Flush-front wardrobe panels
No protruding hardware, no visible hinges.
Closets
Closets that read as architecture, not retail.
Custom wardrobes drawn for the room — flush fronts, integrated lighting, real materials.
At a glance
- Lead time
- 3–5 weeks
- Process
- Designer-led
- Materials
- European-finish
- Service area
- DC, MD, VA
3–5 week lead time · industry standard 8–12
European engineering · Blum & Salice hardware, 18mm carcass
Designer-led · drawn before it's quoted
In-house installation · no subcontractors
Most closet companies sell from a parts catalog: melamine boxes, wire shelving, big-box hardware. Pannello closets are drawn the same way our kitchens are — full elevations, real materials, designer-led specification, hardware from the same European partners.
Why Pannello
Why a Pannello closet is different
A walk-in closet is one of the most personal rooms in a house. Pannello treats it that way — drawn to your room, finished in real materials, with the same hardware and tolerances we use in a kitchen.
- Designer-led, not a sales rep with a tablet
- European finishes, not melamine
- 3 to 5 week build, like our cabinets
- Holds resale value better than catalog closets
What you get
The details that separate custom cabinetry from everything else.
Integrated LED lighting
Motion-activated, recessed into shelving.
Real wood veneer or matte lacquer
Not melamine print.
Velvet-lined jewelry drawers
Custom inserts for watches, ties, accessories.
Walk-in island and seating
For walk-ins large enough to support it.
Explore by program
Specific programs under closets.
Walk-in Closets
Designer-led walk-in closets with islands, seating, and full wardrobe runs.
ExploreReach-in Closets
Full-height reach-in closets with custom hanging, drawer banks, and shoe storage.
ExploreWardrobe Systems
Floor-to-ceiling custom wardrobe walls for bedrooms without dedicated closets.
ExploreRecent work
Closets we have shipped.
From clients & designers
What people say after living with their Pannello cabinetry.
"Pannello drew our Georgetown kitchen the way an architect would — full elevations, real material samples, no salesperson with a tablet. The chimney chase that we had been trying to hide for ten years is now the most elegant element in the room."
Lauren O.
Homeowner · Georgetown
"The Pannello team turned around our Dupont condo kitchen in four weeks of fabrication and four days of install. Clean, on time, and the finish quality matched what we were specifying for clients in our own design practice."
Marc D.
Interior Designer · Dupont Circle
"We had eight contractors quote our McLean closet program. Pannello was the only one that drew it before quoting it. The drawings became the spec, and what got delivered matched the drawings exactly."
Sarah K.
Homeowner · McLean
Frequently asked
Questions clients ask before booking.
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How does a Pannello closet compare to Closets by Design or Closet America?
The category is different. Catalog-closet companies build to a parts list — wire shelving, melamine boxes, plastic-edge banding. Pannello builds the same way our kitchens are built — full custom, real materials, European hardware. The price reflects that.
Serving DC neighborhoods
Closets for the way DC houses are actually built.
Related programs
Service
Walk-in Closets
Designer-led walk-in closets with islands, seating, and full wardrobe runs.
Service
Reach-in Closets
Full-height reach-in closets with custom hanging, drawer banks, and shoe storage.
Service
Wardrobe Systems
Floor-to-ceiling custom wardrobe walls for bedrooms without dedicated closets.
Ready when you are
Talk through your closets project with a designer.
90 minutes in our DC showroom. Material samples on the wall, your room on the table, no quote until we draw it.
- · No charge for the consultation
- · No quote sent without drawings
- · Designer-led — not sales
No pressure, no quote up front
Schedule a Design Consultation
90 minutes in our DC showroom. We will walk material samples, talk through your project, and outline next steps.