The kitchen is looking great! The mirror is beautiful! The closet? Uh oh. I really can't think of any place other than Ikea. Sorry.

I just wanna know where you got those kick ass kitchen cabinets!
and Joc...a frame built out of 2x4 and some drywall and you have yourself a closet, any size, shape dimension you want...cheap. email me if you want any other input...have done it more than once in these old florida houses. Guess no one had closets back in the day...oh, yeah, something cool...ya know those snap together closet organizer rack-shelve-dual pole technology thingies? you can build the closet around the dimensions of those so...whatchoo think about that?

Hmm... closets. Alyxherself has a good suggestion, but those walls can't support any weight, so I'm not sure if it would work. If you were here, I would say that we should run out to some of the AMAZING used furniture places and we could get you a very well made, gorgeous armoire.

I think you should hire a hot guy from Ready Set to come up with a solution and make him build it in his wearing nothing but a little pair of manties... oh wait, you're an engaged lady now and can't be involved in such immature behavior. Too bad.

M: Thank you! I love it. If I end up caving and going to Ikea, I will call YOU. We can go together. Fun.

Alyxherself: Actually those kitchen cabinets ARE from Ikea. And yes the frames are one step up from a cardboard box, but whatever. They are functional and they were super cheap.
And as far as building a closet? You are speaking about a girl who comes from a long line of cute blonde girls who cannot even put a nail in the wall without the whole thing crashing down. 2 x 4's? Dimensions? dual pole? Oy!

Jill: Ugh, I would love a gorgeous armoire. Two actually.
Ready Set? Mmmmm, maybe I could get D a job there and then HE could build the closets. OMG I almost slid right off my chair thinking about being engaged to a Ready Set boy. I'm calling Stinky Kyle to find out if there are openings RIGHT NOW!

I don't want to sound like a closeted (get it?) Martha fan, but the container store has a really kickass modular closet organization dealy. It has some stupid faux european name that I can't even remember. Nicer than ikea. Just remember who saved Deb's white suede couch from the wine stains of doom? You can trust my domestic advice, which makes NO SENSE AT ALL.

Oh I trust it. You've always had an eye for style. Must be that architecture background. Thanks! Going to their website....now!

You better be careful with the Container Store -- Knuckes's cousin manages/owns it and didn't give her a discount. She made me pledge to join her in a boycott. The only answer is to move to Arizona and have beautiful armoires.

No discount? For Knuckles? That's fucking bullshit!

And a cold winter day in NYC with NO closets is still better than a house in Phoenix with a closet the size of my loft. Nice try. Ha!

They do have amazing closet organizers at the Container Store IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A CLOSET! Which I don't. But it did inspire me to turn Alisters room (formally Jills room) into a huge walk-in closet after he moves out, and then one of those Container Store closet organizers would be The Shizz!

Oh and D would like me to add that my super huge walk-in closet will also double as a weight room. Uhhh, can't he just go to my super fancy gay health club/gym like a normal New Yorker?

Joc! I would never assume you would build it yourself! heavens, girl, I just design, I do not build.
However, I did see a comment about the walls holding the weight, and that is not the case...you build the frame (cube) and then attach it to the studs. Then simply drywall interior and exterior. Dual pole technology was a joke, I meant like the closet poles that hang one above the other. In anycase, you would definately need someone to build it for you, its just an inexpensive way to make the closet look as if it has always been there. It becomes a seamless addition to the room.

Mmmmmm. Maybe. That would still require someone to build and put together and a trip to Home Depot and then I would need a car to lug the stuff back. I was hoping for something that delivered. Mmmmm. We'll see.
Thanks for a the suggestions!

You should have Stinky's friend who made that gorgeous thing for Steve and Gail build you something small for your space. It would be SO gorgeous.

Hey Joc,
Don't know if you already got a closet or not, but there are hundreds of furniture stores in my neighborhood. Some of them may even accept designs. And they're cheap and you can get good quality. They deliver for free in Astoria, but I think they would charge you to Brooklyn. Oooh, and you can come to my place first, we'll have empanadas, and I'll go closet shopping with you if you want.
Cheers on the engagement! When is he coming to NY?