Natalie’s dream wardrobe in a small space

Let yourself be inspired by Natalie, who created a spacious and beautiful walk-in closet, in a room with very small floor space.

Natalie lives in Rauma on the west coast of Finland. As the family grew, so did their need for more and smarter storage. Natalie therefore decided to redesign a wardrobe, using Elfa’s versatile storage system and the online planning tool. And just like that, she turned a quite small space into a dream walk-in closet.

“I found the perfect storage system from Elfa. It can be easily adapted to suit the space and my needs. It is also aesthetically pleasing and that’s important to me as I'm an interior designer.”

Nathalie is very particular about what it takes to create a spacious, practical and beautiful walk-in closet - a durable storage system with smart features.

“We needed plenty of room for drawers of folded clothes, shelves for shoe boxes and bags, and rails for clothes of varying lengths. It was also essential to be able to easily rearrange the wardrobe interior. A layout that allows for easy cleaning is important too. The way to ensure that is to keep things off the floor. All we have on the floor in our wardrobe is the lovely soft mat!”

Natalie’s tips for clothes storage in small spaces

• Allow space for hanging clothes of different lengths
• Plan drawer space for clothes like knitted sweaters
• Optimise the space by letting the type and amount of clothes determine the quantity and depth of the mesh drawers
• Use the top section of the wardrobe for storing out-of-season clothes
• Use dividers on shelves as support. The dividers also make it easy to keep things tidy
• Hook racks are useful and simply click into place on the edge of a shelf

Read how Natalie's walk-in came about
Follow Natalie’s interior design ideas here: @byellanatalie