Build a Closet With a Mirror
Converting a room into a bedroom begins with adding a closet. If there is enough floor space in the room, a closet can be added along one wall. Mirrors can be made into closet doors to visually enlarge the room, and the doors will hide the closet from view while providing access to the storage area. Mirrored closet doors can be ordered in custom sizes from many door vendors. If the mirrored door runs from floor to ceiling, there is no need to do any additional construction.
Instructions
1. Locate a wall in the room that has no windows or doorways. In the illustration, there are two walls without a doorway or window.
2. Measure 32 inches from the wall into the room. There should be no window or doorway within this 32 inches on either adjacent wall. Notice in the illustration that the right wall will not work for the closet space, as the 32 inches will extend into the doorway on the adjacent wall.
3. Measure the closet diameter and the floor to ceiling height. It should be a minimum of 32 inches deep and extend the width of the room. Compare prices at door vendors that make mirrored doors, and calculate how many mirrored door panels you will need to enclose the area. Mirrored doors can be purchased in varying widths. Choosing three 4-foot doors to cover a 12-foot area, as opposed to four 3-foot doors to cover the same area, will probably cost less money. Consult with the door manufacturer the appropriate size doors to order to cover the area, taking into consideration the tracks that will be needed for installation. Measurements may vary by manufacturer.
4. Order a length of floor track and ceiling track the width of the room. Install the floor track, which will be on the red line as shown in the illustration with Step 3. This will require a screwdriver. The floor track will be screwed into the floor, and it should be parallel to the back wall of the closet, 32 inches from the wall (more if you are building a deeper closet).
5. Measure out 32 inches (or your closet depth) from the back closet wall into the room on the ceiling. Install the ceiling track by screwing the track into the ceiling. Set a door panel into the bottom track and adjust the position of the top track before securing. After the floor and ceiling tracks are installed, set the doors into the tracks. The doors can be temporarily removed when adding a clothes rod or closet shelving unit.
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