While many vintage apartments have great old features like fireplaces and crown molding, just as many feature an absolute dearth of closet space. What is a clothes-minded person to do? Curtail fashion to prevent closet overcrowding? Never! Instead, bring the the clothes out of the closet and into a wardrobe.
• Veer Grey Wardrobe from CB2 — A simple modern design that's gotten positive reviews by CB2 customers. $899
• Alpha Sliding Door Wardrobe from Wayfair — A sliding door wardrobe would be ideal for a small space where a swinging door might now work. $1591
• ducduc Austin 6-Drawer Armoire from AllModern — With 6 drawers and a space for hanging clothes, this piece is an all-in-one closet plus dresser alternative. $1650
• Nuvox Wardrobe from Modani — The frosted glass gives this wardrobe a modern edge and also lightens up what might otherwise be a very heavy piece. $1790
• Paneled Armoire from West Elm — The panels on this armoire evoke dresser drawers but surprise, they're actually doors. $999
• HEMNES Wardrobe from IKEA — If all the other options are a little out of your price range, leave it to IKEA to swoop in with this cheaper alternative. $399
• Maison Armoire from Restoration Hardware — Restoration Hardware took inspiration from late-18th-century French furnishings for their take on the wardrobe. $1995
• Delano Armoire from Room & Board — The simple styling of this wardrobe would fit right in to a modern bedroom. $1799
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I just -last month - bought the biggest, cheapest wardrobe at ikea and wallpapered it in some really beautiful paper to make up for the lack of closets in my otherwise wonderful early 20th C Montreal apartment. Well worth it to have the crown mouldings, ceiling medallions, and other charming features.
I personally like the Ikea Pax, I recommend them to my clients who are in need of more storage space in their bedroom, the Pax looks great if you do an entire wall with them and you can add a molding. When I use the tallest one 92'' I get the molding installed to the ceiling so that they look more like build in.
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Our small second bedroom is maybe not technically a bedroom, since it doesn't have a closet. The one in the bigger bedroom is all that big either. There's no room for all of my clothes, let alone my husband's. Years ago, we bought Ikea Pax wardrobes. They do take up a lot of the small room, but we definitely needed the storage space.
We also have two IKEA PAX wardrobes in the house. But boy, it was a pain in the you what to put together, especially the multi-part glass sliding doors.
This may sound strange, but I prefer wardrobes to walk-in closets. It keeps the impulse fashion buys to a maximum, and, if organized well, makes it easier to put together an outfit. Ikea has several models that are well built and (best of all) cheap!
I had a couple Ikea wardrobes (still have actually), and they're awesome until you move them.
My Contempo Space wardrobes took the same trip in the moving truck and they're still fine. (plus I didn't have to build them, which was nice)