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Teeny Closet to Towel Nook

One of my best ideas for the Girls' Bathroom Reno was to demo out the pooky closet and add a "towel nook." 

The more I thought about this bathroom, the more I wanted to focus on getting everything I could out of every corner of this small space. The closet, hidden behind the door, was one of the spaces I wanted to exploit. Not the first closet I've demo'ed out of this house (you know I hate when door clash), I was happy to do away with this one. 

Once I found this photo on Pinterest and knew that's exactly what I wanted to recreate the space to be. 

Here's the stupid closet before. Yes, I painted it some ugly colors, but I thought it would be temporary. Also, yes, we considered enlarging the shower but the cost of moving plumbing didn't justify the job, so we kept everything the same. No regrets. 


Also worth mentioning the attic access is in the ceiling of this little closet and it's nearly impossible to shimmy in and out. Even for me. So I had some issues I was solving. 

Here's the nook in progress. 


You can see they removed all the walls that closed in the closet. Even the contractor was amazing how large this space was! I bought this cabinet with drawers from Home Depot in white, thinking it would coordinate better with the nook and differentiate from the vanity. I considered for a minute the same vanity in a smaller size for this area, but thought it would be too matchy - I liked the built-in look instead. And I was concerned about a tight fit, so I bought a slightly smaller cabinet with two trim boards so it could be centered in the space and have no issues opening drawers. With it installed, I really like the clean, simple look.

We even went to the stone yard to pick up a counter that would "coordinate" with the top of the vanity. I think we got close enough. 

Here's the final look: 



Alice and I are really excited about organizing these drawers with all of her stuff. And extra space for special things for guests. 

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