How to design a user-friendly wardrobe? A few tips

Time has changed. People have changed. Our needs, necessities, lifestyle – everything has changed. Then how can only our wardrobe can’t change? They are the time when wardrobe was a fashion, used by upper classes only. Later it reached middle class and everywhere. Yet still there were only two broad categories while arranging dresses inside a wardrobe, dresses used at home and outside. But now it’s all about placing wardrobe as a fashion element inside the bedroom and giving it different categories for convenience. Daywear, nightwear, formal wear, informal wear, sportswear, party wear, office wear – categories are in abundance. Accessories are also stored in wardrobe nowadays, for convenience and easy use.

The word “wardrobe” comes from the Old French term “warderobe” (or “garderobe”). “Garder” means “to guard” or “to keep” and “Robe” means “clothing” or “garment”. Till a time back, wardrobe was used to store dresses only. But now it can be used as a broad term, where a few more items can be kept inside the wardrobe, not only dress. How can you arrange a wardrobe in a better way? Here I provide a few tips.

A few things to remember while making/choosing wardrobe

1. A good wardrobe means it should give a better storage space. Also it should take less space and use the available space effectively. If you are a disciplined person, you will just love to arrange everything perfectly in your wardrobe.

2. ‘Walk in wardrobe’ is the latest trend. You can walk into the almarah and take dresses of your choice from 2 or 3 wardrobe shelves. These shelves will be arranged separately.

3. You can weekly iron your dresses and keep it in a separate shelf, if you are a planning person. You may need to provide more hanger options inside the shelf in this case.

4. All shelves should be of different sizes. For example, we may need long length shelf to hang kurtas while comparatively short spaces for shirts and sarees. You can keep separate shelves where you can fold dresses and keep.

5. The height of the person who uses the wardrobe is also important. He should be able to take dresses from the shelves without much effort, especially those which he needs on a daily basis.

6. For an office going girl, she can fold and keep churidar set within a single shelf, which includes top, bottom and shawl together. If you love matching different kurta tops with different pants, you can keep all kurtas together, pants in another shelf and shawls in another.

7. Wardrobes which touch ceiling is the best. It gives extra storage space and takes only less space from floor. Cabinets, shelves and drawers can be designed as per your convenience. You can arrange less used items in the top shelves. You can add drawers to place different things. It helps in better arrangement of your items so that it takes less time to search and find. When your wardrobe touches ceilings, it avoids dust on the upper part of the wardrobe, thus saving your cleaning time too.

8. You can also try with floating wardrobe design. This wardrobe doesn’t touch the floor. The advantage is that if the floor is moist, the wardrobe won’t be damaged. To some extent, you can avoid pests also.

9. If you are room is not spacious you can give sliding door for your wardrobe. If you fix a big glass in the shutter, then the room appears bigger and spacious.

10. Dresses which you use on a regular basis should be placed in the middle portion. Central drawers can be used for this purpose.

11. Use small drawers for storing innerwear, clips, hair bands etc.

12. You can also provide hangers in a long shelf where you can hang dresses which you used once and can be used for another day. Just beneath that shelf, you can arrange your drawer for used dresses which need a wash. You can provide a louver for the shutter here. You can also place a laundry basket inside.

Wardrobe is not essentially for robes only

1. You can place your valuable ornaments like gold, important documents and other expensive items inside your wardrobe. You should make it safe by safeguarding with a strong lock. You can also design it like a secret drawer, which won’t catch everyone’s eyes easily.

2. The lower shelf can be used as shoe rack if you want. It can save a lot of space in your interior. It won’t be easily visible from outside as well. You can also design them in such a way that you can open them using your legs.

3. Skin care and makeup products also find space inside wardrobe, especially when it comes to present generation. Ornaments and watch have now become a part of the wardrobe. You can use separate sections for accessories and beauty products which you use frequently and those on weekly or monthly basis based on occasions you choose.

4. You can store your wallet and bags inside your wardrobe. You can also make their collection if you are able to provide separate space inside.

5. The uppermost spaces can be used to store blankets, curtains, cushions etc.

6. You can also provide lighting inside wardrobe. Not only does it help to find items easily, it can also reduce the fungal infection of dresses because of the warmth of light.

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