Closets and Home Organization - has anyone done a bedroom closet?

My husband and I just bought our first house and I wanted to make one of our extra bedrooms into a nice walk in closet. I don't want to use the wire shelving, but most likely wood. Has anyone here done that and have pictures they could show? Or suggestions on the type of wood? I've seen companies that you can order it, but the quotes I got were fairly pricey. But then again, after buying all the parts myself and doing the work to make the pieces, would it end up costing close to the same? Thank you for any help you can offer!

I've done many closets
No bedroom conversions, some good sized walk-ins though
Most of the bigger closets, my customers go with a wire-type or a metal bracket w/wood or laminate shelving
It could be the price
The all-wood closets I've done I can say were not cheap
They looked great and were very sturdy, but the materials were more than the other types
And I used pine
The labor was more also, which if you are going to DIY means more time, skills, and equipment
I love doing them though, I wish more of my customers would spring for them

Here's a link to an earlier thread with some of the products I use:
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=205295
Maybe you can get some ideas from the websites

Just to let you know, there are advantages to the wire shelves that you may not be aware of
I mean, I live on the corner of river and ocean here, the land of rust and mildew
Airflow over and around clothes can be important so they don't get musty
I think the wood is much prettier (well, in that storewall link the wood color is great and in person people alway ask what type of wood it is), but there are other reasons for the wire shelves

I have never been able to get a good picture of the inside of a closet
I wish I could show off my handywork, (I'm sure it would help me sell more :)) but I haven't figured that out yet

Thank you for your reply.

Your point about the musty clothes was good and appreciated. I also looked at the wire shelving on the closet maid site, but I really can't get past the look. I suppose I'll end up paying for the wood. I will most likely be doing this myself, and hopefully I'm not jumping into very deep waters since I haven't worked much with wood at all.

Thanks again for your input!

As indicated, the wood shelving organization in closets can be quite expensive. But if you DIY, you can save the labor costs.

I have seen some quite extraordinary and efficient walk-in closet organization designs on tours. Some of these have been in turn-of-the-century mansions where the lady of the house had to have enough room to accommodate all those day dresses, evening gowns, shoes, handbags, hats, jewelry, etc. The walk-in closet was often larger than her bedroom and luxurious bath combined. Today our culture and lifestyle for most of us tend not to require such extraordinary wardrobes, so the closet organization does not have to be such.

Go to http://www.gregorywoodproducts.com/products.htm for photo ideas and info. I am sure that there are other websites on your search that may provide more ideas and info such as http://www.closetscentral.com/ Perhaps your research will help you find the ideas and plans to build the ideal closet system.

Of course, you need to address your wardrobe(s) first. Do you have the laundry fold your shirts or put them on hangers and how many? Do you wear hats? How many pairs of shoes? Handbags? Socks? Stockings? Evening Gowns? Underwear? In other words, addressing your wardrobe storage and organizational needs to meet your lifestyle should be determined first before you embark on the quest for the ideal organizational system. The ideal, is one that meets your lifestyle and organizational needs.

We opted to got with Elfa brand (http://www.elfa.com/) wire closets. They seemed to be a little sturdier than other wire systems we saw. They also have a chrome option which looks more modern than the white and you can mix in wood shelves in their system.