Thanks to HomeGoods for sponsoring this post and inspiring me to make my “closet boutique” dream come true.
My dream closet is a lavish boutique. When shopping for items for a HomeGoods ClosetMakeover – this is my inspiration. What better place to shop than your own closet?
When I was in college, I earned travel money with a jewelry business. I roamed the world with my earnings, collecting baubles and beads for later crafting as I went.
I no longer sell jewelry but I still collect bits and pieces. Beautiful, sentimental items that rarely see the light of day. Though my days of Greek Island hopping in a bikini, velvet covered jewelry board on my back are behind me, I still get a thrill from “merchandising” my collection.
When I walk into my closet I want to feel like I am walking into a posh shop, made just for me. I want to shop for my accessories, every day.
HomeGoods challenged me to re-organize an area of my home and I jumped at the chance to organize my closet with a HomeGoods Closet Makeover.
I knew what area I would attack first. What I had going on in my closet was a bit of a mess. The bulletin boards were not working. The jewelry holder seemed wrong for all my jewelry and my bangles were bungled. BEFORE pic below via Instagram:
This project required literally thinking outside the (jewelry) box.
Some of my favorite creative jewelry display ideas:
- Earrings hanging on large spools of yarn
- Earrings on vintage wire cooling racks
- Bracelets draped on bleached branches
- Bracelets on vintage bottles
- Bangles stacked on candlesticks
- Necklaces displayed on collections of busts
- Rings on vintage wooden and ceramic hands
- Pretty plates and bowls for frequent use items
All of these ideas were swirling in my head but I needed a jumping off point. My inspiration pieces were two antique rolling pins from my own collection, one wood and one marble – handles removed. I tried stacking my bracelets on them and loved the effect.
At HomeGoods I found three more wooden rolling pins (16.99 & 5.99 each) for bracelet and necklace display. I hung the smaller ones from S hooks, kind of like a curtain rod. It’s easy to take them down and put them back up.
For my “big ticket item” I chose a beautiful fabric framed mirror by Cynthia Rowley ($79.99), because it reminds me of all my travels. So many of my favorite little things were discovered in far flung locations.
The ledge ($19.99) is a perfect perch for these little jewelry catchall bowls ($5.99 each). They keep good company with a bowl that my friend Angela just brought back from Loreto for me. Also on the ledge, a wooden sailor doll was my mother’s as a child. She has been with me since I was a child. Fly away, sail away. Dream a little dream…
Some blue glass bottles and a vintage crystal decanter keep my charm bracelets tidy.
I already had my eye on this cabinet (29.99) with the numbers on it. I’d thought about drilling holes in the back to create a multi phone charging station. Then I set a pair of my sunglasses in one of the cubbies and realized the cabinet’s true destiny.
Earrings can be tricky to display. This metal bird cage ($24.99) was actually in the home office area. It’s supposed to be a note center. The birds are magnetic, which is perfect for hanging a few more necklaces.
Two more items that were proper jewelry storage pieces finished the scene. The mannequin ( $24.99, pictured above) was perfect for my many homemade beaded bracelets. I cannot ever seem to walk out of a bead store empty handed.
The white piece, something I purchased months ago at HomeGoods, works perfectly as “key tree”, holding my many keyrings.
I’m very much in love with my personal boutique. It makes me happy every time I walk into my closet, to see all my favorite things on display. It’s a very personal display, curated bits and pieces of my life and things I love, things I’ve discovered along the way.
What I love about HomeGoods is the adventure. Much like travel, you never know what amazing things you will find, and how it will complete you.
Just a little creativity goes a long long way at HomeGoods. There’s always so much to work with. It’s such a wonderful feeling to find that last missing piece – that one item that allows you to bring collections out of hiding and put the finishing touches on your dream room.
Even my cat loves it.
You have completely inspired me to organize my jewelry AND I also want to organize our playroom / office / catch all room. Great ideas! Love the decanter idea. So gorgeous. Great job, Ciaran.
Oh, C, this looks so fabulous!!!! God, there are SO many areas in my house in need of a re-org,but I’d have to say priority #1 is the kitchen countertops. Grrrr.
OMG I freaking LOVE this. If anyone needs a closet makeover it’s me. I would be happy to share pictures of what I can only describe as a contender for the hoarding show on TLC. I don’t even know where to start!!!
Your pics are amazing!!!!
Ugh, your organizing is making me jealous. I have two walk in closets-one in front of the other, but even with all that room, my closet and jewelry collections are a mess. I try to organize, but it’s overwhelming. Purging is not in my nature. I think of my stuff as my hobby/my art. Pictures of my attempt at organizing in this album:
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love the ideas… love that idea of sunglasses holders 🙂
My front hall closet is in desperate need of help. It serves as a coat closet, pantry and storage space. I would love to get some additional storage ideas and containers/racks to make it truly functional!
This is so inspiring. I have often thought about displaying my costume jewelry as “artwork” around the house. You have lots of fantastic ideas here.
This looks great!! I’d love to do a mini makeover on my master bath. It is so boring!
The kids’ bathroom is my go-to for home renovation wishlists but now that I’ve seen your jewelry redux, I might really need to tackle that project in my closet…
I would love to makeover my desk/makeup area in my bedroom. It is completely unorganized!
Amazing! I totally want to get my necklaces in better shape. I just bought a metal bird tree but it’s just not doing the job.
I want to makeover my bedroom.
I would deff redo the living room! I just needs a little spice!
My office is in need of a little organizing lift! As more business comes in, the more organization I’m needing!
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I love these inspiring ideas you’ve posted! They’re fantastic and you make it look so easy! I would love to makeover my bedroom in a more shabby chic sort of way.
My office could use some help — my husband and I both use it and it’s just blah.
I’d makeover my bathroom–it’s pretty basic and boring!
I want to makeover our bedrooms.
Would love to make over my bathroom!!!! needs more color
My bedroom is in desperate need of a makeover!
I would redo my bedroom. It could use an update.
I would love to make over my closet.
Holy crap!! I love everything you did! And I kinda wanna crawl up in your closet in a non-creepy way and gawk at your sparklies, you have some gorgeous pieces and I love how you arranged it all.
I want to redo my bedroom and/or office area.
What area of your house would I like to make over? My junk room of a basement!
I would like to make over my kitchen- namely the cabinets.
Given the opportunity I would love to make over my bedroom. Currently it looks like an episode of Hoarders: Buried Alive because it is the one room in the house where we store all the things we don’t want the boys to get into.
i would love to re co the master closet!
I would LOVE to redo my bathroom..everything is just scattered about. I love your take on organizing jewelry, I am inspired!
Now I’m totally motivated to do my closet! I love yours!
I’d love to redo my room, I’ve recently made huge changes in my life and would love for my bedroom to reflect the new me 🙂
My kitchen
My closet!
Oh my gosh, I love what you did with your closet!
If I won, I would love to make over my daughters closet; they’re in middle school * high school and it’s time for a makeover 😉
I would like to make my office/makeup station more beautiful. At the moment I have a lot of things stored in tacky white plastic drawers.
I seriously need to organize our entry way.
My closet. It is so small and not well thought out.
My bedroom and closets.
My laundry room needs a makeover
Need help in closet. And bedroom
Need help in small bedroom with large heirloom
furniture. Need help in small walk in closet. Need
downsize.
My Kitchen really needs a makeover..After seeing your closet I need to re-organize mine…:)
I would love to organize my bedroom closet.
i would love to do an office area makeover since its part of the living room and has no style whatsoever
My kids’ room gets totally neglected!
I can always find fun new dining room table decor at Home Goods!
My bedroom!
I would like to organize my bathroom cabinet and closet!
I’d really like to make over our kitchen counter.
Our laundry/utility room is the one room in most need of a makeover. It is probably the least seen room in our home, especially by guests, which is why you don’t really care how drab and plain it looks.
I would like to make over our master bedroom. It needs something….
My bathroom!
I would love to makeover my master bedroom closet and the bathroom.
I would like to makeover our living room
I’d like to makeover my master bathroom.
I absolutely love love HomeGoods for all the reasons you said. It is truly an adventure shopping there, and I can’t get enough of it! I try to go to HomeGoods at least once a week. Even when I’m not looking for anything, I always find inspiration, not to mention all the great gourmet food finds! I really want to redo my bedroom. It is need of some more pizazz and I know HomeGoods will have the perfect thing for it!
My bedroom needs a makeover.
I would love to make over my living room!
I’d make over my dining room 🙂
I think my kitchen and bathrooms are most in need of a reorganization and style makeover! Thanks!
I would like to makeover my closet
My bedroom needs some major help!
My bathrooms
Our living room needs a little bit of pep!
I would want to over my closet.
My kitchen needs some fun 🙂
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My living room!
My bedroom needs a major overhaul since my boyfriend moved in. We could use a lot more storage!
My bedroom needs lots of work
My closet needs a makeover
I would love to makeover my bedroom!
The kids bedroom
The kids bedrooms need some updating
I’d love to makeover my living room!
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
My bedroom really needs a makeover. It’s dull and plain.
I’d love to makeover my bedroom. After a long day of chasing the kids around, I’d love to relax in a space that is calming and comfortable.
I just moved into a new apartment and I would love to makeover my living room. I have no artwork or decorations to speak of in my living room.
I would love to make over my sewing room/closet. Who puts the only closet in a house in a spare room, I have no idea. But it needs some serious love.
I need to makeover my bedroom.
My bathroom is in desperate need of a makeover.
I would really like to make over my kitchen.
I’d make over any area of my home, we moved recently and it’s just ashambles as far as decorations, we can’t really afford to decorate. I’d really love to fix up my bedroom nice though.
I would really love to make over my living room, it really needs it.
I’d like to make over my bedroom
I would like to spruce up my bathroom!
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Our little one’s nursery would be a great start!
I’d like to freshen up the bathroom
I would like to make over my bedroom
I would makeover my bedroom =)
Our family room needs a makeover.
I would like to makeover my entryway into my apartment! Thanks for the giveaway!
my bathroom needs a makeover
my room! dying for a change
I would like to make over the bathroom.
My bedroom is in need of a facelift.
I would like to makeover my family room. It’s kind of beat up from kids and pets.
My front living room.. it has a piano and a rug in it. NOTHING else. Seriously. It’s time I grew up and had furniture.
I’d like to make over my closet.
I’d like to make over my bedroom and spruce it up! Thanks for the giveaway!
Hello! Such awesome ideas for jewelry storage!! I just recently moved into my own place, so I’m starting to decorate the bedroom & living room. Not really a “make-over”. More of a just starting over. So fun!! Thank-you
My bedroom! It seems to be the catch all in our house!
my bathroom. I have hated the design and the layout forever
I would love to make over my office!
I’d like to make over my bedroom.
We are redoing an older home, so I could say…every room! But first up will be painting and decorating our living room this summer.
I want to make over my master bedroom
My bedroom, the walls are totally bare.
I would choose my living room. It needs some major help. It is very cozy, and a lot of wood, but it needs accents to make it special.
My bedroom needs to be made over!
My bedroom or the craft room
My bedroom! I want to make it an Oasis 🙂
I would love to be able to makeover my bedroom.
My home office is a mess!
I could certainly use the help to organize my craft room which otherwise may be beyond help. Thanks
I want to redecorate my bedroom.
I would love to organize my living room.
I would like to makeover my living room.
I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the excellent work!