Closets do have a few advantages over furniture, but it’s up to you whether this is a worthwhile use of space.
Unlike a wardrobe or armoire, a closet lets you use all the space from floor to ceiling for storage
“Unsightly” storage solutions, like inexpensive stacked bins for out-of-season clothes or extra bedding if you don’t have a convenient linen closet, can be hidden in a bedroom closet; similarly, storage solutions that don’t match the rest of the room’s decor
Sometimes it is helpful to be able to put things “away” in a hurry for a little while, and having a closet to shove things into is an easy stopgap solution for this
Larger doors than typical furniture, if you have to store taller items
Floors are stronger than furniture bottoms, if you need to store anything heavy
Reconfigurability; it’s much cheaper to find new ways to organize things in a closet, then to buy new furniture
I am currently a few weeks from selling my house and moving into an RV full time, about an 8-fold reduction in square footage for me, my wife, and our dog and cat. I’ve been thinking a lot this past year about what space and things I actually use, and why, and how. This is what I’ve got RE: closets.
Closets do have a few advantages over furniture, but it’s up to you whether this is a worthwhile use of space.
Unlike a wardrobe or armoire, a closet lets you use all the space from floor to ceiling for storage
“Unsightly” storage solutions, like inexpensive stacked bins for out-of-season clothes or extra bedding if you don’t have a convenient linen closet, can be hidden in a bedroom closet; similarly, storage solutions that don’t match the rest of the room’s decor
Sometimes it is helpful to be able to put things “away” in a hurry for a little while, and having a closet to shove things into is an easy stopgap solution for this
Larger doors than typical furniture, if you have to store taller items
Floors are stronger than furniture bottoms, if you need to store anything heavy
Reconfigurability; it’s much cheaper to find new ways to organize things in a closet, then to buy new furniture
I am currently a few weeks from selling my house and moving into an RV full time, about an 8-fold reduction in square footage for me, my wife, and our dog and cat. I’ve been thinking a lot this past year about what space and things I actually use, and why, and how. This is what I’ve got RE: closets.
Closets protect clothes from dust etc.
How does that distinguish them from other furniture, though?
I guess.As others have noted, I havent seen other furniture that provide fully covered, wall to ceiling level of storage.