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Stand Alone Closets

Stand alone closets offer many benefits and users around the home.

First of all, one can strategically place them or orient them in the room to their liking. This means that if it works out best to place a stand alone closet directly on the side of the bed your wife wakes up, then you can do so. Or, if this means it’s best to place the stand alone closet in the corner of the room, well, you can place it there too, no problem.

Even if the stand alone closet, such as a wardrobe closet is heavy and . . . → Read More: Stand Alone Closets

How to Find Antique Wardrobe Closets

Some families were lucky to have an old fashioned, antique wardrobe closet – also known as an armoire, from the French term meaning “wooden cabinet”, passed down to them in the family tree.

And then other folks just collect them. Somewhere in between are people who simply appreciate them and would like to own one, without any intention of being thought of as an antiques collector. They are just someone with good taste, perhaps!

The good news is that while going out and finding an antique wooden wardrobe closet isn’t as easy as going to Target or Home . . . → Read More: How to Find Antique Wardrobe Closets

Wardrobe Closets: An Interesting History

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 . . . → Read More: Wardrobe Closets: An Interesting History