Elfa Evolution, day one

Well, Ed & I got our tax refund this year (Yay for being married homeowners! Shocking!) and we finally were able to make a move on our dream to change the closet space in our loft/office. We have wanted to Loc (yep, that's "Loc" as in "Tone-Loc") out the big closet up here and turn it into a real art storage space. There's gonna be a place to store my straight-edges and my portfolios, our laptop bags and art books, and even have good looking "junk" storage. The Container Store is a bit overwhelming, but it's inspiring, and it definitely makes you wanna get all crazy with the organization. Game on.

So, since we also knew that some really sporty folks who used live across the lake from us also loc-ed out their closet Container Store Style, we decided to check out the fancy Elfa system. Man - that stuff is awesome! So many options, so many possibilities. I am psyched. And, its damn simple too...you just install the upper frame and everything clicks and hangs from there.

We took the dimensions and headed over today (we started last weekend by doing some serious spring cleaning and eliminating a lot of crap) and ended up with a great plan to transform the space. We decided it would be fun to document the process - how Top Design of us - so we'll begin with Day 1:

The "BEFORE" pic:


Chiseling out the icky-ugly closet rod and shelf:




It's outta there!


Patching up the nail holes/prepping to paint:


Try not to laugh, but Ed & I are newbies with the home improvement!

In other news, I am desperately looking for new work. If I don't find a new job soon, I am gonna slit my wrists. But enough of all that. I just keep scouring craigslist and I know I'll ind something. I'm working on my .pdf portfolio and I'm putting together website designs. Stay Positive. Stay Positive. Stay Positive.

Tune in tomorrow for more exciting progress! :)