Where there was once room for a holster and a cowboy hat hung on a coat rack, there was also room for a single wardrobe closet. You would have found one of these in most any home that had a couple living in it. In this time period, the wardrobe closet served the same purpose that our much larger closets of today serve – to hold clothes. If you are interested in a wardrobe, then you are either looking for one of these antique pieces or you have a desire to get a modern new look and feel to your space. You may also be outfitting a guest room with more storage space. In either case, the modern wardrobe bears little resemblance to its predecessor.
While the older wardrobe furniture would have been made of wood that was probably a richly crafted and detailed piece of quality furniture, the newer designs are often modular pieces assembled in a factory or by you, the homeowner. Places like Ikea Home Furnishings and other large outlets offer these modern wardrobes for a very modest price. You can even get portable wardrobes and closet organizer systems if you have different needs. It is hard to pass up if you are on a tight budget or you’re just looking for something simple and inexpensive to place in a guest room. The price of these doesn’t necessarily reflect their quality either. You can find a functional piece for about $100 USD and upwards of $1,000 USD or more for a more piece of real wood furniture.
This is really the question: what type of piece are you looking for? If you want an antique wardrobe closet, then you’ll need to look in an antique store or on the various auction sites online. You can also look nearby in your local estate sales. These can be great places to find really unique pieces. You see, there was a time when the wardrobe designs were very much a part of the craftsman’s pride. He would ensure that his piece was made to exacting standards and reflected well on his skills. The hand-carved and details he would put into his piece would show the true mark of a fine wardrobe closet.
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