Closet Armoires Can Help If You Don't Have Enough Closet Space

Rob Dunn • Jan 20, 2023
Closet Armoires Can Help If You Don't Have Enough Closet Space

Not having enough closet space is a pretty common problem, particularly in older homes that weren't built with today's closets. While there are ways to enhance your closet’s storage capabilities with closet features and organizers that use wasted space and allow you to store more items, that may not always be enough. Is there any solution? A custom closet armoire could be the solution you’ve been searching for.

Closet armoires come with a host of benefits, including

  • More Storage Space
  • A More Visually Interesting Room
  • Accommodation for Odd Shapes
  • Storage in Rooms Without Closets

Let's look at these benefits more closely to help you decide if an armoire is right for you.


More Storage Space

Adding more storage space to your home is an obvious benefit of including a closet armoire. They can be outfitted with any of the things that you might want in your closet, including hanging rods, shelves, drawers, and organizers. Because they’re custom-made, you can focus on the things you need the most. So, if you already have plenty of hanging space but need more shelves and drawers, you can have an armoire built to provide that.

Having enough space to store all of your items is vital to having a clean and organized home. When your closet is overstuffed, you end up with belongings that spill out of the closet and end up cluttering up the bedroom or making their way out to other parts of the home. More closet space isn’t just the solution to having a cramped and crowded closet; it can also be the solution to a disorganized house. 

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A More Visually Interesting Room

Adding a closet armoire to a small, boxy bedroom can actually improve the aesthetics of that room, and not just by giving you a place to put the clothes that are strewn all over the floor. Installing an armoire against a wall of the room adds dimension to the room by breaking up the straight lines of the wall. This can actually make a smaller room appear larger.

Closet armoires are designed to be beautiful as well as functional. When you’re considering an armoire for your room, take the material, colors, and style into account as well as the piece’s storage capacity and size. A freestanding storage solution is something you’re going to see whenever you walk into your room, so you will want it to complement the style of the rest of the room. A gorgeous armoire looks like a design choice, not just a storage space.

Accommodation for Odd Shapes

Maybe you don’t have a boring, boxy bedroom – maybe instead, your bedroom is strangely angled and oddly shaped, and you’re not sure how well an armoire will fit in there. However, not only can custom armoires help people with strange closet shapes that limit storage space by giving them new freestanding storage space, but they are also helpful for strangely-shaped bedrooms. 

The benefit of choosing a custom armoire instead of a pre-built one is twofold. First, you’ll be able to add the shelves, hanging space, drawers, and storage solutions that you need without including unnecessary options or discovering too late that the armoire doesn’t actually accommodate your needs. Second, your designer will take precise measurements and will make sure that your armoire fits neatly into the space you have, even if it's an unusual shape.

Bring Storage to Rooms Without Closets

Sometimes the problem isn’t that the room doesn’t have enough storage, the problem is that the room is built without any storage. Some older Victorian homes, for example, were built without closets in the bedrooms at all, and adding them might be inconvenient. An armoire can be a better option for gaining the in-room clothing storage space you need without doing any major construction projects.

You may also want to use a non-bedroom as a bedroom. If you’re listing your home for sale, it pays to be careful about what you call a bedroom. Bob Vila explains that code requirements vary from place to place and that you should check with a real estate professional about whether your armoire will count as a closet for listing purposes.

If you’re not worried about listing the house and just want to use a room without a closet as a bedroom, or if you want a den, home office, or bonus room to have a closet, a closet armoire is a great solution.


Conclusion

Closet armoires serve several purposes. They can expand storage in rooms with closets that don’t provide enough space, make a room seem larger and more visually interesting, accommodate oddly shaped rooms, and provide storage in rooms that don’t have closets.

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