That solution: cut a doorway from our room into the HUGE closet adjoining the kitchen, then cut that closet in half leaving one part for our clothes and the other for our washer and dryer. This was one of our many projects around this place - check out its progression from start to finish.
Newly cut doorway into our room
Cutting the closet in half
Make sure its square...
Now one closet = two
They fit!
A little paint, a little tile...
Done!