Good small closet/wardrobe for work?
 

I'm getting back into bike commuting after a bit of a hiatus. My new job has a shower (bonus) but does not have a closet for me to store stuff (my old office was a bedroom in a re-purposed house). I'd like to keep more of my clothes at work so I'm not taking stuff back/forth everyday and was thinking of a small wardrobe/closet...but nothing too big or tall (maybe about 4 feet high). Anyone have anything or no anything offhand. I perused the Ikea site, but most things are either pretty big (or I'm missing the wrong keywords) or they are just metal frames.


Any help?

Interesting idea. I suppose just a duffel-bag or a steamer trunk would be too horizontal? You want something specifically for hanging?

How about a wardrobe box from U-haul? It would be quite cheap, and you could probably make it more durable with some duct-tape (or better-looking Gorilla Tape) to cover any of the cardboard edges that would wear with repeated use. If you don't like the U-haul branding, you could 'gift-wrap the whole thing, or maybe just cover it with butcher paper.

Also look around at the Container Store. This looks maybe almost perfect, except it's a little over 5 feet tall. This is adjustable 56-72 inches tall.

Just closing the loop on this in case anyone searches for this in the future. I ended up going with the 'metal rack' thing....called a Garment Rack. I ended up going with one from Target.


Target : Expect More. Pay Less.


My thoughts were to get one with two bars...for shirts and to hang my towel. Also, some shelves for shoes and pants, etc. It will be out in the open (but in a corner), but that isn't really a big deal at my job. If someone is looking at this route, as you consider these garment racks, I'd consider how strong/robust they'd be. It was pretty obvious that with these, the biggest problem is some that are a little too cheap and break easily (or lean).


Other keywords I used in my search were armoire and wardrobe. I also discovered that, if looking for something cheap and more furniture like, is old TV entertainment centers. These can be had pretty cheaply and a rod inserted for anything that hangs. Something to be mindful of is to make sure they are deep enough (about 18 inches) to fit a clothes hangar.


Lastly, children's wardrobes or armoires are a bit smaller if that is something that you need. The Ikea Hensvik children's wardrobe was also one I considered (and the cheapest new one at $99) but definitely lower-end of Ikea.

When I was forced to relocate from an office with a closet to one without, I was able to find a $99 wardrobe at Ikea that works well. Here's a link:

ANEBODA Wardrobe - IKEA