#IKEA BROOM CLOSET HOW TO#
#IKEA BROOM CLOSET TRIAL#

The height of our broom cupboard from the floor is based on the height of our refrigerator (72″), so that the top panel above each lines up nicely.If you are looking to build one for yourself, there are some important things to keep in mind However, if you are attempting to get a similar look, it is not quite as simple as copying our dimensions. I am sharing our exact dimensions because I have been frequently asked to do so. It’s also a good example of something that feels overwhelming to create, but when you break it down it feels more achievable! I like to look back at this project as an excellent example of commiting to an idea, and persevering until you have achieved the goal. Marie Kondo also makes note of how removing labels decreases visual clutter and increases peace in the home. This is why Nate Berkus rips labels off his shampoo bottles. By using my own uniform bottles, I cut down on this visual clutter significantly, even when I have a bottle out on my counter while cleaning.

#IKEA BROOM CLOSET HOW TO#

To put it more bluntly–do you want to be advertised to in your own house with products you already purchased?! When you put a lot of visually loud & busy products near each other sometimes they all just drown each other out and you can’t find what you’re looking for! Most products I have memorized the instructions on how to use, so I no longer need the instructions. The loud part about packaging is meant to get your attention on a store shelf filled with similar products, so once you’ve brought it home, its loudness is unnecessary (but still SO SO LOUD).

I find packaging to be extremely loud on a visual level.

I also make some of my own mixtures, so I need bottles.

I buy many of my standard cleaning supplies in bulk, so I have the larger bottles to fill these smaller bottles under my kitchen sink.

The uniform sizes allow me to utilize maximum storage.

I have a few reasons I prefer to use my own bottles Maybe these people have never heard of a label maker? I used my handy dymo label maker and have labeled everything accordingly. I get what I consider to be a strange question every time our broom cupboard makes the rounds on the internet “but how do you tell the bottles apart?!”. In this case, it also means I’m less likely to let my cleaning supplies clutter on my counter before putting them away under our sink, and also I won’t lose anything in the back of a cupboard everything is clearly labeled and easy to see. One major benefit to creating this cabinet is now we have more hidden shallow storage, which I prefer because it makes it much easier to find what you’re looking for and not overbuy. Here Tyler is engineering the frame for the broom cupboard. In hindsight I can’t figure out why we didn’t think of this in the first place! We were approaching it more like a drawer on its side, but the final solution with casters and gliders worked much better.

#IKEA BROOM CLOSET TRIAL#

Through a lot of trial and error, we utilized casters to help support the base of the pullout. OHMIGOD where was I going to put our broom & mop in my beautiful new kitchen?! The broom cupboard cleverly uses up a 6″ space between a wall and our fridge for easy access cleaning supplies.Īt first, we thought we would be able to just do drawer slides, but if you have seen our instagram highlight then you know that was a Big Fat Fail. I realized I could solve both issues by committing that corner space to some sort of pullout cleaning cupboard. At the same time, I worried about making sure we could open up our fridge door without it hitting the adjacent doorway. I suddenly sat straight up in bed, realizing a potential problem in our design OHMIGOD where was I going to put our mop and broom in my beautiful new kitchen?! ”Maybe I could hang them in the pantry?” I thought, but I really didn’t want the visual clutter there. Earlier one evening Tyler and I had been labeling each drawer and cupboard in our kitchen design, and that night I was in a state of deep visualization. I often visualize an artwork, graphic, or space that I’m working on right before I fall asleep for the night. June 2019, after we finished the broom cupboard pullout trims.

Ikea broom closet