I realize that a see-through closet is not for the faint of heart. If one were not a naturally "tidy" person, possess the necessary organizational skills and the patience to carry out those skills on a daily basis...I would not recommend a closet like this. But for those of us who do embody these kinda obsessive and nit-picky talents super powers- this closet looks like heaven. A dream, even.

What I find funny is that this closet is loaded with cheapo plastic hangers, mismatched at that. (My closet is concealed- and I still match all of my hangers!) I love the bags all lined up in a row on the top shelf, I love seeing the colors & materials of the clothing, and I love the clean, expansive look of an exposed inside.

I love adore with all my heart glass doors for anything...the kitchen, the door to the pantry, bathroom cabinets that store towels, the refrigerator (perhaps my most favorite "exposed inside"), and I really, really love it in a closet.

My background in fashion has given me two unnatural appreciations: 1) I like seeing bags, shoes and couture (and everyday garments) on display or as part of a dressing room design because I consider them art; and 2) I feel a strange pull to make everything look like a lifestyle or fashion vignette fitting for a magazine (this usually happens in my mind, and not in physical form).

For example, if Miss N. Hilton were not featured in these fabulous shoes on this nice chair...I would perhaps have her open Birkin laying sideways on the chair, possibly a scarf hanging out of the drawer, a few pairs of Louboutins strewn about with their boxes in upheaval, a DVF dress hanging over the chair back, one of the closet doors open half way...and maybe even a coffee mug on the edge of the vanity.

This would all be "posed" to reinforce the idea that:

1) A fashionista lives here

2) A fashionista with great taste who wears current and classic fashion lives here

3) A busy girl left her dressing room like this after rushing out the door, possibly to some glamorous job, and she, too, couldn't decide what to wear in the morning

4) When this ideal glamorous girl isn't busy running out the door- she is organized and there is no doubt this mess will be cleaned up either by her or her staff to get her closet looking the way it does.

5) The fact that the space is custom designed says something, too- she cares about her house (in my opinion, the most important thing to care about in relation to personal style!).

You see how everyday things can carry so much meaning? This is part of selling a lifestyle- and this is how stylists, photographers, advertisers, art directors, etc. do it. And it works! I'm not sure if I would be brave enough to shoot my rooms in such a "real" way, but I can sure dream- it would be a lot of fun!

I didn't really have any intent other than to show this closet, which caught my eye from the March 2008 issue on InStyle. So please excuse my ramblings- I guess I just wanted to write!

I really love to design bedroom suites, libraries as living rooms (or living rooms as libraries), and foyers.

For bedrooms, it’s the place where we all begin and end the day. Making sure the appointments are the best you can afford and are suitable to your tastes is so important. Its a very personal space and a lot of the time, you can get away with expressing yourself more truly than you would say, in a family room, where you are pleasing everyone in the household and taking more functional issues into account.

I love living rooms, but they are becoming a lost social etiquette. Quite frankly, they are usually a waste of space- so I like to make them a living room a “slash” something else space. Our modern lives are so fruitful, so I really like to incorporate collections, books, photographs, interests… this is an area of the house where I feel you can really express personality without it being in your face all the time. Plus, the more unique it is- the more conversation will abound when you actually do use it to entertain guests! If a client knows they won't use the Living Room as entertaining space, I like to make it a reading room. Everyone reads- so why not have a special retreat for that activity? Viewed in that context, it becomes personal and interesting and inviting for the client.

My third favorite is the foyer. I suppose for the same reasons as the bedroom and living room. You can really be free with this space! It's a passage, but it's also a statement- a gesture to the tone of the home. Aside from exterior architecture and character, the foyers holds the "first impression" card. This is the place to go bold with style, color and/or pattern, utilize architectural features and design details, and display a knockout lighting fixture.