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THE CALIFORNIA CLOSETS MAGAZINE

THE CALIFORNIA CLOSETS MAGAZINE

Profiles

Matt sorum and Ace Harper's Palm Springs home gets a renovation with California Closets

Palm Springs Paradise

When drummer Matt Sorum left Los Angeles for the desert, he shifted more than locales; his priorities radically changed.

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Justina Blakeney's custom closet showcasing her colorful wardrobe designed by California Closets

The Rooms Are Alive

The bold, eclectic items feel organic to the design, seamlessly incorporated into the home’s unorthodox aesthetic.

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John Rankin and Meritt Elliott in his custom closet in wood finish California Closets

Of Clothes & Curiosities

Midcentury Treehouse – When designer Meritt Elliott and her husband, restaurateur and chef John Rankin, renovated their Los Angeles home, they started with the closets. “I wanted them to feel like rooms rather than a place for clothes,” Meritt says.

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Scandanavian-inspired white family room with shelves by California closets

Cool, Calm & Coastal

Not far from Seattle and the Puget Sound, against a backdrop of the Olympic Mountains, one California couple created a waterfront Nordic refuge—near family and childhood memories—when they needed it most.

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Misty Copeland sitting

On Point: Misty Copeland

World-famous ballet dancer Misty Copeland knew exactly what she wanted: an apartment with easy luxury and a chic dressing room of her own

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Joy Cho in her closet

A Welcoming Home: Joy Cho

Joy Cho built a successful web business from the ground up. Next project? A house that balances work, family, and life

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Josh & Brent

Green Acres: Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge

Two city dwellers turned a 19th-century farm and a rundown mansion into a thriving business and an elegant home

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Dan standing

State of His Art: Dan Brunn

Dan Brunn designed an eco-chic residence that not only straddles a stream but also bridges the future

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Jeremiah Brent | Ideas of Order

They’ve Got Style: Jeremiah Brent

Interior designer and TV celebrity Jeremiah Brent inspires creativity and camaraderie through serenity

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Emily Current and Daughter | Ideas of Order

They’ve Got Style: Emily Current

Designer and stylist Emily Current recalls California roots to master her casual cool aesthetic

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They’ve Got Style: Kevin Sharkey

Brand executive and designer Kevin Sharkey focuses on the details to create lasting beauty

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Christina Juarez | Ideas of Order

They’ve Got Style: Christina Juarez

Luxury goods consultant Christina Juarez channels more is more on her road to maximalism

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New York City Portrait of woman working on her laptop

Starting Out

Inspired by design and connected 24/7, Anna Kocharian, like many twentysomethings, aims to create a serene home to recharge and boot up

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Settling Down Ideas of Order Happy Couple

Settling Down

For Amy Azzarito and Mark Fujiwara, their newlywed life is all about mergers and acquisitions

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Settling Butterfly Joint Happy Family

Settling In

As new parents and first-time homeowners, Danny Montoya and Erin Feher get creative with space, time, and work-life balance

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family enjoying their new space

Mixing It Up

James Kicinski-McCoy and Aubrey McCoy’s blended family carves out space for hers, his, and theirs

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Spreading out in Mill Vally satisfied family

Spreading Out

With friends, phone chargers, laundry, and after-school gigs multiplying, teenagers pose new challenges for Lily Kanter’s maturing family

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Tammie and Phill portrait by the door

Emptying the Nest

Like many baby boomers who wanted it all and got it, Tammie and Phil Borders discover the upside of downsizing

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Classic white finish storage space with shoes and clothes

Enjoying It Now

At 77, Marie Jordan-Knox is aging gracefully, comfortably, lovingly—and exuberantly

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Martha Stewart Closet Portrait

The Collector

Martha Stewart believes more is more meaningful

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Marie Kondo Spark Joy

The Curator

Marie Kondo finds the joyfully edited life is well worth living

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Geometric sculpture by artist and architect Johanna Grawunder

Seeing the Light

Artist and architect Johanna Grawunder’s brilliant creations combine function, technology, performance, and, of course, beauty.

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The Seattle Public Library

The Architect of Innovation and His Modern Cathedral to Books

A groundbreaking tribute, Rem Koolhaas’s Seattle Central Library rose from one question: How do patrons use a library?

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Motel Office Front

Still Life

Time stops in Baldomero Fernandez’s moody, memory-infused photographs, but his Cuban roots and passionate soul shine through.

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cottage window overlooking shaded deck by a lake

No One is an Island

At a cottage named Lola, Toronto interior designer Christine Ralphs finds friends her sustaining joy.

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Yalof Schwartz playing a singing bowl

Give Peace a Chance

A dropout from a high-stress life, Suze Yalof Schwartz wants you to find calm and contentment at her drop-in meditation studio.

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