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The Closet Lookbook
Closets & dressing
The Closet Lookbook
Walk-in and reach-in closets planned as rooms, islands, seated dressing areas and lighting that lets you judge color before you leave the house.
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Free design lookbooks for every room we build
Ten downloadable lookbooks of real Diplomat projects, closets, pantries, mudrooms, garages, millwork and lighting. Take the details you keep returning to into your consultation, and your designer works backwards from the look you want to the layout, materials and budget that get you there.
Start with these three
The rooms most clients begin with. Each opens a short form, then the lookbook is yours to keep.
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The Millwork Lookbook
Whole home
The Millwork Lookbook
Built-ins, paneling and finish carpentry, the architectural work that makes storage read as part of the house.
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The Mudroom Lookbook
Utility & storage
The Mudroom Lookbook
The entry that takes the most abuse, designed to hide the clutter without hiding the function.
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Filter by the kind of space you're planning. Every lookbook is free, and nothing here is a catalog, each system shown is custom-built for the room it sits in.
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The Closet Lookbook
Closets & dressing
The Closet Lookbook
Walk-in and reach-in closets planned as rooms, islands, seated dressing areas and lighting that lets you judge color before you leave the house.
- Island configurations with jewellery drawers and felt-lined trays
- LED-lit hanging, glass-front doors and adjustable shelving
- Painted, laminate and wood-grain finish combinations side by side
Best for, Anyone starting with the primary closet.
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The Millwork Lookbook
Whole home
The Millwork Lookbook
Built-ins, paneling and finish carpentry, the architectural work that makes storage read as part of the house.
- Library walls, window seats and fireplace surrounds
- Panel profiles, crown and trim detailing
- Integrated lighting and hardware choices
Best for, Living rooms, studies and stair halls.
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The Mudroom Lookbook
Utility & storage
The Mudroom Lookbook
The entry that takes the most abuse, designed to hide the clutter without hiding the function.
- Per-person lockers with hooks, cubbies and closed boot storage
- Bench heights, drop zones and durable surface choices
- Layouts for narrow hallways, garage entries and full mudrooms
Best for, Busy households and side-entry homes.
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The Pantry Lookbook
Kitchen & pantry
The Pantry Lookbook
Pantry storage planned around how a kitchen actually runs, pull-outs, prep counters and shelving spaced to what you buy.
- Pull-out shelving and roll-out bins sized to grocery packaging
- Counter space for the coffee station, mixer or air fryer
- Walk-in, reach-in and butler's pantry layouts
Best for, Kitchens that have outgrown their storage.
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The Garage Lookbook
Utility & storage
The Garage Lookbook
Cabinets, wall systems and workbenches that get the floor back and keep tools, sports gear and seasonal storage in order.
- Wall-mounted cabinetry and slat-wall accessory systems
- Workbench and tool-storage configurations
- Overhead and seasonal storage placement
Best for, Garages doing double duty as workshop and storage.
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The Children's Closet Lookbook
Closets & dressing
The Children's Closet Lookbook
Closets and bedroom storage scaled to a child now, and adjustable for the child they'll be in five years.
- Low hanging rods and reachable shelving that move as they grow
- Bins, cubbies and labeled storage for toys and school gear
- Shared-room and bunk-wall storage ideas
Best for, Kids' rooms, nurseries and shared bedrooms.
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The Home Design Lookbook
Whole home
The Home Design Lookbook
A room-by-room tour of custom storage across a whole house, for owners planning more than one space at a time.
- How closets, pantries, offices and utility rooms share one finish palette
- Where built-ins earn their place, and where they don't
- Sequencing multiple rooms into a single project
Best for, Whole-home projects and new construction.
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Renovating & Maximizing Your Space
Whole home
Renovating & Maximizing Your Space
How to get more out of the square footage you already have before you consider moving walls.
- Common layout problems and the storage fixes that solve them
- Where an addition is worth it, and where it isn't
- Planning a renovation around how the room is actually used
Best for, Owners weighing a remodel.
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The Design Studio Lookbook
Whole home
The Design Studio Lookbook
What to expect from a designer-led project, and how the design studio is used to make finish and hardware decisions.
- How a consultation is run, start to finish
- Using design studio displays to compare finishes and hardware in person
- What to bring to your Free Consultation
Best for, First-time custom-storage clients.
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The Lighting Lookbook
Design details
The Lighting Lookbook
Integrated lighting for closets and cabinetry, where it belongs, how it's switched, and what it does to color.
- LED-lit rods, shelves and toe-kick lighting
- Glass-front and display cabinet lighting
- Switching, dimming and motion-sensor options
Best for, Adding the detail that makes a closet feel finished.
Before your consultation
How to get the most out of a lookbook
A lookbook isn't a product catalog, it's a shortcut past the abstract questions. Rather than choosing finishes and hardware cold, mark what you like and let your designer reverse-engineer the layout, materials and budget behind it.
Step 1
Flag the details, not just the rooms
A drawer front, a lighting treatment, a hardware finish, those specifics tell a designer far more than a whole-room photo.
Step 2
Measure roughly and note what has to fit
Rod inches, shoe pairs, long-hang garments, bins, bulk pantry items. Storage is planned around volume, not square footage.
Step 3
Bring it to the free consultation
Your designer measures the room in your home, then draws against the look you've flagged. No obligation, no sales pressure.
Real Diplomat closets, not renderings
View the full galleryEvery photo below is a finished install from our own crews, photographed in the client's home. The lookbooks are built from work like this.
What clients say about the design process
Verified Google reviews from clients who started where you are now.
Google review
“We recently had the pleasure of working with Diplomat Closet Design ordering a Murphy bed and accompanying cabinetry. . It was a most pleasant experience Our designer, Kenzie, was knowledgeable and accommodating to our schedules willing to meet at our home and provide samples requested. The quoti…”
Google review
“Got a master bedroom closet renovation a year and a half ago and it’s perfect. From the consultation, design, installation, the whole experience is flawless. Reaching out to them now to complete the rest of our closets. We will only use them for our closet needs!”
Google review
“Had a great experience with Diplomat Closet Design. The process of getting an appointment was so easy! Makenzie helped me figure out the best design of the room to fit all of my things. I would use them again for sure.”
Verbatim reviews from Diplomat's Google Business Profile. Read all 110 on Google.
Begin your project
Found a look you want in your home?
Bring the lookbook to a free in-home consultation. A designer measures the space, draws to the look you've flagged and prices it before anything is built.