I love it when something new gives a nod to something old and this Portola Valley custom pantry does not disappoint. Our clients completely remodeled a beautiful country estate with antique elements that had me questioning, "is that original" every step of the way. This pantry cabinet is within a large open pantry with a wet bar, window seats, and storage for paper products and pet supplies. Just off the mudroom and on the way ... Keep Reading >>
Top 10 Pantry Organizing Tips
Pumpkin spice is in the air which means holiday baking and entertaining is just around the corner. Now is the time to overhaul your stale space so you can spend less time at the grocery store and more time creating memorable meals and treats. Our goal at Kuzak’s Closet is for pantries to feel and function like a boutique grocery store. Whether you have a walk-in pantry or a small cabinet in your kitchen to store your staples, ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Master Closet
Hello friends! My apologies for the delay in sharing the latest blog post from our Los Altos home remodel with you! I've been too busy organizing client closets to find time write about my own! When it comes to living in a small space and downsizing, my organizing philosophy is to compartmentalize the home into zones and carve out a home for items related to each zone. For example, our bedroom closet is the only closet that ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Master Bedroom
Next up on our home tour is our master bedroom. It's just off the bathroom (well, everything is just off the bathroom when you live in 900 square feet) and with the changes we made during the remodel it feels like a retreat. Originally this space was two separate bedrooms but we opted to remove a wall to create a livable room and carve out space for a walk-in closet. In many parts of the country it would be silly to remove a ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Bathroom Transformation
Next up on our home tour is our bathroom which is tiny so it will be a quick tour! We have a single bathroom and while it was an adjustment from our three bathroom rental, we have survived. We weighed the options of adding on a second bathroom but it wasn't worth it with our timeline and budget. After all of the numbers weighed in (carrying costs, additional rental costs, and construction costs) it would've only made sense to ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Living Room Transformation
Thank you all for the wonderful comments and questions on my last post featuring our kitchen remodel! You all seem to be loving the accent tile wall, banquette, and dutch door just as much as I do! Today's blog post features the changes we made to our living room, which is now open to the kitchen with the previous kitchen walls removed. Just to give you a frame of reference, here is the architectural plan we submitted for ... Keep Reading >>
Our Home: Kitchen Transformation
Our remodel was officially completed just over two months ago giving us the opportunity to move in just a few days before Christmas. I've shared updates of the process on the blog and through Instagram along the way. Thank you all for following along and cheering us on! Buying a home in this marketplace can be frustrating so having the opportunity to buy a home and remodel it from head to toe within a 6 month timeframe is still ... Keep Reading >>
Seattle Organized Kitchen & Pantry
You are probably thinking, oh, here we go, another beautifully organized kitchen and pantry with jars and chalk labels on the Kuzak's Closet blog. Yes...guilty, that is what you will see today! While sharing these beautiful afters is rewarding, I wish I could capture all of the purging and analytical reasoning that gets us to these end results each time. Kitchens are used by multiple members of the household and the needs of ... Keep Reading >>
Seattle Organized Master Closets and Beauty Bar
I'm back with another beautiful post from our December organizing adventure in Seattle. As I mentioned in the craft room post from this project, my client didn't prioritize to have her closet and bathroom organized, the focus was all about organizing the shared family spaces and zones for her children. Of course I wasn't going to leave at the end of the project without giving her an amazing closet "after" so we hustled through ... Keep Reading >>