White Wardrobes
When shopping for wardrobes, there are many factors that one must consider. The material used to build the wardrobe is one key consideration. Cost is another. But how about the colour of the wardrobe? Yes, the wardrobe colour is an important aspect too since the wardrobe is unlikely to be the only piece of furniture in the room it will eventually be placed in.
There is no one colour that can be thought of as ideal in all circumstances. However, picking wardrobes painted in neutral colours such as black, grey and white provides one with more interior design options than going for stronger colours such as red, blue and green. Of the neutral colours, white stands head and shoulders over black and grey.
Most white wardrobes are made from wood (this could be anything from oak to pine and MDF). But there are also white wardrobes built from other materials such as aluminium and stainless steel. Whatever material is used, the wardrobe is then coated with a pearl white paint.
Other than this paint layer, some white wardrobes will have an extra coating of shellac. The shellac serves to protect the wardrobe from superficial scratches – scratches can be much more pronounced on white wardrobes than they would be on wardrobes made from other colours.
The available options when it comes to mass produced white wardrobes is vast. There are different sizes, finishes, shapes and accessories. The typical white wardrobe will have a long and rectangular design. But there are short wardrobes, square ones and the less common circular wardrobe.
The other distinguishing feature between different types of white wardrobes is the door design. A good proportion of the white wardrobes in the furniture stores are fitted with dual and triple sliding doors. Some though have a single door.
The number of doors is usually a factor of the size of the wardrobe. Smaller wardrobes would be fitted with single doors while larger wardrobes would have room for more than one door. The size of the wardrobe also determines the number of storage drawers and cabinets it has – the larger the wardrobe the more the drawers.
One has the option to buy either a fully assembled wardrobe or a knocked down set. A fully assembled piece allows one to avoid the trouble of having to join the pieces in the house. However, the fully assembled wardrobe requires much more delicate handling when moving it from the furniture store to the house. A knocked down kit is easier to move and the instructions included mean any person can assemble the pieces with little or no assistance.