It’s a lovely place for a glass of fizz

LOUISE MILLINGTON, 39, is a sports lawyer and property developer and lives in Surrey with her husband and two children, aged six and three. She says:

It Is no exaggeration to say my new dressing room has transformed not just my home but my life. I no longer waste mornings searching for clothes, as everything — even the kids’ school uniforms — is neatly laid out in there.

We bought our 1920s home in 2011 and spent eight years renovating it and adding a twostorey extension. Now it has seven bedrooms, a games room, cinema lounge, adultsonly snug and an outdoor entertainment area.

I love my boot room and upstairs laundry room, too, but my 5m x 3m dressing room, to the rear of the master suite, is my favourite.

I chose bespoke mirrored fretwork on three of the double wardrobe fronts, and a mirrored dressing table, to reflect the light. the other three double wardrobes have Edwardian panels as a beautiful contrast. seating was essential so my girlfriends and I could sit there with a glass of bubbly before nights out!

I won’t reveal the cost but the wardrobes, handbuilt in the UK, cost about £20,000.

I have a collection of designer evening gowns. Bespoke storage for these, plus my husband’s suits, was essential. One wardrobe also houses about 40 pairs of my shoes, and I keep my handbags on specially designed glass shelves.

Now my clothes are mostly in one room, it makes it easier to put outfits together.