I kept my doors off also...it makes looking for something sooooo much easier!

I think making a curtain of material or maybe even heavy plastic would be an idea. Tie backs when needing to see what you are looking for.. I think you have a great close and arranged so nicely too!

I am so glad that you posted this for us to see. I have the very same closet in my sewing room. I have been trying to tell my DH that I want this done to my closet. He could not understand what I was wanting. I showed this pic to him. Now he understands what I want to do. I would leave the doors off and leave it open.easier to get to and makes the room look bigger.

For what it's worth, I thought my fabs were safe across the room from a window, in a closet in hanging shoe/sweater bags and with the doors left off. When I packed up to leave, I noticed many of my fabrics had faded bits where the outside folds were. This room didn't even get morning or evening sun-and no direct sun. It was simply the light that caused the damage. Maye if I regularly unfolded and re-folded them I could have avoided it, but now I have lots of pieces with faded stripes thru them! I would simply put tie-backs on, or maybe add the door with a design wall on one side and make it so it slides sideways so you can have more flexibility with it.

I have my fabric in cupboards with doors on and they still fade a little so if you were to put some thing dark over the windows or board them up maybe it will prevent fading. It doesn't matter what kind of light it is, they will fade if your lights are on all the time or natural light too.You will have to re-fold your fabrics every so often to help them from fading in the one place. It is finally your decision so weigh up the pros and cons then you decide which is the best for you. Unfortunately dust gets in no matter which way you go.

my stash USED to face a west window, that had a blind...that didn't always make it closed.

when i moved upstairs, i refolded a lot of my fabric & found some faded stripes on the outfacing fabric...

now my stash faces a north wall with no windows... never had that problem again.

There's a special place in heaven for your hubby!

I have heavy plastic utility shelves in my stash closet. I put up a pretty butterfly shower curtain that isn't see thru. If I were to spend a little more, I'd buy wooden venetian blinds the width of the door.

The venetian blinds would be good if you kept them closed and just pulled on the string to raise them when you where getting out you fabric, but have then so they close with the fins down that way it prevents the light getting in. If you want to store your cottons in the cupboard too, how about putting them in old video covers and stand them up beside the fabric so you can pick the cotton for the fabric at one time?

My husband and I are in the design/idea phase of fixing up my dd's old room for my sewing room. She just got married and my former sewing room to-be is going to be needed for my mom to move in. The room faces south with the closet opposite the window. Our idea is to have the fabric in plastic boxes, small enough to move easily (maybe slightly larger than shoebox). I think I am going to have a design wall hanging on one of the walls. Connecting Threads has one with grommets on the top for $20. DH is going to rig it so I can roll it up and hook it when I don't want it down. I plan on having the sewing machine under the window with a U shaped work station. A separate cutting table from Ikea, bookshelf for books and magazines. Hopefully, a rocking chair and small tv. Sounds like my Crapalot will become my Camelot afterall!!

I would use a spring rod and have fabric - curtain that I could pull back when using but drop down to protect from dust and sunlight. Someone had posted something showing her shelves had a drop down fabric cover - almost like a shade to protect her fabrics that was mounted to her cabinet.