Walk-In Closet in Teaneck

Walk-In Closet and Integrated Laundry Suite

Bricble designed and fabricated this residential walk-in closet and integrated laundry suite in Teaneck, NJ. The project replaced an existing L-shaped cabinet system and added a fully integrated laundry function within the same millwork envelope. The room presented two fixed conditions that could not move: a traditional double-hung sash window centered on the main wall, and a raking attic roofline that reduced usable height on the right side of the run. Both had to be resolved within a continuous cabinet system. Bricble handled design, fabrication, and installation in-house.

The room finally works the way it was always supposed to. Everything we needed is there, and nothing is visible that shouldn't be.

The Constraints

The existing installation used a single-tone grey-taupe laminate throughout. The client's brief called for a complete demolition and replacement, with three additions: a two-tone veneer system, a built-in window seat with drawer storage below, and a stacked washer/dryer integrated into the cabinetry at the right-hand end of the run.

The laundry addition was the primary coordination challenge. A compact 24-inch front-load pair requires a recessed column built to within 25mm of the appliance envelope on each side for adequate ventilation clearance. The appliance model was specified and locked in during the first two weeks of design development, before shop drawings were finalized. Plumbing supply, waste, and dryer venting were roughed in by a separate trade; Bricble's column was positioned to align with those rough-in locations.

walk-in-closet-in-teaneck_01 [contentMd] — Laundry tower in smoked oak, floor-to-ceiling, with front-load appliances recessed flush to cabinet face and linen shelving above; full-height mirror panel at left

Veneer System

The cabinet system uses two veneer tones from the same oak family. Exterior-facing panels and the laundry tower are finished in smoked European oak, rift-sawn, with a matte hardwax oil. Interior shelf surfaces use natural European oak in the same cut and finish, without the fuming treatment. The contrast between the two reads clearly inside each bay: the darker exterior recedes, the lighter interior surface reflects task lighting back toward the contents.

LED strip lighting is routed along the top inner edge of each shelf panel, pre-wired at the factory before delivery. Warm white strips at approximately 2,700K run continuously across the full L without a visible break at the corner junction.

[render_corner_angle.jpg | Corner angle showing LED shelf lighting, angled pull-out shoe shelves at floor level, and the stepped cabinet profile following the raking roofline]

The Roofline

On the right side of the run, the attic ceiling drops at a consistent rake. The cabinet heights at that elevation were calculated from a full measured site survey, with each panel cut to its individual finished height in the factory. No on-site scribing was required. The stepped profile follows the slope in discrete increments, with a recessed shadow gap at the ceiling junction that absorbs minor variation without a visible filler strip.

The window seat presented a different kind of dimensional challenge. Its bench height had to align with the shelf datums on both sides of the run, creating a continuous horizontal line across the full width of the room. Four graduated drawers occupy the space below the bench, with the shallowest drawer at the top for accessories.

Scope

The full Bricble scope included design, fabrication, and installation of the L-shaped cabinet run (approximately 4.5 linear meters), the window seat console and graduated drawer stack, the laundry tower column, a fold-out ironing board, and a full-height mirror panel at the room's end wall. Brushed brass hanging rails were supplied and installed as part of the fit-out. Flooring and soft furnishings were outside scope.

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