Modest ranch home built in the mid 1950's, so we're talking about small
unlighted closets.

I can't decide whether to paint the closet walls the same color as the
room, or should I paint the closet white?

I'm leaning toward painting the closet the same color as the room it
serves, as it will look more finished and perhaps imply better
workmanship. But all white walls would have the advantage of a possibly
better lighted closet interior.

Is one of the two choices generally accepted as the right way to do it?


*I vote for white. By the time the closet gets filled with clothes and
other things you won't see what color it is anyway. How many people see the
inside of your closet?