The Total Cost Of My Bedroom To Walk-In Closet Conversion

But just to recap, I went from this bedroom…

…to this walk-in closet with a laundry area.

This was a pretty extensive project because it started with all of the old flooring and subfloor being removed and new subfloor and flooring being installed. That added quite a bit to the cost of the overall project. And then I stained and sealed the floor…twice. But at the beginning of the year, once the old flooring and subfloor was out, and the new subfloor was in, the room looked like this…

That contractor also did the plumbing and some of the electrical rough-in for me before I fired him. (You can read about that here.) But I did pay him some for the work he did in this room.

Contractor fees: $500.00

Then I hired out the installation of the new hardwood flooring, and then finished the floor myself. I’m so glad that I redid those floors! Can you imagine my closet with these dark floors?

I honestly think those dark floors would have made the whole room so dark and drab. I had them covered while I was building the closet cabinets, but once I decided to redo them, I uncovered them and sanded around the edges. I can’t find any pictures with the solid dark floors with the cabinets, but you can get an idea of what the dark floors would have looked like here…

It was a lot of work, but I’m so glad I went back and sanded down those floors and redid them with the Bona NaturalSeal and Bona Traffic HD. So the flooring cost for this room includes the actual hardwood flooring, the installation, and the finishing and refinishing (including the rental fee for the sanders and the sandpaper for the sanders).

Flooring Cost: $2581.83

The cost for the plywood and trim that I used for the island was included in this, so this cost covers all of the plywood, trim, molding, etc., for all of the perimeter cabinets plus the island.

Lumber cost: $3141.80

And, of course, there were a lot of little costs that added up along the way — nails, screws, sandpaper, wood filler, etc.

Supplies cost: $290.38

And then there was the cost of the primer, paint, and paint supplies. I probably could have reduced this cost by about $150 had I not purchased 100 paint samples. 😀 But I had such a hard time deciding on a paint color for the cabinets. Remember all of the colors I tested out?

I don’t think I’ve ever tested out this many samples for any other room. But I really struggled with this one.

I am so glad I went with a blue. I can’t even imagine the room being coral. And the color I went with — Sherwin Williams Billowy Breeze — ended up being perfect. I love it so much! But Sherwin Williams paint isn’t cheap. And neither is the primer I used — Zinsser B-I-N shellac-based primer. I was a bit shocked at the total cost of the paint and paint supplies (brushes, rollers, roller trays, etc.). Those pricey primers and paints, plus all of the supplies, added up really quick.

Paint and paint supplies: $1145.91

I put all of the hardware for the room into one category. This includes the brushed gold closet rods…

Plus all of the drawer and door pulls, drawer slides for the island, etc.

This was another category that adds up really fast. Drawer pulls and soft close ball bearing drawer slides aren’t cheap!

Hardware costs: $641.48

And then there’s the main lighting for the room. I went from having one dimly lit ceiling fan in the center of the room to having loads of flush ceiling lights on dimmers.

Good lighting makes all the different in a room, and I especially wanted my closet to be very light and bright. But I also put all of the lights on dimmers. So this cost includes the new lighting (not including the decorative light fixtures), all of the new wiring that the new lights required, dimmer switches, cover plates, etc.

Lighting Costs: $633.46

The next category is all of the pretty stuff. And my closet wouldn’t be my closet with the pretty stuff.

This category includes the wallpaper, sconces, mirror, glass for the jewelry drawer, clothes hamper, step ladder, etc.

The pretty stuff: $1375.48

And finally, I put my chandelier in its own separate category.

Once I added the numbers, I realized that it cost more than I thought it did. But it’s still a fraction of what the inspiration chandelier cost!

Chandelier cost: $388.54

And that’s it! So that brings us to the grand total for turning a bedroom into a walk-in closet and laundry room…

• Contractor fees: $500.00
• Flooring: $2581.83
• Lumber: $3141.80
• Supplies: $290.38
• Paint and paint supplies: $1145.91
• Hardware: $641.48
• Main room lighting: $633.46
• The pretty stuff: $1375.48
• Chandelier: $388.54

GRAND TOTAL: $10,698.88

I have to admit that I didn’t realize it cost that much. Was it worth it? Well, I guess only I can answer that question. And for me, the answer is a resounding YES!