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Colorful Storage Spaces

Want to take a small step in painting a room in a dark color? We've been thinking about it lately and think we may take our first step with a storage space. Here are a few to help give you an idea o...

Fun Weekend Project: The Painted Closet

We love the little surprise details of a home that aren't apparent right away when you walk in. A brightly painted closet interior is one of these, and it's such an easy weekend project that we have t...

Good Questions: Tips for Turning a Bedroom Into a Closet?

Aubrey in Alaska sent in a good question: She writes: My roommate and I have a 2 bedroom apartment, but the problem is we hardly have any closet space, so she moved into my room and we are planning to...

How Chic Is Your Wardrobe or Closet?

The closet in our house is definitely something that we would like to change. We're happy that we have a closet, but the design of it doesn't really work. The height is only about 5'5'' so there is no...

Look! DIY Closet

click thumbnails for larger picsWe posted last month about what to do when you have a small space with a small or non-existent closet, and yesterday Apartment Therapy featured a good question from a ...

Home is Where You Hang Your Boots

Yesterday we wrote about closet solutions for those with little or no closet space. It got us thinking about how to best utilize the space that we do have. One problem we always seem to encounter is t...

Small Space, No Closet!

Living in a small space presents a multitude of storage and organization solutions. One prevalent obstacle is little to no closet space. In a room that boasts a teeny tiny space for your clothing or ...

Before and After: Daisy's Revamped Closet

before Remember Daisy's request for help revamping her closet? She writes, I just wanted to share my completed revamping. What say you? Jump below for the after... ...

Good Questions: Revamp My Closet?

Hi, I've just moved into a smaller closet. Can you help me re-vamp, re-fab. my closet? I have ~30 pairs of heels that i'd really like to take to take out of their shoe boxes and display, maybe shoe-r...

Before and After: Esther's Craft Closet

Esther's closet before, jump below for after AT reader Esther was kind enough to send in some snaps of her recent home improvement project. And let's face it... we've all been there, especially us S...

SF Good Questions: Where to Cut Wood for a Desk in a Closet?

this is not esther's closetAT:SF, I would like to turn a broom closet into a craft/office space. The problem is that the closet is very oddly shaped (two right angles & one 120 degree angle & one 60 d...

'Sex and the City' and the Walk-In Closet
SF Chronicle: 06.14.08

Anh-Minh's article in Saturday's Chronicle details some of the efforts made by "Sex and the City" production designer Jeremy Conway and set decorator Lydia Marks -- and how the film is already affecti...

Roundup: Closet Bedrooms on AT

Last week's house tour, Tara's Tiny San Francisco Hodge-Podge, had something we've seen a few times on AT: A closet converted into a bedroom. The bedrooms shown here truly make us wish we had a closet...

Bedroom Peeks: Elizabeth's Closet Makeover

Welcome to Elizabeth, who answered our call for bedroom closet pictures with photos detailing the rosy makeover she gave hers. She says: My boyfriend thought I was crazy to paint the closet pink, b...

Bedroom Peeks: Emily's Studio / Bedroom and walk-in closet

Welcome to Emily, who moved to SanFran (Pacific Heights) just a year and a half ago. There's no way to show just her bedroom since she lives in a studio. So this is really Emily's house tour. . . and...

Bedroom Peeks: Lynnea's Bedroom-in-a-Closet

Welcome to Lynnea, who emailed us from Seattle. Lynnea's closet is a bit like the wardrobe in Narnia: a whole world opens up just past this rack of clothes. She explains: "I live in a 400 square f...

Good Questions: Making the Under-Stairs into a Closet

Hi there AT! When a realtor first showed us the townhome we now live in, we thought the funky space under the stairs was really cool. Well, a year later with us relatively settled (although still pi...