Customs Closets Can Change Your Life

Thanks to some good advice from organizing expert Lisa Zaslow, the owner of Gotham Organizing in New York, as well as some help from Kioka Abbott from California Closets, a shallow linen closet in this New York City apartment was converted into a built-in bookshelf with made-to-order shelves. Books may be relics of a bygone era to a lot of people these days, but to others they’re like old friends—always ready to inspire or comfort.

At the same time California Closets created two custom wardrobe closets: One includes two hanging rods, one on top of the other, for the husband’s shirts and jackets and trousers, plus a bunch of shelves for his sweaters and T-shirts; the other has three hanging rods for the wife’s dresses, skirts and trousers, and jackets and blouses, plus cubbies for shoes, sweaters and T-shirts and drawers for jewelry and lingerie. The new wardrobe closets also have beautiful new doors, thanks to a recent alliance California Closets forged with a series of subcontractors, who can complete custom closets with custom doors. Here they worked with Kevan McKinney of Secoda Carpentry on the doors, which are lovely painted recessed-panel doors that work well with the other millwork in the home. They also sit on pivot hinges, which—unlike the former mirrored bi-fold doors that blocked access and visibility to the clothes inside—provide a maximum view into the small closets, making everything even easier to house and find.

To find out more about California Closets, visit its Web site.