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Upgrade to A Boutique Closet

From Spare Room to Showroom: How DelMarVa Homeowners Are Creating Luxury Walk-In Closets at Home

Dreaming of a Boutique Closet? You’re Not Alone.

More and more Delaware homeowners are transforming underused spaces into luxury walk-in closets, complete with display shelving, vanity stations, built-in drawers, and even island storage. What was once a trend in high-end homes is now an attainable upgrade for everyday living.

At Behind Closed Doors Custom Closets & Cabinetry, we specialize in room-to-closet conversions that blend elegance with function without sacrificing the soul of your home.

Why Convert a Room into a Walk-In Closet?

✅ Maximize Space You Already Own
That guest room that only gets used twice a year? Or the office no one uses since the laptop moved to the kitchen counter? These spaces are prime real estate for a personalized, spacious closet.

✅ Add Everyday Luxury to Your Routine
Imagine walking into a space designed just for your wardrobe, shoes, bags, and accessories—with built-in lighting, full-length mirrors, and soft-close drawers. It’s not just beautiful—it’s functional luxury.

✅ Boost Home Value & Appeal
According to Zillow, custom closets—especially spacious, walk-in ones—are on the wish lists of modern homebuyers. A thoughtfully designed boutique closet can enhance resale appeal without the cost of a full room remodel.

Features Delaware Homeowners Are Loving

Display Cabinets & Glass Doors
Showcase designer bags, shoes, or jewelry while keeping everything dust-free.

Built-In Seating & Vanity Stations
Turn your closet into a personal retreat, not just a storage space.

Hidden Storage & Soft-Close Drawers
Tidy everything behind closed doors with custom cabinetry built from real wood—never fake laminate or MDF.

Lighting That Works and Wows
We integrate LED lighting so you can actually see your clothing—and enjoy the mood it creates.

Tailored Layouts
Unlike national brands with modular constraints, we design around you. Sloped ceilings, tight angles, and tricky alcoves are no problem for our local craftspeople.

Why Delaware Homeowners Choose Behind Closed Doors

Real Wood. Real Customization.
We don’t build from pre-set kits. Every closet is made to order with premium materials and craftsmanship.
Local Expertise, Not a Franchise Script
We’re proud to serve Delaware and Eastern Maryland, with a team that lives here and understands your home styles and space constraints.
Competitive Pricing Without the Frills
National brands often mark up their prices for name recognition. We deliver high-end results without inflated costs.

Start Your Walk-In Closet Transformation

Whether you’re dreaming of a full dressing room, a his-and-hers walk-in closet, or a converted spare room, Behind Closed Doors is here to bring your vision to life—with unmatched craftsmanship and local care.

Schedule a free consultation and let’s design the boutique closet you deserve.

📍 Serving: Rehoboth Beach • Lewes • Annapolis • Bethany Beach and beyond
🛠 Custom Closets • Dressing Rooms • Wall Beds • Cabinetry • Garages • Home Offices

Five Ways to Elevate Your Pantry Renovation

While there are plenty of standard upgrades to add to your pantry renovation—like shelf dividers for large plates, varying height shelves to accommodate items of different sizes, and spice racks—we love it when our clients add in custom touches to elevate their new pantry. If you’re looking to add some flair to your pantry, here are our top five recommendations:

Up Your Door Game

By incorporating a marquee door, you’ll turn your pantry into a kitchen focal point. You’ll want to choose something that complements the design of your kitchen—a sleek, glass-paneled door for a modern kitchen, a cool-toned oak door for a neutral kitchen, a rustic wood door for a country kitchen. Trust us, this one small move will completely elevate your pantry renovation.

Add a Ladder

Not only is a pantry ladder functional in helping you reach high-placed items, it’s also extremely attractive! Not to mention it has a certain old-world charm. For larger pantries, you can add a full-length ladder that slides to the location you need it. For smaller pantries, we recommend a half-length ladder.

Countertops

If your space allows it, we’re big fans of adding countertops (and a sink) to your pantry to provide a secondary space for food prep. You can also use them to store larger items used daily like coffee makers, toasters, and mixers.

Drawers

While pullout drawers are standard in any cabinet pantry, they’re sometimes overlooked in walk-in or butler’s pantries, which we think is a mistake. Whether you’re going to leave them open-faced or install cabinet-style drawers, they’ll make accessing your food and storage items so much easier!

Wine storage

We’re seeing more and more people add wine storage to their pantry, and we think it’s a great idea! Whether you’re looking to incorporate a wine wall, shelf, or fridge, we can help bring your vision to life!

Now let’s get started designing your new pantry! Contact us today.

Five Signs it’s Time to Upgrade your Pantry

Are you debating whether now is the right time to renovate your pantry? Check out our list of Five Signs it’s Time to Upgrade your Pantry below to see if you check all the boxes!

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1.It’s a mess

The No. 1 sign that it’s time to upgrade your pantry is clutter. You can add in baskets, bins and other storage containers all you want, but the simple fact is if you don’t have enough space, the only solution is to install a better functioning pantry. Period.

2.You can’t find anything

We’ve all been there—you’re staring into your pantry searching for something you know is there but it’s eluding you due to clutter and chaos. If you’re relying on builder-grade shelves that are most likely too tall to fully take advantage of the space and provide sufficient storage, then you’re in need of a solution that will make your life easier—a better functioning pantry! Think varying height shelves to accommodate all sizes of items you need to store, pull out drawers and shelves for easy access to deeper items, racks to organize spices and oils, and cabinet dividers for large plates, baking pans and Tupperware.

3.You don’t have enough storage space

When we say you don’t have enough storage space, we mean you don’t have enough usable storage space. Most builder-grade pantries neglect to take full advantage of vertical space, leaving you feeling like there isn’t enough room for everything you want to store. With our storage solutions, we’ll be able to customize a pantry that takes advantage of your entire space so you have more room. Pro tip: we recommend storing lighter items up in the higher shelves and cabinets and heavier things down lower to make getting them in and out easier.

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4.Getting things down is a workout

If you’re forced to store larger items like crockpots and icemakers way up high or on the floor, you’re in for a workout every time you have to get them down. Customizing the height of your pantry shelves is one of the best features in a new pantry, as it allows for easier access to those larger items.

5.You dread unloading the groceries

You know your pantry isn’t functioning properly if you absolutely dread unloading the groceries. When there’s proper storage, you get excited—even giddy—about putting all of the new items in their place. But if your pantry is a hot mess, adding anything else to it can cause a lot of anxiety. Solution: let us help you install a better functioning pantry!

We are the leader in storage solutions in Coastal Maryland and Delaware! Contact us today to schedule your in-home pantry consultation!