Now that the closet is empty. Let's start at the top and get rid of that horrible popcorn ceiling. This can be done less messy than you think. Instead of just scraping everything off with a putty knife YouTube showed us a few tricks. We bought a gallon sized sprayer (the other two we have are for pesticide and herbicide so we got a new one for water). Fill the sprayer with water and get the popcorn on the ceiling wet like a paste. Now it is easier to scrape off and does not fall down on you and the floor like a blizzard.
Now the ceiling is bare and looks better already.
Let's get rid of these wires too. They are from a defunct security system. They were removed by going up in the attic and pulling them out.
Don't forget the other part of the new closet. All of this has to go:
OK, so the door and the shelves were easily removed. Nothing too bad so far. We'll see what happens when the real demolition begins.
