My flowery antique French gesso mirror will rest on the ledge on the front, so you won't see those planks that run vertically. Incidentally, the lower section will have five thin black velvet-lined drawers for lingerie, hosiery and perhaps jewelry. These are the cast iron pulls I ordered for the drawers below the mirror:
The sections that V off to the side (which will have additional adjustable shelves) are for folded pants and tops. They're hinged to let us access the space behind the mirror from either side. That's storage space for out of season items. Clearly some free-standing chests of drawers/armoires are needed in the bedroom proper, since there's no way that level of shelving (divided by two) is enough. Hello antique chests-as-bedside-tables and very tall armoire for our one reasonably-wide wall.
I am so eager for the walk-in to become less of a dumping ground that I made a trip to the Container Store yesterday and bought many ultra-thin black velvet hangers, plus some U-shaped pieces of clear acrylic to keep my handbags upright on the shelf that's being built for them. I then spent two hours transferring clothes from my motley assortment of old plastic and wood hangers onto the svelte new ones. I'm still not done (I need more with clips for skirts), plus I need to make a decision about my huge cardigan collection: whether to fold and place on shelves (as all closet gurus counsel) or whether to hang (as I now do), which makes them feel more accessible. Folding would probably be optimal but since there is not a single shelf in the room at the moment, they will have to stay put on their less than beautiful hangers for the time being.
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