Contact Susan Murawski at 630-204-5036 or susan.murawski@closetworks.com
"I graduated from SIU with a degree in Interior Design, with a heavy emphasis on space planning, and a minor in Architecture. I am fortunate enough to have been working in the business of organizing people for over 35 years. Working for an exceptional company like Closet Works, combined with my years of experience and education, and my passion of helping my clients, makes going to work a true blessing."
Contact Susan Murawski at 630-204-5036 or susan.murawski@closetworks.com
Susan's Awards: Honors & Certifications
Each year, Top Shelf Closet Design Awards are given to honor designers for their creative closet and home organizational designs. This is the highest award given in the closet design industry. Susan Murawski was honored with this award in 2018 for a spectacular home office design.
Susan is an established closet designer and industry veteran, having fulfilled a successful career at Closet Works in design and space management. Her talent and professionalism are recognized by the ACSP, having been awarded certification from the national Association of Closet & Storage Professionals — the industry's top professional organization.
Susan's Closets
Walk-In Closet with Custom Features
Give Your Closet a Personal Touch
This design is extraordinarily multifaceted with the basic organizational elements such as hanging rods, shelves, cabinets and drawers but also has added bells and whistles. Incorporated are an elite tie rack, belt rack, and a valet rod. All of these features allow utmost accessability to wardrobe pieces. The unit intersects in the corner maximizing the space while providing premier storage capacity.
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Custom Closet Accessories — Jewelry Divider
Your Own Treasure Chest
A cherished jewelry collection deserves special treatment for its sentimental value. This elegant and remarkably practical jewelry divider is the perfect organization accessory to facilitate access to a beautiful collection. With a multitude of compartments varying in size, earrings have designated slots and bracelets and necklaces can be stored in the larger sections. This unit keeps jewelry safe and is a solution to the dreaded loss of an earring or frustrating tangled necklaces.
Playful Reach-In Closet
The Beauty is Brought Out with a Splash of Color
The versatility of the fundamental features of this reach-in design make organization simple and effortless. The spacious unit includes hanging rods, a drawer and shelving system, plus many closet accessories — a tie or necklace rack, coat hooks, and an overhead compartment for additional storage. The white laminate and happy-go-lucky green walls are a modern and fresh combination creating this custom arrangement into a delightful place.
Custom Jewelry Divider and Hamper Basket
Personalize Your Closet with Unique Features
In this special section of the closet, there are customized features that add a unique personal touch to the closet. The jewelry divider is a key asset to the organization system that helps keep track of prized accessories with its clear-cut arrangement. There is a convenient pull-out wire basket hamper that eliminates the burden of having dirty laundry take up space in the closet.
Custom Memento Closet
Rustic and Ravishing
In this organization system, the peculiar memento laminate is a tad grungy, yet maintains an elegant appearance. The components of this unit including multiple hanging rods, drawers, spacious shelves, and a pull-out canvas-lined wire basket are consolidated into an exceptionally resourceful design.
Custom Walk-In Closet
Making the Most out of the Space
This light and refreshing white laminate unit is an all-encompassing design which includes all of the organizational essentials. The arrangement is jam-packed with storage space without compromising any elbowroom of the room. The tall and generous shelving unit is perfect for an entire shoe collection and there are assorted hanging rods allowing the capability to categorize clothing in each section.
Custom Reach-In Closet
Elevated for Extra Storage Below
This closet organization system with its simple and subtle commodious features floats weightlessly. The oil rubbed bronze handles and white laminate are a beautiful contrast that has this design emanating elegance. The elevated unit allows for extra storage below such as pairs of boots or a suitcase.
Custom Walk-In Closet with Sloped Ceiling
Fitting Harmoniously with the Angles of the Room
This design contributes to a calming ambiance as it purposefully opens up maximum space in the uniquely constructed room. The unit supports the window as the focal point and balances gracefully around and along the walls. Contrasting countertops, chrome Bar Pulls, and Mission Shaker fronts create this into a transitional masterpiece.
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Custom White Walk-In Closet
Extensive Storage for a Narrow Room
This walk-in closet organization system creates unlimited storage out of a limited space. Susan maximized the space by providing eight hanging compartments and creating suspended shelving units for folded clothing and shoes with space for canvas lined baskets below.
Custom White Chocolate Walk In with 360 Organizer
Freestanding Model Custom Fit into Alcove
This custom walk in has been customized to fulfill the client's desire to have a 360 organizer built into a "cabinet" in the middle of the system rather than the corner of the room. The arrangement creates an alcove, or makeshift cabinet, for the freestanding Valet model to fit perfectly into. This organization system is designed in an elegant White Chocolate laminate and offers plenty of storage for an extensive wardrobe.
Susan's Laundry Rooms & Mud Rooms
Custom Laundry Room Storage
Laundry is No Longer a Hassle
Laundry rooms may not always offer an ideal amount of space and it is important to keep them pleasant and organized in order to facilitate the chore of washing clothes. This unit has a convenient countertop with a built in folding table in between. Detergent and other laundry necessities can be rested on the the counterspace while in use. Overhead shelves provide convenient storage for laundry aids and household chemicals — keeping them safely out of reach from small children and pets.
Susan's Wall Units & Media Centers
White Living Room Wall Unit
Show Off Your Collection of Treasures
Susan designed this living room wall unit with the owner's particular storage needs in mind in which she provided an array of shelving to display a soaring collecion of memorabilia and artwork. The design is in a bright white with brushed chrome handles and Contempo crown moulding to finish the elegant, transitional look.
White Wall Unit
Tranquil Design Brings Organization to the Home
This wall unit is the perfect addition to the home to stay organized. Its clean and simple aesthetic is refreshing and adds a serenity to the room.
White Wall Unit
A Variety of Storage Space
The cabinet doors and drawers open up and show the diversity of the storage options this wall unit provides — spacious shelves and drawers, under and overhead storage, and space for a television. Custom locking drawers allow safekeeping of important materials.
Après Ski Wall Unit
Hearth Warming Design
This wall unit has been created in a VIVA™ laminate, Après Ski. The design is dignified and emanates a comforting warmth similar to the lodge after an afternoon spent in the snow.
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Lowland Wood Fireplace Surround
Surround Yourself with Beauty
As a display of quality and fine taste, this fireplace surround has been created with Lowland wood door faces and elegantly contrasts the center fireplace. The unit acts as a media center but can also be a proud display for a library of books and mementos.
Susan's Home Office & Wall Beds
Après Ski Home Office
The Look of Real Wood with Custom Lighting
This home office design brings the warmth of a ski lodge right into your very own home. In a premium VIVA™ Après Ski laminate, the resemblence to real wood is striking — offering a natural and cozy getaway as your workplace. Custom LED lights reinforce a pleasant atmosphere and illuminate the desktop, omitting the need for a lamp that would otherwise take up space.
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Home Office/Guest Room with Murphy Style Wall Bed
Make Any Guest Feel at Home
Including a Murphy style wall bed into the design of the room is one way to add another room on to your home without having to do any construction. This room works as a a home office most of the time, and its design includes a built-in credenza, file storage, and plenty of shelving. When guests pay a visit, however, the room easily converts to a private bedroom simpley by pulling down the Murphy style wall bed. Wall beds are extremely comfortable and durable. The way it expands the functionality of a room makes owning one a great investment. In this design, there are plenty of features to make this home office/guest room shine in both its functionality and appearance. In addition to its dual use as bedroom and office, the variety of drawers in different heights, wide shelves, and the addition of a convenient cabinet packs major storage and practicality into a modestly sized area.
Murphy Style Wall Bed
Contemporary Fashion
Wall beds are not only great for conserving space, they add a unique flare to a bedroom, guest room, or office. The dark laminate of this Murphy style wall bed is sleek and modern and is fitting for a high-rise apartment in the fashion-forward city of Chicago.
Murphy Style Wall Bed
Folded Up
In its concealing state, this Murphy style wall bed is a work of art. Working together, the white laminate and dark finish are a beautiful contrast and create a stylish and artistic design.
Custom Home Office Desk and Shelving Unit
Easy Design for a Hardworker
This design is simple yet sophisticated and offers valuable space for working day or night. The desk is an open area for a desktop or laptop computer, a printer, a lamp, office supplies, and more. The floating shelves can hold decorations, photographs, or more supplies such as printer paper or folders. This arrangement allows the sun to shine in add warmth while on the job.
Susan's Garages
Garage Storage System
Simple Can be Fascinating
This simple, large grid design is an ideal organizational system to meet the needs of maintaining a busy garage. The spacious and proportional compartments are welcoming to all things large or small. The Moonlight unit fits tightly against the wall and offers endless garage storage.
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