Suggestions for layout on a large master bedroom closet

2 years ago

It can be at the biggest a length of 22 feet, and a width of 11 feet. What would you do with the space?

Currently there are doors at both ends, on the front of the 22 foot side that are the existing doors so hard to change. Though they can be taken out or the double door made smaller.

22 feet

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Single door opens to small hall to laundry room.

Double doors open to master.

It can be one massive closet or 2 or ??

The space is currently an enclosed porch/former indoor pool. I can use all of the space, or only some of it.

I am looking for layout ideas on the closet itself.

As far as suggestions of "ask the architect" I am doing this on a budget and the current plan is for it to be left as a finished space and we will build it out ourselves with closet details that can be done at a later time. Included is the possibility of freestanding shelving and rods so it is adjustable. The bulk of the planning and building costs are on the designing and engineering to convert the former enclosed porch to actual living space on the other side of this closet. So I am trying to plan the closet myself as much as I can. It may end up being a finished storage room with no builtins, depending on how much budget is left by the time we get there........................

Thanks for any help on closet layout.

lafdr

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Anglophilia

2 years ago

I really prefer a dressing room to a closet, ie, there are doors on the various places clothing is kept. It keeps the dust off less frequently used garments. I think the English call this a "fitted cupboard".

I had one once many years ago in LA and oh my, but I loved that dressing room/closet! It had cupboards for everything from long evening dresses to hats and shoes. It was bliss!

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worthy
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
It all depends on what you're storing and the size of your budget.
Here's one suggestion in a similarly wide closet. Just eliminate the end wall and adjust materials to your budget.
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worthy
2 years ago
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Our upcoming master closet is 12.5'x13' and mrs. worthy is partial to the style of this one of Oprah's many closets.

The trend is definitely to displaying many items, particularly shoes and handbags.
One of Mariah Carey's closets in her 12,000 sf. Manhattan triplex with some of her 1,000+ pairs of shoes.

These giant closets are not storage but really the distaff version of a guy's dream garage!
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Mark Bischak, Architect
2 years ago
If you had an architect, maybe they could explain what this means:

22 feet

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I I 11 ft

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I I

I I

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I (3 inches to door) (11 feet of wall between doors) (3 ft of wall to door)I

I_ (single door here)_______________________(Double door here)______ I
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
Honestly a floor plan those lines make no sense at all. As for the layout that is decided by your clothing and shooes accessories . I think since you can afford to build a house with this size closet I would hire a closet company to design it.
lafdr
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you all for the comments. The weird lines were the outline of the closet with dimensions and where the doors are that made sense on my screen and reformatted in a nonsense way.

It is helpful to see other people's ideas. I have looked at closet planning software and previously had California Closets come out to look at another closet redo.

With information overload on the internet, I was simply curious to see some real people make suggestions to help narrow it down a bit more.

lafdr
Mrs Pete
2 years ago
I think my closet plans fall into the range of "real people". Most of us don't have Oprah-sized closets or the number of shoes owned by -- is that Mariah Cary? Most of us -- even if we had the space -- wouldn't install a custom island topped with granite. After all, as lovely as these spaces are, they're closets.

Here's my inspiration picture -- though at 7' wide x 8' long, my new house closet will be a little bigger than this one:

Specifics that matter to me -- obviously, you'll have way more space and will be able to have more:

- 3' of walking space down the middle of two aisles.

- A pretty light in the middle of the space ... and maybe a couple canned lights on the edges. This is, of course, not important in terms of function, but I want a bit of fancy in the closet.

- Since I am only 4'11", I will shorten my hanging clothes area. I want matching hangers.

- Plenty of folded space -- we are on the cusp of retirement and won't need lots of dress clothes. Plus we want no dresser in the bedroom, so we want space for EVERYTHING in the closet.

- A couple built-in drawers for unmentionables.

- Space for roughly 30 pair of shoes for me, 10 pair for him -- plus several pairs of boots for the two of us -- but our footwear doesn't need to be showcased as if they were something special.

- A few attractive baskets up top for "boxing up" traveling items, purses, out of season items, etc.... and a planned space for a step stool since I want to access those baskets.

- My inspiration pix shows wallpaper on the back wall, but I'll probably paint something pretty with a stencil. I have a round mirror, which I plan to repurpose on the back wall ... and I want a shelf underneath it, which can hold jewelry, etc.

- A fluffy rug in the middle of the closet.

- A valet rod on each side of the closet for "hanging out" church clothes.

- One narrow "open locker" at the doorway on each side ... with a couple hooks. This will be for clothes that we plan to wear again ... a once-worn nightgown, workout clothes, or jeans. This'll keep them separate from the "completely clean clothes".
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Mark Bischak, Architect
2 years ago
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At any given time over the next 100 years:

How many lineal inches of half height (shirt height) do you require?

How many lineal inches of full height (dress height) do you require?

How many pairs of shoes do you wish to store in this closet?

How many folded garments do you wish to store in this closet?

What type of accessories, and how many of each type, do you plan to store in this closet?

Do you plan to store luggage in this closet?

Are there any special features you require in this closet?

Do you plan to dress inside this closet?

Do you wish to make this closet barrier free?

How tall are the people that will be using this closet?

How high can the ceiling be?

Does the existing floor slope?

Will there be existing windows closed off because of this construction?

How does this relate to the other spaces in the house?

Is there heated space above?

What is the orientation of the existing porch?

What is the site plan?

Do not answer these questions here. Take the answers to a local architect and make a good investment in your life.
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Ronna Rosenberg
2 years ago
Find a local closet designer. Speaking as one, we are trained in to build the space to the client's inventory needs and well making sure the room is efficient and work around any obstructions.
David Cary
2 years ago
I don't know about real people, but I am doing my second closet in a row with an island covered in stone. It was marble and then quartz rather than granite. Islands in closets are fantastic and many "custom" closets are relatively cheaply made. I had a custom melamine closet years ago (maybe they are better) and it really looked nice, made good use of space, but things like drawers were not up to kitchen cabinet quality.

Last time I used Ikea Pax system which was nice. It is not a great use of space but works in a really big closet.

This time we are using kitchen cabs built up by our trim carpenter. We went with 6 drawers in a 4x2 island. The short wall (because of door swing) is a shoe and purse wall. It also has hampers below the purses. Then there is a window wall that is mine - I have 6 drawers with 1/2 height hanging above on one side of the window. Shoes under the window. Then 2 rods on the other side of window. Next wall has full length rod for 1/2 and drawers and upper rod other 1/2. Last wall is just double rods.

Our last closet was 17x13 with Ikea Pax. This one is 12x13. With the Pax, we did a lot of shelves. This time much less shelves - except shoes and purses. Shelves without a specific plan are dust collectors and wasted - in our experience.

In case we are counting, my wife has 32 cubbies for shoes. After that, new shoes means out with an old pair.

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