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Project Using Dackor Leather White Alligator
This project is specifically complimentary because Jill Zarin's family owns Zarin Fabrics. Certainly Jill has an eye for high end materials and it was a huge compliment that she selected our White Alligator via the Closet Factory.
This project is specifically complimentary because Jill Zarin's family owns Zarin Fabrics. Certainly Jill has an eye for high end materials and it was a huge compliment that she selected our White Alligator via the Closet Factory.
Jill Zarin Custom Closet Story
Reality Star Jill Zarin pictured in front of her shoe closet.
This fall I had the opportunity to work with an amazing client, Jill Zarin ! She is a former Real Housewife of New York (Bravo TV), best selling author of Secrets of a Jewish Mother, the creator of the shapewear line SKWEEZ COUTURE and now also Jill Zarin Bedding;
not to mention trendsetter, fashionista; The mom of Ginger (New York’s
most famous dog) and just recently tennis partner of Chris Everett in a
charity event. How exciting!
Working with Jill was so much fun! Her
energy and enthusiasm made the whole process from design to installation
extremely rewarding.
Closet Factory Designer Gabi Glassman Werner pictured with Rocky one of the New York location's Installers.The challenge was creating a
glamorous closet that would coincide with the decor of her chic
Manhattan apartment while exceeding all of her wardrobe storage needs.Her apartment is beautifully appointed with
silk fabrics, hand painted walls, beautiful carpets, custom wood
built-ins with a mix of art deco pieces and antiques. 
The color scheme was blues, teals and grays…. There were sweeping views
of the East River from every room. We decided to select a new color,
Linen Light Gray Melamine, for the closet with hardware accents of large
modern handles in brushed chrome. The Linen Light Gray was selected
for it’s texture and color because it complimented the hand glazed walls
and grey silk carpet. DACKOR's White Alligator doors with Mirrored
inserts and Crystal Bar Handles was selected for the wall unit in the
bedroom. It was dazzling and fit the room perfectly!
The color scheme was blues, teals and grays…. There were sweeping views
of the East River from every room. We decided to select a new color,
Linen Light Gray Melamine, for the closet with hardware accents of large
modern handles in brushed chrome. The Linen Light Gray was selected
for it’s texture and color because it complimented the hand glazed walls
and grey silk carpet. DACKOR's White Alligator doors with Mirrored
inserts and Crystal Bar Handles was selected for the wall unit in the
bedroom. It was dazzling and fit the room perfectly!
Now that the decorating decisions were made
we needed to address the storage problems. Jill’s current custom
closet system designed by another closet company was not working for
her. It consisted of a closet organizer designed with basic shelving,
hanging rods at standard heights and a few deep drawers. Her large
selection of designer handbags and shoes did not fit into the space.
Her leggings and T-Shirts were in such deep drawers she could not find
what she needed without going through the whole drawer multiple times.
Because her rods were hung all at the same height it did not accommodate
the variety of dresses that she owns. Almost all had a different
hemline from short to long. And there was a major flaw in the current
system – there was no place to store Jill’s costume jewelry and even
worse her Skweez Couture line.
With some creativity and careful sorting of dress lengths the new
design we can up with incorporated all of Jill’s needs. In Jill’s new
design the closet had a tower of velvet lined 3″ high Lucite trays for
her leggings and Skweez Couture. Because the fronts were clear
she could see exactly what was inside each tray. The shallow depth of
the trays made it easy for Jill to find what she needed without digging
or searching as she had prior. We used lots of deep shelves to house
her handbags and installed a variety of hooks on the wall behind the
door for additional handbags that worked well hanging from their straps.
We custom hung her rods at different heights to accommodate the
different lengths of dressed she owns. Drawers for T-Shirts and
sweaters were placed as a focal point on the back wall as well as a
double-decker jewelry drawer with a lock. Because the ceiling height of
the closet was 9 feet tall we were able to use all the height to create
optimum storage.The Faux White Alligator wall unit with Mirrored inserts contains storage for Jill’s current selection of designer shoes. There is space for tall boots as well as Lucite slanted shoe shelves for the rest of her shoes.
Close up of DACKOR's White Alligator Faces detail designed for Jill Zarin's Wall Unit.
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