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Designing a walk in closet with very limited space can be a tough design challenge. Make the closet too small and you will forever be aggravated that you can't move enough in the closet to actually see the clothes! Make it too big and you end up wasting space elsewhere or even "breaking" an entire design because something really … [Read More...]
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