- 1). Remove sliding doors from the closet, if applicable. The sliding doors are placed on a track, to remove them lift the door up and out of the track and place the doors to the side. Then use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws securing the track to the carpet or flooring and the top frame of the closet. Regular doors guarding walk-in closets don't have to be removed, since walk-ins offer more room. To remove it, push the pin out of the hinge with a screwdriver, unscrew the hinges and then remove the door.
- 2). Remove all remnants of the closet's features. Lift up the closet pole and unscrew its brackets from the walls. Fill in any holes left by screw holes with putty, and smooth it down with sandpaper. Shelving can stay if it doesn't interfere with the kid's play space; shelves are a convenient place to store toys and books.
- 3). Ideally, the closet walls' color should stand out and serve as an accent to the room's color. Choose bright colors, like sun yellow, lime green, fluorescent pink or sky blue. If using sky blue, paint or stencil clouds on the wall. You can also put up wallpaper in the closet.
- 4). Set up the child's toys, games and books in the space. For organization, place a toy chest in the nook, utilize old shelving or add new shelving to organize books and games -- and add bins to house small toys like dolls and building blocks.
- 5). Place a shower tension rod in the door frame and hang a fun curtain from it. The curtain can be used to block out the clutter of toy's in the nook. Make sure the rod is high enough to keep your child from trying to dangle from it. An alternative to tension rods are those that rest inside screwed-in brackets.
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