with such frugal ideas! I agree with Michelle, I miss your apartment in Greece, it is a bit sad to think you’re far away now 😉
Looks like a great fix Mary! You are always resourceful. You can make it look pretty using what you have. I admire that. Pinned.
The cover up looks good, so much better than airing your dirty laundry. I can’t get over you working on it right before catching your plane. The room came together nicely.
You are truly the craftiest…and on the fly! I am so impressed.
Hey Mary…what a brilliant idea…fits my ‘functional aesthetics’ mantra…do a job and look good while doing it.
That was a brilliant idea Mary! Hides the clothes nicely, and it brightens up the room as well. You always come up with the most creative ideas for next to nothing, and they look great. The whole room makeover looks great. You did a wonderful job on it.
Mary, what a clever way to hide a clothes rack! The room looks beautiful! You did a great job putting it all together.
Mary you are the only person you could think such a project! Brilliant idea! I love how this room came together…every single detail! Bravo my friend!
A great fix in a short time Mary.
I’m not a mad fan of a clothes rail on show if it can be avoided.