Power Tools (Alanna+Lois)/MacGyver = One Wonky Closet Organizer

So, yesterday morning I didn't have to work. I didn't have any plans at all for that matter.

My mom decided that she and I were going to have some quality time and build a closet organizer for my brother's room because his collapsed a little while back.

Now, let me start this with the fact that whenever my mom and I do something that is what most people would get their husband or boyfriend to do it's a bit of a gong show.

I go into my brother's room and she's got all the components of the organizer spread out, and some instructions. The instructions told me measure the closet and find the middle point. Which is a great idea, but we only have a 6' tape measure and the closet is definately almost 8 feet. I tell her "I need a level" and the only one we can find is the one on the tape measure. so to make "straight" lines I take the support poles I've constructed and kinda hold 'em up while I put this little tiny level up to them to see if the bubble is in the middle.

So we start to go through the instructions, measuring out the closet, marking where the shelves should go. The shelving is designed for an 8' closet, but my brother's happens to be 7'7". The instructions tell us to cut the shelves to width if you need to, but we don't have a hacksaw. So we ended up just making up our own way of hanging these shelves, and the result was something to be reckoned with.

The support holes are slightly off, bending inwards and outwards in spots (really supportive, I'm sure) and there are a few random holes where I drilled holes and then decided I ddn't like them. We ran out of proper hooks and had to use our own anchors and stuff, which really didn't effectively do anything, but we tried....

It was amusing, to say the least. The picture of my mom with her tongue sticking out is a bit questionable. Hahha. The little thing she's holding is a guide line that came with the instructions to match up where you're supposed to hang the thing that holds the shelf. I told her to cut it out of the instructions, along the dotted line as indicated.... When she was done cutting it out, it was a bit more phallic looking than expected... and the fact that she's holding the tape measure is only icing on the cake...Things to notice in the above picture: Hanging rods are a bit too long, by like, 7 inches. On the left side notice the change in angle of the support pole. On the right, notice again the change of angle of the support hole. There but not evident: at least 3 random holes I drilled and then left open due to the fact I didn't like them.

If you're needing something done, call us... we'll do it. Might not be right, but it will at least be worth it to watch us!