Closet Re-Do

When mom first looked at the house, specifically, this bedroom, she was certain she'd never hang her clothes in this closet, or use the living room fan, or, heck, even move in. She surprised me by selecting this room as her bedroom, but she hated the closet.
It had 1940's wallpaper hanging from the ceiling and 50 years of dust. We just wanted it clean and done. We scraped and repaired the cracks in the plaster.

We used Cottage White from painting the kitchen faux Hoosier cabinet. The clothing bar itself was an old pipe, and as soon as I'd completed the first wall in mom's room, the entire thing tumbled to the floor from the weight of the clothing.

Clean baseboard & Floor

We purchased a wooden closet dowel at Home Depot. Funny how much of a difference that made. We installed press-lights, as there is no wiring in the closet. We think the closet was an addition. It has a nice door, and the bottom of the door frame has the lower plinths, but the exterior walls are made of some cross of cardboard, thin plywood and old newspapers, perhaps only 1/4 of an inch thick.