There are now a near endless amount of closet furniture, closet accessories, closet organizer tools, wardrobe organization racks, shelves, cabinets, and so on. While many of these items are extremely helpful for someone who wants to buy a few items to help clear up the mess that has become of their wardrobe, in this article we will look specifically at the area of portable closets.
What are portable closets, exactly? Well, they are similar to wardrobe closet furniture in the sense that they are a free standing storage closet that is not built into the wall or mounted into anything, such as the John Loius Home Closet Systems are. The primarily difference is that a wardrobe closet is nearly always very heavy and bulky and certainly not easy to move around, whereas a portable closet is, in fact, very portable. This is accomplished by two factors. One, they’re built around a light weight metal frame and two, they usually have wheels to make them incredibly portable.
Another huge difference compared to that of the armoire or traditional wardrobe closet is that a portable closet costs much, much less. Whereas many spend over $1,000 on a nice wooden armoire, a metal portable closet will run you only $40 to $80, or $100 at most. This price difference is pretty enticing!
Portable closets get a lot of use around the home as a guest room closet or additional storage closet for the master bedroom. They’re also great for storing or even archiving clothes into the garage or attic, so long as you find a closet that “breathes” yet seals itself from the elements at the same time. Companies such as Rubbermaid and Honey Can Do both make portable closets that fit this function, making them suitable for long term clothing storage without threat to the integrity of the clothes.
As far as closet furniture goes, a portable closet isn’t the most beautiful piece of closet furniture out there. They’re made of metal and cloth, so there’s no nice wooden finish to shine on them. However, they do still look nice, and will certainly compliment any room – especially in the sense that they will declutter the house by providing a home for the clothes that previously were left on the floor!