3 Ways to Transform a Closet

Three home owners turn neglected storage space into stylish, functional living areas.

An Unneeded Coat Closet Becomes...

Ellene Wundrok, Real Simple’s managing art director, used to keep coats in her Manhattan apartment’s 32½-by-42-inch entryway closet. “But I had a bigger closet where I could store them,” she says. “What I really wanted was an office that wasn’t open for all to see.” See how she made it work...