Most everyone is familiar with the wardrobe armoire, or what’s known now as a modern day wardrobe closet. While antique wardrobe closets tend to have a bit more differentiation in the styles -i.e. French, Indian, Chinese, European styles, etc, coming from the time frame period in which they were created – today, most follow a standardized 3 door design. These modern wooden wardrobe closets create the “classic appeal” in their physique. This is the type of armoire that people picture in their heads when they imagine a wardrobe closet.
The irony is that is there anything other than a wooden wardrobe closet? It all depends on what you consider part of the wardrobe closet family. Let’s take a look at some different items included in this category.
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Wooden Wardrobe Closets. As mentioned, this is the type of armoire that we all know and recognize. Wooden wardrobe closets and similar pine wardrobe units are often very large, bulky, and weigh so much one person cannot easily move them. Modern designs typically warrant the inclusion of a 3 door front set with a set of drawers to the top and bottom of this design. The legs rest on the floor and do not contain any wheels.
Antique Wardrobe Closets. The variation in style here for antique armoires is much bigger than modern designs. Antique wardrobe closets were primarily built by hand. Many even on down to a craftsman who did nothing but create armoire style furniture. In this regard, we use the term armoire in the classic sense to describe any wood based furniture with drawers or cabinets.
Portable Wardrobe Closet. A portable wardrobe closet is usually meant to describe an altogether different piece of furniture, although it is similar in function. A portable wardrobe closet is usually a small, non-wood based portable closet, designed for containing or holding clothes “on the go.” A portable wardrobe closet may have wheels for easy moving or be equipped with handles for the owner to easily grab and move about.
Between the modern day wood wardrobe closet, the antique armoire, and mobile / portable closets, consumer have many different choices for how to best organize and hold their wardrobes with various wardrobe closet furniture.
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