The term “portable” means something which can be conveniently moved from one place to another. A portable closet is thus a very intelligent and useful product as it assists in organizing stuff in a better way, can fit in any place and is easily transportable. This product can also be dismantled and assembled again as and when required. It is generally used to store clothes, shoes, lingerie and other similar stuff which is not required for immediate use.

There is an array of choices available if one wants to buy a portable closet. The closet is available in different sizes, make, design and colour. It can be chosen as per one’s requirement. Let’s review some of the options and choices one has when it comes to buying a stand alone closet such as these.

• Size – This varies from 24 inches to 60 inches. The smaller ones may not have different shelves and drawers for socks and shoes whereas these features will be present in their large counterpart.

• Features – Basically features can be bifurcated on frame, cover, storage space, portability etc. Frame used is very important as the entire weight of the closet rests on the frame. The frame can be of either steel or iron. Cover used defines the flow of air as also the durability. Storage space may be defined by the number of shelves, hanging rod and drawers provided with the product. Drawers and shelves are recommended as they make the arrangement of goods in a neat and tidy way. You should opt for closets that come with wheels attached to their base so they can be easily moved.

• Price - The price depends on the size, quality and design. Prices start from around $20 and can shoot up to $ 150. (This is the best product if one is falling short of storage space and does not want to spend hefty amount on armoires, which start at $150 and up.)

There are a number of Companies selling these closets; they are Whitmor, Honey-can-do, Whitney Design Inc. and even your everyday superstore like Target, Walmart, Big Lots, and Ikea has gotten in on the action!

While the portable closet will not replace a walk-in closet space, it will provide a handsome quality accessory welcome in any room of the house. Choose several in different colors for different rooms, and give everyone an extra bit of space!

You don’t have to just use a portable closet for the same reasons that everyone else does! Here we’ll take a look at 5 creatives uses for portable closets outside of what most people think of using them for.

1. Add A Portable Closet to the Dorm Room.
The student in your life will appreciate this. A portable closet can provide some desperately needed space for someone living in a cramped dorm room, sharing a closet with someone else. The dorm room portable closet is a no brainer! Added benefit: a keg can easily be placed on top of the portable closet for easy access and serving. (Kidding!)

2. Use a Portable Closet in the Vacation Home.
A couple I know bought a small mountain cabin outside of Boone, North Carolina. The place was fantastic and they love it, but one problem that quickly became evident was the lack of closet space and storage space in general throughout the cabin. The couple ended up purchasing not just one but two types of stand alone portable closets – one, a small portable wooden closet for the main living room for holding books and DVD’s, and the other, a portable closet system for the bedroom for clothes.

3. Use a Portable Closet for Pool.
If you’ve got a pool you must address the issue of storing towels for visitors and guests coming over to hit up the waters. A good solid, metal framed portable closet works great in this regard, being resistant to reasonable outdoor weather conditions and allowing you to easily store both the clean towels and designate a section for throwing used towels to get washed later.

4. Using a Portable Closet for The Hot Tub Room.
Same thing goes for having a hot tub. Everyone wants to visit and everyone needs a towel. Installing a portable closet rack in the room for towel storage makes it easy to keep towels on hand for the hot tub.

5. Use a Metal Portable Closet for Storing Work Equipment.
This example relates specifically to storing tools that need a sturdy home. A metal portable closet can hold tools easily in this regard. Now, something like this is going to get heavy if you put heavy tools in it, but if you get a metal portable closet with wheels you not only solved the problem of where to store the tools but also just made it very easy to transport them.

6. Use it as a Portable Kitchen Closet
Some kitchens just do not come equipped with the proper storage space for holding what you need in a modern day kitchen. A small portable closet can easily become a portable kitchen closet – all you have to do to is buy it and place it in the kitchen.

If you’ve got a portable closet that you’re using in a creative way such as these, let us know by adding a comment with your story!

In looking at all the different options related to closet storage, one comes across many similar terms used to describe both similar and dissimilar items. One area of confusion comes across in the terms describing a portable closet, like the kind discussed on this site, and then what’s formally known as an armoire, or wardrobe closet.

A wardrobe closet is made as very nice, solid items, just as much a piece of furniture with aesthic appeal as they are an item with utiliarian purpose i.e. storing clothes! This is in obvious contrast to the portable closets discussed at Portable Closet Guide, which are light weight, mobile items, and certainly not a big piece of wooden furniture like most antiques armoire furniture can rightly be described as.

So what does it mean when an item for sale is described as “portable wardrobe closet“? Usually, it’s much more of a portable closet than a wardrobe closet. The differentiation can be seen starting with the materials it’s made out of. If it’s solid wood, it gets a few points on the armoire scorecard, but if it’s anything else, it’s more likely to fall in the portable closet family. I think the real kicker though is to look for what makes – it doesn’t make it – actually portable. A solid wood closet described as portable wardrobe closet isn’t very portable if it’s got no wheels, no handles, and weighs 40 or 50 pounds, even if it does stand just about 3 feet high. But that’s probably as close as we can get to a middle ground between the two, and for some people, that’s just the item they were looking for.

This really gets into what it is people need the closet for. If the function needs to be something more useful – i.e. it holds clothes but doesn’t look pretty, or at least, jaw dropping – than a portable closet is a better solution. If the function is to have a solid wooden closet that looks great and holds clothes, a wardrobe closet is the solution.

One of the most interesting experiences for a freshmen college student is the upheaval of leaving home and suddenly sharing a dorm room with a stranger. It’s not nearly as common in todays generation for siblings to share a room as it was for their parents generation, and for many people, this is likely the first time they’ve had to share their personal space with someone else.

Not only are they suddenly living out of what very well may be a smaller room than what they had at home, but someone else is living there too! An unfortunate side effect to this can be a serious lack of closet space for both roommates.

An easy and economical solution to this closet storage space issue is to buy a portable closet for the dorm room. Now, obviously, this means it’s going to take up some amount of space that’s there, but in order to make more space, you’ve got to leverage the space that you’ve got to work with. And this is exactly what a portable closet will do!

A portable closet in this setting will provide the student with additional storage space for their wardrobe, including shirts, sweaters, pants, dresses, and depending on the design of the portable, room for socks, underwear, bras, and even dirty clothes (think of it as a built in hamper or laundry bin).

Portable closets are lightweight and designed to be – you guessed it – portable! This means they’re perfect for a college student who is living in a dorm now but likely will be moving into a apartment with some friends or fellow students in a year or two. This portable closet will not be wasted – it will easily be moved into the new apartment, and function exactly in the same way giving the student more room for clothes!

For the years between 18 and 25, students tend to move. And they tend to move a lot. This means the portable closet will get a lot of use in these children’s bedroom, no matter if they’re in a dorm, renting a whole apartment, sharing a bedroom, or renting just a room in someones house or a small studio apartment.

If there’s someone in your life whom you’re trying to think of a gift for and they fall into this age range, a portable closet is a great gift that will benefit them for many years, no matter where they’re living!

Have you run out of space in your closet? Seeking a way to organize your things without throwing anything out or installing any closet organizers? If this describes the current state of your closet, enter… the portable closet! Portable closets offer a way to store everything you’d normally store inside a closet in a convenient, attractive closet that is lightweight and portable. If you’re not familiar with these items, let’s take a look at what a portable closet usually offers.

Portable closets are typically pffered in either a smaller square design (one in which you could just grab onto the sides and pick up and move the entire thing) or a bigger design, maybe 5 or 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The bigger designs are typically equipped with wheels in order to make them easily portable from one spot to another.

On the economic and simple end of the design, a portable closet will just store an extra rack of clothes. These designs will usually just be a closet rod inside a portable box, with or without a cover. The more elegant solutions pretty much recreate everything you’d store in a closet in a simple to use and organized fashion. What sort of items would you store in these types of portable closets? Suits, sweaters, shirts, socks and underwear, bras, ties – but not just this. The nicer closets offer shoe racks for dozens of pairs of shoes, drawers for socks and undergarments, and even a place to store your dirty laundry. At this level of design, the portable closet is truly deserving of the word portable and closet!

The cost of these items varies considerably. It is possible to get a simple one for a very small amount of money – say, $25 to $30 dollars, making for very cheap storage. If you’re willing to spend a bit more, you can get a closet that’s portable like the one mentioned above. In the upper price range of $100 plus, you also start getting into features like true breathability and covers, protection for long term storage, wooden frames, and a stylish design that makes the portable closet not an eyesore at all but rather an intuitive piece of furniture.

Common uses for portable closets tend to sway on the side of needing extra storage more than anything else, and beyond this, to provide a closet in a guest room or to an office that’s been converted into an extra bedroom.

If you’re new to the site – and you probably are, as this site is new! – stick around and take a look at our reviews and commentary on different portable closets. In the future we’ll feature more content based around reviews and tips and benefits of specific models. Always feel free to add your input by using the comment form below each post.