This works ok because the open spaces around and above clothes and shelves creates the illusion of spaciousness which is why it doesn t work so well when one side is a solid wall.
One sided walk in closet.
The right side of her closet features two separate nooks for jewelry for handbags.
Option 1 put shelving on only one side of this closet and the end as well which still gives the benefit of a walk in closet and only sacrifices about 3 of shelving wall.
With these minimum dimensions the closet will accommodate shelves and hanging space on one side wall and the back wall.
With a double hung rack meaning two closet rods hung one on top of the other your clothing hanging space is doubled.
You can cheat the walkway in a walk in closet a bit if the walkway runs between shelves or rods 3 4.
So 4 is too small and 5 is a bit inefficient.
Since the walk in also has depth closet rods can be hung on one wall and shelving on the other which is important to consider when choosing your walk in closet size.
Option 2 rearrange the bathroom to reduce hallway space and open up more room for the closet.
The master has a very wide reach in closet that is 28 deep.
We are moving the opening to the room so we will have room to possibly if this is a workable idea make this a long walk in closet by bumping out the depth from 28 to about 48.
A walk in of this size still has plenty of room for clothing.
Walk in closets should be a minimum of 4 feet wide by 4 feet deep.