Ok, I need some imaginations & suggestions please! We have a very teeny tiny walk-in closet. By walk-in I mean one person (maybe 2 if you squeeze) could stand still & close the door. Hubby & I are finally talking again about re-doing some things at home. One of those being an addition to bump out our current bedroom and....add a large walk-in closet!! We'd also take the existing space & re-do our bathroom.

Here's the layout. We have a 1 1/2 story house. On the main level is the master bed & bath. However, that's the only bath & it also serves as the guest bath. That sucks! It has a seated shower in it (no tub). Looking to put in a tub & shower. I'd also like to do a small guest bath (1/2 bath - just toilet & sink). Then, a master bath.

However, my questions are around where would you search for inspiration ideas for your dream closet?? And/Or, what would the requirements be if you could design ANYTHING? I'm thinking 1 large wall designated specifically to accessories alone. A closet the size of a small bedroom maybe?

Right now I have a very large accordian style hook thing that has maybe 100 hooks on it that is hung on a wall vertically (maybe 8 ft. tall?). I'd like to be able to do this horizontally instead as I drape scarves & hang purses on it right now. I also have this funky architectural bird looking thing from Pier1 that was made for CD's (picked it up thrifting one day) & it hangs on another wall with belts rolled up in it. That is SO fun & looks like a cool art piece itself actually. These are outside of my current closet (current is very small remember). I'd like to have these on 1 wall inside the new closet with a large mirror. That & other accessories would be on that wall. Ohhh, and I think I want to take some of those pant hanger things that you can slide out & back and install those for scarves as I have them all ironed & hanging on pant hangers right now. They'd be on the accessory wall.

I'm totally dreaming here but ohhhh one wall of just shoes - how fun would that be?

I want to dream it up big & then figure out what we really need/want & align things from there.

So, if you could have ANYTHING in a dream closet. What would it be??

Also, any must haves if you were doing a master bath to go along with it? One thing being - access from the master bath to the closet? How do you feel about that? We don't have it now. But, I remember being in other house's before & thinking it was weird when someone left their closet open & staring at someone's clothes from a bathroom. I know, I'm digressing but it's goofy things like that I'm looking for. What would you do/not do???

Or, if it's easier what do you love/hate about your current closet or other closets that you've seen & drooled over? I want total functionality & some fun.

I'm a big thrift store shopper & hubby can do most anything so we'll likely be doing most of it ourselves & shopping for some things at Habitat for Humanity or someplace like that. Ohhh, a chandalier in the closet - how fun would that be? (I'd thrift it of course!)

Thoughts????