GH's link for a review: http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/home-products/closet-organizing-system-reviews/diy-closet-organizers#slide-6 They review a few at different price points. I have purchased some awsome IKEA products. My favorite is a long bench I put on wheels and my kids use this everyday with toy bins underneath. It is laminated and very easy to clean and sturdy. If you near an IKEA spend a day and feel the products as every product is on display. I have seen some not so quality items but for the price.... Are you and IKEA family member? They give monthly discounts and offers via e-mail and you can log on to the website for the current offers at each store. Most of the systems are 2 person jobs though so make sure you recruit help. Good Luck with your decision!

My laundry area is in a hallway under the eaves on the second floor of a cape. I have recessed cans (3) in the hallway walking area, and a 4 lamp halogen track light setup for the laundry area. The track light bulbs are 50 watt halogen. The lighting is wonderful, the units are aimed to bounce light off the slanting ceiling, and the cabinetry. I tried using fluorescent floods in the recessed cans and the color of the lighting made me feel like I was in the dungeon. Got rid of those in a hurry, it was way too blue and garish for the colors of flooring and walls.

Thank you so much for responding. What you say makes sense. I don't see door style as much of an issue because the current doors (solid bifolds) are usually open when we do laundry so air isn't really a concern. But I am guessing the need for louvered doors or a vent probably has to do with code. If it doesn't, I can just leave the doors (or just the door in front of the dryer) open when I do laundry. Not a real biggie for the four-five loads per week that we do! Your side wall vent is a good suggestion, but I don't know if it will work. To the right is the center hall of the house - can't really put it there for aesthetic reasons. To the left is the clothes closet in my bedroom (which has louvered doors!) but I am not sure that there would be any benefit to vent into this closet. The back wall of the w/d closet has the pantry and another bedroom closet behind it also with louvered doors. I live in west central florida so we welcome any cold air that comes from the attic - it's usually hot air! I suppose we can install a vent into the solid bifolds, right?

First of all, I was going to suggest something very similar to sweeby's. Hallways lend themselves to the idea of a destination. A way to combine function and decor is to follow what sweeby said. But I here you on the "we have so much to do" rant. The problem with hallways, and yours is like mine, they are sometimes narrow and cramped. Cool colors recede, warm colors advance. I would try to find a door color warmer than the wall color in order to "shorten" the hallway. Even a nice very golden-toned wood would be nice. Maybe something with interesting carving to emphasize the "destination" aspect. Or, what about using the normal door the closet comes with and upholstering it in a beautiful accent fabric, and then adding maybe a nice soft swag valance and "tails" hanging above on the header. Could be something soft like a tone-on-tone toile, or it could be something more bolder with a "statement" toward the style of decorating you're choosing. Maybe a soft sage-green bamboo motif. The fabric on the door can sort of "suggest" the function of what's behind it and no one will confuse it with getting lost on the way to the bathroom! I think fabric would soften the space. The stone floor speaks "hard," and then you have a lot of right-angles with the door frames. Looks great, but my eye wants to look for softness. I vote "no" on the mirror. Not in that narrow, bulls-eye of a hallway. And, like I said, I have one. Also, for the pictures on the two walls, I would try to keep their frames in a tone very near the color of the walls. The perspective in that hallway doesn't need bold lines to move you down it; in fact, if you want people to linger I would suggest as little contrast between the frames and the wall color as possible. And, yes, that length of hall lends itself very well to track lighting. I can see that curvy bendable kind meandering down the hall, with spots turned this way and that for illuminating your photos. Good luck!