Using Wardrobe Closets To Add Storage Space
If you're running out of room in your closets and your clothes are all jammed in so tight you can hardly see what's in there, wardrobe closets can help you expand your storage quickly and easily.
Wardrobe closets come in several styles. They can be open units, with no doors or curtains on the front to hide the contents. These types of wardrobes are ideal if you've got a longer wall where they can be placed side-by-side, giving you a full-length custom closet space without having to do any kind of renovations.
Other units have doors on the front to hide what is inside. In some cases, they might also have drawers beneath the closet storage. These types of wardrobes are also known as an armoire.
Wardrobe closet are made from various materials, with plain patterns right through to highly intricate carved designs in the wood. Many antique wardrobes were hand-carved and can cost a considerable amount of money in today's market.
If you are looking for something more permanent and integrated in your room, these wardrobe units can be used as the starting point. You could place several closet units side-by-side along an empty wall, then build a frame around it.
Shelving units can go overtop the closets for further storage. Doors, such as sliding or bi-fold doors, can be added to the closets to hide the contents. You can even use crown moldings and other decorative woodwork to give it a more finished look.
One of the advantages of using wardrobe closets as the base for custom storage systems is that you can set them up however you wish. You can have a combination of shelves and hanging space and set it up with the spacing that you need for what you're planning to put in the closets.
They can be used as storage for various things, not just clothing. For example, you could set up a custom organizer system in your laundry room using wardrobe closets, and finish them in white or some other color that will fit in with the more utilitarian nature of the room.
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