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Wardrobes and Armoires For Sale
Vintage Boho Washed Pine Armoire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring warmth and character to your space with this beautifully crafted vintage boho washed pine armoire. Featuring a natural wood grain and a softly weathered patina, this piece exud...
Category
Late 20th Century American Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Drawer pull 8 cm Golden brass wires and gunmetal tube
Located in Marrakech, MA
use: indoor
This 8 cm drawer pull is handcrafted using a meticulous process. A central tube in gunmetal-patinated brass is manually wrapped with fine golden brass wires, finished in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Wire
Biedermeier Armoire, Walnut Veneer, Full Columns, Vienna, Austria circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful restored original Biedermeier Armoire / Wardrobe / Cabinet in Walnut Veneer with a convex front and fluted full column from Vienna, Austria circa 1825
Walnut veneered on so...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French Louis XVI period mahogany armoire is a true gem of the cabinetmaker's art! Only rarely do we come across pieces from the Louis XVI period around the time of our g...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Tapered Cabinet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The essence of traditional Chinese furniture is fully expressed in the simplicity and graceful presence of this 18th century two-door cabinet. Crafted of southern elmwood with tradit...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Modern Mosaic Blossom Armoire with Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The custom Blossom Armoire by Ercole Home, is a 2-door armoire framed in hand hammered pewter metal as well as the handles. The doors are adorned in our hand cut mosaic Blossom Patte...
Category
2010s American Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Steel
Fine Antique Parquetry Armoire with Custom Dry Bar Interior
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely crafted armoire with parquetry banded double doors and sides inlaid with matching shaped burled panels. Brass escutcheons with a key. The carved cornice with ebonized moldin...
Category
19th Century Hollywood Regency Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Deco Style Dresser Armoire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large plated armoire with drawers and cabinet storage. Attractive strips of chrome and black color.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Chrome
$1,960 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century Chinoiserie Burl Wood Armoire With Brass Accents by Thomasville
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate interiors with this Mid Century Burl Wood Armoire—rich burl grain and brass elegance in one elegant piece.
We sell items as acquired, without restoring or repairing. Vinta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Burl
Mid Century Modern Vintage Teak Tambour Door Ausinsuite Armoire Wardrobe
By Austinsuite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the epitome of mid-century elegance with our stunning vintage Teak Tambour Door Ausinsuite Armoire. Featuring curved tambour doors, this wardrobe showcases great contrasting...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Teak
Gio Ponti Wardrobe, 1960s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Gio Ponti Wardrobe from the 1960s epitomizes mid-century modern sophistication and functional artistry. Crafted under the visionary eye of Itali...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
$12,895 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Hanger with Mirror from 50s
Located in Premariacco, IT
Directly from the 1950s, a particular wall hanger with four brass hangers and a large central mirror.
With a modern and functional design, it can be placed in all entrances to houses or premises.
The panels are covered in plastic/PVC, supported by a rear iron structure.
The brass hangers were installed new during the polishing of the hanger.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Steel
$823 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Four-Panel Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The Qing-dynasty cabinetmaker who designed this handsome two-door cabinet was a master of their craft, and elevated the joinery to a new artistic level. This monumental Chinese cabin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Elm
Large Impressive French Oak Armoire
Located in Buchanan, NY
This striking solid oak armoire from France, dating back to the late 18th or early 19th century, is both beautiful and unique. Its rare dismantling feature enhances its practicality,...
Category
Early 1800s French French Provincial Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
Vintage Mid-Century Italian Wardrobe By Barovero Torino 1960's
Located in Milano, IT
Wooden Cabinet - Sideboard - Storage Unit 1960's 1970's
Very nice, vintage Mid-Century Modern modular wardrobe in walnut with elegant and refined black details (hinges, knobs, base...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$2,668 Sale Price
10% Off
Viennese Biedermeier Maple Armoire
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Viennese Biedermeier (Circa 1830) maple armoire cabinet with 2 doors and inlaid trim with fluted design pediment
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Maple
French Cabinet in the Manner of Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French cabinet in the manner of Jean Prouvé.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Parisian Armoire
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
Fall under the spell of the City of Love with the Parisian Armoire. Reminiscent of the magical doors that line the charming streets of Paris, the larg...
Category
2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
$26,100 / item
British Art Deco Burr Walnut Compact Wardrobe, circa 1930s
Located in South Shields, GB
An Art Deco walnut compact wardrobe featuring a skyscraper style front
Complete with unique red bakelite and brass handles - circa 1930's
Fitted out with a clothes and shoe rail
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Heavily Carved Pine Armoire from Austria, dated 1815
Located in Round Top, TX
Extensive hand carved details abound in this small scale two door pine armoire. Note the carved tassels, central cherub face, grapes & vines, flourishes and more throughout this armo...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Country Arched Top Mid 1800s era Armoire
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Baroque Oak Wood Wardrobe / Cabinet from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This big Baroque wardorbe from Germany is made 1747. This cabinet is made of solid oak with walnut fillings in the doors. All locks, fittings and the key are original.
The cabinet i...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak, Walnut
$11,623 Sale Price
21% Off
Wall Hooks by Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s, 6 Pieces
Located in Vienna, AT
Six wall hooks, designed by Hertha Baller, Model "Tivoli", Vienna, Austria, good original condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Dresser Designed by Harvey Probber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Mid-Century Modern highboy dresser designed by Harvey Probber. Dark mahogany exterior throughout. The cabinet doors show an interesting woven pattern with vertical brass acc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Modern Teak Gentleman's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Danish Modern teak armoire, crafted in the mid-20th century with clean lines and warm, richly grained teak. The left side features five smoothly gliding drawers with sculpted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Austrian 18th Century Empire Style Two Doors Larch Wood Armoire Wardrobe Cabinet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious and original larch wood wardrobe, convertible into a bookcase, with two doors in the Austrian Empire style of the 18th century
The wardrobe, all in larch wood, is all origi...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Empire Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Other
French Directoire style handcrafted striped Bonnetiere in solid cherry wood
Located in Landivy, FR
This piece belongs to our MELANIE collection, which is a handmade modernized interpretation of this French Directoire style. The Directoire periode started at the end of the 18th cen...
Category
2010s French Directoire Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Oak
Pair of Four Panel Vintage Armoires in Cream Lacquer
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of custom, cream lacquer four door armoires with molding on each door to create a raised panel motif, square on the top two doors and notched ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Italian Tuscan Armoire
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Tuscan armoire.
Of pitch pine wood construction with original painted finish.
With three shelves and one low drawer to the interior, wonderful aged patina.
Category
19th Century Italian Country Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Edmond Spence Midcentury Maple Highboy Dresser
Located in Countryside, IL
Edmond Spence Midcentury maple highboy dresser.
This highboy measures: 44.25 wide x 18 deep x 45.75 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had ...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze
Closed in Walnut Louis XIII Maltese Cross-17 ° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Closed in walnut from the 17th century with diamond tip
Very beautiful front closet which has the Maltese cross on their top and bottom panels which is rare
It is in perfect condit...
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
Waxed Aluminum Small Cabinet with Natural Golden Pink Stone by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Small cabinet with petrified oak by Pierre De Valck.
Dimensions: W 55 x D 34 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Waxed aluminium with petrified oak
Weight: 35 kg.
Each piece is unique.
Pierre De Valck (1991) born in Brussels, is a Ghent-based designer with a childhood fascination for archeology and collecting historical artefacts. His furniture attempts to harness the power of ancient geological processes in a contemporary bodice. Modern antiquities that allow the rediscovery of an ancestral past.
Pierre De Valck manually encrusts each piece of furniture with unique minerals and stones...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Aluminum
American Hepplewhite Tiger Maple Armoire, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite tiger maple armoire with Palladian cornice, flanking recessed paneled doors, single lower case drawer with the original brasse...
Category
Early 1800s American Hepplewhite Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Wardrobe with diagonal doors without handles and hinges from the 60s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
1960s Wardrobe of exceptional design. The excellently built structure with generous thicknesses guarantees functionality and solidity. The central body features a selection of rosewo...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Rosewood
$10,675 Sale Price
33% Off
An Early 18th Century Swedish Period Baroque Kas Cabinet with Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 18th century period Baroque "Kas" or "kast" cabinet. This large-sized period Baroque cabinet features a nicely molded and overhung cornice, with pair of chubby-faced putti ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Cupboard Armoire with Pegged Construction
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Cupboard Armoire with Pegged Construction in oak, hand carved with rustic patina.
Keys included
(items inside not included)
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Oak
Side Rolling Front Wardrobe w Media Center, Chest of Drawers
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Wardrobe with TV media center built in and Side Rolling front featuring seven drawers and room for a small TV and two components.
circa 1990, watch y...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
$2,392 Sale Price
25% Off
VICTORIAN ASH AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WARDROBE BUILT IN CAMPAIGN CHEST OF DRAWERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Antique Victoria Aesthetic Movement Ash wood large triple wardrobe with built in Mi...
Category
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
"Lo Scrigno Crema" Jewelry Armoire in Birdseye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armoire in bird's-eye maple. VAT will be applicable in the UK.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Birdseye Maple
$11,500 / item
Tete De Négre Chinoiserie Tv and Media Cabinet/Armoire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing an exquisite Tete De Négre Chinoiserie TV and Media Cabinet/Armoire, a stunning piece of furniture that combines modern functionality with classic style. Hand-crafted fro...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Large Biedermeier-Style Wardrobe in Ash and Cherry, Dated 1884
Located in Greding, DE
Large two-door wardrobe in ash and cherry with fillet band inlays and ebonised columns. The cornice with accentuated pediment and ebonised segmental elements is inscribed: Elise Freu...
Category
1880s German Biedermeier Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ash, Cherry
Celeste Wardrobe
Located in Paris, FR
Wardrobe Celeste with all structure in solid walnut wood, with 180° openable
glass doors with a wooden frame. With iron base. Inside is lighted with LED strips
along the inner sid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut, Glass
$16,487 / item
Guillerme et Chambron, Rare "Japanese Style" Oak Wardrobe, circa 1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, rare "Japanese style" oak wardrobe, edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
ORiGINAL ANTIQUE ART DECO CIR 1920'S DOUBLE WARDROBE CHEST OF DRAWERS COMPENDIUM
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime quality, early 20th century circa 1920's Art Deco Mahogany and Beech Wardrobe Chest of Drawers ...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Hardwood, Beech
19th Century Chinese Red Hand Painted Wardrobe Storage Cabinet
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 19th Century with this exquisite hand crafted, sculpted and painted wardrobe storage cabinet. The ultra rare wardrobe gives an ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Paint
19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet à Deux Corps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite 19th-century Louis XVI-style Buffet à Deux Corps is a true statement piece. Crafted with classic French sophistication, the two-piece cabinet features a beautifully hand-pa...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Mahogany Roll Top Cabinet / Storage / Armoire , 1930
Located in New York, NY
A rare French Art Deco Colonial roll top / armoire / cupboard / storage / linen press / bookcase with three internal shelves and one lower storage drawer. The piece shows the influen...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
$4,900 Sale Price
50% Off
Wrongwoods White with Green Night Table by Established & Sons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
British artist Richard Woods is renowned for his work with garish and repetitious motifs. He has applied these to facades, floors and walls across the world in commissioned work and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Plywood, Lacquer, Paint
Helen Hobey for Baker Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
Located in Countryside, IL
Helen Hobey for Baker Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser
This highboy measures: 45.75 wide x 21 deep x 49 inches high
All pieces of furniture c...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Bossa Armoire by Morgan Clayhall - Mixed Media Artwork on Doors, customizable
Located in Toronto, CA
The Bossa Armoire by Morgan Clayhall
Designed and meticulously handcrafted in our Toronto studio, the Bossa Armoire is a bold statement piece featuring original artwork by acclaimed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
Cabinet to Collect Coins or Medals with Drawers in Wood, French 1930 Art Deco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Cabinet to collect coins or medals with drawers
Year: 1930
Country: French
Materials: Wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an elegant and sophis...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Jules Leleu, Large Lacquered Walnut Cabinet, France, 1933
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Unique and important Art Deco four-door cabinet in walnut with lacquered doors and nickel-plated details.
Lacquer work by Katsu Hamanaka (1895-1982)....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Chinoiserie Jewelry Armoire With Gold Accents 5 Drawers
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Immerse in the artful elegance of the Chinoiserie Jewelry Armoire With Gold Accents. Featuring five drawers for ample jewelry organization, this armoire combines functionality with o...
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Coatrack Wardrobe, Beechwood Patinated Brass Bronze Hooks, 1950s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A coat rack by Carl Auböck, Vienna, Austria, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
It is made of a beechwood frame in an aged and very warm tone. There are six patinated brass hooks (similar to bronze) which can be positioned randomly on the rows.
This wardrobe is in very good original condition with only little wear.
About Carl Auböck II
25 August 1900, Vienna (Austria)-17 July 1957, Vienna (Austria)
Carl Auböck was an Austrian painter and designer of the Classic modern movement. His best-known designs include the Baumtisch (eng. "tree table") and the Umkehrlampe (eng. "reversible lamp").
Auböck began his apprenticeship as a bronze worker and chaser in his father's workshop. From 1917-1919, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After this, he followed his teacher Johannes Itten to the Bauhaus in Weitmar and became friends with the director, Walter Gropius. Little over a year later, he left in order to take over his father’s workshop in Vienna and raise a family. Here, through his circle of friends and acquaintances, he became convinced of the ideas of Adolf Loos and developed into an opponent of the Viennese workshops. Alongside his Viennese bronze and Art Deco design work for the domestic and American markets, he began to produce paintings and drawings. The styles he developed in the early 1940s for everyday objects achieved cult status after the Second World War.
In May 1945, he served a six-month prison sentence in the Vienna District Court I due to his membership in the NSDAP. At the end of the 1940s, he worked with his son Carl in the workshop. In 1954, he was awarded a total of four gold medals at the Triennale in Milan.
In 2010, Auböck’s works were placed under protection by the Austrian Federal Monuments Office (BDA). Hundreds of original designs were produced during his long creative career but his Baumtisch and Umkehrlampe are outstanding examples.
Carl Auböck / Carl Aubock...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Arco Contemporary Armoured Jewelry and Watch Armoire in Canaletto Walnut
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished walnut contemporary armored armoire. Matte finish, 4-karat gold-plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pull out necklace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
Set of Two Tall Beech Sideboards, 1950s - Mid-Century Elegance
Located in Manzano, IT
Set of Two Tall Beech Sideboards, 1950s - Mid-Century Elegance
This stunning pair of tall beech sideboards from the 1950s embodies the essence of mid-century craftsmanship, combinin...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Beech
$2,929 Sale Price / set
35% Off
1950s Carved Wooden Cabinet from Congo
Located in Antwerp, BE
One of a kind ethnic wooden cabinet from the 1950s depicting rural life in Zaïre (now the Congo). Bas-relief technique on solid wood. Great original condition. The front legs of this...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
$2,206 Sale Price
44% Off
17th Century Walnut Wardrobe, Italy
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb cabinet in solid walnut from the 17th century from Italy
Very beautiful and rare Italian workmanship with a superb carved top as well as base. Typical of Italian wardrobes ...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Neoclassical Buffet a Deux Corps in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French neoclassical buffet a Deux corps in stripped oak is a majestic example of fine French craftsmanship, featuring a boldly ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
Divine Peacock Feather Armoire
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
This utterly desirable double-door pagoda top armoire is covered in delicate, individually placed natural feathers. An exquisite metal ribbon opens the doors to a lavish interior gra...
Category
2010s Portuguese Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
$31,700 / item
Antique and Vintage Wardrobes and Armoires for Sale on 1stDibs
When shopping for antique and vintage wardrobes and armoires for your home, there are several things to keep in mind, not least of which is question number 1:
What is the difference between an armoire and a wardrobe?
The difference between an armoire and a wardrobe is actually simple: An armoire is merely an ornate wardrobe. A wardrobe is a tall, streamlined storage cabinet that usually has some combination of drawers, shelves and hanging rods.
Antique and vintage armoires, on the other hand, are freestanding, heavy wooden structures that typically feature decorative metal hinges and pictorial carvings. Armoires are large cabinets that aren’t outfitted with the varied storage features that wardrobes now commonly have. Armoires often have one or two doors and a hanging bar and allow for quick access. Whether a minimalist mid-century modern wardrobe or grandiose Victorian-era armoire is the right fit for you, both are highly functional furnishings and can be a smart storage solution.
Armoires have been around since medieval times, and initially they may have housed weapons and armor. In their early days, armoires were often adorned with elaborate carvings and lavish paintings, particularly in Renaissance-era France. During the 18th century and later, armoires were widely known as “presses” for hanging clothes, and they were so large that they swallowed up the room where they stood.
In today’s modern homes, an antique armoire can be a striking, architectural work of art amid comparably unadorned furnishings. Whether you’re using your piece in the kitchen for cookware or as a food pantry, in the bedroom for clothes or in the living room as a media console, it will likely become a lovable focal point.
The evolution of the armoire can be seen in today’s corner wardrobes, which may rest on an asymmetrical base to account for corner placement, and even mirrored wardrobes, which feature a mirror affixed to the inside panel of one of the doors for convenience. Contemporary wardrobes commonly feature additional sliding trays and drawers and hanging space for clothing or linens, and the cabinet doors make them ideal for concealing televisions and computer monitors when such devices aren’t in use.
When choosing the right wardrobe or vintage armoire for your home, it’s good to have the following in mind: What are you planning to store in it? How much of what you’re storing will need to be housed in it? It should be big enough to accommodate your needs. What is the size of the room where your wardrobe or armoire will live? A large new piece of furniture in a modest space can easily become a hindrance if you have to navigate your way around it during your daily routine, so be mindful of the area you'll need in order to move freely.
Whether you are looking for an antique walnut armoire or a simple contemporary wardrobe, find the right piece for your home today on 1stDibs.
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