Hey, Clothes Have to Go Somewhere: Not So Humble Closets

I'm a firm believer that behind every fashionable person is an equally as chic home and closet. So, I was not surprised when I finally witnessed Olivia Palermo's palatial (well maybe not considering she lives in a NYC apartment) and impeccably organized closet. The closet has its own grey and black zebra print carpeting. The closet is complete with a few floral arrangements here and there and everything has it's place.

Go down the road a few blocks, well maybe more than a few, and we can find a similar closet decor in Kimora Lee Simmons's New Jersey Mansion. Her closet also has floral arrangements and animal leopard print carpeting but unlike Olivia's closet, it also houses a few chandeliers, frames and accent furniture.

Image Courtesy of decorpad.com

As a college student, my dorm room closet is a far cry from the closets of these ultra fashionistas, but maybe I can take a cue from them when designing my closet for next year? After all, fashionistas in the making have to store their clothes in fabulous ways too!

In order to create my own celebrity inspired dressing space, I would:

• Incorporate a floor length mirror like this Dolce Cheval mirror from Target right outside of my closet:

• Animal Print Carpeting: Leopard Print Rugs like this one from retailers such as Wal-Mart come in various sizes:

• Cool Shoe Storage: So a shoe rack stretching the span of a wall will probably not fit in a dorm room closet, but a simple shoe rack will. Try something like this bronze mesh storage rack from spacesavers.com

• Hangers: Good hangers can prevent you from having to iron your clothes before you rush off to class. Try these Padded Damask Hangers from The Container Store.

• A Cute Ottoman near the floor length mirror for when you need a place to sit when putting on those fabulous heels or as you spritz your perfume.

• Artwork: Small framed pictures sitting atop a nearby table or on the wall near your closet.