Paint the inside of your closet a bright color for a little touch of fun! This is a great way to use sample pots of paint and less expensive mis-tints – or you can experiment with color in a low-commitment way. Here are a few examples of brightly painted closets around the house.
Turquoise Closets:
Unsurprisingly, I painted a lot of our closets turquoise inside! I used leftover cabinet paint, and painted all of the closets in the hallway turquoise. Because they were in bad shape, I also removed all of the warped shelves, melamine closet fittings, and bi-fold (or sliding) doors, so each closet was a blank slate.
Middle photo below – this is the before!
Before we put the closet door back on, you could see little glimpses of turquoise and it is such a cheery color:
Orange Closet:
I loved the turquoise closets and that’s when I decided the bedroom closet was next. I tried so hard to steer Hubby toward a greenish teal so all of the closets would be watery hues, but no dice. The guy loves orange. I’m happy to give him this little splash of his favorite color in our otherwise turquoise-heavy home.
BEFORE
Once the new closet organizer was installed, the orange seemed much more subdued. It’s now behind beautiful glass closet doors, but every morning I smile thanks to this cheery (secret) pop of color.
Mint Green Closet:
Over the weekend, I tackled the last remaining closet, in the office, and painted it a greener turquoise than the hall closets. Actually, it’s colour matched to the laundry room floor in the townhouse. I was so sad about leaving our freshly updated laundry room; my favorite part was the dreamy turquoise floor in the perfect mint-tinged hue. It has made me seriously happy to bring that colour to the lakehouse.
BEFORE
Office Closet Nook:
While the rest of our colorful closets are hidden behind doors, the office closet actually became a little nook! I love the pop of color in my home office, which is otherwise pretty neutral.
The colorful closets are such a great idea, Tanya! I love the watery colors you chose
Thanks!
What a fun surprise every time you open the doors! Kim at Yellow Brick Home recently did the same thing in their entryway coat closet. I love the idea of using calm colors around the home with sweet little explosions of color in unexpected places.
I think I repinned Kim's closet the other day! I've seen this done for kid rooms so many times, I'm happy it's catching on for adult spaces. We need fun too!
Hey Tanya,Wow.So beautiful closets.Loved all these colors you've used for them.
Thanks! They are really making me smile as I unpack.
Love the idea of painting the inside of closets. Im planning our laundry renovation at the moment which has a brick built in cupboard which I was going to either wallpaper inside or paint. Im thinking paint will be a little less awkward to do in such a small space!
I love the look of wallpapered built-ins but I agree: seems like a boatload of work to me. I always favor a simple, easy project with minimal swearing. I'm team paint. And, by the way, super jealous of your built-in. I'm wanting for storage and ogling everyone's closets and cupboards right now 🙂 Whatever you choose, it sounds like your laundry reno will be beautiful and fun!
I love the color Tanya! You have a great space for a new style and I have another idea for my own space. Keeps me going to choose what color to my space. Thanks for this wonderful idea!
Thanks! It sure is a fun burst of colour when I open a closet 🙂
Gorgeous and THANK YOU for saying 'one fewer bedrooms' rather than less. You give me hope for the future of the English language and good clear communication!!
You know, I think I actually have insanely awful grammar for someone with a PhD. Just really bad. My punctuation is worse. But the "less" and "fewer" is one distinction that stuck with me. However, after seeing every food item labelled "less calories," I feel my grasp waning . . .