GW has a problem with ' and " in titles -- So I'm just going to guess that your space is 9 feet tall by 9 inches deep by 15 inches wide? If that's the case, something like Kirkhall suggested -- a full-length mirror on hinges covering a shallow shelving section would be fabulous. Use the shelves for jewelry, scarves, belts, accessories -- the kinds of items you might have to try on with your outfit to see if they work. You could also do open shoe shelves, but I'm thinking your space isn't quite deep enough...

This is the one that makes me smile the most. For the Before, just picture a solid mass of cloth. I must have tossed 20 or so towels (I know I tossed 11 of them that my DH had bleached! and a few more than were grungy). Some of the grungy ones turned into "trash towels"--that's what the rear-most, corner-most stack on the wire shelf is: towels that you can use for mopping the floor or drying the griddle (which never really gets clean). I tossed a few of those towels as well. (I think I figured out the resizing!) The front stack on the wire shelf is the good kitchen towels. I haven't reached the bottom of those yet, so I could get rid of them. But I'm okay with having them there for now. Underneath the shelf, in the back, are the aprons. Maybe I don't need so many, but every now and then, I do end up with more than one cook/baker in my kitchen. I rolled them and put a rubber band around them, which makes it easy to store them under there. The left side has cleaning cloths, and then microfiber dust cloths. Odd pot holders/pastry cloths in the front, bcs there are fewer of them. The bug bundle of terrycloth that sits on the cleaning cloths are the Shmop covers. Again--these may be going away. If they stay, I want to figure out how to have some sort of shelf they can sit on.

Robo - I agree the room seems very big to me. One wall is also floor to ceiling glass or red rock, so it limits how much can be done with the room anyway. Do you think 36" will be a better width? Or even wider? The wider it gets, the narrower the closet and counter get, but I think you are right. That bothered me too. Lori, yes arcadia is another word for patio door. I hope I am not making that up? I thought that was the word my grandparents used, who lived in AZ. but were from MN. I think you are right about the powder coated glass. Well, never mind on the white glass. The landscape architect seemed horrified when I suggested moving the plants. I think I will just do a nice long 2 ft. window up high or a large powder coated window. I guess it will depend on the price. Annie, those are really good points. I agree the ma bedroom is in a wierd location. I think the that side of the house was the parents' wing and the other side was the kids wing. There was a sliding door, "A", that separated it (gone when I bought the house). The ma door was originally off the dining room where "B" is (moved before I came along). Ignore the kitchen because the butler's pantry/scullery is proposed. Given that there is another large living room area, do you think that makes the ma br door location any better? I dont know how I could do a vestibule in the ma br. I have thought about combining two back bedrooms to make one ma bedroom, but I dont think there is enough space. Then I thought of building a master addition off the casual room (C). I have three sets of plans from three different architects for this. The addition would have views of the mtn out one side and the city out the other side, be in front of the pool and hot tub, and should be quieter than the current ma br. If I did the addition, then I would do a quick cheap fix for the current ma bath and put the money towards the addition instead. But I just cant validate it. The house is 3900 sq. ft as is and I just dont need the extra square footage.

I'm planning a LOCKED closet in my house. That is, it'll be a closet with a key lock instead of a doorknob. Behind that door we'll hide our two safes, gun safe, ammunition, and purchased-ahead gifts. We don't have small children any more, but it would also be a good place for toys that're in "time out" because they weren't put away. It'll be a place that only my husband and I can access.