| When you start designing your bedroom furniture, | | | | patterns moulded into them. They were built to last |
| wardrobes should be a very important aspect. One | | | | for many years and you still see lots of them in the |
| of the major decisions is what type of wardrobe | | | | antique dealers shops. |
| that you want. | | | | Then there was a big rush to get built in wardrobes. |
| If space is a limiting factor for you it is an idea to put | | | | Everyone started getting them put in as they were |
| a wardrobe in a corner. These fit nicely in an area of | | | | relatively cheap. Whereas they all used to be a |
| the room which you may not be able to use in any | | | | brown wood color, the manufacturers started making |
| other way. You can get them as fitted wardrobes or | | | | them in all sorts of colors to fit in with the mood of |
| as a do it yourself version from a DIY store. | | | | the moment. Black never felt very restful for me to |
| Corner wardrobes are particularly useful in a kids | | | | have in a bedroom but the softer ones like white are |
| room as they do not need as much wardrobe | | | | fine. |
| storage space as adults do so a smaller area is quite | | | | They started making sliding door wardrobes which |
| adequate. | | | | meant that they took up less space outwards into a |
| Another major decision is what material do you want | | | | room and then mirror door wardrobes or even |
| your bedroom wardrobes to be made of. This, of | | | | making the front completely of a mirrored glass. This |
| course, will probably depend on what style the rest | | | | meant that there was no need for an extra |
| of your home is. If you live in the country and have | | | | sideboard or vanity table in the bedroom. |
| a rustic style decor, perhaps you can go to an | | | | Most wardrobes consist of a wardrobe rail and a lot |
| auction and get an antique wardrobe. | | | | of them also have a set of drawers as well which |
| In the olden days almost all of them used to be oak | | | | can be very useful, some even have a wardrobe |
| wardrobes or even other similar hard woods such as | | | | cabinet inside. |
| maple. Today, pine is very popular. It is a lighter color | | | | Hopefully you now have a better idea of how to plan |
| than the more traditional ones. | | | | your bedroom storage space. After all we do spend |
| Wardrobe design has changed a lot over the years. | | | | more time in that room than other any in the house. |
| They all used to be very big and bulky with ornate | | | | |