Build a Better Bedroom: Inspiring Walk-in Closets

A cramped closet stuffed with a thicket of shirts, skirts and trousers makes dressing a struggle and leaves clothes crumpled and damaged. Which is why so many of us would love a walk-in closet. The last word in style in the clothes storage world, these supersize closets allow you to find your clothes easily, store them neatly and keep everything from shoes, bags, hats and ties ordered and on hand. The very best walk-ins even double as dressing rooms, making putting on clothes in the mornings an effortless pleasure rather than a stressful struggle. Here are some of our picks from the best, most beautiful designs.

Be bold. If sleek storage and a restrained color scheme are not your style, make sure your walk-in reflects this. There is no rule that says serious storage needs to look sensible! So use bright paint on woodwork, add patterned carpet and include a decorative bench for a space that’s as personal as the clothes it houses.


Go for white and wood. Rather than the dark, moody feel that many windowless walk-ins have, this lovely wardrobe is a vision in white. Dark wood creates the storage structure and mirrored sides help to maximize the light, while crisp white shelves and drawers make the whole space feel open and the clothes easy to locate.


Glaze it. Rather than make your walk-in closet and all its storage a semihidden space, integrate it with the bedroom by glazing its walls. This gorgeous closet is a wonderful feature in the corner of this room, its woodwork painted a deep smoky blue and its contents softly lit to draw the eye.


Brighten up. Open and airy, with a window to let the daylight in and a fresh white scheme, this walk-in closet feels more like a room than a closet. It’s a great place to hang out in, trying on outfits before an evening out or calmly dressing for the day ahead.

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Border with color. Two openings in a simple wall lead to a walk-in closet beyond. This design creates some separation between clothes storage and sleeping space, and also makes a feature of this end of the room, thanks to its bright paint job.

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Tailor to your tastes. The emphasis in this walk-in closet is on shoe and bag storage, to accommodate the owner’s collections of both. Shelves are designed at just the right height to fit the highest heels, while deep pegs can hold a couple of handbags each.


Build off the bathroom. A walk-in closet is often an extension of the bedroom, but it can also flow off a bathroom. This striking space has a red bath and clothes storage beyond in the same vibrant material, for a colorful scheme and an unusual but very practical combination of functions.


Make it moody. Dark colors, sleek storage and upholstered leather cupboard doors give this dressing room and walk-in closet a cool, moody feel. A small sofa that fits into the window recess provides somewhere to sit to tie shoelaces, while floor-to-ceiling mirrors make the space feel bigger and let someone check an outfit before heading out.


Choose contrasting materials. This smart, boxy built-in closet looks like a room within the larger bedroom space. The wood-paneled walls create a nice contrast to the white plasterwork, but the closet is open to the high ceiling to ensure that every corner is fully lit.


Link it with black. This walk-in closet opens off an upstairs landing and is a dark, moody pause point between it and the white room beyond. Black woodwork is used throughout this house and crops up in this closet, too, where it’s teamed with statement lighting and a dark rug for mountains of inky style.

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