Having a vast collection of clothes, shoes, and accessories is a great thing, but where will you store and organize all of these wonderful items? You cannot just throw them here and there in the house when you are not wearing them. There should be a proper place where these things can be kept.
In most homes, you will typically find a separate rack for shoes, a separate wardrobe for clothes, and a separate place for accessories. However, what if you could keep all of them in one place and choose the best dress with matching clothes and accessories simultaneously? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?
To make life easier for you, walk-in wardrobes were introduced and became an instant hit among people because they all wanted the same thing. Walk-in wardrobes can be of various types, such as built-in wardrobes, fitted wardrobes, and sliding wardrobes. The main concept of a walk-in wardrobe is providing as much space as possible to keep your clothes and other items in one place. Not only clothes, you can keep files, folders, and other documents in the drawers and sliders that are inside the wardrobe.
An ideal walk-in wardrobe
You will normally see walk-in wardrobes between the bedroom and bathroom, but they are sometimes kept in the space parallel to the hall. You may want to know the ideal features of a walk-in wardrobe to help you decide what you would like in your own wardrobe design. Here is a list of ideas to help get you started:
The first and most important feature of a wardrobe is having lots of shelves. Unlike normal wardrobes, where you can dump everything, here you will have shelves to keep everything organized. Plus, the shelves help provide ample space, and you can store purses, clothes, shoes, accessories, hats, and so many different things in one single place.
Almost every wardrobe, be it a normal wardrobe or a walk-in wardrobe, has to have hanging rods. It enables you to hang ties, dress clothes, and other things that can be hung and kept wrinkle-free with the help of hangers. Since this takes more space, they are installed at varying lengths to take into consideration some extra space for shoe racks to be kept in the lower half. Shoe racks can also have a whole section just for themselves.
One great feature to add to a walk-in wardrobe is lots of drawers to store items that you want hidden from sight and kept dust-free. This enables you to store files and documents in one drawer, your daily accessories in another, and so on and so forth. These drawers can be velvet-lined to protect fine jewelry.
Some of the walk-in-wardrobes have a separate section for hats, coats, ties, and purses.
These features practically make your life easier. Instead of running from one room to the other to look for the perfect pair of shoes for a particular dress, you can now have all of them in one single place. The walls in the wardrobe are polished, but a walk-in wardrobe is best if it has sliding doors rather than traditional doors that swing open. Plus, the fact that sliding doors are something new can also be an advantage.
When you decide to purchase a walk-in wardrobe, ensure that you have the proper measurements of the space where you would like your wardrobe to be. Wardrobes are large, so they would work best in spacious rooms. If designed aesthetically, these storage solutions will definitely enhance the decor of your bedroom.
Photo Credit: J Korsbon Designs
Above: The built-in mirror/jewelry storage was custom built by a local cabinetry artist and designed by the architects. Another mirror is on the outside when the jewlery closet panel is closed. The cabinet makers used a heavy duty, continuous hinge. The approximate dimensions of the Built-in Mirror/Jewelry Closet are 24″w x 72″h x 6″d. The paint color used on the wall the mirror is on is Pratt and Lambert, Color – Nickel 25-25. The Roman Shade on the window in the closet is fabric sourced from Fabricut – pattern: Sevenson color #04.
Photo Sources: 1. Munger Interiors, 2. McBurney Junction, 3. LA Closet Design, 4. Closet Theory, 5. Larry E. Boerder Architects, 6. Clos-ette Too, 7. Stuart Silk Architects, 8. Josh Brown Design, 9. Fiorella Design, 10. Arizona Garage & Closet Design, 11. transFORM | The Art of Custom Storage, 12. Richard Ross Designs, 13. Jennifer Brouwer Design, 14. Sroka Design Inc., 15. Dream Builders, 16. LA Closet Design, 17. Mary Anne Smiley Interiors, 18. MOKULUA High Performance Builder, 19. Carnemark, 20. LA Closet Design, 21. Spaces Designed, 22. Tracie Butler Interior Design
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