Repurposing Old Furniture

2 Ways People Can Upgrade Their Wardrobes

Here are two ways a person can upgrade the wardrobe in their home.

They can get a soft-close door system for the wardrobe doors

Most people take clothing out of and put clothing into their wardrobes several times a day, due to needing to change their clothes and put away clean loads of laundry. If a person does this and has standard wardrobe doors that don't close softly, this may result in them frequently slamming their wardrobe doors shut. In addition to creating noise that might bother them and anyone else in their home, this could also result in any mirrors that are attached to the wardrobe doors breaking and it could eventually cause damage to the paint or varnish on the edge of each wardrobe door. Furthermore, if a wardrobe door gets slammed shut, it could damage the parts of any garments that get stuck between the door and the frame.

Thus, anyone who's interested in ways to upgrade their wardrobes should think about installing soft-close door systems in them. These systems are quite affordable and can be added to most types of wardrobes. When fitted correctly, they can ensure that even if a person mistakenly uses a lot of force when closing their wardrobe door, the door will still close quietly and softly, without causing any harm to clothes that happen to be sticking out of this furniture.

They can attach mirrors to the wardrobe doors

Another way a person can upgrade this furniture is to attach mirrors to the wardrobe doors. Having a mirror that's right beside their clothing collection in their wardrobe, which they can instantly access and see themselves in, could make their experience of trying on lots of outfits faster and easier. They wouldn't need to, for instance, walk to the other side of their room to another mirror to see what they look like in the clothes they've just put on.

If a person updates their wardrobes in this way, they might also be able to create more free space in their home, as they might be able to get rid of any freestanding mirrors they were using in their bedrooms. Last but not least, the addition of mirrors to the exterior of the wardrobes' doors would also reflect the light in each room, and thus make these spaces seem brighter and airier. As such, this upgrade would not only improve the functionality of the wardrobes but would also make the rooms they're in more visually pleasing.