100 Year Old Closet

This year our house turns 100. Most of the rooms in our house have the character and charm you'd expect to see in an older house {crown molding, built ins, thick baseboards}. The exception being the master bedroom closet which looked 100 years old AND not in that charming sort of way...

The joy of have having 100 year old crumbly plaster walls.  Disgusting, right?  I would often have to brush plaster dust off of my clothes.

We had been contemplating updating our closet, when one day an 8 foot shelf ripped out of the closet wall.  It was as if the even closet grew weary of looking so shabby.

The decision was made, the closet needed updating.

I am a self proclaimed home improvement junkie, thanks to my dad, SO after some begging and pleading, my dad agreed to embark on another home improvement project with my handsome husband and I.

After a weekend of dry walling, rewiring, building a shelving unit, mudding, taping, sanding, trimming, painting and crying {what is a home improvement project without a few tears}...my closet underwent a dramatic transformation from shabby to chic.

Everything now has a place...

And there is now a place for everything...

And, a girl with a blog called 'while wearing heels' needs a place worthy of storing her heels, right?

And illuminating those heels, with some under shoe rack lighting, right?

Here is a before and after as you look to the left of our closet

and a before and after as you look to the right.

My closet went from one I would cringe to enter to one I now want to entertain in :)

Knowing that this sort of transformation is possible, is what will make me continue to be a home improvement junkie.

Happy 100th Birthday

This may not be a birthday that Willard Scott will recognize...

but this year {2012} our house turns 100.

Let's put this into perspective. 100 years ago, the Titanic sank {wow}, a loaf of bread was 5 cents, New Mexico and Arizona were admitted as the 47th and 48th US states AND my house was built {and still stands}.

Though it was not a love at first sight feeling with this house, with each project we tackled, each room we put our mark on, this house has invaded our hearts and our souls. We may not have the biggest house, we may not have the fanciest house BUT we have a house that feels like home and one that holds some very happy memories.

So happy 100th birthday house.

I am honored to be part of your 100 year history.

Over the course of this year, I'll share with you a glimpse into our home, hopefully paying a tribute our 100 year old house deserves.