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Thursday, November 9th, 2017
The Hooker Furniture Living Room Yates Ottoman is perfect for HIS walk-in closet.
Great closets are one of the most sought-after pieces in every home. In places where space costs you a leg (e.g. New York City), you need to make wise use of every inch that you pay for. New Yorkers are even willing to pay for tiny, cage-like pieces with a lock for mere safekeeping.
Closets can be turned into space which even serves as a home for people from this state. While this is not what is being suggested, this just says a lot about how walk-in closets are the most amazing utilitarian spaces.
The Minimalist
Luckily for most people, there is no need to turn a closet into their living space. They can just enjoy their homes and, in fact, they even have ample space to spare. It is these spaces that can be converted into a beautiful, simple walk-in closet.
Even a small wardrobe can be turned into a walk-in closet. Keep it classy and classic. This is the perfect organization space for your statement and prized pieces.
A Lady’s Dream
A huge walk-in closet is every lady’s dream. Even large families can share this space. It can be luxurious-looking or it can be low-key. But, as always, it is always a space that can showcase a woman’s shoe or dress collection.
Those clothes in a storage unit can be transferred for good inside the walk-in closet. If you’re feeling it, you can even add a dress form mannequin to complete the room.
A DIY Project
Here are some steps that you can make a space become a walk-in closet –
A Versatile Space
The walk-in closet also offers an opportunity to create depth in a bedroom. Since this room is often situated inside the master bedroom, it should be versatile and spacious enough to carry clothing, shoes, jewelry, bags, and just about every piece of accessory that he or she owns.
Bring in the right furniture pieces into this space. Primarily, you need a wardrobe that can serve as the focal point in this new room. Be sure to bring in a bench or two, some chairs, carpeting or an area rug, even full-length mirrors.
Shelving units and drawers are always wonderful additions.
The Biltmore Bed Bench Vanderbilt, on the other hand, is the seating piece for HER.
An Accessory Habitat
Banish all those shoes that have been scattered on the floor for the longest time. You could have shelves and organizers specifically for your shoe collection. These same shelving units can be used to house your wide array of bags and other accessories.
Make sure to use the floor space, too, for your high heels and boots. These are the ones that often don’t fit inside shelves so better create a space for them on the carpeted floor.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Place this Hooker Furniture Bedroom Skyline Bench in the middle of the walk-in closet to complete the look.
There was a point in time – believe it or not – when humans did not store their clothing inside closets. The walk-in closet, no matter how glamorous, was not always in existence; in fact, it just took form in the recent years.
Wardrobe History
As textiles and clothing technology evolved, worn clothing became a lot easier to manufacture, hence, there was an increase in cabinets’ decorative qualities. More and more people saw the need to own sets of clothing and these, of course, needed storage solutions.
Different cultures showed different progression in terms of clothing storage. Ancient Egyptians, for instance, stored their clothing inside woven baskets that were made out of reeds. Makes you think of Moses and where he was placed into as a baby, right? The wealthy used alabaster chests instead of these not-so-durable baskets.
The wealthy Greeks, on the other hand, kept their clothes inside wooden chests. The Romans also used the same material for their chests but they took the design further by inventing the walk-in closet of sorts with their armorium.
This basic wooden box used to be carried everywhere to transport the Romans’ weapons and armors. This box evolved to become an expensive, ornate chest that the wealthy wanted to keep.
The Birth of Walk-in Closets
During the 1870s, hanging rods were eventually installed inside wardrobes. Ancient hangers soon followed and it was around 1880 when, in Dakota, an apartment building finally showed some reach-in closets. These were specifically designed for clothes.
It is not that easy to prove the exact point when walk-in closets came into its full existence. European monarchs had so many clothes that can fit into entire rooms so it was just a matter of time before someone realized that the solution is a storage room and not mere closet.
In the U.S., specifically in Park Avenue showed a new level of cabinetry where electrical outlets, locked doors and shelves come aplenty.
Going back to the ‘50s, the closets became more popular with a lot of lower to middle class homes requiring these as a standard part of their homes. A few authorities suggested that the suburban moves brought about the onset of big closets.
In the ‘80s, the revolutionary walk-in closet became more popular with the closet industry soaring ever higher. Most walk-in closets have been born in pop culture, with one being featured on Mariah Carey’s appearance in the show Cribs.
Choose Your Style
Be sure to continue your style from your bedroom or the bathroom to your walk-in closet. Pick complementary colors for your paint, accessories and art pieces. Be sure to achieve a smooth flowing style throughout the rooms.
Should you have a contemporary bedroom, then be sure to keep the finishes of your walk-in closet in the same hue but with a different shade or tone.
What’s a walk-in closet without this Biltmore mirror?
And Then There Was Light
What is a walk-in closet without proper lighting? Task lighting is the best kind of lighting for this room though this does not mean that you should not consider decorative lights, too. You can choose to hang pendants or install sconces along with track lighting to illuminate this new room. Place baseboard lights so you can display your boots and other shoes on the floor.
Storage within a Storage
You can get creative by having decorative hooks installed in your walk-in closet. Place additional storage boxes or woven baskets to hold accessories such as scarves or belts. Handbags and shoes can be used as decorative elements on their own. Hat boxes as well as fabric shoeboxes are also practical ways to store items.
So, are you ready to set up your own walk-in closet?
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