When we start off independently managing a small household, it would invariably appear very spacious. Friends and parents bring in horde of gifts. Marriage and occasions bring in more memorabilia. We tend to do lots of impulsive shopping to fill in the rest of the space to the point of cluttering the house.

Every time we dust them and put them back on all those surfaces they have occupied since they came in, we would be wishing for a bigger place to live in, as a decent solution for storage issues.

Every room in the house seems to be hard hit and appears to be needing an immediate reprieve from the clothes, winter ware socks, ties and suits or those items that you want to hide from sight strewn across the bedroom.

The solution is an Armoire – antique or contemporary.

An armoire is a tall cabinet with drawers, shelves, and doors.

Armoires are used for storing clothes or household items.

An armoire is a very versatile piece of furniture that can be used for

• Decoration
• The main storage unit in any room for clothes, household furnishings, china
• Stereo equipment/computer

History of Armoires:

In French word “arma” means gear, tools or arms. Armoires are the ancient cabinets for storing weapons.

Since, the original heavy and massive Armoires of the 17th century, they underwent changes to a more contemporary and versatile armoire used as a clothes closet in homes that had no built-in closet. Armoires were once made of beautifully finished wood waxed or painted.

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Today, an armoire can be fitted with shelves, drawers, hanging poles, or left open to allow the storage of clothes, jewelry, toys and home entertainment centers/computes.

An armoire allows you to organize your life in a limited space while maximizing the storage and the ease with which you can access the item you need.

An armoire helps you

• Organize your personal items
• Store folded clothes/hanging them
• Access shoes, ties, scarves, belts, keys and wallet easily
• Lock away your jewelry and other accessories safely
• Hide dirty laundry and toiletries,
• Protect DVD, personal electronics and audio equipment from dust and sun

An armoire creates storage space in any room of your house:

• In a bathroom for your linens
• In a guest room to make your guests feel at home
• An armoire will keep the things handy but out of sight
• In a home office it holds a computer, printer, fax machine and the stationery
• In a child’s room it protects baby clothes and stashes the toys
• For older children an armoire is a homework desk that also stores their books, school bags and their sports gear
• In the kitchen it stores all your cooking supplies, pans and dishes
• In a dining room an armoire can be a home to all your china, crystal, silver, seasonal tableware, and decorative pieces
• In a living room area an armoire is a home entertainment centre with a glass cabinet for all the souvenirs, curios and the memorabilia

You name your personal or official storage needs. The solutions are infinite in the vast array of the armoires.

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