Your treasured clothing needs to be properly stored in order for it to last as long as possible & to prevent extra, unnecessary cleaning & ironing. Arranging the inside of your wardrobe properly will not only make everything last longer it will also save precious time as everything will be easy to locate, & to put back when you've finished with it.
Well organised efficient wardrobes are essential to prolong the life of your expensive clothing. Clothes can be ruined by getting caught in a wardrobe's door,
or rubbing against its sides or back. Clothes should hang as far apart as possible in order to keep them well ventilated, with hanging strips to repel moths. There should be, in an ideal wardrobe, a combination of spaces: shelves, drawers and both long and short hanging areas. (Short hanging areas need to be just over three feet tall, long hanging areas about five feet high.) & the minimum depth should be at least 60cm (24 inches).
The best protection you can give your clothes is in drawers, inside a wardrobe. As is often the way with these things, however, the best solution is almost always the most expensive too! But you can make much cheaper investments in your clothes by throwing away nasty wire and plastic clothes hangers, and replacing them with smooth wooden ones. Plastic and wire hangers tend to snag and rip clothes: good quality wooden hangars are an affordable luxury.
Being able to see your garments in the wardrobe is important too. Invest in some lighting for the interior (perhaps ones that will come on when the doors are opened). LED lights or fluorescent tubes are a better idea than traditional light bulbs (even energy-saving ones) as they create less heat.
Of course, as well as clothes, you'll want to store all sorts of other items in your wardrobes, from shoes to random accessories. The makers of today's contemporary wardrobes have come up with plenty of ideas for storing smaller, yet essential items in your wardrobe. When you choose these, key to remember is it's visibility that plays a vital role: rummaging through a cluttered wardrobe is not one of life's little pleasures, especially when you are in a rush. Here are some of the most popular storage ideas that you might like to choose:
- shoe racks. These help keep the floor of the wardrobe clear, where shoes tend to end up. Shoetrees help preserve expensive shoes' shapes.
- if you keep your shoes in their boxes, why not take a Polaroid photograph of the shoes and stick it to the end of the shoebox?
- tie racks. These can either be hung from a clothes-hanging rail, or attached to the back of the wardrobe door.
- drawers with transparent fronts allow you to see the contents without opening them.
- fabric pocket storage. These tend to hang from the back of the wardrobe door, and consist of lots of little cloth pockets for the storage of bits and pieces, such as scarves and gloves.
- drawer organisers sub-divide a draw to add a degree of organisation. Excellent for pants!
-Pull down hanging rails. These rails are at the very top of your wardrobe, making sure all the height is being used, but also have an easily reached handle to pull the rail down when you need to get something off it.
Todays wardrobes have many different options, it's not just about the design of the doors, it's about the use of internal space, & new internal options are constantly being developed, so spend some time looking at these 'extras' as they can really make a difference.
