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Once consigned to simply keeping possessions hidden from view, closets now benefit from the styling skills of firms such as LA Closet Design. / BY ROGER GRODY /
LUXURY RESIDENCES now incorporate many showplaces, from soaring foyers to elaborate media rooms, and once-cloistered spaces such as kitchens have become centers of attention. Once devoid of aesthetic value, closets have emerged as spaces requiring design expertise, even if guests rarely see them. LA Closet Design views the closet as having unlimited potential, rather than as simply a utilitarian space for organizing—or hiding—things.
LA Closet Design was founded in 2007 by interior designer Lisa Adams, its CEO and lead designer, to capitalize on an unexplored specialty. Closets were long overlooked by designers, she explains, with renovations relegated to cabinet makers. “Every house has closets for storing all kinds of things, including prized possessions, but even in luxury residences they were treated like stepchildren,“ Adams says. “Meanwhile, the kitchen suddenly
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