From My Design Studio to Your Dream Space
Welcome to my world. I’m a custom closet designer who’s spent the last fourteen years turning chaotic storage situations into functional art. Here in Q4 2025, I’m working on twenty-three active projects simultaneously – from compact urban apartments to sprawling estates – and I want to share the methodology, philosophy, and practical wisdom that makes truly exceptional storage design possible.
This isn’t about selling you the most expensive system or following cookie-cutter templates. This is about understanding how design thinking, spatial psychology, and meticulous craftsmanship converge to create closets that genuinely transform daily routines. Let’s explore what goes into designing storage solutions that clients still rave about years later.
Beyond Basic Space Planning
When clients approach me about walk in closets, they typically arrive with Pinterest boards and magazine clippings. That’s wonderful for establishing aesthetic preferences, but exceptional design runs much deeper. I begin every closet walk project with what I call “lifestyle cartography” – mapping how someone actually lives, moves, and thinks about their belongings.
My initial consultation involves questions that surprise people:
- What time do you typically get dressed, and what’s the lighting like?
- Do you lay out clothes the night before or decide morning-of?
- Which items do you reach for most frequently versus occasionally?
- Do you have a mental hierarchy of your wardrobe?
- What feelings do you want this space to evoke?
These conversations reveal design requirements that simple measurements never could. A client who dresses in dim early morning light needs different lighting solutions than someone who gets ready mid-morning. Someone who decides outfits spontaneously needs visual access to their full wardrobe, while pre-planners benefit from designated outfit staging areas.
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