Find The Perfect Closet Design For Your Style Between Open, Closed Or Hybrid

The best closets in any home are those that not only offer plenty of storage and display space, but also look stylish while doing it. Just as closets come in many shapes, sizes, and varieties, so do closet layouts, which encompass everything from completely open shelves and hanging racks to discreetly doored cabinets and drawers that keep all your clothes and accessories firmly out of view. There are also many approaches that meet somewhere in the middle, allowing visibility for certain items while tucking others away. Which one is right for you depends largely on your home style, your wardrobe, and how you like to use it.

Open storage, which means everything is visible all the time, can be a great way to keep your entire wardrobe in full view; as such, you are more likely to wear your clothes regularly and won't forget what you have squirreled away. It can also help you "shop your closet" more readily, leading to greater creativity in throwing outfits together. Open shelves and racks are also far less expensive to install than doored cabinets. The downside of an open concept closet, however, may be a more cluttered look, especially if you have a lot of clothes or tend to overfill your storage. A great way to combat clutter is to make sure to carefully organize the space and have a spot for everything. You should also organize hanging clothes by color and/or size and bring in lots of pretty storage means, such as bins and baskets, to keep everything neat for a perfectly decluttered closet. 

Completely closed storage means every article of clothing and all accessories are tucked in drawers or cabinets, usually custom-made to fit the space available in the closet. While this does offer a great way to hide clutter and add a more minimalist look to the closet space, it can, however, mean you occasionally tuck things away never to be seen again. This approach requires regular curation to keep things in mind and at hand, even when hidden behind doors. If you have a minimalist home and really are just looking to stash everything away, they can work wonderfully, but you do lose the chance to see your favorite pieces at a glance. This also works well if you have to keep everything in your closet all the time, including off-season items which you wouldn't be accessing regularly anyway. Closed storage is also great for adding space for clothes in a room without a closet.

Many homeowners and designers prefer a hybrid model of these two concepts, both closed and open. It's an ideal solution, allowing you to display the things you want to, like pretty handbags, shoes, or jewelry, and hide away those things that you don't want in view (like dirty laundry or off-season clothing). This approach truly gives you the best of both worlds, mixing closed drawers and doors with glass cabinets, glass drawers, visible racks, and open shelves. Use a combination of options to create a dream dressing room, whatever the size of your closet space.