I sort of doubt you could fit a full-size dryer, but you could check specs. My Asko T712 can vent to rear, right or left side. Bosch dryers vent to center or left, at least the one we looked at. So yes, you can put it almost against the wall if the vent is suitable. The washer goes almost against the wall, but you need an inch or two for the hoses. You need to carefully check the specs and installation instructions for any that you are considering.

Hi - we had a similar closet (diagram #1) issue in our last house and we had LOTS of clothes... Here's what we did: We put up (4) closet rods... (2) uppers, (2) lowers... We hung rods in the front and rods in the back, essentially doubling the size of the closet. At the time we lived in an area that had drastic seasons - both really hot and really cold. So - in summer, we would have all our summer gear on the front rods (both top and bottom) and all our winter clothes "hidden" on the back rods (both top and bottom). Once the season was over - I would swap out the rods. It sounds like a lot of work - to swap clothes - but it really only took a few minutes. Also - it gave me the chance to go through everyone's stuff to put out for yard sales or to go to Goodwill. Nothing was ever really "lost" in the back of the closet for too long... My hubby and I are currently remodeling our current home and putting in deep closets since the setup worked so well for us. Twice the storage space! We're not fans of the walk-in closet concept - it just seems like a lot of un-needed space.

Thank you very much for thinking of us and posting pictures of your mom's beautiful dining room, mojomom. I certainly hope that the choices we make for our home will age as gracefully as your mom's. : ) Thanks for the pictures mdln. Those are very nice. Awww, no worries sheesh. This technological stuff is so hard to keep up with, isn't it. Our video screen for watching movies is hooked up to a speaker cabinet from 1978 (the record player is even still in it) because neither dh nor I are up to figuring out the new sound systems right now, LOL. We'll leave out the electric fireplace, jlc712. In fact, we've had an about face with the whole project...Now why I didn't do this earlier, I don't know. I drew everything out on graph paper (always better than doing math in your head-oy!), and with the other furniture in the dining room, I was stunned (smacking forehead, here) that there really is only room for an 8' table. Ummmm...we're outgrowing our 8' table already, and 1/2 of our kids are under 10. That lead to a whole house evaluation, and a complete rearrangement of furniture and room functions. As a result, we flip-flopped our living room and dining room today. (Fortunately, the kitchen is smack dab in the middle of the house with the other rooms on either side of it.) The living room (I mean...new dining room) is 15.5' x 25'. It can handle a dining room table, a big dining room table. Like 16' long big. And that's with putting a closet at one end of the room (so all these closet ideas? They won't be wasted!) For DH, this means doing the longer, more extensive project of supporting the ceiling with beams rather than a closet, but it will make for a wide open and airy living room(yay, I love airy!), and a long dining room with plenty of room for a larger table. Phew. Since we often have large groups of people over, this should work very well for us. We were even able to work it so that we got more couch and chair seating in the 14'7" x 17' room than we could logistically work in the 15.5' x 25' room. It all seems good. It is so true that it pays to live in a house for awhile to see how the space functions before making major changes. Thank you one and all for helping us think this project through. You have been incredibly kind and helpful and I love the creative insights and ideas that you brought forth.

Okay...follow the directions on the closetmaid site. Basically, you measure :) You're measuring the wall space without any of the fittings in place. Depth would be from the back to the front. and width would be side to side. Don't include door casing in your measurements. Don't forget that you can also add shelves (or recycle what you take out) above the door space on the inside. It's a great place for things you don't need to access every day.