And by “crap,” I mean this:

That folding door made it tough to really capture the essence of the disaster in our coat closet, but I think you can see the improvement:

There’s just subfloor in there. I’m going to tile it with peel-and-stick tiles I have leftover from the guest bathroom.

My husband had a habit of tossing his coats on the closet floor, probably because it was easier to do that than try to stuff them into the over-full closet.

We’ve weeded out a few coats we don’t want, so that shouldn’t be a problem anymore:

When I said “a few,” I meant a dozen!

When we moved into this house over six years ago, some stuff never really got unpacked. There were a few bags and a crate of stuff on the closet floor. We also shoved things in there that we didn’t really want. I now have the beginnings of a yard sale collection started in the garage!

I was prompted to tackle this project tonight because I just found a great new leather jacket. I’ve had my old one for years and it’s really worn, though I’ll still save it for bad weather. I’ll try to keep the new one out of the pouring rain!

I got a good deal on my new coat at the outlet mall. I also got more shoes! (Yes, I needed more shoes. Don’t worry, I’ve made room and the closet is still in order!)

Today, I am thankful for outlet bargains!