The wardrobe closet has come a long way since its evolution from the “armoire”, a french term designating the use of wooden cabinet storage furniture for not just clothes, but any kind of item. If properly cared for, antique armoire furniture certainly can be a wonderful addition to a home and for your personal wardrobe storage or you can even have them to be utilized as stand alone closet organizers. However today, I want to look at the present day and look at three reasons to consider buying modern wardrobe closets for you to think about and ultimately lead you to an informed decision whether to buy one or not.
The first reason, and the reason most people cite when asked why they bought a wardrobe closet, is for the purposes of extra storage. While many homes are built these days with nice walk in closets, if you don’t have this luxury, buying yourself a nice stand alone wardrobe closet will make all the difference in your wardrobe storage capacity. The average wardrobe closet is about 5 to 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide, with about 2 feet of depth from from to back. This is a generous amount of space for your clothes.
The second reason is for the decor element that a wardrobe closet adds to a room. Far from being just a place to store clothes, many people entertain the notion of buying a wardrobe closet simply to add it to the room as a piece of armoire furniture in its own right, much like a nice white jewelry armoire or wooden entertainment armoire is used as both a functional piece of storage but also a decorative piece of furniture too.
The third and final reason to consider buying a nice wooden wardrobe closet is that it’s going to last a lifetime. It’s true – wardrobe closets are expensive, but how long do you think a cloth “portable closet” is going to last, or a plastic storage bin from Rubbermaid? Those items have their place, but for a solid piece of wardrobe furniture, there is no doubt about it – a wardrobe closet is the way to go.
