Wardrobe Closets

Besides “I love you”, there are three other words that children just love to hear:  “clean your room!”

Well, they don’t exactly love to hear this, but they simply must.  Children need a clean, tidy space for rest, relaxation, play and often, for studying. Oak wardrobe armoires are a clever storage solution for their bedroom dilemma!

Dressers are great pieces of furniture, but they often fill up quickly with things stuffed in them and on top of them. Wardrobe closets are a great way to expand children’s bedroom furniture space to keep clothing and such neatly tucked away. Oak wardrobe closets are perfect for hanging clothes, storing linen, books and more.

Cleaning and organizing juvenile bedroom space doesn’t have to be a painstaking chore any longer. The Prepac Oak Juvenile TV/Wardrobe Armoire will give you the added space you need to get the job done. The wardrobe closet has versatile dimensions and can be easily assembled. This oak wardrobe is a simple, all-in-one bedroom storage center in one box!

There will be no excuse for clothes and other bedroom items lying all over the room. Prepac Oak Wardrobes are well made with engineered wood that is made to last. Three drawers on the bottom of the oak wardrobe move with ease and have child-friendly, built-in safety stops. This armoire is well recommended and reasonably priced on Amazon.com for $197.00.

The Prepac Oak Juvenile TV/Wardrobe Armoire looks classic and polished with a clean, attractive appearance. The light brown oak has simple detail and will fit well with any bedroom theme. The wardrobe contains generous hanging space and shelves for children’s clothes, bedroom items and a small TV. You will be glad that your children can finally have a place to store their things!

Someone once came up with the slogan “a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.” In other words, clutter can be maddening to deal with, especially when there isn’t sufficient space to store your bedroom items. Even the best organizational efforts can be frustrated without sufficient storage space to get the job done. Pine wardrobes are a great solution for your bedroom storage dilemmas.

When creating a spacious bedroom, clothing and shoes are often the biggest hurdles the get over. After deciding what to keep and not to keep, the clothes that remain need a place to call home. Beautiful pine wardrobes are attractive, spacious and practical space savers that fit nicely in traditionally styled bedrooms. The smooth, golden brown wood will look great with any color scheme for a stylish, practical look.

The top-selling English Heritage Wardrobe Triple Armoire is made with beautiful solid pine that is visually appealing and long lasting. There is no lack of space with this huge wardrobe that more than suffices to provide needed storage space. These beautiful pine wardrobes have fine detail on the panels and a lovely mirror right in the center. Behind the left and center doors there is plenteous hanging space. The remaining door has several shelves for shoes, vanity items and accessories.

The English Heritage Wardrobe Triple is expertly crafted and hand waxed for a great look and a maximum lifespan for your bedroom storage needs. In addition to the abundant space inside the wardrobe armoire closet, there are also drawers underneath to store items such as papers and books. These wardrobe armoire closets will help to cover all the bases for your comprehensive space saving efforts.

This English armoire comes partially assembled for ease and mobility as it is transported and delivered to your front door. It is rather large, so remaining assembly for the wardrobe closet should be completed in its designated bedroom space. These lovely English furniture centerpieces can be found at PineSolutions.com for about $1119.00.

There are armoires and there are armoires. It has been mentioned several times that sometimes the pocketbook will not allow the purchase of a wardrobe armoire that is really wanted and something more practical should be purchased. However, when the time comes to add that signature piece to the bedroom, there are some exceptional bedroom armoires that will truly stand out.

The Lexington Cimarron Greenwood Armoire, by Lexington, $4,189.00
This armoire looks like it belongs on a movie set. To see pictures of it is amazing, seeing it in person is something magical. There are more expensive armoires out there, but this one has a look that separates it from everything else in its class. The stain in perfectly applied and there is nary a streak to be seen. It screams of English craftsmanship and the care that went into its construction is obvious. This is far and away one of our favorite pieces.

The Lexington Zacara Anatole Armoire, by Lexington, $3,379
It is no surprise that Lexington gets another entry into the top category of upper class wardrobe closets because their work is exceptional. This armoire will not be for everyone, but for those with a very modern bedroom set that has a slight Asian influence, it will set off the entire room. This is one of those armoires that is simple, yet extremely elegant. For those that are lucky enough to have a bedroom set that this blends with, enjoy!

The American Drew Grand Revival Armoire, American Drew, $3,360
We have one absolute classic, one modern and the American Drew rounds it off with a more antique look. The shading of the stain is very unique and while it has a definite antique feel to it, it can also blend in with some more modern furniture. This is a very sharp looking piece that is well made and will once again make the room. Whether it is used as a wardrobe closet or to house the TV, any bedroom is much improved the moment this piece is added to the décor.

You would never guess the history behind the wardrobe closet. One might think it’s simply another piece of furniture mass produced and sold in big box retailers, invented in a board room or meeting. While some furniture sold as wardrobe closets is definitely mass produced, true wardrobe closets come from a much more interesting background.

First of all, let’s look at the terminology used for wardrobe closets. You might have also seen them referred to as an “armoire”. Armoire is a french term that loosely describes any type of wooden cabinet with shelves. This is a fairly apt description of both modern and antique wardrobe closets, as the most classic look is that of a solid wood wardrobe closet that has multiple shelves.

What’s far from different between then and now is what the wardrobe closet or armoire was used for. Interestingly, the armoire historically was used to house weaponry! Along with weapons, it often held food items. Somewhere along the lines, it delved more into holding clothing than weapons or other items, and now, it’s almost always used to hold clothes or some kind, with some exceptions for dish ware and other collectibles.

Traditionally, throughout history wardrobe closets were a hand crafted item. People worked with their hands, creating an armoire as an individual piece of art. Many antique wardrobe closets bear the markmanship of this art, as shown through elegant and abstract designs carved into the wood. This could create a signature mark for the artist, as well as signify the general cultural timepiece that the wardrobe closet comes from.

It’s really interesting to think of wardrobe closets (or armoire furniture) being used to house weaponry, and it’s also fascinating to think of each one being hand made, and then seeing how they development as a whole in different areas such as France, England, China, and India.

Next time you look at your antique wardrobe closet, ponder it’s history and be proud to own such an item!