After dealing with difficult basement access for a few years, we decided to reverse our staircase so that we would eliminate a landing and right turn at the bottom. The original layout was preventing us from getting nearly any furniture downstairs, as well as any long building materials.
Now that we have the staircase reversed, and the hole walled off for a closet, my wife has been wanting me to put in a hall closet system. Here's what I've got so far, with my 1 1/2 year old's help.
This also involved some flooring repair, as the planks that were there were originally cut around the casing and base trim, causing gaps all around. I adjusted everything to go underneath the jambs. Deciding how to deal with the flooring delayed the project by quite a bit.
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Now that we have the staircase reversed, and the hole walled off for a closet, my wife has been wanting me to put in a hall closet system. Here's what I've got so far, with my 1 1/2 year old's help.
This also involved some flooring repair, as the planks that were there were originally cut around the casing and base trim, causing gaps all around. I adjusted everything to go underneath the jambs. Deciding how to deal with the flooring delayed the project by quite a bit.
