Client Stories:

A Work/Life “Cloffice” for Designer and Netflix Star Bobby Berk

client: Bobby Berk

location: Los Angeles, CA

design consultant: Cara Carrasco

Walk-in cloffice designed for Netflx’s Bobby Berk allows for work items plus clothing samples in white wood finish created by California Closets

Netflix host Bobby Berk’s walk in cloffice with floor to ceiling custom cabinets for to hide office items created by California Closets

WHAT BOBBY BERK WANTED


Bobby Berk, the Emmy-winning television host and interior design expert, came to California Closets Los Angeles with a somewhat unique project. He’d recently purchased a home that would become his design firm’s new headquarters – and wanted the primary bedroom closet transformed into functional work storage.

“I wanted to find a space where I could really showcase our designs and products in a residential interior setting,” Berk told Architectural Digest about the new office space.

California Closets design consultant Cara Carrasco had worked with the Bobby Berk team twice before, so she was the obvious choice to help him achieve this innovative work and storage space.

Bobby wanted the space to operate as a storage closet for samples and a printer, but also be able to handle some carry-over clothing.

Cara Carrasco
Bobby Berk’s custom designed organized walk in cloffice with hanging clothing and shoe storage by California Closets
Titled shoe storage organization in Bobby Berk’s walk in closet designed by California Closets

HOW CALIFORNIA CLOSETS DID IT


Because the “home” would host his professional team as well as dinner parties (because its dining room is larger than Bobby’s own!), there were a number of subtle features Cara added to the design to give it all the customization Bobby desired.

For example, an oversized printer needed to be integrated into the closet but had the potential to create dead space that wouldn’t be useful in the future.

To avoid this, Cara installed support poles above the printer so that when it’s removed the area can be used for long, hanging clothing.

When it came to the aesthetics, Cara worked with Bobby’s team to draw inspiration from the rest of the home, leaning into natural textures, black accents, and mixed metal hardware.

Cara also integrated stunning lighting elements above the hanging rods and shoe racks to illuminate details such as gold support poles against the black backing.

final result


The contrast between black and linen that we used in this design is always a crowd favorite, and the result is absolutely gorgeous.

Cara Carrasco

Bobby’s highly-personalized design is a modern multi-use solution that maximizes function without compromising style.


Design Details

Finish:

Board Finish Main: Specialty Linen

Board finish accent: Specialty Shadow Black backing

Metal:

Hardware: gold

Standard Elite handles in gold

Pole and Accessory finish: suspended round Oyster leather pole with gold pole cups

Additional Accessories:

Doors & Drawers: flat slab linen

Drawer Box material: birch

Extensive shelf ribbon lighting

Slanted shoe shelves with metal fence

Base molding trim

Tie & belt rack



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