Wardrobe Closets

Fitted Wardrobes or Wardrobe Closets?

Part One

If you have a decent budget and are in mind to spend it on a closet storage system, you will end up finding out that there are quite a few options out there that move far beyond simply a Rubbermaid closet organizer. Companies like John Louis Home manufacture complete closet systems that have to be installed from floor to ceiling that can completely transform your walk in closet to a closet storage room of massive proportions.

These closets are certainly nice and do the job as far as holding clothes correctly, but what if you don’t have a walk in closet? What if you need to create a closet with the space you have?

This leaves you with the option of buying either a stand alone closet or installing a fitted closet. Deciding which one of these is better is the question I want to look at today.

Fitted Wardrobes
A fitted wardrobe is a wardrobe closet that’s installed from floor to ceiling utilizing the homes design as part of its construction. This means that the design of the home is taken into consideration in a big way and the wardrobe is literally fitted around it. For instance, a fitted wardrobe may be installed that runs the length of the entire wall that the bed rests against, going from the floor to the ceiling on both sides of the bed and then connecting with a cabinet that runs over the length of the bed. Another example is that some fitted wardrobes will utilizing the walls of the home to function as the back wall of the wardrobe closet and even the side or sides of the closet, depending on the layout of the home.

Fitted wardrobe is very popular in the United Kingdom. In the United States, there popularity is not as great – perhaps due to percentage of homes designed built in closets or walk in closets that provide ample storage space from the start for their wardrobe clothes.

Stand Alone Closets
A stand alone closet can be defined as any free standing closet storage space. This definition takes into account both portable closets as well as the classic wardrobe closet. Let’s look at these two types of stand alone closets.

A portable closet is a lightweight closet designed to be mobile and provide access to clothing. They are used often in guest homes, guest rooms, and in studio apartments and dorm rooms, as well as for anyone who is often on the go and needs a reliable closet. A portable closet nearly always consists of a light metal frame with cloth walls. They cost between $30 and $100 US.

A wardrobe closet, also known as a wardrobe armoire, is a heavy free standing closet, nearly always made of solid wood. Wardrobe closets often feature elegant designs, hand painted or hand carved engravings, and cost a bundle, with the price tag starting at the low end of about $200 US and going up into the $2,000 to $3,000 US range.

Stay tuned as tomorrow we complete part two of two in this article series comparing free standing wardrobe closets and fitted wardrobes!

Which is Better Then – A Wardrobe Closet or a Fitted Wardrobe?

Part Two

This is part two of two in article looking at both fitted wardrobes and the stand alone wardrobe closet. Take a look at part one of our article titled Fitted Wardrobes or Wardrobe Closets? to catch up to this post. Part one we looked at defining these two terms, taking into account how both wardrobe closets and fitted wardrobes are designed. Below we move past definitions to get into the reasons you’d want to choose one type of closet storage system over the other.

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White Wardrobe Armoire Closets to Compliment the Modern Bedroom

When we generally think of armoires, a picture of traditional stained French style armoire will pop into our heads. Shockingly enough, not all bedroom sets have stained oak furniture or are antique hand-me-downs. Believe it or not, there are bedrooms sets that this traditional look would clash with and be totally unacceptable. For those with a more modern look, perhaps a white or black armoire would do nicely. Here is a quick look at a few white armoires to fill a variety of needs.

Cotton Candy Pure White Armoire, South Shore Furniture, $300
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How to Save Money On a Good Yet Cheap Jewelry Armoire

A nice jewelry armoire is one of those things that makes a woman smile; oh, she knows it’s a necessary item, and that’s all part of the fun. It’s a luxury to have such a piece of furniture for housing her jewelry, and shows that someone in her life that she deserved both a wonderful collection of jewelry and the rightful means of holding it.

But what if you want to buy your wife a lovely jewelry armoire but the funds don’t allow for an expensive one? What if you need to buy a cheap jewelry armoire under . . . → Read More: How to Save Money On a Good Yet Cheap Jewelry Armoire

A Beautiful Wall Mounted Locking Jewelry Armoire

The creativity behind all the different armoire styles leads to some very unique, nice looking, and straight up clever designs for jewelry armoire.

Here we have a fantastic looking armoire that shows a blend of different styles and features, such as:

An armoire designed for jewelry storage
A mirror that run the full length of the armoire
A locking mechanism to keep your jewelry safe and secure
Rounded out With a distressed Oak Wood finish
Wall Mounted to save space and look great at the same time
All put together in a classic yet modern armoire design

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Coat Closets: 5 Things to Look For When Hanging up Your Coat

It’s winter time yet again, isn’t it?

I live in the south, and we’ve recently been hit with our sporadic dose of Carolina winter weather. You never know when it’s going to come – it may be November, it may be January, heck, it may even be February or March. But despite our winter season being quite mild, at some point those winter jackets are coming out of hiding and onto our backs.

Our home has no closet by the door. It’s almost an odd thing to notice – the house itself (not mine, my roommates) is . . . → Read More: Coat Closets: 5 Things to Look For When Hanging up Your Coat