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Closet Before & After

A renter-friendly swap, as far as I’m concerned

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Sam Livingston
Feb 27 2025 | min read
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A renter-friendly swap, as far as I’m concerned



At long last, I decided to do something about the closet in my office which started out looking like this:


Striped Storage Bins, $32 for 2 | Don’t mind my top shelf hanging on for dear life: that’s a problem for another day :-)


While I can appreciate the intention behind the rolling canvas curtain, it came across so plain and industrial, and I’ve wished that literally anything else was in its place since the day I moved in. Making matters worse, the walls are a bit crooked and the canvas roll was installed lopsided: the landlord special, as it were.



Here’s the curtain set I got, and I just added this curtain rod a few inches above the closet opening.



It ended up being so easy to remove the original canvas roll: re-attaching it whenever we move out won’t be a problem! If you have a similar closet setup in your rental, I’d highly recommend adding a linen curtain to bring a pop of color and some visual interest into your space. The shop I got this one from has some other cute, hand block-printed options if you’re looking for something different.



Thanks for reading! More soon. x


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